F5/NGINX has released version 1.12 of the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes, bringing full Gateway API support to production maturity.
Gateway API v1.2 GA
The controller now implements all Gateway API v1.2 core features as GA: HTTPRoute, GRPCRoute, TLSRoute, and TCPRoute. Conformance tests pass at 100% for the core profile and 95% for the extended profile.
Smoother Migration from Ingress
A new ingress2gateway Helm chart helper converts existing Ingress + annotations to Gateway API CRDs with a single command, covering the most common NGINX annotations like rewrite rules, rate limiting, and mTLS configuration.
Deprecation Notice
Ingress resources remain fully supported, but new features will land in the Gateway API implementation first. Version 2.0 (late 2026) will drop support for Kubernetes versions older than 1.29.
