Kubernetes is finally getting rid of externalIPs

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Apr 02, 2026 - 1 min read

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Kubernetes is finally getting rid of the “security headache” externalIPs field in an upcoming release – with users of Kubernetes v1.36 (landing at the end of April) set to get deprecation warnings ahead of its pending demise.

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