- name: "Certificate-based integration with Kubernetes"
  announcement_milestone: "14.5" # MIGHT CHANGE IF WE RELEASE THE ANNOUNCEMENT BLOG POST BEFORE THE 22ND
  announcement_date: "2021-11-15"
  removal_milestone: "15.0"
  body: |
    We are deprecating the certificate-based integration with Kubernetes and the features that rely on it.
    The timeline of removal of the integration from the product is not yet planned and we will communicate
    more details as they emerge. The certificate-based integration will continue to receive security and
    critical fixes, and features built on the integration will continue to work with supported Kubernetes
    versions. We will provide migration plans in a future iteration. See [the list of features affected by this deprecation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/infrastructure/clusters/#deprecated-features).
    For updates and details, follow this [epic](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8).

    For a more robust, secure, forthcoming, and reliable integration with Kubernetes, we recommend the use of the
    [Kubernetes Agent](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/clusters/agent/) to connect Kubernetes clusters with GitLab.
  stage: Configure
  tiers: [Free, Silver, Gold, Core, Premium, Ultimate]
  issue_url: 'https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8'
  documentation_url: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/infrastructure/clusters/#certificate-based-kubernetes-integration-deprecated'
  removal_date: # (optional - may be required in the future) YYYY-MM-DD format. This should almost always be the 22nd of a month (YYYY-MM-22), the date of the milestone release when this feature is planned to be removed