The Continuous Delivery Foundation gives awards to recognize all the work that makes this community and the progress of Continuous Delivery possible. View the Award Guidelines, definitions, and winners here.
Nominate Someone
Nominations are now open and will close on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT.
✨ Click on the links below to nominate someone for a specific award.
CDF Awards
- Continuous Enthusiast – Nominate here
- Top CDF Ambassador – Nominate here
- Top CDF Contributor – Nominate here
- Top Doc(umenter) – Nominate here
- Top CDF End User – Nominate here
Jenkins
- Most Valuable Contributor – Nominate here
- Security MVP – Nominate here
- Most Valuable Advocate – Nominate here
CDF Projects
- JayeX – Nominate here
- Screwdriver – Nominate here
Nomination Process
The nomination process takes place on GitHub to make the process open. If you don’t have a GitHub account, you can send us the nomination by email (social@cd.foundation) and we will post it there on your behalf.
Projects may conduct their nomination and voting process however they choose to. As a graduated project, Jenkins gets three awards.
Voting Process
The CDF Award voting is done by members of the TOC, Ambassadors and Outreach Committee, who will receive an email with information on how to vote. If you’re a member of one of those groups and have not received an email by April 14, 2026, please email us at social@cd.foundation.
Timeline
- Nominations open: March 5, 2026
- Nominations close: April 2, 2026, 11:59 pm PT
- Voting opens: April 8, 2026
- Voting closes: May 5, 2026, 11:59 pm PT
- Winners announced at cdCon: May 18–20, 2026
CDF Award Officers
Thank you to everyone who applied to be an officer. This year, the award officers are: Alexander Brandes and Nikunj Doshi.
Their responsibility is to observe the nomination and voting to ensure the transparency and sanctity of the award process.
You can message them directly with any concerns on CDF Slack.
Alexander Brandes
Nikunj Doshi
2025 Winners
Congratulations to this the 2026 CD Foundation Community Award Winners announced at cdCon 2025 at Open Source Summit in Seattle. View winners
2026 Award Ceremony
The awards winners will be announced at cdCon 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in co-location with Open Source Summit North America, May 18–20.
