flux

Update dependency fluxcd/flux2 to v2.8.1

Michi Kofler-Häusler

02 Mar 2026 — 1 min read

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Updated minor release successfully via Homebrew and CLI bootstrapping Proxmox VE K3s Kubernetes cluster.

This MR contains the following updates:

Package	Update	Change
fluxcd/flux2	patch	`v2.8.0` → `v2.8.1`

Release Notes

fluxcd/flux2 (fluxcd/flux2)

`v2.8.1`

Highlights

Flux v2.8.1 is a patch release that comes with various fixes. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

ℹ️ Please follow the Upgrade Procedure for Flux v2.7+ for a smooth upgrade from Flux v2.6 to the latest version.

Fixes:

Fix Git commit status events being dropped for Kustomizations (notification-controller)
Fix health check for StatefulSets when the Pods are Pending/Unschedulable during rollout (helm-controller, kustomize-controller)

Components changelog

kustomize-controller v1.8.1
notification-controller v1.8.1
helm-controller v1.5.1

CLI changelog

[release/v2.8.x] Remove no longer needed workaround for Flux 2.8 by @fluxcdbot in #5735
Update fluxcd/pkg dependencies by @fluxcdbot in #5739
[release/v2.8.x] Update toolkit components by @fluxcdbot in #5741

Full Changelog: https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1

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