GKE release notes (No channel)

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

October 25, 2024

Change

(2024-R41) Version updates

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

• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.28.14-gke.1376000
  • 1.29.9-gke.1541000
  • 1.30.5-gke.1014003
  • 1.30.5-gke.1628000
  • 1.31.1-gke.1146000
  • 1.31.1-gke.1678000
  • 1.31.1-gke.1846000
  • 1.31.1-gke.2008000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.27.16-gke.1712000
  • 1.28.14-gke.1376000
  • 1.29.9-gke.1541000
  • 1.30.5-gke.1014003
  • 1.30.5-gke.1628000
  • 1.31.1-gke.1146000
  • 1.31.1-gke.1678000
  • 1.31.1-gke.1846000
  • 1.31.1-gke.2008000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.28.13-gke.1119000
  • 1.29.8-gke.1211000
  • 1.30.3-gke.1969002
  • 1.30.5-gke.1145000
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.
• The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.1678000 with this release.

August 20, 2024

Change

(2024-R31) Version updates

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

• Version 1.29.7-gke.1104000 is now the default version.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.27.16-gke.1234000
  • 1.28.13-gke.1006000
  • 1.29.8-gke.1031000
  • 1.30.3-gke.1969000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.27.16-gke.1234000
  • 1.28.13-gke.1006000
  • 1.29.8-gke.1031000
  • 1.30.3-gke.1969000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.27.15-gke.1154000
  • 1.27.16-gke.1008000
  • 1.28.11-gke.1172000
  • 1.28.11-gke.1315000
  • 1.29.6-gke.1038001
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1051000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1051000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.12-gke.1052000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.12-gke.1052000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.6-gke.1326000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1326000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.3-gke.1225000 with this release.

May 17, 2024

Change

(2024-R14) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2024-R14.

(2024-R15) Version updates

• Version 1.28.8-gke.1095000 is now the default version.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.26.15-gke.1320000
  • 1.27.13-gke.1070000
  • 1.27.13-gke.1201000
  • 1.28.9-gke.1069000
  • 1.28.9-gke.1250000
  • 1.28.9-gke.1289000
  • 1.29.3-gke.1282005
  • 1.29.4-gke.1165000
  • 1.29.4-gke.1447001
  • 1.29.4-gke.1542000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.26.15-gke.1320000
  • 1.27.13-gke.1201000
  • 1.28.9-gke.1250000
  • 1.28.9-gke.1289000
  • 1.29.3-gke.1282005
  • 1.29.4-gke.1447001
  • 1.29.4-gke.1542000
  • 1.29.4-gke.1670000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.26.8-gke.200
  • 1.26.14-gke.1044000
  • 1.27.8-gke.1067004
  • 1.29.3-gke.1282000
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062003 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062003 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.8-gke.1095000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589020 with this release.

May 01, 2024

Change

(2024-R12) Version updates

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

• The following control plane and node versions are now available:
  • 1.26.15-gke.1243000
  • 1.27.13-gke.1070000
  • 1.28.9-gke.1069000
  • 1.29.4-gke.1165000
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.14-gke.1044000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062001 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062001 with this release.

March 31, 2023

Change

(2023-R08) Version updates

• The following control plane versions are now available:
  • 1.22.17-gke.7500
  • 1.23.17-gke.1700
  • 1.24.12-gke.500
  • 1.25.8-gke.500
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.22.17-gke.7500
  • 1.23.17-gke.1700
  • 1.24.12-gke.500
  • 1.25.8-gke.500
  • 1.26.1-gke.1500
  • 1.26.3-gke.400
• Version 1.24.10-gke.2300 is now the default version.
• The following control plane versions are no longer available:
  • 1.21.14-gke.14600
  • 1.22.17-gke.4000
  • 1.22.17-gke.4300
  • 1.23.14-gke.1800
  • 1.23.15-gke.1400
  • 1.23.15-gke.1900
  • 1.23.16-gke.200
  • 1.23.16-gke.1100
  • 1.24.9-gke.2000
  • 1.25.6-gke.1000
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.14-gke.15800 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22.17-gke.5400 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.23.16-gke.1400 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.23.16-gke.1400 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.24.10-gke.2300 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.25 to 1.25.7-gke.1000 with this release.

June 13, 2022

Change

(2022-R14) Version updates

• Version 1.22.8-gke.202 is now the default version.
• Control plane version 1.19.16-gke.9400 is now available.
• The following control plane and node versions are now available:
  • 1.19.16-gke.14500
  • 1.20.15-gke.8700
  • 1.21.12-gke.2200
  • 1.22.8-gke.202
  • 1.22.9-gke.2000
  • 1.23.5-gke.1503
  • 1.23.6-gke.1501
  • 1.23.6-gke.2200
• Control plane version 1.21.11-gke.900 is no longer available.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.11-gke.1900 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.11-gke.1900 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.8-gke.202 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.5-gke.1503 with this release.

December 06, 2021

Change

(2021-R34) Version updates

• The following control plane versions are no longer available:
  • 1.19.13-gke.1900, 1.19.14-gke.301, 1.19.14-gke.1900, 1.19.14-gke.2300, 1.19.15-gke.500
  • 1.21.3-gke.2003, 1.21.4-gke.2300, 1.21.4-gke.2302, 1.21.5-gke.1300
• The following control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded with this release:
  • From version 1.18 to 1.19.15-gke.1300
  • From version 1.19 to 1.20.11-gke.1300
  • From version 1.20 to 1.20.11-gke.1300
  • From version 1.21 to 1.21.5-gke.1302

August 20, 2021

Change

(2021-R27) Version updates

• Version 1.20.8-gke.2100 is now the default version.
• The following control plane and node versions are now available:
  • 1.18.20-gke.4100
  • 1.19.13-gke.1900
  • 1.20.9-gke.2100
• The following control plane versions are no longer available:
  • 1.18.20-gke.501
  • 1.19.9-gke.1900
  • 1.19.10-gke.1000
  • 1.19.10-gke.1001
  • 1.19.10-gke.1601
  • 1.19.10-gke.1701
  • 1.19.11-gke.1701
  • 1.19.11-gke.2101
  • 1.19.12-gke.700
  • 1.19.12-gke.900
  • 1.19.12-gke.1100
  • 1.20.8-gke.700
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.18.20-gke.901 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.12-gke.2100 with this release.

June 09, 2021

Change

(2021-R19) Version updates

• Version 1.18.17-gke.1900 is now the default version.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.17.17-gke.9100
  • 1.18.17-gke.1201
  • 1.18.17-gke.1901
  • 1.20.6-gke.1000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.18.17-gke.100
  • 1.18.17-gke.700
  • 1.19.8-gke.1600
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.17-gke.1200 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.20.6-gke.1000 with this release.

March 16, 2021

Change

(2021-R9) Version updates

• Version 1.17.17-gke.3700 is now available.
• Version 1.18.15-gke.1502 is now available.
• Version 1.18.16-gke.302 is now available.
• Version 1.18.16-gke.1200 is now available.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from versions 1.17 and earlier to version 1.17.17-gke.1101 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from versions 1.18 to version 1.18.15-gke.1501 with this release.

September 15, 2020

Change

(R30) Version updates

• Version 1.15.12-gke.20 is the new default version for clusters with no channel.

May 04, 2020

Change

1.15.11-gke.12 is now available.

January 07, 2020

Change

v.1.13.x

• 1.13.12-gke.17

v.1.14.x

• 1.14.10-gke.0

v.1.15.x

• 1.15.7-gke.2