Merge pull request #306970 from JackStromberg/patch-24

Update ALB Controller version to 1.7.12

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/application-gateway/for-containers/alb-controller-release-notes.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: application-gateway
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.service: azure-appgw-for-containers
 ms.topic: release-notes
-ms.date: 7/21/2025
+ms.date: 10/15/2025
 ms.author: mbender
 # Customer intent: As a Kubernetes operator, I want to access the release notes for the ALB Controller, so that I can understand the latest updates and changes to optimize my configuration and deployments of Application Gateway for Containers.
 ---
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ Instructions for new or existing deployments of ALB Controller are found in the
 
 | ALB Controller Version | Gateway API Version | Minimum Kubernetes Version | Release Notes |
 | ---------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------ | ------------- |
-| 1.7.9 | v1.2.1 | v1.27 | [Web Application Firewall (WAF) Public Preview](https://aka.ms/agc/waf), Updated to Gateway API v1.2.1, [nodeSelector support](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/4370#issuecomment-2894487836), [Permissions fix for Overlay networks](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/5039), fix for SAN regex matching, misc. performance improvements |
+| 1.7.12 | v1.2.1 | v1.27 | [Improved handling for missing Provider ID](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/5291) |
 
 ## Release history
 
 | ALB Controller Version | Gateway API Version | Minimum Kubernetes Version | Release Notes |
 | ---------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------ | ------------- |
+| 1.7.9 | v1.2.1 | v1.27 | [Web Application Firewall (WAF) Public Preview](https://aka.ms/agc/waf), Updated to Gateway API v1.2.1, [nodeSelector support](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/4370#issuecomment-2894487836), [Permissions fix for Overlay networks](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/5039), fix for SAN regex matching, misc. performance improvements |
 | 1.6.7 | v1.1.1 | v1.27 | [Fix for SSE timeout value of 0](https://aka.ms/qa2153620), [Overlay CNI fix](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/4950), [support readinessProbe port by name](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/4861), leverage init container during bootstrap, misc. bug fixes and improvements |
 | 1.5.2 | v1.1.1 | v1.26 | Support for Azure CNI Overlay |
 | 1.4.12 | v1.1.1 | v1.26 | Updated to Gateway API version 1.1.1, Regex match support for path and header match in HTTP and GRPC routes, [Wildcard hostname fix](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/4713), Misc. bug fixes and improvements |

articles/application-gateway/for-containers/quickstart-deploy-application-gateway-for-containers-alb-controller.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 ms.service: azure-appgw-for-containers
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurecli
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 7/21/2025
+ms.date: 10/15/2025
 ms.author: mbender
 # Customer intent: As a Kubernetes administrator, I want to install the Application Gateway for Containers ALB Controller on my AKS cluster, so that I can efficiently manage load balancing rules and enhance application traffic handling.
 ---
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ You need to complete the following tasks before deploying Application Gateway fo
     az aks get-credentials --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $AKS_NAME
     helm install alb-controller oci://mcr.microsoft.com/application-lb/charts/alb-controller \
          --namespace $HELM_NAMESPACE \
-         --version 1.7.9 \
+         --version 1.7.12 \
          --set albController.namespace=$CONTROLLER_NAMESPACE \
          --set albController.podIdentity.clientID=$(az identity show -g $RESOURCE_GROUP -n azure-alb-identity --query clientId -o tsv)
     ```
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ You need to complete the following tasks before deploying Application Gateway fo
     az aks get-credentials --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $AKS_NAME
     helm upgrade alb-controller oci://mcr.microsoft.com/application-lb/charts/alb-controller \
         --namespace $HELM_NAMESPACE \
-        --version 1.7.9 \
+        --version 1.7.12 \
         --set albController.namespace=$CONTROLLER_NAMESPACE \
         --set albController.podIdentity.clientID=$(az identity show -g $RESOURCE_GROUP -n azure-alb-identity --query clientId -o tsv)
     ```