Jorge O. Castro

One of the nicest things about being in the CNCF is projects can generate their own governance. Our layperson description for how CNCF governance works is typically "Do what you say you do on the tin."

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.

• Mentorship Program Updates
• Oracle Cloud Usage Optimization
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2026 Opportunities and Deadlines
• Please Complete the 2H 2026 Maintainer Survey

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.

• The .project Repository Rollout Has Started
• Cloud Native Community Groups Migration
• Kapa.ai Tech Doc Assistants Now Available
• PR Support for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan
• CNCF Maintainer and End User Contributor Program

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.

Table of contents​

• PCC Adoption Gathers Momentum: Streamline Your Project's Meetings
• Updates to the Open Source Partnership Program (OSPP)
• Rolling out .project for Project Metadata
• Looking for a New Role? Check out GitJobs
• Happenings at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU

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.

• Scholarships & Travel Funding Deadlines
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Worldwide
• Virtual Events
• Update Your Project Logos
• Call for Kubernetes AI Conformance applications and reference architectures
• See you next month

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!

• Google Summer of Code 2026 opportunities
• Please take the Maintainer Survey
• KubeCon+CloudNativeCon 2026 – Scholarships & Travel Funding Deadlines
• KubeCon+CloudNativeCon 2026 – Maintainer Summit & Travel Info
• Call for Kubernetes AI Conformance applications and reference architectures
• GitHub Copilot guidance
• Docker Hardened Images are now free for projects
• CNCF Projects Calendar Migration
• Help us help you
• See you next month

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!

• ✍️ Please take the Maintainer Survey
• 🚲 Upcoming project opportunity deadline (TODAY!)
• 🎥 Maintainer Summit recordings available
• 🚀 New contribute.cncf.io launched
• 📄 Call for Kubernetes AI Conformance applications and reference architectures
• 🧑‍🎓 CNCF LFX 2026 Term 1 call for proposals open soon
• 🔑 Google Summer of Code 2026 opportunities
• 🤖 GitHub Copilot guidance
• 🕵️ Kusari Inspector free for projects
• 🐳 Docker Hardened Images free for projects
• 📈 Telemetry collection and privacy guidelines
• 🙏 Please take the Maintainer Survey
• 🎉 Thank you for an amazing 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.

Greetings maintainers! We have some exciting updates about resources newly available to you and your projects.

And please make sure to take the maintainer survey! This is your chance to tell us how we're doing, gauge your understanding of the benefits of hosting a project at the CNCF, and influence our priorities in 2026.

New services since the last Maintainer Summit at KubeCon London​

GitHub Copilot​

We are excited to announce an expanded partnership with GitHub to provide free Copilot Enterprise licenses to CNCF project maintainers. This benefit is part of a limited pilot program and will be rolling out in the coming weeks. Eligibility will be validated against the list at maintainers.cncf.io, so please ensure your project's information is up to date.

Docker Sponsored Open Source Program​

Through the Docker Sponsored Open Source Program, project maintainers gain access to upgraded registry, security, and support services. These include unlimited Docker Hub image pulls, sponsored OSS status, Docker Scout for vulnerability analysis, automated image builds, usage metrics, and streamlined support. Request access via the Service Desk.

Akamai/Linode​

Akamai pledged $700K in cloud credits to the CNCF for project use. Projects can now request access to onboard Linode. This platform provides another alternative to Equinix which is due to sunset later this year. Oracle Cloud credits also continue to be available, particularly for AI workloads on ARM and bare metal deployments. Request access to either service via the Service Desk.

LFX Insights​

The latest version of Insights was launched at Open Source Summit in June. You can get deeper context on the health of your project by analyzing its velocity, contributor dependency, and organizational reliance. You can also add a badge to your repos, embed charts in your READMEs and presentations. If you see any data issues (such as new repos not onboarded or other missing data, you can open up issues on the Insights GitHub repo. Check it out!

LFX Project Control Center​

The CNCF has moved its community calendar to PCC which now enables maintainers to publish and update their own entries on the CNCF community calendar. This eliminates a project and staff bottleneck as entries were previously handled as Service Desk tickets. PCC also recently added an often-requested feature: the automatic upload of project meetings to the project's designated YouTube channel. Projects have control over any video changes before publication.

ask.cncf.io​

ask.cncf.io is an AI assistant built with Dosu designed to answer questions about the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) ecosystem, including projects, governance, events, and contributor information. This is not a general LLM chatbot. It only contains information from official repositories and documentation across the CNCF. Give it a try and come back often to see how it improves over time.

contribute.cncf.io​

We've relaunched the contribute.cncf.io site 🎉. This site serves as the primary place for maintainers to learn about what benefits they have as a CNCF project and helps expand our funnel of new maintainers for your projects. You can also submit pull requests to improve content.

Reminder about other services available to you​

• The contribute.cncf.io resource page is up to date with everything that's available to projects and maintainers.
• Service Desk is where you can make a variety of requests, ask questions, and connect with CNCF staff.
• Please make sure all of your maintainers are up to date on maintainers.cncf.io. This is how we validate Maintainer Summit registrations, send invites to Service Desk, and make sure projects are up to speed on upcoming event opportunities.

Other news​

• Submit your cloud native AI reference architectures!
• Stay tuned for guidance on binary signing for Apple and Microsoft desktop applications! The Linux Foundation is launching an organization-wide program soon.

Please fill out the survey so we can serve you better​

• Yes, another reminder 🙂. Please make sure to take the maintainer survey! This is your chance to tell us how we're doing, gauge your understanding of the benefits of hosting a project at the CNCF, and influence our priorities in 2026.

See you at Maintainer Summit and have a great rest of your KubeCon NA in Atlanta!