# MicroK8s 1.13 released!
**URL:** https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-13-released/3782
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [December 7, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-13-released/3782 "2018-12-07T11:00:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@kjackal](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/kjackal)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-13-released/3782/1 "2018-12-07T11:00:22Z")
MicroK8s is a kubernetes cluster delivered as a single snap package, and can be installed on any Linux distribution supported by snaps ([https://snapcraft.io/microk8s](https://snapcraft.io/microk8s)). MicroK8s is small and simple to install, and is a great way to stand up a cluster quickly for development and testing. Try it on your laptop!
```auto
snap install microk8s --classic
```
Alternatively, set the channel to install a specific upstream release series:
```auto
snap install microk8s --classic --channel=1.13/stable
```
1.13 Release Changelog
- Kubernetes v1.13, you already know that 😉
- New site! Check it out at [https://microk8s.io](https://microk8s.io)
- ARM64 support!
- `microk8s.start` and `microk8s.stop` commands allow you to easily enable and disable microk8s.
- `microk8s.status` gives you an overview of the current status.
- We now detect host IP changes. You can now use MicroK8s on your laptop without the need to restart it whenever you switch networks.
- MicroK8s is now a CNCF certified Kubernetes. Certification was for v1.12; v1.13 will follow shortly.
- Enable digitalSignature key usage for CA (thanks [lhotari](https://github.com/ubuntu/microk8s/commits?author=lhotari)).
- Pod eviction limit due to memory shortage decreased to 100MB.
For more information on microk8s, or to contribute to the project, check out [https://microk8s.io](https://microk8s.io), or chat with us on the Kubernetes Slack ([http://slack.k8s.io](http://slack.k8s.io)), in the #microk8s channel!
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### Author:  [@sabdfl](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/sabdfl)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2018, 6:09am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/microk8s-1-13-released/3782/2 "2018-12-10T06:09:42Z")
To see the available channels use `snap info microk8s` like this:
> ` [snip]`
> `channels: `
> ` stable: v1.13.0 (340) 204MB classic`
> ` candidate: v1.13.0 (340) 204MB classic`
> ` beta: v1.13.0 (340) 204MB classic`
> ` edge: v1.13.0 (340) 204MB classic`
> ` 1.13/stable: v1.13.0 (340) 204MB classic`
> ` 1.13/candidate: v1.13.0 (340) 204MB classic`
> ` 1.13/beta: v1.13.0 (340) 204MB classic`
> ` 1.13/edge: v1.13.0 (341) 204MB classic`
> ` 1.12/stable: v1.12.3 (336) 226MB classic`
> ` 1.12/candidate: v1.12.3 (336) 226MB classic`
> ` 1.12/beta: v1.12.3 (336) 226MB classic`
> ` [...]`
The top set have an implicit track of ‘latest’ so ‘edge’ maps to ‘latest/edge’.