nav></header><div class=banner-container></div><article class=post itemscope itemtype=http://schema.org/BlogPosting><div class=header-content><h1>Announcing Istio 1.7.8</h1><p>Istio 1.7.8 patch release.</p></div><p class=post-author>Feb 25, 2021</p><div><p>This release contains bug fixes to improve robustness. This release note describes what’s different between Istio 1.7.7 and Istio 1.7.8</p><div class="relnote-actions call-to-action"><a class=entry href=/v1.16/news/releases/1.7.x/announcing-1.7/upgrade-