v2.16.0 / 2025-06-23

Note

This release builds with Golang: v1.24.4.

This release builds with k8s.io/client-go: v0.32.6.

• [FEATURE] Add a reclaim_policy label to the kube_persistentvolume_info metric by @SuperQ in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2615
• [FEATURE] Use dlclark/regexp2 over standard library's package to support lookarounds by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2616
• [BUGFIX] Report correct values in kube_pod_status_reason metric by @carlosmorenokm1 in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2644
• [FEATURE] Add add pathType to kube_ingress_path by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2670
• [FEATURE] Introduce object limits by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2626
• [BUGFIX] Close reflectors once their corresponding CRDs are dropped by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2672
• [FEATURE] Incorporate WithAuthenticationAndAuthorization to support endpoint authn/z by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2686

Full Changelog

• chore: Merge release 2.15 back to main by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2600
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit from 0.13.2 to 0.14.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2606
• build(deps): Bump the k8s-dependencies group with 5 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2609
• build(deps): Bump github.com/spf13/cobra from 1.8.1 to 1.9.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2610
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.20.5 to 1.21.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2613
• feat: Add PersistentVolume Reclaim Policy into info metric by @SuperQ in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2615
• build(deps): Bump github.com/KimMachineGun/automemlimit from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2617
• build(deps): Bump github.com/google/go-cmp from 0.6.0 to 0.7.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2618
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.21.0 to 1.21.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2624
• build(deps): Bump the k8s-dependencies group with 5 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2628
• chore: Bump to go-1.24, use go tools by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2611
• build(deps): Bump github.com/spf13/viper from 1.19.0 to 1.20.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2629
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.62.0 to 0.63.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2630
• feat: Use dlclark/regexp2 over standard library's package by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2616
• build(deps): Bump actions/setup-go from 5.3.0 to 5.4.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2634
• fix: bump golang.org/x/net to v0.38.0 (fixes CVE-2025-22870 & CVE-2025-22872) by @ricardbejarano in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2641
• build(deps): Bump github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2647
• chore: Migrate to golangci-lint v2 by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2643
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.21.1 to 1.22.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2648
• chore: add CatherineF-dev as an approver by @dgrisonnet in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2650
• build(deps): Bump github.com/spf13/viper from 1.20.0 to 1.20.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2639
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/client_model from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2652
• build(deps): Bump kubernetes-sigs/release-actions from 0.3.0 to 0.3.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2654
• build(deps): Bump github.com/KimMachineGun/automemlimit from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2667
• chore: Port away from gopkg.in/yaml.v3 by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2656
• build(deps): Bump actions/setup-go from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2669
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.63.0 to 0.64.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2673
• fix: report correct reason in kube_pod_status_reason metric by @carlosmorenokm1 in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2644
• build(deps): Bump github.com/go-logr/logr from 1.4.2 to 1.4.3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2676
• feat: add pathType to ingress_path by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2670
• build(deps): Bump github.com/KimMachineGun/automemlimit from 0.7.2 to 0.7.3 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2683
• feat: Introduce object limits by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2626
• chore: Bump kind by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2677
• fix: Fix typo in Makefile by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2687
• fix: Clean up CR reflectors after parent CRD deletion by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2672
• chore: Bump to k8s 1.32.6 by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2689
• build(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.64.0 to 0.65.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2691
• feat: Add AuthFilter by @mrueg in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2686
• fix: Fix examples target by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2693
• chore: Prep v2.16 release by @rexagod in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2692

New Contributors

• @ricardbejarano made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2641
• @carlosmorenokm1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/pull/2644

Full Changelog: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/compare/v2.15.0...v2.16.0