Jorge O. Castro

Welcome to the September 2026 edition of the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) Newsletter.

We hope you enjoyed KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China this month and we look forward to seeing many of you at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in a few short weeks!

Please take a moment to complete the 2H 2026 Maintainer Survey. Your feedback helps us improve the tools, workflows, and support programs that directly affect how CNCF projects operate, scale, and onboard maintainers.

• .project Updates
• New GitHub Features for Handling Low-Quality or Spam Contributions
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2026 and other Event CFPs, Scholarships, and Travel Funding Deadlines
• LFX MCP is Now Available to the Community - Connect Your AI Assistant to LFX Self Serve
• Please Complete the 2H 2026 Maintainer Survey

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) Newsletter.

We hope you enjoyed KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan this week and we look forward to seeing many of you at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China soon!

CNCF staff will be at the various maintainer-focused activities in Shanghai on September 8-9.

Please take a moment to complete the 2H 2026 Maintainer Survey. Your feedback is essential for us to serve you better in the second half of the year.

Welcome to the June 2026 edition of the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) Newsletter.

We look forward to seeing many of you at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan next month!

CNCF staff will be at the various maintainer-focused activities on July 29-30.

Please take a moment to complete the 2H 2026 Maintainer Survey. Your feedback is essential for us to serve you better in the second half of the year.

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) Newsletter.

We didn't send out an edition in April due to the volume of other staff messages sent to the maintainer mailing lists.

We look forward to seeing many of you at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India next month!

CNCF staff will be at the various maintainer-focused activities on June 18-19.

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) Newsletter. We hope you’re excited for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in Amsterdam in a few days!

CNCF staff will be at the Maintainer Summit and the Project Pavilion throughout the week. Please find us if you have any questions about support for your projects.

Welcome to the February 2026 edition of the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) Newsletter.

We hope you’re excited for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe and plan to attend the Maintainer Summit!

You can learn more about the event and other worldwide KubeCon + CloudNativeCon opportunities in this month’s newsletter.

Planning a major update, new feature, or milestone to align with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 (March 23–26)? The CNCF PR team can help amplify your news.

Announcements will be:

• Included in the official media news package shared with journalists and analysts
• Highlighted during CNCF's on-site press conference
• Scheduled for release March 23–26 (CET)

Welcome to the January 2026 edition of the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) Newsletter.

In 2025 we saw continued project growth, with the TOC accepting an additional six projects to close out the year. The speed at which projects join the CNCF and advance through levels has improved thanks to better processes, and we've expanded the variety of services available to maintainers through new partnerships with providers. We are committed to serving our 2,000+ maintainers and 300,000+ contributors even better in 2026.

Please take a moment to complete the 2H 2025 Maintainer Survey. Your feedback is vital for us to serve you better this year. The survey will close on January 30th, so please respond as soon as you can!

Welcome to the Cloud Native Project Monthly (CNPM) December 2025 (Year End Edition).

It's been an amazing 2025 with record project growth, improvements in the speed that projects join the CNCF and move levels, and the breadth of new services we've made available to maintainers.

We look forward to helping your projects make an even greater impact in 2026.

And please take the 2H 2025 Maintainer Survey when you have a chance. It will help us serve you better in the coming year.

Thank you, we hope you enjoy the end of year downtime and we wish you the best in the new year!

CFPs and the Project Opportunities Interest Form for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 are closing soon! CFP for Maintainer Track, Contribfest, and Project Lightning Talks closes on Sunday, 14 December, and the Kiosk + PR Interest Form closes on Wednesday, 17 December, both at 23:59 local time.

Planning to speak at the Maintainer Summit? Be sure to submit your CFP by Sunday, 14 December at 23:59 local time.

Please visit the Project Opportunities page to learn more about the benefits, deadlines, how to sign up, and more.

Kindly note that due to high demand, space is limited and there is a high possibility that not all projects will be able to participate as we are not able to accept all requests.