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  <title>Google Kubernetes Engine Extended Channel - Release notes</title>
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  <author>
    <name>Google Cloud Platform</name>
  </author>
  <updated>2026-04-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>

  <entry>
    <title>April 02, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#April_02_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_02_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r13-version-updates">(2026-R13) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2286000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1681000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1090000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1339">1.33.9-gke.1117000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1345">1.34.5-gke.1153000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1352">1.35.2-gke.1485000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  <entry>
    <title>March 25, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#March_25_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_25_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r12-version-updates">(2026-R12) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396002</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2192000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2250000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1576000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1634000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1059000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1339">1.33.9-gke.1060000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1345">1.34.5-gke.1076000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1352">1.35.2-gke.1269001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2117000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2215000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1476000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1599000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.32.12-gke.1076000</li>
<li>1.33.8-gke.1112000</li>
<li>1.34.4-gke.1130000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2154000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2154000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1526000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1127000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1169000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1193000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>March 18, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#March_18_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_18_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r11-version-updates">(2026-R11) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1130000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2117000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2154000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2215000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1476000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1526000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1599000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1127000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1169000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1193000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2026000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2071000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2192000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1376000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1423000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1576000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.32.12-gke.1026000</li>
<li>1.33.8-gke.1026000</li>
<li>1.34.4-gke.1047000</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2745005 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.3047002 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.35.1-gke.1396001</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2117000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2117000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1476000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1076000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1112000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>March 12, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#March_12_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_12_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r10-version-updates">(2026-R10) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1047000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2192000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1576000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1076000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1112000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2154000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1526000</li>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1264000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2469000</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1444000</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.3047001</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1047000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>March 05, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#March_05_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_05_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r9-version-updates">(2026-R9) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1444000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2071000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2154000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1423000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1526000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1047000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2745005</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.3047001</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.3047002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1991000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2117000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1336000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1476000</li>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1211000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2392000</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1318000</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2398002</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2745004</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2026000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2026000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1376000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1264000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2469000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1444000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2745005</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 25, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#February_25_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-25T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_25_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r8-version-updates">(2026-R8) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1318000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2026000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2117000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1376000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1476000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1264000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2469000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1444000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2745004</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1973000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2071000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1319000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1423000</li>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1174000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2326000</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1245000</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2232003</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1991000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1991000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1336000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1211000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2392000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1318000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2398002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 19, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#February_19_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-19T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_19_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r7-version-updates">(2026-R7) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1245000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1991000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2071000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1336000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1423000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1211000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2392000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1318000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232003</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2398002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1922000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2026000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1243000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1376000</li>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1038000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2228001</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1051003</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2232000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1973000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1973000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1319000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1174000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2326000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1245000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232003</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 11, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#February_11_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_11_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r6-version-updates">(2026-R6) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1973000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2026000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1319000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1376000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1174000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2326000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1245000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1901000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1991000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1166000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1336000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2172001</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1922000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1922000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1243000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2228001</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 04, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#February_04_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-04T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_04_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r5-version-updates">(2026-R5) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1051003</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1922000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1991000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1243000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1336000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2228001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2629000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2660000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2725000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1870000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1973000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1156000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1319000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1734000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2118001</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3971002</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1901000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1901000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1166000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1038000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2172001</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1051003</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 29, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#January_29_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-29T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_29_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r4-version-updates">(2026-R4) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118001</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2660000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2725000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1901000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1973000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1319000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1038000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118001</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2172001</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3971002</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1051003</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2617000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2680000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1861000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1922000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1243000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1728000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2100000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2118000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3947002</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3971001</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2629000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1870000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2629000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1870000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1734000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118001</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3971002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 21, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#January_21_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-21T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_21_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r3-version-updates">(2026-R3) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2100000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2629000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2680000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1870000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1922000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1243000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1734000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3947002</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3971001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2613000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2660000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1855000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1901000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1711000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2072000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3899001</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3947000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2617000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1861000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2617000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1861000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1728000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2100000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3947002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 15, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#January_15_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-15T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_15_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r2-version-updates">(2026-R2) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2072000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2617000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2660000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1861000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1901000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1166000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1728000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2100000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3947000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3251000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3280000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3290000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2585000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2629000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1820000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1870000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1114000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1675000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2019000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3355004</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2613000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1855000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2613000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1855000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1156000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1711000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2072000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3899001</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 07, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#January_07_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-07T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_07_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r1-version-updates">(2026-R1) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2019000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3290000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2629000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1870000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1114000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1156000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1675000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1711000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2019000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2072000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3355004</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3899001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3163000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3188000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3225000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3285000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2467000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2505000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2553000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2617000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1719000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1746000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1794000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1861000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1139000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1033000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1239000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1575000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1308000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1862000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.2909002</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3084002</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3355002</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3251000</a></li>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2585000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1820000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3251000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2585000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1820000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1114000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1675000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2019000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3355004</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 05, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#January_05_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_05_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r54-version-updates">(2025-R54) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3285000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2617000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1861000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 29, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#December_29_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-29T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_29_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r53-version-updates">(2025-R53) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3280000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2613000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1855000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 18, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#December_18_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-18T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_18_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r52-version-updates">(2025-R52) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3251000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2585000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1820000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 10, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#December_10_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-10T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_10_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r51-version-updates">(2025-R51) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3188000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3225000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2505000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2553000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1746000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1794000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1033000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1575000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1862000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3355002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3096000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3202000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2380000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2520000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1658000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1760000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1454000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1548000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1791000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3163000</a></li>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2467000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1719000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3163000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2467000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1719000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 05, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#December_05_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_05_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r50-version-updates">(2025-R50) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1308000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3202000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2520000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1760000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1139000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1454000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1239000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1548000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1791000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.2909002</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3084002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2767000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2793000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2966000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.3188000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2002000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2085000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2236000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2505000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1349000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1408000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1525000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1746000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1040000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1123000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1130000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1207000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1201000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3096000</a></li>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2380000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1658000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3096000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2380000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1658000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1139000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1239000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1308000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.2909002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 28, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#November_28_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-28T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_28_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r49-version-updates">(2025-R49) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3188000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2505000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1746000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 20, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#November_20_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-20T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_20_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r48-version-updates">(2025-R48) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3163000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2467000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1719000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 14, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#November_14_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-14T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_14_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r47-version-updates">(2025-R47) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.3096000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2380000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1658000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 07, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#November_07_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-07T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_07_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r46-version-updates">(2025-R46) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1201000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2793000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2966000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2085000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2236000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1408000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1525000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1123000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1207000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1308000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2751000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2857000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1989000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2109000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1336000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1426000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1023000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1108000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1162000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2767000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2767000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2002000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1349000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1040000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1201000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>October 29, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#October_29_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-10-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#October_29_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r45-version-updates">(2025-R45) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1162000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2767000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2857000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2002000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2109000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1349000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1426000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1040000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1201000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2740000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2793000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1979000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2085000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1267000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1408000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1008000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1092000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1125000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2751000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2751000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1989000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1336000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1023000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1108000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1162000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>October 22, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#October_22_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-10-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#October_22_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r44-version-updates">(2025-R44) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1125000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2751000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2793000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1989000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2085000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1336000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1408000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1023000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1108000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1162000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2730000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2767000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1971000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.2002000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1150000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1349000</li>
<li>1.31.12-gke.1265000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1072000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1080000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2740000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2740000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1979000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1267000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1008000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1092000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1125000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>October 15, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#October_15_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-10-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#October_15_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r43-version-updates">(2025-R43) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1080000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2740000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2767000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1979000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.2002000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1349000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1008000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1092000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1125000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2697000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2751000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1936000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1989000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1336000</li>
<li>1.31.12-gke.1220000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1010000</li>
<li>1.33.4-gke.1350000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2730000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2730000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1971000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13112">1.31.12-gke.1265000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1072000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1080000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>October 08, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#October_08_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-10-08T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#October_08_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r42-version-updates">(2025-R42) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1350000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2730000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2751000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1971000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1989000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1336000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13112">1.31.12-gke.1265000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1072000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1080000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2630000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2740000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1851000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1979000</li>
<li>1.31.11-gke.1036000</li>
<li>1.32.8-gke.1170000</li>
<li>1.33.4-gke.1245000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.27 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2697000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.28 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2697000</a></li>
<li>1.29 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1936000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13112">1.31.12-gke.1220000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1010000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1350000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>October 02, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#October_02_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-10-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#October_02_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r41-version-updates">(2025-R41) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1245000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2697000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2740000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1936000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1979000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1267000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13112">1.31.12-gke.1220000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1010000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1350000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2610000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2730000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1835000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1971000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1130000</li>
<li>1.31.12-gke.1110000</li>
<li>1.32.8-gke.1134000</li>
<li>1.33.4-gke.1172000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2630000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2630000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1851000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1150000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1328">1.32.8-gke.1170000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1245000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>September 29, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#September_29_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-09-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#September_29_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r40-version-updates">(2025-R40) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1172000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2630000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2730000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1851000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1971000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1150000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13112">1.31.12-gke.1110000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1328">1.32.8-gke.1170000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1245000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2599000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2697000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1820000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1936000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1108000</li>
<li>1.31.12-gke.1083000</li>
<li>1.32.8-gke.1108000</li>
<li>1.33.4-gke.1134000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2610000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2610000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1835000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1130000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1328">1.32.8-gke.1134000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1172000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>September 18, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#September_18_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-09-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#September_18_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r39-version-updates">(2025-R39) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1134000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2610000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2697000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1835000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1936000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13112">1.31.12-gke.1083000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1328">1.32.8-gke.1134000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1172000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2564000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2630000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1773000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1851000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1059000</li>
<li>1.31.12-gke.1060000</li>
<li>1.32.8-gke.1026000</li>
<li>1.33.4-gke.1036000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2599000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2599000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1820000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1108000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1328">1.32.8-gke.1108000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1134000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  <entry>
    <title>September 11, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#September_11_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-09-11T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#September_11_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r38-version-updates">(2025-R38) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1036000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2599000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2630000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1820000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1851000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1108000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13112">1.31.12-gke.1060000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1328">1.32.8-gke.1108000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1134000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2547000</li>
<li>1.28.15-gke.2610000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1756000</li>
<li>1.29.15-gke.1835000</li>
<li>1.30.14-gke.1036000</li>
<li>1.31.12-gke.1014000</li>
<li>1.32.7-gke.1079000</li>
<li>1.33.3-gke.1136000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2564000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.28.md#v12815">1.28.15-gke.2564000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.29.md#v12915">1.29.15-gke.1773000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.1059000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1328">1.32.8-gke.1026000</a> with this release.</li>
<li>Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1334">1.33.4-gke.1036000</a> with this release.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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