Kubernetes Announces Retirement of Ingress NGINX with March 2026 End-of-Life

Kubernetes SIG Network and the Security Response Committee are announcing the retirement of Ingress NGINX, with best-effort maintenance continuing until March 2026. After that date, there will be no further releases, bugfixes, or security updates. Existing deployments will continue to function, but users are recommended to migrate to alternatives like Gateway API, which is positioned as the modern replacement for Ingress.