- What work did the WG do this year that should be highlighted?
WG Node Lifecycle was formed approximately 6 months ago to explore and improve node and pod lifecycle in Kubernetes. Since its formation, the group has been ramping up with weekly meetings and active discussions across multiple SIGs.
The group presented at KubeCon NA Maintainer Summit, highlighting the two primary areas of focus - Pod Eviction and Node Maintenance:
Key initiatives the WG is driving:
Targeting Kubernetes 1.36
- EvictionRequest API — Introduce EvictionRequest API (fka Evacuation) to allow managed graceful pod termination.
Targeting Kubernetes 1.37
- Specialized Lifecycle Management — A new KEP replacing Declarative Node Maintenance with a broader scope. The WG had been discussing SLM for several weeks in this google doc, before the KEP was published.
The group has been actively discussing these lifecycle ideas across stakeholder SIGs (Apps, Autoscaling, CLI, Cloud Provider, Cluster Lifecycle, Node, and Scheduling) to gather requirements and align on design.
- Are there any areas and/or subprojects that your group needs help with (e.g. fewer than 2 active OWNERS)?
No, we have no subprojects at the moment. Our focus is on our KEPs.
Operational tasks in wg-governance.md:
- README.md reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
- WG leaders in sigs.yaml are accurate and active, and updated if needed
- Meeting notes and recordings for 2025 are linked from README.md and updated/uploaded if needed
- Updates provided to sponsoring SIGs in 2025 - KubeCon NA 2025 Maintainer Summit talk: WG Node Lifecycle - Getting Started