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# MariaDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator 25.10.5
**Release date**: 19 May 2026
If you are running in a version prior to 25.10.x, **please follow the** [**UPDATE GUIDE**](https://mariadb.com/docs/tools/mariadb-enterprise-operator/updates/update-25.10) to ensure a safe transition.
This is a patch release which includes the following fixes:
* **K8SDKR-210**: Resolved a critical issue where a single failed job in a scheduled `PhysicalBackup` would cause a permanent deadlock, preventing any subsequent scheduled backups from executing until the failed job was manually deleted. The operator has been updated to explicitly skip failed jobs during schedule evaluation, preventing execution blocks. Additionally, backup jobs now leverage dynamic `podAffinity` rather than static `nodeSelector` pinning, allowing them to dynamically track and schedule onto whichever node the `MariaDB` pod is currently running on—even after node replacements or failovers. Finally, a new `FailedJobsHistoryLimit` configuration has been introduced to automatically clean up old failed jobs and prevent resource accumulation.
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