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DigitalOcean Release Notes

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2 November 2026 (secrets-manager)

DigitalOcean Secrets Manager is now available in public preview. Secrets Manager stores passwords, API keys, access tokens, and other credentials as named secrets in a DigitalOcean region. You can create and update secrets in the …

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2 November 2026 (teams)

Teams can use Microsoft Entra ID as an identity provider for single sign-on (SSO). SSO configuration no longer requires your IdP to send a team_role claim. When the claim is omitted, DigitalOcean assigns the Default role you choose during …

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28 October 2026 (kafka)

Kafka 4.3 is now available for database clusters. New clusters use Kafka 4.3 by default, and existing clusters can upgrade to it. Kafka versions 3.9 and 4.2 remain available. Kafka 4.3 reaches end of availability for new clusters on 25 June …

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26 October 2026 (inference)

The following OpenAI models are deprecated from DigitalOcean Inference as of 26 October 2026: o1 o3-mini GPT Image 1 Migrate o1 and o3-mini to GPT-5.6 Sol (openai-gpt-5.6-sol) and GPT Image 1 to GPT Image 2 (openai-gpt-image-2) to avoid …

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23 October 2026 (inference)

The following MiniMax model is now available in public preview on DigitalOcean Inference for serverless inference: MiniMax M3.1-Flash (Public Preview) For more information, see the Available Models page.

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23 October 2026 (billing)

The Your usage graph on the Cost Analysis page can now group and filter spend by project, tag, model, token type, and model access key, in addition to product. The available grouping options depend on the selected spend category. Use these …

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22 October 2026 (app-platform)

We have updated the following buildpacks for App Platform: PHP buildpack: We updated the buildpack to version 298 and added PHP versions 8.5.3-8.5.12, 8.4.18-8.4.27, 8.3.31-8.3.33, 8.3.35-8.3.36, and 8.2.31-8.2.35. PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, …

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13 October 2026 (cspm, kubernetes)

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) paid plans support DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) clusters as workloads. Each DOKS cluster with coverage enabled counts as one workload and is evaluated using workload rules. For more information, …

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13 October 2026 (inference, billing)

In public preview, you can now create spend alerts for Serverless Inference model access keys. Each key’s spend is tracked against its own monthly budget, and you receive email alerts as it crosses the thresholds you choose. You can also …

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12 October 2026 (inference)

Inference Router has been redesigned as a single managed router. Send requests to the inference-router model name, optionally with a routing_preference of balanced, budget, or quality, and the router selects the best model for each request. …

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12 October 2026 (evaluations)

Simulation is now available in public preview. Simulation tests agent behavior through generated, multi-turn conversations using scenario sets, user simulator models, judge models, and conversational metrics.

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9 October 2026 (microvms)

DigitalOcean MicroVMs are available in public preview in MKC1. MicroVMs are lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in its own kernel, pause automatically when idle, and resume on the next request with memory, files, and …

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8 October 2026 (inference)

Prompt caching for DigitalOcean-hosted models is now in general availability. All DigitalOcean-hosted models cache context automatically, with no code changes and no cache-write charge. Cache affinity routes requests with matching prefixes …

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8 October 2026 (kubernetes)

When you upgrade an existing DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) cluster to version 1.37 or later, DOKS automatically enables the CoreDNS Cluster Proportional Autoscaler (CPA) plugin if CoreDNS is still running the default of two replicas. If …

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8 October 2026 (kubernetes)

Starting with DOKS 1.37, GPU device plugins are no longer enabled by default on clusters with GPU nodes. Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) drivers are available as opt-in cluster plugins (nvidia_gpu_dra_driver or amd_gpu_dra_driver). Device …

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7 October 2026 (inference, billing)

The Cost Analysis tab of the Billing page now includes Serverless Inference Live Usage, which lists the estimated cost and token counts of your Serverless Inference requests by model and model access key, for both teams and organizations. …

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6 October 2026 (postgresql)

PostgreSQL Advanced Edition clusters now support 20 additional extensions beyond the pre-installed pg_repack, pg_stat_statements, pgaudit, plpgsql, and vector extensions, including pg_trgm, pgcrypto, citext, and uuid-ossp. You can enable …