In May 2026, focused on hardening and maintaining the Kong official images by delivering security and compatibility updates for Amazon Linux across AL2 and AL2023. The work enhances security posture, keeps base images up-to-date, and reduces upgrade friction for downstream deployments.

April 2026 monthly summary focusing on key features delivered and impact for elastic/official-images. Implemented Amazon Linux package updates across Amazon Linux 2 and 2023 to the latest releases to ensure compatibility and security; merged two release update commits to align images with the newest Amazon Linux releases; refreshed critical libraries and repository metadata to maintain security posture and stability; no major bugs reported this month; overall impact includes improved security, compatibility, and reliability for customers; demonstrated packaging automation and cross-team collaboration.

Month: 2026-02 — Monthly summary for influxdata/official-images focused on system security and compatibility updates for Amazon Linux 2 and 2023. Implemented a comprehensive package update across both AMZN2 and AMZN2023 to address security advisories and improve runtime compatibility, accompanied by a coordinated release process.