Kuma has released a new major update, version 1.2, featuring numerous enhancements and tools designed to improve service mesh functionality, and Kong Mesh has followed suit with a new release built on Kuma. Notable additions include a Layer 7 Traffic Routing policy for more refined HTTP traffic management, a Rate-Limit policy to enhance service reliability, and improved DNS resolution performance. The update also includes renaming of "Remote" control planes to "Zone" control planes and renaming "Ingress" to "ZoneIngress" for clarity. The release updates to Envoy 1.18.3 and addresses issues such as IPv6 support on GCP/GKE. Users are encouraged to upgrade to leverage these improvements and can participate in various community events, such as webinars and livestreams, to further explore the new features and engage with the project community. Kuma is a CNCF Sandbox project, emphasizing neutrality and inclusivity, with community calls and channels available for learning and contribution.