GKE release notes (Stable channel)

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

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

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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.

July 02, 2025

Change

(2025-R28) Version updates

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

• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.30.12-gke.1208000
  • 1.31.9-gke.1119000

May 02, 2025

Change

(2025-R17) Version updates

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

• Version 1.32.1-gke.1357001 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.6-gke.1064001 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 Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.2-gke.1182003 with this release.

February 11, 2025

Change

(2025-R06) Version updates

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

• Version 1.30.8-gke.1162001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.29.12-gke.1270000
  • 1.30.8-gke.1261000
  • 1.31.4-gke.1372000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.28.15-gke.1480000
  • 1.28.15-gke.1503000
  • 1.29.12-gke.1120001
  • 1.30.8-gke.1128001
  • 1.30.8-gke.1162000
  • 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 Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162001 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 Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.

December 12, 2024

Change

(2024-R48) Version updates

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

• Version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.28.14-gke.1340000
  • 1.29.9-gke.1496000
  • 1.30.5-gke.1443001
• Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 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 Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.

November 06, 2024

Change

(2024-R43) Version updates

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

August 07, 2024

Change

(2024-R28) Version updates

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

• The following versions are now available in the Stable 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 Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 with this release.

June 05, 2024

Change

Updated 2024-R03 release notes to indicate that control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel were upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.7-gke.1121002, not 1.28.3-gke.1203001 as previously stated.

May 28, 2024

Change

(2024-R17) Version updates

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

• Version 1.26.14-gke.1044001 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.15-gke.1090000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.15-gke.1090000 with this release.

February 08, 2024

Change

(2024-R03) Version updates

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

• Version 1.27.7-gke.1121002 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.28.3-gke.1286000 is now available in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.27.3-gke.100 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.3-gke.1203001 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.3-gke.1203001 with this release.

June 07, 2023

Change

(2023-R12) Version updates

• Version 1.25.8-gke.1000 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.21.14-gke.18100 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.18800 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.14-gke.18800 with this release.

January 05, 2023

Change

(2023-R01) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.22.16-gke.2000
  • 1.23.14-gke.1800
  • 1.24.8-gke.401
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.22.15-gke.100
  • 1.23.11-gke.300
  • 1.24.7-gke.900
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.15-gke.2500 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.15-gke.2500 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.8-gke.401 with this release.

October 19, 2022

Change

(2022-R25) Version updates

• Version 1.22.12-gke.2300 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.21.14-gke.7100
  • 1.22.15-gke.100
  • 1.23.11-gke.300
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.21.14-gke.2700
  • 1.22.12-gke.1200
  • 1.23.8-gke.1900
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.14-gke.3000 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22.12-gke.2300 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.22.12-gke.2300 with this release.
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.23.11-gke.300 with this release.

October 05, 2022

Change

(2022-R24) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.21.14-gke.5300

September 02, 2022

Change

(2022-R21) Version updates

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

  • 1.21.14-gke.2700
  • 1.22.12-gke.500
  • 1.23.8-gke.1900

• Version 1.21.14-gke.700 is now the default version in the Stable channel.

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

  • 1.21.12-gke.2200
  • 1.22.10-gke.600
  • 1.23.7-gke.1400

• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.700 with this release.

• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.14-gke.700 with this release.

• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.12-gke.500 with this release.

• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.8-gke.1900 with this release.

May 11, 2022

Change

(2022-R11) Version updates

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

  • 1.19.16-gke.10800
  • 1.20.15-gke.5200
  • 1.21.11-gke.900

• Version 1.19.16-gke.9400 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.16-gke.9900 with this release.

• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.16-gke.9900 with this release.

September 07, 2021

Change

This note was updated on September 24, 2021. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.12-gke.2101 with this release.

March 29, 2021

Change

(2021-R10) Version updates

• Version 1.17.17-gke.2800 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.16.15-gke.7801
  • 1.17.17-gke.1101
• Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from versions 1.17 and earlier to version 1.17.17-gke.2800 with this release.

February 17, 2021

Change

(2021-R6) Version updates

• Version 1.16.15-gke.6000 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
• Auto-upgrading control planes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.0.0 to version 1.16.15-gke.7800 with this release.

September 15, 2020

Change

(R30) Version updates

• Version 1.15.12-gke.20 is the new default version in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.15.12-gke.2 is no longer available in the Stable channel.