v2.16.0 Release

v2.16.0 Release - 05/02/2025

Linux amd64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.16.0/skaffold-linux-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

Linux arm64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.16.0/skaffold-linux-arm64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

macOS amd64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.16.0/skaffold-darwin-amd64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

macOS arm64
curl -Lo skaffold https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.16.0/skaffold-darwin-arm64 && chmod +x skaffold && sudo mv skaffold /usr/local/bin

Windows
https://storage.googleapis.com/skaffold/releases/v2.16.0/skaffold-windows-amd64.exe

Docker image
gcr.io/k8s-skaffold/skaffold:v2.16.0

Highlights:

New Features and Additions:

• feat(config): Enhance config list/set output #9780
• feat: Add support for configurable statusCheckDeadlineSeconds field for Cloud Run #9778
• feat: Add support in Cloud Run for configuring tolerateFailuresUntilDeadline and disabling status checks #9799

Fixes:

• Bugfix: Only prune images if changed #9787

Updates and Refactors:

Docs, Test, and Release Updates:

• docs: Make --no-prune documentation clearer #9786
• chore: bump golang.org/x/net from 0.23.0 to 0.38.0 in /integration/examples/grpc-e2e-tests/service #9792
• chore: remove the skaffold survey code #9803
• chore: upgrade all dependencies #9802
• chore: upgrade to Go 1.24.2 #9805
• chore: update dependencies in Dockerfile and integration tests #9806

Huge thanks goes out to all of our contributors for this release:

• Darien Lin
• Martin
• menahyouyeah
• Michael Plump
• Suleiman Dibirov