--- title: "What’s New in Calico v3.23" source: "https://wordpress-1075849-4005834.cloudwaysapps.com/blog/whats-new-in-calico-v3-23/" --- [Technical Blog](https://wordpress-1075849-4005834.cloudwaysapps.com/category/technical-blog/) # What’s New in Calico v3.23 By [Chris Tomkins](https://wordpress-1075849-4005834.cloudwaysapps.com/blog/author/chris-tomkins/) on May 13, 2022 • 3 min read Hey everyone. We’re excited to announce the release of Calico v3.23! Thanks to everyone in the community who contributed to the release. We could not have fitted this many improvements in without you. To view the detailed release notes, please visit us [here](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/release-notes/). While we have many improvements in this release, here’s a brief overview of some of the larger features to be aware of. ## IPv6 VXLAN support Calico now supports VXLAN encapsulation for IPv6 networks. This expands our support for any users who have adopted IPv6. ## VPP data plane beta We are ecstatic to announce that the Calico VPP data plane has reached beta status! A huge thanks to the VPP team for working tirelessly over the last few releases to increase stability, performance, and feature compatibility. Try it out by visiting our documentation [here](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/vpp/getting-started/). ## Calico networking support in AKS You can now install Calico networking in your AKS clusters to take advantage of all of the Calico networking features. To try it out, follow the Calico on AKS [installation instructions](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/getting-started/kubernetes/managed-public-cloud/aks#install-aks-with-calico-networking). To learn more about using your own network plugin in AKS, see the AKS documentation [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-byo-cni?tabs=azure-cli). ## BGP enhancements We have added new configuration options to allow for BGP configuration in more situations. If you have Calico nodes in separate clusters that share the same AS and still need to exchange routes, you can now turn off loop prevention to allow it. We also added the ability to configure max restart time and BGP password for full mesh BGP configurations. This should bring the configuration options for full mesh configurations more in line with explicitly defined peers and should help cut down on graceful restart race conditions in full mesh configurations. To further cut down on graceful restart race conditions, we have also added logic to detect when specific global BGP peers are connecting to another Calico instance and add in passive configuration appropriately. ## Container Storage Interface (CSI) support Following the Kubernetes move from FlexVolumes, Calico has its own CSI driver. Features that used to depend on FlexVolumes, such as application layer policy, have been migrated to now uptake the new CSI driver instead. In order for existing FlexVolume installations to upgrade to the new CSI driver, follow the feature’s installation instructions again (e.g. the [application layer policy installation instructions](https://docs.tigera.io/calico/latest/network-policy/istio/app-layer-policy)). ## Windows HostProcess Containers support (Tech Preview) You can now install Calico on Windows using [HostProcess containers](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/create-hostprocess-pod/). 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