# istio_57827.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: feature
area: installation

# issue is a list of GitHub issues resolved in this note.
# If issue is not in the current repo, specify its full URL instead.
issue:
- 57827

releaseNotes:
  - |
    **Added** support for environment variable `FORCE_IPTABLES_BINARY` to override iptables backend detection and use a specific binary.