Release Post for v1.11.6

Author: wyattwenzel

website/releases/v1.11.6.md

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+---
+date: 2026-05-06
+title: 'Spice v1.11.6 (May 6, 2026)'
+type: blog
+authors: [krinart]
+tags: [release, dynamodb, data-connector, helm]
+
+---
+Spice v1.11.6 is now available! 🛠️
+
+Spice v1.11.6 is a patch release improving **DynamoDB** bootstrap ingestion performance and making **Helm chart** health probes configurable.
+
+## What's New in v1.11.6
+
+### DynamoDB: Faster Bootstrap Ingestion
+
+Improved [DynamoDB](https://spiceai.org/docs/components/data-connectors/dynamodb) bootstrap ingestion throughput for `refresh_mode: changes` datasets ([#10616](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/10616)). Large tables now maintain a high, steady ingestion rate throughout the entire bootstrap, even for very large tables.
+
+### Helm Chart: Configurable Health Probes
+
+The Spice [Helm chart](https://spiceai.org/docs/deployment/kubernetes) now supports configurable `livenessProbe`, `readinessProbe`, and `startupProbe` settings ([#10696](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/10696)), including probe path, port, and timing parameters.
+
+**Example `values.yaml`:**
+
+```yaml
+...
+livenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health
+    port: 8090
+  timeoutSeconds: 1
+  periodSeconds: 10
+  failureThreshold: 3
+
+readinessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /v1/ready
+    port: 8090
+  timeoutSeconds: 5
+  periodSeconds: 10
+  failureThreshold: 3
+
+startupProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health
+    port: 8090
+  timeoutSeconds: 1
+  periodSeconds: 10
+  failureThreshold: 30
+```
+
+## Contributors
+
+- [@krinart](https://github.com/krinart)
+- [@lukekim](https://github.com/lukekim)
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+No breaking changes.
+
+## Cookbook Updates
+
+No new cookbook recipes.
+
+The [Spice Cookbook](https://spiceai.org/cookbook) includes 86 recipes to help you get started with Spice quickly and easily.
+
+## Upgrading
+
+To upgrade to v1.11.6, use one of the following methods:
+
+**CLI**:
+
+```console
+spice upgrade
+```
+
+**Homebrew**:
+
+```console
+brew upgrade spiceai/spiceai/spice
+```
+
+**Docker**:
+
+Pull the `spiceai/spiceai:1.11.6` image:
+
+```console
+docker pull spiceai/spiceai:1.11.6
+```
+
+For available tags, see [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/spiceai/spiceai/tags).
+
+**Helm**:
+
+```console
+helm repo update
+helm upgrade spiceai spiceai/spiceai --version 1.11.6
+```
+
+**AWS Marketplace**:
+
+Spice is available in the [AWS Marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-jmf6jskjvnq7i).
+
+## What's Changed
+
+### Changelog
+
+- Improve DynamoDB Bootstrap performance by [@krinart](https://github.com/krinart) in [#10616](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/10616)
+- fix: use InsertOp::Overwrite in DynamoDB bootstrap scan_and_overwrite_accelerator by [@claudespice](https://github.com/claudespice) in [#10639](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/10639)
+- fix: make Helm chart probes configurable by [@lukekim](https://github.com/lukekim) in [#10696](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/10696)
+- Migrate secrets to vars by [@krinart](https://github.com/krinart) in [#10354](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/pull/10354)
+
+**Full Changelog**: [https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/compare/v1.11.5...v1.11.6](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/compare/v1.11.5...v1.11.6)