clusterctl

clusterctl 1.14.3

The clusterctl CLI tool handles the lifecycle of a Cluster API management cluster.

  • By Kubernetes SIGs
  • Open Source
  • Updated Oct 7, 2026
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About clusterctl

The clusterctl CLI tool handles the lifecycle of a Cluster API management cluster.

What's new in 1.14.3

👌 Kubernetes version support

  • Management Cluster:v1.33.x -> v1.37.x
  • Workload Cluster:v1.31.x -> v1.37.x

More information about version support can be found here

Changes since v1.14.2
:chart_with_upwards_trend:Overview
• 16 new commits merged
• 6 bugs fixed 🐛

:bug:Bug Fixes

  • CI:Bump machine to highcpu-32 (#14225)
  • Cluster:Also set cluster-name label on Clusters without ClusterClass (#14310)
  • KCP:Fix race in KCP proxy DialContext (#14278)
  • KCP:Try to match etcd member to machine being deleted by KCP (#14263)
  • Machine/MachineSet:Gracefully handle not-found when resolving owner references (#14250)
  • Misc:Implement support for multiNamespaceInformer in controller util consistency store (#14290)

:seedling:Others

  • CI:Add verify for downloaded binaries (#14275)
  • CI:Improve Kubernetes version resolution (#14276)
  • clusterctl:Bump cert-manager to v1.21.2 (#14238)
  • Dependency:Bump grpc to 1.83.2 to address security advisories (#14243)
  • Dependency:Update Otel version to v1.45.0 (#14315)
  • e2e:Extend e2e tests to detect double rollouts (#14279)
  • Runtime SDK:Improve discovery (#14261)
  • Testing:Fix flaky TestReconcileControlPlane by reading the Cluster with the API reader (#14300)
  • Testing:Restore apiVersionGetter after unit tests (#14255)

:book:Additionally, there has been 1 contribution to our documentation and book. (#14228)

Dependencies

Added
_Nothing has changed._

Changed

  • github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2:v2.28.0 → v2.29.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc:v1.43.0 → v1.45.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace:v1.43.0 → v1.45.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric:v1.44.0 → v1.45.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric:v1.44.0 → v1.45.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk:v1.44.0 → v1.45.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace:v1.44.0 → v1.45.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/otel:v1.44.0 → v1.45.0
  • go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp:v1.10.0 → v1.11.0
  • golang.org/x/net:v0.57.0 → v0.58.0
  • google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api:3dc84a4 → 6ac0973
  • google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc:3dc84a4 → 6ac0973
  • google.golang.org/grpc:v1.83.1 → v1.83.2

Removed
_Nothing has changed._

_Thanks to all our contributors!_ 😊

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherKubernetes SIGs
Version1.14.3
Release date2026-10-07
LicenseApache-2.0
Installer typeportable
Architecturex64
Package IDKubernetes.clusterctl

Links & install command

Install clusterctl from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=Kubernetes.clusterctl -e

clustercontainerdockerk8skubernetes

Older versions

  • 1.14.2
  • 1.14.1
  • 1.14.0
  • 1.13.4
  • 1.13.3
  • 1.13.2
  • 1.13.1
  • 1.13.0
  • 1.12.5