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Open Source NewsSeptember 14, 20262 min read

Changed Block Tracking API Reaches Beta

By BIOS Founding Team

Changed Block Tracking API Reaches Beta

The CSI Changed Block Tracking feature, which lets storage drivers report which data blocks changed since the last snapshot, reached Beta via the external-snapshot-metadata sidecar project's v1.0.0 release.

It enables incremental backup and faster disaster recovery by transferring only modified blocks instead of entire volumes, currently for block volumes, with file-volume support planned.

Full details: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/14/csi-changed-block-tracking-beta/