This release was cut for Kubeflow Platform version 1.9.0.

NOTE: the following release notes are only for the components in the kubeflow/kubeflow repo.

Significant Changes

Central Dashboard

• Clean up homepage and group Kubeflow Pipelines sidebar links: https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7583
• Manage contributors for all owned namespaces: https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7582

Kubeflow Notebooks

• Update default packages (Jupyter, VSCode, RStudio, PyTorch, Tensorflow, CUDA, etc): https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7590
• Allow notebooks to run with restricted pod security contexts: https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7622

Features

Central Dashboard

• feat(dashboard): allow using {ns} template in externalLinks by @MGSousa in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7138
• feat: big update for manage contributors page by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7582
• feat: update dashboard styles and links by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7583

Notebook Images

• fix: jupyterlab runtime volume permissions by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7407
• fix: increase S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES_MAXTI… by @mishraprafful in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7496
• feat: update notebook server images by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7590
• fix: notebook server images with non-root SecurityContext by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7622

Jupyter Web App

• Trim the custom Jupyter image string by @haoxins in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/6529

Profile Controller

• Make principals dynamic in Profiles Controller by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7310

TensorBoard Controller

• feat: allow setting ISTIO_HOST in notebook/tensorboard controller for Istio VirtualServices by @punkerpunker in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/6902

PVC Viewer

• feat: make pvcviewer istio gateway configurable by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7351

Fixes

Central Dashboard

• centraldashboard: don't display All namespaces in Manage Contributors screen (#7188) by @utsumi-fj in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7242
• fix: update central dashboard to NodeJS 16 by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7578
• fix: incorrect references DASHBOARD_LINKS_CONFIGMAP env-var by @hhk7734 in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7264
• fix: email validation parity for profile creation by @mishraprafful in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7597

Notebook Controller

• Only load spawner_ui_config.yaml once every 10 minutes. closes #7259 by @boarder7395 in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7260
• fix(notebook-controller): fix typo by @LiaoSirui in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7305
• fix(notebooks): add CRD validation for empty image and container by @mishraprafful in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7495
• fix: specify envtest version to avoid golang version format by @mishraprafful in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7589

Profile Controller

• fix: remove creationTimestamp line by @Linchin in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7279
• fix: remove extra ) from env variables by @DnPlas in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7378
• Pin env-test for Profiles Controller by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7591

Jupyter Web App

• fix: set default GPU vendors list by @DnPlas in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7320
• fix: KeyError on KF 1.8 by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7335
• wa(front): Make the background white of all webapps by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7341
• fix: local var shadowing import by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7375
• Handle edge case when node capacity is undefined gracefully. Closes #7280. by @boarder7395 in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7281
• fix: :label: Ensure username is returned by get_username as a string by @pashtet04 in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7457
• fix(crud-web-apps/jupyter): dict variable reference for node.status.capacity by @mishraprafful in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7485
• fix(notebooks): correctly handle status.containerState messages by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7585

PVC Viewer

• fix: viewer-spec.yaml and trigger build by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7230
• Fix Profile-controller README file & sample files by @difince in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7244
• fix: downgrade filebrowser to v2.23.0 by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7247
• fix: pvcviewer tests by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7292
• chore: update default filebrowser version by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7390
• fix: return waiting on no pvcviewer status by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7350

TensorBoard Web App

• fix: remove incorrect space in TWA_APP_SECURE_COOKIES config by @hhk7734 in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7274

Central Dashboard (Angular Rewrite - Not Finished)

• fix: point to ~kubeflow/styles/fonts.scss by @DnPlas in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7353

Code Health

• Fix typo in centraldashboard/README.md by @eltociear in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/6556
• docs: add 1.8 roadmap by @DnPlas in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7132
• ci: fix test image replacement by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7263
• build(deps): bump gopkg.in/yaml.v3 from 3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b to 3.0.0 in /components/notebook-controller by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7256
• ci: Build ARM images for core components by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7220
• build(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.7.0 to 0.17.0 in /components/pvcviewer-controller by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7331
• Run build steps for multi-arch sequentially by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7333
• poddefaults: Bump golang to 1.20 by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7338
• ci: Ensure we publish for all architectures by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7343
• ci: Push the multi-arch image for specific tag by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7345
• build(deps): bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 in /components/centraldashboard-angular/backend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7216
• build(deps-dev): bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 in /components/centraldashboard-angular/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7217
• build(deps-dev): bump @babel/traverse from 7.20.1 to 7.23.2 in /components/centraldashboard-angular/backend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7361
• build(deps-dev): bump @babel/traverse from 7.20.1 to 7.23.2 in /components/centraldashboard-angular/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7362
• ci: fix version tagging of notebook server images by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7386
• build(deps): bump yargs-parser and concurrently in /components/centraldashboard-angular/backend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/6773
• build(deps): bump engine.io and socket.io in /components/centraldashboard-angular/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7117
• ci: prevent triggering release builds accidentally by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7401
• build(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.14.0 to 0.17.0 in /components/pvcviewer-controller by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7427
• chore: cleanup inactive owners by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7402
• chore (manifests): Fixes centraldashboard for kustomize 5 by @alekseyolg in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7451
• build(deps): bump @babel/traverse from 7.14.7 to 7.23.2 in /components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7355
• build(deps): bump @babel/traverse from 7.14.7 to 7.23.2 in /components/crud-web-apps/volumes/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7356
• build(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.0.0-20210825183410-e898025ed96a to 0.17.0 in /components/tensorboard-controller by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7329
• build(deps): bump debug from 4.1.1 to 4.3.4 in /components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7307
• build(deps): bump debug from 4.1.1 to 4.3.4 in /components/crud-web-apps/volumes/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7308
• build(deps): bump debug from 4.1.1 to 4.3.4 in /components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7309
• build(deps-dev): bump fsevents from 1.2.9 to 1.2.13 in /components/centraldashboard by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7324
• build(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.0.0-20200625001655-4c5254603344 to 0.17.0 in /components/access-management by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7327
• build(deps): bump @babel/traverse from 7.14.7 to 7.23.2 in /components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/frontend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7358
• build(deps-dev): bump @babel/traverse from 7.6.2 to 7.23.2 in /components/centraldashboard by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7360
• build(deps): bump urllib3 from 1.25.7 to 1.26.18 in /components/crud-web-apps/common/backend/kubeflow/kubeflow/crud_backend by @dependabot in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7363
• Add KSC members to approvers in OWNERS by @terrytangyuan in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7492
• Add Kubeflow 1.9 release roadmap by @rimolive in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7461
• Add CLOMonitor badges to project's README.md by @sandipantech in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7484
• docs: update example notebooks spec by @jlewi in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7107
• chore: update pvcviewer dependencies by @TobiasGoerke in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7561
• releasing: Bump all manifests for RC0 by @kimwnasptd in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7592
• Release 1.9.0-rc.1 by @thesuperzapper in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7620

New Contributors

• @difince made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7244
• @Linchin made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7279
• @eltociear made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/6556
• @boarder7395 made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7260
• @tzstoyanov made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7322
• @LiaoSirui made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7305
• @utsumi-fj made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7242
• @pashtet04 made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7457
• @alekseyolg made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7451
• @rimolive made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7461
• @sandipantech made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7484
• @MGSousa made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7138
• @punkerpunker made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/6902
• @hhk7734 made their first contribution in https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/pull/7274

Full Changelog: https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/compare/v1.8.0...v1.9.0