We are pleased to announce the release of ACE v2026.1.15. ACE v2026.1.15 focuses on improving scalability and automation for production-grade deployments. This release have introduced so many important features. In this post, we’ll highlight the changes done in this release.
Key Changes
- A new form builder is added in kubeDB ui which makes DB related forms faster and user-friendly.
- All security vulnerabilities are resolved in npm packages.
- Added foundational metrics (ROUTES, NATS, DB, OPENFGA and more) to improve observability.
- Clusters are now automatically assigned to active contracts when a free contract expires
- Added CA certificate support during BlobFS bucket client initialization to resolve secure connection issues in on-prem environments.
Here are the components specific changes:
Kubedb UI
Enhancements
- A new form builder is added in kubeDB ui which makes DB related forms more faster and user friendly
- All security vulnerabilities are resolved in npm packages
- New design for DB related actions and backup
- DB related Actions can be accessed through new intuitive sidebar in DB details page
Cluster UI
Enhancements
- Going to platform from cluster will now open in current tab instead of new tab as users requested
- All security vulnerabilities are resolved in npm packages
- New version is now notified in cluster details page and user can go there directly from notification
Fixes
- Create credential from organization was taking user to their user profile which is now fixed
- In kubevirt when user go to import cluster there was a validation error which stopped user from importing that was fixed
- A glitch from an alert message was also removed from cluster details page
- All security vulnerabilities are resolved in npm packages
Platform UI
Enhancements
- All security vulnerabilities are resolved in npm packages
- Organization creation level restriction added for client organization’s member
- Going to cluster from platform will now open in current tab instead of new tab as users requested
- Form styles were improved
Fixes
- User account creation had some validation error which are fixed in this version
- False toast error from organization page resolved
- Rancher validation issue is fixed
Billing UI
Enhancements
- All security vulnerabilities are resolved in npm packages
- Admin can copy the license of user from the contract page
Platform Backend
Enhancements
- Monitoring for Core ACE Components : Added foundational metrics (ROUTES, NATS, DB, OPENFGA and more) to improve observability and operational visibility in production environments.
- Automate Cluster Assignment in Contracts : Clusters are now automatically assigned to active contracts when a free contract expires.
Fixes
- On-Prem S3 Proxy (Demo Mode) : Added CA certificate support during BlobFS bucket client initialization to resolve secure connection issues in on-prem environments.
- Upgrader Job : i) Fixed platform-api container image selection during upgrader job creation. ii) Fixed platform-api container volumeMount selection during upgrader job creation.
- Installer & Cluster Import : i) Fixed unmarshal error during installer creation in v2026.1.15 version. ii) Automatically set kubestash.storageSecret.create=false when importing clusters in credential-less mode.
External products
Here is the summary of external dependency updates for ACE v2026.1.15 :
KubeDB: v2026.1.19 Release blog .KubeStash: v2026.1.19 Release blog .Voyager-gateway: v2026.1.15 Repo .
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