GKE release notes (Extended channel)

This page documents Google Kubernetes Engine version updates in the Extendedrelease channel.

For all Google Kubernetes Engine version updates, fixes, known issues, or new features,seerelease notes.

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To view release notes for versions prior to 2020, see theRelease notes archive.

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Note: Your clusters might not have the latest released versions. Rollouts begin on the day of the note and take four or more business days to be completed across all Google Cloud zones.

February 19, 2026

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(2026-R7) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

February 11, 2026

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(2026-R6) Version updates

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February 04, 2026

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(2026-R5) Version updates

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January 29, 2026

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(2026-R4) Version updates

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January 21, 2026

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(2026-R3) Version updates

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January 15, 2026

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(2026-R2) Version updates

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January 07, 2026

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(2026-R1) Version updates

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January 05, 2026

December 29, 2025

December 18, 2025

December 10, 2025

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(2025-R51) Version updates

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December 05, 2025

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(2025-R50) Version updates

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November 28, 2025

November 20, 2025

November 14, 2025

November 07, 2025

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(2025-R46) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

October 29, 2025

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(2025-R45) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

October 22, 2025

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(2025-R44) Version updates

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October 15, 2025

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(2025-R43) Version updates

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October 08, 2025

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(2025-R42) Version updates

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October 02, 2025

Change

(2025-R41) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.33.4-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.2610000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2730000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1835000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1971000
    • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1110000
    • 1.32.8-gke.1134000
    • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2630000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2630000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1851000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.8-gke.1170000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.4-gke.1245000 with this release.

September 29, 2025

Change

(2025-R40) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.33.4-gke.1172000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.2599000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2697000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1820000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1936000
    • 1.30.14-gke.1108000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1083000
    • 1.32.8-gke.1108000
    • 1.33.4-gke.1134000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2610000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2610000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1835000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.14-gke.1130000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.8-gke.1134000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.4-gke.1172000 with this release.

September 18, 2025

Change

(2025-R39) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.33.4-gke.1134000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.2564000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2630000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1773000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1851000
    • 1.30.14-gke.1059000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1060000
    • 1.32.8-gke.1026000
    • 1.33.4-gke.1036000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2599000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2599000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1820000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.14-gke.1108000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.8-gke.1108000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.4-gke.1134000 with this release.

September 11, 2025

Change

(2025-R38) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.33.4-gke.1036000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.2547000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2610000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1756000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1835000
    • 1.30.14-gke.1036000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1014000
    • 1.32.7-gke.1079000
    • 1.33.3-gke.1136000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2564000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2564000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1773000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.14-gke.1059000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.8-gke.1026000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.4-gke.1036000 with this release.

September 03, 2025

Change

(2025-R37) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

August 27, 2025

Change

(2025-R36) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.33.3-gke.1136000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.2507000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2564000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1686000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1773000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1414000
    • 1.31.11-gke.1064000
    • 1.32.6-gke.1125000
    • 1.33.2-gke.1240000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2527000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2527000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1713000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.14-gke.1011000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.7-gke.1016000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.3-gke.1136000 with this release.

August 21, 2025

Change

(2025-R35) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

August 14, 2025

Change

(2025-R34) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

August 06, 2025

Change

(2025-R33) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

August 01, 2025

Change

(2025-R32) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.33.2-gke.1240000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.2456000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2488000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1607000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1656000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1333000
    • 1.31.10-gke.1021000
    • 1.32.6-gke.1013000
    • 1.33.2-gke.1111000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2461000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2461000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1614000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.12-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.10-gke.1034000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.6-gke.1025000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.2-gke.1240000 with this release.

July 25, 2025

Change

(2025-R31) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available.Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can takemultiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.33.2-gke.1111000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.2303000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2380000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2428000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2445000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2475000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1415000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1493000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1549000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1594000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1639000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1168000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1208000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1246000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1279000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1320000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1044001
    • 1.31.9-gke.1119000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1176000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1218000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1287000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1415000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1603000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1698000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1767000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1107000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1386000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1584000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1744000
    • 1.33.2-gke.1043000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2456000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2456000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1607000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.12-gke.1333000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.10-gke.1021000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.6-gke.1013000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.2-gke.1111000 with this release.

July 16, 2025

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June 27, 2025

June 18, 2025

Change

(2025-R26) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.4-gke.1415000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2810000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2874000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2287000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2403000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1395000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1523000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1151000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1005000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1353003
    • 1.33.0-gke.2248000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2303000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2820000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2303000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1415000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.12-gke.1168000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.9-gke.1044001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.4-gke.1415000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.1-gke.1107000 with this release.

June 12, 2025

Change

(2025-R25) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.4-gke.1353003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2771000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2853000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2239000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2380000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1325000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1493000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1086000
    • 1.31.8-gke.1113000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1236007
    • 1.32.4-gke.1353001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2287000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2810000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2287000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1395000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.12-gke.1151000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.9-gke.1005000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.4-gke.1353003 with this release.

June 05, 2025

Change

(2025-R24) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.4-gke.1236007 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2732000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2820000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2192000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2303000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1274000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1415000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1033000
    • 1.31.8-gke.1045000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1106006
    • 1.32.4-gke.1236006
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2239000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2771000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2239000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1325000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.12-gke.1086000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.8-gke.1113000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.4-gke.1236007 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version1.33.0-gke.2248000 with this release.
Change

(2025-R23) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2025-R23.

May 30, 2025

Change

(2025-R22) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.4-gke.1106006 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2703000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2810000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2169000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2287000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1240000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1395000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1217000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1390000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927009
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2192000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2732000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2192000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1274000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.12-gke.1033000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.8-gke.1045000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.4-gke.1106006 with this release.
Change

(2025-R21) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2025-R21.

May 23, 2025

Change

(2025-R20) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.3-gke.1927009 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2682000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2771000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2142000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2239000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1193000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1325000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1157000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1265000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1785003
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927002
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2169000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2703000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1240000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.11-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.7-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.3-gke.1927009 with this release.

May 16, 2025

Change

(2025-R19) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.3-gke.1785003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2664000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2732000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2121000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2192000
    • 1.29.14-gke.1067000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1274000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1131000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1212000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1297002
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2142000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2682000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2142000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.15-gke.1193000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.3-gke.1785003 with this release.

May 09, 2025

Change

(2025-R18) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.2-gke.1297002 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2650000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2703000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2097000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2169000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1240000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1070000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1064001
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.28.15-gke.2121000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2664000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2121000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.11-gke.1131000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.7-gke.1212000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.2-gke.1297002 with this release.

May 02, 2025

Change

(2025-R17) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

April 28, 2025

Change

(2025-R16) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

April 18, 2025

Change

(2025-R15) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.32.2-gke.1182003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2451000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2477000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2528000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2573000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2650000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1844000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1881000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1940000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2003000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2097000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1022000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1020000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1064000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1357001
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182001
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2595000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.2027000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.10-gke.1070000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.6-gke.1064001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.2-gke.1182003 with this release.

April 08, 2025

April 02, 2025

March 26, 2025

March 19, 2025

March 12, 2025

Change

(2025-R10) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.31.6-gke.1020000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2270000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2489000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1781000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1897000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1169000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1201000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1233000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2451000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1844000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.14-gke.1018000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.10-gke.1022000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.6-gke.1020000 with this release.

March 05, 2025

Change

(2025-R09) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.31.5-gke.1233000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2477000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1641000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1881000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1127000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1169000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1781000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.13-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.9-gke.1201000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.5-gke.1233000 with this release.

February 26, 2025

Change

(2025-R08) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.31.5-gke.1169000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2440000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1612000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1844000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1038000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1046000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1068000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1200003
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1641000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.13-gke.1109000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.9-gke.1127000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.5-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.1-gke.1357001 with this release.

February 18, 2025

Change

(2025-R07) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

February 11, 2025

Change

(2025-R06) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.31.5-gke.1023000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2246000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2342000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1270000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1261000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1372000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.5-gke.1023000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version1.32.1-gke.1200003 with this release.

February 06, 2025

Change

(2025-R05) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.31.4-gke.1372000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2142000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2296000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1503000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143001
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162001
    • 1.31.4-gke.1256000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2246000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.

January 29, 2025

Change

(2025-R04) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.31.4-gke.1256000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2122000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2270000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1480000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1120000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1128000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1183000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2142000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.8-gke.1162000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.

January 23, 2025

Change

(2025-R03) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.31.4-gke.1183000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2081000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2246000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1435000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051000
    • 1.31.3-gke.1162000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2122000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.12-gke.1120000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.8-gke.1128000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.4-gke.1183000 with this release.

January 14, 2025

Change

(2025-R02) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.8-gke.1051000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2142000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1342000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1362000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1280000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1596000
    • 1.30.7-gke.1084000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2105000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1435000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.12-gke.1055000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.8-gke.1051000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.3-gke.1162000 with this release.

January 07, 2025

Change

(2025-R01) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.6-gke.1596000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1836000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2027000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2051000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1159000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1227000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1125000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.2081000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.6-gke.1596000 with this release.

December 26, 2024

December 18, 2024

December 12, 2024

Change

(2024-R48) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.6-gke.1125000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1784000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1020000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1080000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1054000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1155000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1699000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1713000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.1836000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1159000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.10-gke.1227000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.6-gke.1125000 with this release.

December 10, 2024

Change

(2024-R47) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.5-gke.1699000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1681000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1742000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2019000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1340000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1376000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1496000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1541000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1443001
    • 1.31.1-gke.1846000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2008000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.1784000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.1-gke.2105000 with this release.

November 27, 2024

November 19, 2024

November 13, 2024

Change

(2024-R44) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progresswhen we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloudzones.

November 06, 2024

Change

(2024-R43) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progresswhen we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloudzones.
  • Version1.30.5-gke.1443001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1217000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1341000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1355000
    • 1.31.1-gke.1678000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version1.31.1-gke.1846000 with this release.

October 30, 2024

Change

(2024-R42) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.5-gke.1355000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1712000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1099000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1177000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014001
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014003
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.14-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.9-gke.1341000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.5-gke.1355000 with this release.

October 25, 2024

Change

(2024-R41) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

October 17, 2024

Change

(2024-R40) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.27.16-gke.1681000 is now available in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1576000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1004000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1278000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.

October 11, 2024

Change

(2024-R39) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.5-gke.1014001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.13-gke.1119000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1211000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.

October 03, 2024

Change

(2024-R38) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.4-gke.1348000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1287000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1049000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1096000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.4-gke.1348000 with this release.

September 26, 2024

Change

(2024-R37) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

September 19, 2024

Change

(2024-R36) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.3-gke.1969001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • Version 1.30.3-gke.1639000 is no longer available in the Extended channel.
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.3-gke.1969001 with this release.

September 11, 2024

Change

(2024-R35) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

September 06, 2024

Change

(2024-R34) Version updates

There are no new releases in the Extended channel.

Change

(2024-R33) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.30.3-gke.1639000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1051000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1082000
    • 1.28.12-gke.1052000
    • 1.29.7-gke.1104000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1225000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters withmaintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.1148000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.12-gke.1179000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.7-gke.1274000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.3-gke.1639000 with this release.

August 28, 2024

August 20, 2024

Change

(2024-R31) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.29.7-gke.1104000 is now the default version in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1008000
    • 1.28.11-gke.1315000
    • 1.29.7-gke.1008000
    • 1.30.2-gke.1587003
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.1051000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.12-gke.1052000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.7-gke.1104000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.3-gke.1225000 with this release.

August 14, 2024

Change

(2024-R30) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.29.7-gke.1008000 is now the default version in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.15-gke.1252000
    • 1.28.11-gke.1260000
    • 1.29.6-gke.1326000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.16-gke.1008000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.11-gke.1315000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.7-gke.1008000 with this release.

August 12, 2024

Change

(2024-R29) Version updates

There are no new releases in the Extended channel.

August 07, 2024

Change

(2024-R28) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
  • Version1.29.6-gke.1326000 is now the default version in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.15-gke.1154000
    • 1.28.11-gke.1172000
    • 1.29.6-gke.1254000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.15-gke.1252000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.11-gke.1260000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.6-gke.1326000 with this release.

July 31, 2024

Change

(2024-R27) Version updates

Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progresswhen we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloudzones.
  • Version1.29.6-gke.1254000 is now the default version in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.14-gke.1059002
    • 1.28.11-gke.1019001
    • 1.29.6-gke.1038001
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version1.27.15-gke.1154000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version1.28.11-gke.1172000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version1.29.6-gke.1254000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version1.30.2-gke.1587003 with this release.

July 25, 2024

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