Release: 2.21

This issue template is used to track the rollout of a new KEDA version.

For the full release process, we recommend reading this document.

Required items

• fix for this if possible https://github.com/kedacore/keda/pull/7557#pullrequestreview-5222057669
• PRs with required:keda-v2.21 label
• PRs with nice-to-have:keda-v2.21 label

Timeline

We aim to release this in the week of September 7th 21st, 2026 (2nd 4th week of September, per the roadmap +2 weeks).

Progress

• Prepare changelog
  • Rename Unreleased to the new version and make sure new empty Unreleased section with subsections exists
  • Best effort changelog cleanup, sometimes the notes can be a little inconsistent, example: #5398
• Update Kubernetes compatibility (usually 3 versions, bump +1 from previous KEDA version)
  • Welcome message supported versions are up-to-date
  • Update KEDA docs, example: #1633
  • Update Charts runners, example #782
• Add the new version to GitHub Bug report template
• Best effort version bump for dependencies, example: #5400
  • Update k8s go modules and pin to the 2nd most recent minor version
  • Check if new Go has been released and if KEDA can be safely built by it
  • Update linters and build pipelines if Go has been bumped, example: #5399
  • Update envtest version in the Makefile to match k8s version in go.mod
• Create KEDA release
• Publish new documentation version
• Setup continuous container scanning with Snyk
• Prepare & ship Helm chart
• Create a new issue in KEDA OLM repository
• Provide update in Slack
• Tweet about new release
• Create a new release tracking issue for the next version and set there preliminary date based on the schedule