Changelog
This changelog lists all of the information for F5 NGINX Ingress Controller releases in 2026.
For older releases, check the changelogs for previous years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.
NGINX Ingress Controller compatibility matrix
NGINX Ingress Controller supports the following versions of NGINX Plus and Kubernetes:
| NIC version | Kubernetes versions tested | NIC Helm Chart version | NIC Operator version | NGINX / NGINX Plus version | End of Technical Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3.2 | 1.27 - 1.35 | 2.4.2 | 3.4.2 | 1.29.4 / R36 | - |
| 5.2.1 | 1.27 - 1.34 | 2.3.1 | 3.3.1 | 1.29.1 / R35 | Oct 10, 2027 |
| 5.1.1 | 1.25 - 1.33 | 2.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 1.29.1 / R35 | Aug 15, 2027 |
| 5.0.0 | 1.25 - 1.32 | 2.1.0 | 3.1.0 | 1.27.4 / R34 | Apr 16, 2027 |
| 4.0.1 | 1.25 - 1.32 | 2.0.1 | 3.0.1 | 1.27.4 / R33 P2 | Feb 7, 2027 |
| 3.7.2 | 1.25 - 1.31 | 1.4.2 | 2.4.2 | 1.27.2 / R32 P1 | Nov 25, 2026 |
| 3.6.2 | 1.25 - 1.31 | 1.3.2 | 2.3.2 | 1.27.1 / R32 P1 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| 3.5.2 | 1.23 - 1.30 | 1.2.2 | 2.2.2 | 1.27.0 / R32 | May 31, 2026 |
| 3.4.3 | 1.23 - 1.29 | 1.1.3 | 2.1.2 | 1.25.4 / R31 P1 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 3.3.2 | 1.22 - 1.28 | 1.0.2 | 2.0.2 | 1.25.3 / R30 | Nov 1, 2025 |
To use F5 WAF for NGINX with NGINX Ingress Controller, you must have NGINX Plus.
NGINX Ingress Controller supports the following versions of F5 WAF for NGINX:
| NIC Version | NAP-WAF Version | Config Manager | Enforcer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3.2 | 36+5.575.0 | 5.11.0 | 5.11.0 |
| 5.2.1 | 35+5.527.0 | 5.9.0 | 5.9.0 |
| 5.1.1 | 35+5.498 | 5.8.0 | 5.8.0 |
| 5.0.0 | 34+5.342 | 5.6.0 | 5.6.0 |
| 4.0.1 | 33+5.264 | 5.5.0 | 5.5.0 |
| 3.7.2 | 32+5.1 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 |
| 3.6.2 | 32+5.48 | 5.2.0 | 5.2.0 |
27 Jan 2026
- 8895, 8894, 8886, 8769, 8864, 8954, 8855, 8752, 8804, & 8766 Bump Go dependencies
- 8955, 8833, 8885, 8967, 8824, 8845, 8906, 8754, 8753, 8765, 8893, 8911, 8778, 8843, 8927, 8983, 8786, 8822, 8926, 8982, 8768, 8924, 8980, 8798, 8863, 8884, 8799, 8806, 8873, 8943, 8793, 8853, 8784, 8851, 8905, 8931, 8964, 8785, 8791, 8852, 8767, 8779, & 8854 Bump Docker dependencies
- 8879, 8875, 8865, & 8839 Update F5 WAF components
- For NGINX, use the 5.3.2 images from our DockerHub, GitHub Container, Amazon ECR Public Gallery or Quay.io.
- For NGINX Plus, use the 5.3.2 images from the F5 Container registry or build your own image using the 5.3.2 source code.
- For Helm, use version 2.4.2 of the chart.
We will provide technical support for NGINX Ingress Controller on any Kubernetes platform that is currently supported by its provider and that passes the Kubernetes conformance tests. This release was fully tested on the following Kubernetes versions: 1.27-1.35.