GKE release notes (Regular channel)

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April 28, 2025

Change

(2025-R16) Version updates

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.29.14-gke.1018000
    • 1.29.14-gke.1067000

February 18, 2025

Change

(2025-R07) Version updates

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1006000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1009000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1023000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 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 in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 with this release.

January 29, 2025

Change

(2025-R04) Version updates

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1480000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1120000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1128000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1183000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162000 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 in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.

December 26, 2024

Change

(2024-R50) Version updates

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

August 07, 2024

Change

(2024-R28) Version updates

  • Version 1.29.6-gke.1326000 is now the default version in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.27.15-gke.1154000
    • 1.28.11-gke.1172000
    • 1.29.6-gke.1254000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.15-gke.1252000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.15-gke.1252000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1260000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel 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 in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1326000 with this release.

July 17, 2024

Change

(2024-R25) Version updates

  • Version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 is now the default version in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.27.14-gke.1042001
    • 1.27.14-gke.1059001
    • 1.28.10-gke.1075001
    • 1.29.5-gke.1091002
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.14-gke.1059002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.14-gke.1059002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1019001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 with this release.

June 26, 2024

Change

(2024-R21) Version updates

March 04, 2024

Change

(2024-R06) Version updates

  • There are no new releases in the Regular release channel.

September 13, 2022

Change

(2022-R22) Version updates

  • Version 1.22.12-gke.300 is now the default version in the Regular channel.

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:

    • 1.20.15-gke.12800
    • 1.21.14-gke.2100
    • 1.22.11-gke.400

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.2700 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.12-gke.300 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.12-gke.300 with this release.

May 19, 2022

Change

(2022-R12) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.11-gke.1100 is now the default version in the Regular channel.

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:

    • 1.20.15-gke.5200
    • 1.21.9-gke.1002
    • 1.21.10-gke.400
    • 1.21.10-gke.2000
    • 1.21.11-gke.900
    • 1.22.6-gke.300

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20.15-gke.6000 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.11-gke.1100 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.21.11-gke.1100 with this release.

February 24, 2022

Change

(2022-R03) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.6-gke.1503 is now the default version in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.21.5-gke.1805 is now available in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.21.6-gke.1503 is now available in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.22.4-gke.1501 is now available in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.20.11-gke.1801
    • 1.21.5-gke.1802
    • 1.21.6-gke.1500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.6-gke.1503 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.21.6-gke.1503 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.22.4-gke.1501 with this release.

June 25, 2021

Change

(2021-R21) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.9-gke.1900 is now the default version in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.19.9-gke.1900 is now available in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.19.10-gke.1600 is no longer available in the Regular channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.10-gke.1700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.10-gke.1700 with this release.

April 14, 2021

Change

(2021-R12) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.8-gke.1600 is now available in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.18.16-gke.302 is no longer available in the Regular channel.

September 14, 2020

Change

(R29.1) Version updates

March 16, 2020

Feature

You can now use node auto-provisioning to create node pools with preemptible VMs from clusters running in the Regular release channel.