Jenkins Contributor Awards 2026 - Nominations are Open
The Jenkins community thrives because of its contributors.
Every day, maintainers, advocates, security researchers, and community members invest their time to improve Jenkins and support users around the world. The Jenkins Contributor Awards are our way of recognizing these efforts and celebrating the people who make the project stronger.
For 2026, the Jenkins awards are being hosted by the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) alongside the broader CDF Community Awards.
Nominate Outstanding Contributors
Nominations are now open, and any contributor is eligible for recognition.
To ensure transparency and openness, nominations are being collected publicly through GitHub issues. This allows the community to see the nominations and celebrate contributors together.
Make sure to submit your nominations before the deadline on April 2, 2026.
Cast Your Vote
After nominations close, the community will have the opportunity to vote.
Voting opens on April 8 and runs until May 5, 2026. During this period, everyone in the community can participate by voting through the official Google Form, which will list all nominees and award categories.
This is your chance to help highlight the people who move Jenkins forward.
Jenkins Award Categories
You can nominate contributors in several Jenkins-specific categories:
Each category highlights a different kind of impact — from technical contributions and community advocacy to improving the security of the Jenkins ecosystem.
The winners will be officially announced at cdCon 2026, taking place May 18–20, 2026.
Additional CDF Community Awards
In addition to the Jenkins-specific awards, the Continuous Delivery Foundation also recognizes contributors across the broader CD ecosystem.
Categories include:
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Top CDF Ambassador
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Top CDF Contributor
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Top CDF End User
If you know someone making an impact beyond Jenkins, consider nominating them as well.
For full details about all award categories and the nomination process, visit the CDF Awards page.
Celebrate the Community
Open source projects succeed because of the people behind them. The Jenkins Contributor Awards are a chance to highlight those efforts and say thank you.
If someone in the community inspired you this year — submit a nomination and help us celebrate their contributions.
The Jenkins Contributor Awards for 2026 are being hosted by the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF), alongside other prestigious CDF Community Awards.
Nominate Outstanding Contributors
Nominations are now open and any contributor is eligible for recognition! To ensure transparency, nominations are being accepted via GitHub issues.
Be sure to submit your nominations before the deadline on April 2nd, 2026.
Cast Your Vote
Voting begins on April 8 and closes on May 5, 2026. Once voting opens, make your voice heard by voting through the official Google form, which will include all award categories and nominees.
Jenkins Award Categories
Support and celebrate the Jenkins community by nominating or voting for contributors in the following categories:
Winners will be officially announced at cdCon 2026, taking place from May 18 - 20, 2026.
Additional CDF Community Awards
Beyond Jenkins-specific awards, you can also recognize community members on a broader scale with categories such as:
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Top CDF Ambassador
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Top CDF Contributor
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Top CDF End User
For full details on all awards and the nomination process, visit the CDF Award Page. Help us recognize and honor the contributors who make an impact!
About the author
I started contributing regularly in 2019, with a focus on improving quality. I’m also keeping up with some older plugins that are still really popular, like the Thin Backup Plugin and the Job Configuration History Plugin. The community helped me to bring these back up to standard and I learned a lot along the way. Furthermore, I use these lessons to make regular improvements to the developer documentation.
In my day job, I’m a solution architect in a central team that provides Jenkins and DevOps consulting within a big automotive and industrial company.
