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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 07/08/2026

P.S. The trdl v0.13.0 release related to this news is here on GitHub: github.com/werf/trdl/re...

werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 07/08/2026

trdl, which we use as a version manager for #werf, now lets you pin a specific werf version. Previously, you had to select a release group (e.g., v2) and release channel (e.g., stable or beta). Starting from trdl 0.13.0 released last week, you can do: * trdl use werf v2.74.0 * trdl use werf '>=2'

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 28/05/2026

🚨TypeScript as Helm templates alternative for Helm charts. With #werf v2.68.0+ and #Nelm v1.24.0+, you can use a general-purpose programming language, #TypeScript, as an alternative for templating in your #Helm charts. Find more details about this new feature on GitHub: github.com/werf/werf/di...

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werf/Nelm new feature: TypeScript as Helm templates alternative for Helm charts · werf werf · Discussion #7560

For many years, the Cloud Native community has been vocal about the limitations of Helm templates. With the latest werf and Nelm releases, you can use a general-purpose programming language, TypeSc...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 18/05/2026

#CloudLand2026 is about to happen in Heide Park Soltau (Germany). We’re happy to have #werf represented at this festival! Come see it in action and discuss your issues, needs, and ideas at #CNCF Land. It will be hosted as a special event there on May 20 from 15:00-17:45, at Bulls & Bandits.

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 12/05/2026

In #werf v2.65.0+, more detailed information about built container images and image digests is now available. In particular, you can pass the build info via export-values without forking the #Helm chart itself. Find more details in this GitHub discussion: github.com/werf/werf/di...

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werf new feature: More information about built images (v2.65.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #7532

The $.Values.global.werf variables are here, and now they include more detailed information about the built images. This feature became available starting from werf v2.65, which is already in the S...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 25/03/2026

Thanks, everyone, for coming to the #werf kiosk at #KubeCon today, for your interest, and for the meaningful talks!

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Palark @palark.com · 24/03/2026

Are you at #KubeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam these days? Our Maksim and Ilia are there — be sure to say "hi" to them if you're around! 👋 They will represent two #CNCF Sandbox projects at the Project Pavilion: - Wed @ 14:00-17:00, Kiosk P-6B, werf (@werf.io) - Thu @ 10:00-14:00, Kiosk P-6B, Dex

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 19/03/2026

Attending #KubeCon Europe 2026 next week? Happy to announce that #werf will be there! Find our kiosk at the Project Pavilion on Wednesday, 14:00 - 17:00, kiosk number is P-6B 🙌 P.S. Find the complete Project Pavilion Directory here: events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 11/03/2026

And all of them build the same kind of execution plan… When we are done with the Nelm operator (currently in development), we will probably finish these things as well!

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 11/03/2026

We also want to add the same planning functionality for rollback and uninstall, along with the ability to do rollback/uninstall using a previously built plan. It's not difficult to do, since install, rollback and uninstall share most of the code under the hood.

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 05/03/2026

In #werf v2.60.0+ and #Nelm v1.21.0+, you can control the order in which #Kubernetes resources are deleted using a new annotation. Deletion order for interdependent resources will be determined automatically. Find more details in this GitHub discussion: github.com/werf/werf/di...

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werf new feature: Resource deletion order (v2.60.0+ and Nelm v1.21.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #7387

Now you can control the order in which Kubernetes resources are deleted with werf and Nelm. This feature became available starting from werf v2.60.0, which is currently in the Alpha and Beta releas...

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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 29/01/2026

From in-house wrapper to @cncf.io project: A look at the open source beginnings of the opinionated, all-in-one CLI tool for building and deploying applications for Kubernetes.

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A decade of werf, a software delivery tool for Kubernetes

From in-house wrapper to CNCF project: A look at the open source beginnings of the opinionated, all-in-one CLI tool for building and deploying applications for Kubernetes.

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 22/01/2026

Today, we’re celebrating 10 years(!) of #werf! If you ever wondered how it all started and evolved during these years, our latest blog post has you covered with a brief history of the project. Enjoy and celebrate with us! blog.werf.io/werf-project...

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10 years of werf: The Cloud Native story we made together

Here’s how the project was born and evolved over a decade

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 19/01/2026

Nelm, the #Helm alternative created in #werf to enhance your experience with deploying Helm charts in #Kubernetes, has just reached its first 1000 #GitHub stars 🎉 github.com/werf/nelm Meanwhile, new exciting features are coming soon to Nelm — we'll keep you posted! 😉

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 12/12/2025

From now on, we’ll focus our efforts on Nelm v2 and the Nelm operator. At the same time, there’s an ongoing community effort to implement a Go templates alternative in Nelm using #TypeScript, following our recent formal proposal (github.com/werf/nelm/pu...). Everyone is welcome to join! 🙌

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 12/12/2025

We’d also like to present this overview (github.com/werf/nelm/di...) of the recent changes in #Nelm. Since Nelm underwent a major refactoring, added 60(!) new features, and resolved many annoying issues, we’d like to consider Nelm v1 stable and complete enough 🎉

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New features in Nelm v1.12.0-v1.19.1 · werf nelm · Discussion #514

Nelm has seen significant progress in the last four months. The highlights are: a major refactoring; 60(!) new features; many annoying issues resolved. At this point, we consider Nelm v1 stable and...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 08/12/2025

The formal discussion of this proposal is ongoing on GitHub here: github.com/werf/nelm/pu... There's a related thread on Reddit as well: www.reddit.com/r/kubernetes...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 08/12/2025

A proposal for implementing an alternative to Go templates in #Nelm has been submitted! Interested in using a configuration language or a general programming language to write #Helm charts for your #Kubernetes clusters? Read this document and join the discussion: github.com/werf/nelm/bl...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 04/12/2025

Following the recent release of #Helm v4, we’d like to explain how it is different from Nelm we use in #werf. This article provides our detailed comparison and sheds light on the significant enhancements we plan for Nelm. Feel free to share with your #Kubernetes folks! blog.werf.io/nelm-helm-4-...

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How Nelm compares to Helm 4: Current differences and future plans

Nelm is an alternative tool to Helm 4 that supports deploying CRDs, defining deployment order, advanced resource tracking, and much more.

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 20/10/2025

Thank you for sharing! Since Helm 4 is coming next month, we will soon explain how Nelm is different (and why some users might prefer it in what cases) in a new article.

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Kube Architect @kube.archi · 18/10/2025

Nelm is a Helm 3 alternative built by the werf team, designed for Kubernetes deployments It replaces Helm’s 3-way merge with server-side apply, supports Terraform-plan-style dry runs, advanced resource ordering and encrypted values ➤ ku.bz/YTzSDVJdl

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 13/10/2025

Configurable resource lifecycle and better `werf plan` in #werf v2.49! Our latest release features new annotations (inspired by #Helm hooks) to configure how the resources behave during deployment, new flags to control the output of werf plan, and even more improvements. github.com/werf/werf/di...

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werf new features: Configurable resource lifecycle, improvements in plan and more (v2.49.1+) · werf werf · Discussion #7139

The latest werf release adds: new annotations (inspired by Helm hooks) to configure how the resources should behave during the deployment; new flags to control the output of werf plan and nelm rele...

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LearnKube @learnkube.com · 03/09/2025

Werf is a CLI tool for full-cycle CI/CD to Kubernetes It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching ➜ ku.bz/bcbMgkHcz

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 12/08/2025

#Nelm, the improved #Helm by #werf, got many new features since its v1.0.0 release five months ago. This post summarises the most significant changes, including 2 new experimental commands, 7 new flags, 2 new annotations, new functions, and several other improvements: github.com/werf/nelm/di...

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New features in Nelm v1.1.0-v1.11.0 · werf nelm · Discussion #397

It’s been almost five months since Nelm v1.0.0 was released. Nelm has received many new features, not to mention numerous bugfixes. This post summarises the most significant changes recently introd...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 11/08/2025

Thanks a lot for sharing! 💙 We are present in Bluesky as well 🙏

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LearnKube @learnkube.com · 07/08/2025

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 15/07/2025

Enhanced build reports are another addition introduced in #werf v2.42.0, which aims to improve image building in #Kubernetes. Using these details on build stages helps analyze the effectiveness of your build configuration and evaluate your cache cleanup strategy (based on the cache hit ratio) 🚀

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 15/07/2025

It’s gratifying to see a huge improvement to #Nelm from a third-party #OpenSource contributor, Vladimir! His massive effort introduces the `werf.io/sensitive-paths` annotation, enhancing sensitive data handling with JSONPath expressions. Available in Nelm v1.8.0+. github.com/werf/nelm/pu...

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Add enhanced sensitive data handling by kuzaxak · Pull Request #364 · werf/nelm

Functionality adds similar to helm-diff style of diffing sensitive data. Previously, NELM handled sensitive data with an all-or-nothing approach: Resources marked as sensitive (via werf.io/sensiti...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 27/06/2025

With #werf v2.39.0, you can use any configuration files (including #Helm charts) from #Git repositories in a centralized and convenient manner. This is a game-changer if you have many similar apps and want to reuse common templates while keeping them in a separate repo. github.com/werf/werf/di...

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werf new feature: External configuration includes (v2.39.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #6931

Briefly You can now use any configuration files you need from Git repositories in a centralized and convenient manner. This is a game-changer if you have multiple similar applications and want to r...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 24/06/2025

Following the recent news, let's spread the word about #werf as a #Kaniko alternative for container image building (and much more) in #Kubernetes for your CI! 🙌 dev.to/evgeniy_frol...

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werf as a Kaniko alternative for image building in Kubernetes for your CI

What is Kaniko and why was it needed? Kaniko is a tool for building OCI-compliant...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 24/06/2025

Another new feature that landed in #werf v2.38.0 is the `--debug-templates` flag to enable an advanced #Golang template debugging mode for your werf.yaml and #Helm charts. It allows you to see more detailed errors and leverage new debugging functions. Find more info here: github.com/werf/werf/di...

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werf new feature: template debugging mode for werf.yaml and Helm charts (v2.38.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #6921

Briefly A dedicated --debug-templates flag has been introduced to enable an advanced Go template debugging mode. This feature became available starting from werf v2.38.0, which is currently in the ...

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 24/06/2025

Starting with #werf v2.38.0, you can specify a list of tags you want to keep when the `werf cleanup` command is performed. Use the newly added `--keep-list` option for that. You can also automate the keep-list file generation. Learn more: github.com/werf/werf/di...

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werf new feature: keeping tags in werf cleanup (v2.38.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #6918

Briefly Now, in the werf cleanup command, you can specify a list of tags to keep. To do this, just use the newly added --keep-list option. This feature became available starting from werf v2.38.0, ...

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Dmitry Shurupov @dshnow.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Since #Kaniko is officially archived, #Buildah and #werf become more-than-ever viable tools for building your container images in #Kubernetes. Both are #CNCF Sandbox projects. Here's how you can use werf with GitLab CI/CD and GitLab Runner in Kubernetes: werf.io/getting_star...

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Getting Started | werf

Consistent delivery tool. Git as a single source of truth. Build, deploy to Kubernetes, stay in sync.

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 29/04/2025

We're delighted to see #Nelm mentioned in the latest Full Circle Magazine issue! fullcirclemagazine.org/magazines/is...

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Dmitry Shurupov @dshnow.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

My article on Nelm, a #Helm alternative recently launched by @werf.io, a #CNCF Sandbox project, is now published on Cloud Native Now 😍 cloudnativenow.com/contributed-...

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Nelm is a New Open Source Project Improving Helm's Capabilities

Nelm announced its general availability, and focuses on improving Helm’s offerings to better serve numerous Kubernetes users and operators.

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 11/04/2025

Thanks a lot for spreading the word! We're here on Bluesky to answer questions (if any) regarding Nelm, using it, migrating, etc. 🙌

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werf CI/CD tool | CNCF project @werf.io · 10/04/2025

Improved support for imageSpec, #OCI Image Format Specification, is available now! You can flexibly manage the imageSpec of the container images being built with #werf and configure your settings globally across the project or tailor them for individual images. Find more: github.com/werf/werf/di...

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Better imageSpec support in werf · werf werf · Discussion #6558

We're excited to share our plans for improving how werf handles the OCI image format specification, imageSpec. What’s coming to werf Full support for imageSpec, both globally and on a per-image bas...

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Dmitry Shurupov @dshnow.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Cool to see more articles on Nelm popping up! This one is from the alter way company; it is in French and covers the project really well! 👏 Feel free to share it with the Kubernetes francophones around, especially those actively using #Helm 😅 🙌 blog.alterway.fr/nelm-le-futu...

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Nelm le futur de Helm ?

Nelm : Redécouvrez le Déploiement de Charts Helm sur Kubernetes

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