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Finout EKS Kubernetes Agent Release Notes

This page consolidates all Finout EKS Kubernetes Agent release notes. Use this page to understand the changes made between agent versions, how upgrades affect cost calculation, and what actions (if any) are required during onboarding or upgrading.

Availability: Generally available for EKS.

Release Notes

Version 0.8.1 – Release date: September 16, 2026

Overview

The Kubernetes Agent v0.8.1 adds support for installing the agent on GKE Autopilot clusters (Alpha).

The Node Collector's Fargate node exclusion is now controlled by nodeCollector.excludeFargateNodes, which Autopilot installs must set to false.

Required action: None for existing EKS clusters. To install on GKE Autopilot (Alpha), use chart version 0.8.1 or later and pass --set nodeCollector.excludeFargateNodes=false.

Version 0.8.0 – Release date: August 31, 2026

Overview

The EKS Kubernetes Agent v0.8.0 updates the default resource requests and limits for kube-state-metrics, the Central Collector, and the Node Collector.

Recommended values by cluster size are available in the EKS Kubernetes Agent Installation Guide — use these as a starting point when the default isn't enough.

Required action: Upgrade the Helm chart to version 0.8.0.

Security Patches

Version 0.8.2 – Release date: September 24, 2026

Overview

Finout Kubernetes Agent v0.8.2 upgrades the base image to python:3.13.15-alpine and upgrades urllib3 to 2.7.0, fixing 21 CVEs (4 Critical, 17 High):

Required action: Update the agent Helm chart to version 0.8.2 to mitigate this risk.

Version 0.7.1 – Release date: August 23, 2026

Overview

Finout EKS Kubernetes Agent v0.7.1 fixes CVE-2026-6100, and upgrades the base OS image ahead of Alpine Linux 3.21.5 reaching end-of-life on November 1, 2026.

Required action: Update the agent Helm chart to version 0.7.1 to mitigate this risk.

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