<commit_before>---
title: Announcing Istio 1.5
linktitle: 1.5
subtitle: Major Update
description: Istio 1.5 release announcement.
publishdate: 2019-12-05
release: 1.5.0
skip_list: true
aliases:
    - /news/announcing-1.5.0
    - /news/announcing-1.5
---

We are pleased to announce the release of Istio 1.5!<commit_msg>Accidentally bumped this version, restoring.<commit_after>---
title: Announcing Istio 1.5
linktitle: 1.5
subtitle: Major Update
description: Istio 1.5 release announcement.
publishdate: 2020-o2-11
release: 1.5.0
skip_list: true
aliases:
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    - /news/announcing-1.5
---

We are pleased to announce the release of Istio 1.5!
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