2024/08 Edge Release Roundup

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+author: 'flynn'
+date: 2024-08-05T00:00:00Z
+title: |-
+  Linkerd Edge Release Roundup: August 2024
+url:
+  /2024/08/05/linkerd-edge-release-roundup/
+description: |-
+  What you need to know about the most recent Linkerd edge releases, August 2024 edition!
+thumbnail: '/uploads/2024/08/roundup-square.png'
+featuredImage: '/uploads/2024/08/roundup-08-featured.png'
+tags: [Linkerd, linkerd, edge, release, roundup]
+featured: false
+---
+
+{{< fig
+  alt="August 2024 Linkerd Edge Release Roundup"
+  src="/uploads/2023/06/roundup-clocks-rect.png" >}}
+
+Welcome to the August 2024 Edge Release Roundup post, where we dive into the
+most recent edge releases to help keep everyone up to date on the latest and
+greatest!
+
+## How to give feedback
+
+Remember, edge releases are a snapshot of our current development work on
+`main`; by definition, they always have the most recent features but they may
+have incomplete features, features that end up getting rolled back later, or
+(like all software) even bugs. That said, edge releases *are* intended for
+production use, and go through a rigorous set of automated and manual tests
+before being released.
+
+We would be delighted to hear how these releases work out for you! You can
+open [a GitHub issue](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/issues/) or
+[discussion](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/discussions/), join us on
+[Slack](https://slack.linkerd.io), or visit the [Buoyant Linkerd
+Forum](https://linkerd.buoyant.io) -- all are great ways to reach us.
+
+## Community contributions
+
+We couldn't do what we do without the Linkerd community, and this batch of
+releases is definitely no exception. Huge thanks to [@djryanj] for his
+contributions! You'll find more information about all of these contributions
+in the release-by-release details below.
+
+[@djryanj]: https://github.com/djryanj
+
+## Recommendations and breaking changes
+
+All these releases are recommended for general use. Happily, there are no
+breaking changes here.
+
+## The releases
+
+The big story for this month is definitely `edge-24.7.5`: this massive release
+brings together a lot of threads of work to provide us the bones of the
+upcoming Linkerd 2.16 release. Of course, each edge release has bugfixes and
+_many_ dependency updates; we won't list them all here, but you can find them
+in the release notes for each release.
+
+# [`edge-24.7.5`](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/releases/tag/edge-24.7.5) (July 26, 2024)
+
+This release supports Server-scoped default policy, policy audit mode,
+GRPCRoute, and new retry and timeout configuration (including for Gateway API
+resources). There's a lot to unpack here:
+
+* **Server-scoped default policy**: you can use the new `accessPolicy` field
+  of a Server override the default inbound policy for that Server. The default
+  is `deny`, for backward compatibility.
+
+* **Policy audit mode**: setting the default inbound policy or a Server's
+  `accessPolicy` to `audit` allows traffic to flow, but logs anything that
+  would be denied.
+
+* **GRPCRoute**: this release includes support for the Gateway API GRPCRoute.
+  Remember to set `enableHttpRoutes` to `false` when installing if you don't
+  want Linkerd to manage the Gateway API CRDs for you!
+
+* **New retry and timeout configuration**: you can now configure retries and
+  timeouts with annotations on Service, HTTPRoute, or GRPCRoute resources,
+  with HTTPRoute and GRPCRoute taking precedence over Service if there are
+  overlaps. Note that these are _counted_ retries, rather than the _budgeted_
+  retries provided when you configure retries in a Server: you will configure
+  a maximum number of retries rather than a percentage of retries.
+
+# [`edge-24.7.4`](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/releases/tag/edge-24.7.4) (July 25, 2024)
+
+This release correctly supports IPv6 in the Linkerd CNI `network-validator`
+and `repair-controller` containers.
+
+# [`edge-24.7.3`](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/releases/tag/edge-24.7.3) (July 19, 2024)
+
+This release updates the documentation on what `networkValidator.connectAddr`
+in the Helm chart means (thanks, [@djryanj]!).
+
+# [`edge-24.7.2`](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/releases/tag/edge-24.7.2) (July 15, 2024)
+
+This release bumps dependencies but has no functional changes from `edge-24.7.1`.
+
+# [`edge-24.7.1`](https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2/releases/tag/edge-24.7.1) (July 4, 2024)
+
+This release removes the empty `shortnames` fields from the ExternalWorkload CRD.
+
+## Installing the latest edge release
+
+Installing the latest edge release needs just a single command.
+
+```bash
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSfL https://run.linkerd.io/install-edge | sh
+```
+
+You can also [install edge releases with Helm](https://linkerd.io/2.15/tasks/install-helm/).
+
+## Linkerd is for everyone
+
+Linkerd is a graduated project of the [Cloud Native Computing
+Foundation](https://cncf.io/). Linkerd is [committed to open
+governance.](/2019/10/03/linkerds-commitment-to-open-governance/) If you have
+feature requests, questions, or comments, we'd love to have you join our
+rapidly-growing community! Linkerd is hosted on
+[GitHub](https://github.com/linkerd/), and we have a thriving community on
+[Slack](https://slack.linkerd.io/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/linkerd), and
+in [mailing lists](/community/get-involved/). Come and join the fun!
+
+----
+
+_Linkerd generally does new edge releases weekly; watch this space to keep
+up-to-date. Feedback on this blog series is welcome! Just ping `@flynn` on the
+[Linkerd Slack](https://slack.linkerd.io)._