What's new in ECK 3.5

UpdateAug 20, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

ECK 3.5 brings dynamic namespace management via label selectors, pause orchestration for safe maintenance windows, mutual TLS across all stack components, simplified resource specs, and a reduced operator memory footprint.

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https://www.elastic.co/blog/whats-new-elastic-cloud-on-kubernetes-3-5

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