this release.</p></a></div><p>We&rsquo;ve made it simpler to
install and run Istio by consolidating the control plane components into a
single binary; we&rsquo;ve introduced a powerful and fast new extension model for
proxy servers across the industry, and we&rsquo;ve continued to improve usability,
security, telemetry and traffic control.</p><p>After a year of amazing growth and learning, we have packed more in this release
than any since 1.1. A year ago we decided to move to quarterly releases, and
we are