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  <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes</id>
  <title>Google Kubernetes Engine Extended Channel - Release notes</title>
  <link rel="self" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/feeds/gke-extended-channel-release-notes.xml"/>
  <author>
    <name>Google Cloud Platform</name>
  </author>
  <updated>2026-07-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>

  <entry>
    <title>July 10, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#July_10_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-07-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#July_10_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r29-version-updates">(2026-R29) 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.2746000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2816000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.2157000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.2233000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1829000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1913000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1270000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349">1.34.9-gke.1065000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356">1.35.6-gke.1049000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.3302004</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.3712000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2608000 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.2767000 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.1986000 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.2169000 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>1.32.13-gke.1729000 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>1.32.13-gke.1844000 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>
</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.2710000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.2116000</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.2710000</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.2116000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1740000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>July 09, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#July_09_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-07-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#July_09_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r28-version-updates">(2026-R28) 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#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1241004</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.2767000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.2169000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1740000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1844000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2746000 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.2157000 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>1.32.13-gke.1657000 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>1.32.13-gke.1829000 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>1.33.12-gke.1116000 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>1.34.8-gke.1218000 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>1.35.5-gke.1163012</li>
<li>1.36.0-gke.2684000 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>
</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#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1729000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1165000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1278000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1241004</a></li>
<li>1.36 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.3070003</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-R27-version-updates">(2026-R27) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R27.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-R27-version-updates">(2026-R27) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R27.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-R27-version-updates">(2026-R27) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R27.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-R27-version-updates">(2026-R27) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R27.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-R27-version-updates">(2026-R27) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R27.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-R27-version-updates">(2026-R27) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R27.</p>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>June 29, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#June_29_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-06-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#June_29_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r26-version-updates">(2026-R26) 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#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1163012</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.2746000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.2157000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1729000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1829000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1165000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1278000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1241004</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.3070003</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2558000 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.1967000 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>1.32.13-gke.1592000 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>1.32.13-gke.1740000 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>1.33.12-gke.1059000</li>
<li>1.34.8-gke.1126000</li>
<li>1.35.5-gke.1057002</li>
<li>1.36.0-gke.2459000 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>
</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.2608000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1986000</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.2608000</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.1986000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1657000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1116000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1218000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1163012</a></li>
<li>1.36 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.2684000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>June 26, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#June_26_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-06-26T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#June_26_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r25-version-updates">(2026-R25) 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#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1057002</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.2608000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2710000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1986000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.2116000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1657000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1740000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1116000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1218000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1057002</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1163012</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.2684000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2530000 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.2681000 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.1942000 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.2074000 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>1.32.13-gke.1551000 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>1.32.13-gke.1729000 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>1.33.12-gke.1000000</li>
<li>1.34.8-gke.1000000</li>
<li>1.35.5-gke.1000000</li>
<li>1.35.5-gke.1057000 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>
</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.2558000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1967000</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.2558000</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.1967000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1592000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1059000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1126000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1057002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r24-version-updates">(2026-R24) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R24.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r24-version-updates">(2026-R24) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R24.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r24-version-updates">(2026-R24) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R24.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r24-version-updates">(2026-R24) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R24.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r24-version-updates">(2026-R24) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R24.</p>
<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r24-version-updates">(2026-R24) Version updates</h4>
<p>There are no version updates for 2026-R24.</p>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>June 12, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#June_12_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-06-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#June_12_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r23-version-updates">(2026-R23) 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#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1000000</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.2558000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2681000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1967000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.2074000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1592000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1729000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1059000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1126000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1057000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.2459000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2458000 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.2608000 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.1868000 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.1986000 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>1.32.13-gke.1492000 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>1.32.13-gke.1657000 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>1.33.11-gke.1197000</li>
<li>1.34.7-gke.1499000</li>
<li>1.35.3-gke.2190000</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.2530000</a></li>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1942000</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.2530000</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.1942000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1551000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1000000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1000000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1000000</a></li>
<li>1.36 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360">1.36.0-gke.2459000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>June 04, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#June_04_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-06-04T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#June_04_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r22-version-updates">(2026-R22) 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#v1353">1.35.3-gke.2190000</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.2530000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2608000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1942000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1986000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1551000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1657000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312">1.33.12-gke.1000000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348">1.34.8-gke.1000000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1355">1.35.5-gke.1000000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2441000 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.2558000 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.1850000 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.1967000 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>1.32.13-gke.1449000 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>1.32.13-gke.1592000 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>1.33.11-gke.1074000</li>
<li>1.34.7-gke.1055000</li>
<li>1.35.3-gke.1389002</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.2458000</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.2458000</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.1868000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1492000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1197000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1347">1.34.7-gke.1499000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.2190000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>May 27, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#May_27_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-05-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#May_27_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r21-version-updates">(2026-R21) 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#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389002</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.2441000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2558000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1850000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1967000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1449000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1592000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1197000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1347">1.34.7-gke.1499000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.2190000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2407000 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.2415000 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.2530000 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.1816000 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.1823000 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.1942000 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>1.32.13-gke.1258000 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>1.32.13-gke.1318000 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>1.32.13-gke.1551000 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>1.33.11-gke.1013000</li>
<li>1.34.6-gke.1307000</li>
<li>1.35.3-gke.1389000</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.2441000</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.2441000</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.1850000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1449000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1074000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1347">1.34.7-gke.1055000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>May 21, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#May_21_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-05-21T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#May_21_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r20-version-updates">(2026-R20) 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.2530000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1942000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1551000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>May 13, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#May_13_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-05-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#May_13_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r19-version-updates">(2026-R19) 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.2415000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2458000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1823000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1868000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1492000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1074000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1347">1.34.7-gke.1055000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2369000 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.2441000 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.1790000 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.1850000 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>1.32.13-gke.1449000 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>1.33.10-gke.1176000</li>
<li>1.34.6-gke.1237000</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.2407000</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.2407000</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.1816000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1013000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1307000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>May 06, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#May_06_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-05-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#May_06_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r18-version-updates">(2026-R18) 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#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389000</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.2407000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014">1.30.14-gke.2441000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1816000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1850000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1449000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1013000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1307000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2320000 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.2415000 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.1723000 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.1823000 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>1.33.10-gke.1115000</li>
<li>1.34.6-gke.1154000</li>
<li>1.35.3-gke.1234000</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.2369000</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.2369000</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.1790000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1176000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1237000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 29, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#April_29_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_29_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r17-version-updates">(2026-R17) 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#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1234000</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.2415000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1823000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1258000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1318000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1115000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1176000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1154000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1237000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1234000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
<ul>
<li>1.30.14-gke.2154000 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>1.30.14-gke.2250000 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.2286000 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.2407000 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.1526000 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>1.31.14-gke.1634000 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.1681000 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.1816000 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.1127000 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>1.32.13-gke.1059000</li>
<li>1.32.13-gke.1090000 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>1.32.13-gke.1147000 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>1.33.8-gke.1169000 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>1.33.9-gke.1060000</li>
<li>1.33.9-gke.1117000 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>1.33.9-gke.1166000 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>1.34.4-gke.1193000 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>1.34.5-gke.1076000</li>
<li>1.34.5-gke.1153000 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>1.34.5-gke.1208000 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.1396002</li>
<li>1.35.2-gke.1269001</li>
<li>1.35.2-gke.1485000</li>
<li>1.35.2-gke.1842000 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>
</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.2320000</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.2320000</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.1723000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1258000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1115000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1154000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1234000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 22, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#April_22_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_22_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r16-version-updates">(2026-R16) 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.2407000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1816000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 15, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#April_15_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_15_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r15-version-updates">(2026-R15) 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.2369000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1790000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 09, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-extended-channel-release-notes#April_09_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_09_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r14-version-updates">(2026-R14) 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.2320000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1723000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1147000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1339">1.33.9-gke.1166000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1345">1.34.5-gke.1208000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1352">1.35.2-gke.1842000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <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>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <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>
]]>
    </content>
  </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>
]]>
    </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>
]]>
    </content>
  </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>
]]>
    </content>
  </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>
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    </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>
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  </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>
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  </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>
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  </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>
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