# istio_50132.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: feature
area: traffic-management
issue:
  - 48362
releaseNotes:
  - |
    **Added** the annotation `networking.istio.io/address-type` to allow `istio` class Gateways to use `ClusterIP` for status addresses.
    **Added** the ability to annotate workloads or services with `istio.io/use-waypoint` pointing to Gateways of arbitrary gateway classes.

    These changes allow configuring a standard `istio` gateway as a Waypoint.
    For this to work, it must be configured as a `ClusterIP` Service with
    redirection enabled. This is colloquially referred to as a "gateway
    sandwich" where the zTunnel layer handles mTLS.