The following sections contain version information for Google Distributed Cloud
releases.
Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal versions
The following Google Distributed Cloud versions are fully supported, offering
the latest patches and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and
issues affecting Google Distributed Cloud:
| Minor version |
Release date |
Earliest end of life date |
Available patches |
Kubernetes version |
| 1.29 (latest) |
April 29, 2024 |
April 29, 2025 |
1.29.100-gke.251 |
v1.29.4-gke.200 |
| 1.29.0-gke.1449 |
v1.29.3-gke.600 |
| 1.28 |
December 15, 2023 |
December 15, 2024 |
1.28.500-gke.120 |
v1.28.8-gke.2000 |
| 1.28.400-gke.77 |
v1.28.7-gke.1700 |
| 1.28.300-gke.131 |
v1.28.7-gke.1700 |
| 1.28.200-gke.118 |
v1.28.5-gke.1200 |
| 1.28.100-gke.146 |
v1.28.5-gke.1200 |
| 1.28.0-gke.435 |
v1.28.3-gke.700 |
| 1.16 |
August 25, 2023 |
August 25, 2024 |
1.16.8 |
v1.27.12-gke.800 |
| 1.16.7 |
v1.27.10-gke.500 |
| 1.16.6 |
v1.27.9-gke.1200 |
| 1.16.5 |
v1.27.8-gke.1500 |
| 1.16.4 |
v1.27.7-gke.1400 |
| 1.16.3 |
v1.27.6-gke.2500 |
| 1.16.2 |
v1.27.4-gke.1600 |
| 1.16.1 |
v1.27.4-gke.1600 |
| 1.16.0 |
v1.27.4-gke.1600 |
To determine whether a release version contains security updates, see the
release notes and the
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) security bulletins.
For version information related to cluster upgrades, see Version rules for
upgrades.
Earlier versions
Unsupported Google Distributed Cloud versions
The following versions are no longer fully supported. For the latest patches
and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and issues impacting
Google Distributed Cloud, upgrade to a
fully supported version:
| Minor version |
Release date |
Earliest end of life date |
Available patches |
Kubernetes version |
| 1.15 (unsupported) |
April 27, 2023 |
April 27, 2024 |
1.15.11 |
v1.26.13-gke.1100 |
| 1.15.10 |
v1.26.13-gke.400 |
| 1.15.9 |
v1.26.12-gke.1200 |
| 1.15.8 |
v1.26.10-gke.1400 |
| 1.15.7 |
v1.26.9-gke.2400 |
| 1.15.6 |
v1.26.8-gke.200 |
| 1.15.5 |
v1.26.8-gke.200 |
| 1.15.4 |
v1.26.5-gke.2100 |
| 1.15.3 |
v1.26.5-gke.2100 |
| 1.15.2 |
v1.26.5-gke.1200 |
| 1.15.1 |
v1.26.2-gke.1001 |
| 1.15.0 |
v1.26.2-gke.1001 |
| 1.14 (unsupported) |
December 8, 2022 |
December 8, 2023 |
1.14.11 |
v1.25.14-gke.2400 |
| 1.14.10 |
v1.25.14-gke.2400 |
| 1.14.9 |
v1.25.13-gke.200 |
| 1.14.8 |
v1.25.10-gke.2100 |
| 1.14.7 |
v1.25.10-gke.2100 |
| 1.14.6 |
v1.25.10-gke.1200 |
| 1.14.5 |
v1.25.7-gke.1000 |
| 1.14.4 |
v1.25.7-gke.1000 |
| 1.14.3 |
v1.25.6-gke.1000 |
| 1.14.2 |
v1.25.5-gke.1001 |
| 1.14.1 |
v1.25.5-gke.1001 |
| 1.14.0 |
v1.25.3-gke.1400 |
| 1.13 (unsupported) |
September 29, 2022 |
August 17, 2023 |
1.13.10 |
v1.24.14-gke.2100 |
| 1.13.9 |
v1.24.14-gke.1200 |
| 1.13.8 |
v1.24.11-gke.1000 |
| 1.13.7 |
v1.24.11-gke.1000 |
| 1.13.6 |
v1.24.9-gke.2500 |
| 1.13.5 |
v1.24.9-gke.2500 |
| 1.13.4 |
v1.24.9-gke.2500 |
| 1.13.3 |
v1.24.7-gke.1700 |
| 1.13.2 |
v1.24.7-gke.300 |
| 1.13.1 |
v1.24.5-gke.400 |
| 1.13.0 |
v1.24.2-gke.1900 |
| 1.12 (unsupported) |
June 29, 2022 |
March 29, 2023 |
1.12.9 |
v1.23.17-gke.300 |
| 1.12.8 |
v1.23.16-gke.100 |
| 1.12.7 |
v1.23.15-gke.2400 |
| 1.12.6 |
v1.23.13-gke.1700 |
| 1.12.5 |
v1.23.13-gke.1700 |
| 1.12.4 |
v1.23.11-gke.500 |
| 1.12.3 |
v1.23.10-gke.1000 |
| 1.12.2 |
v1.23.5-gke.1505 |
| 1.12.1 |
v1.23.5-gke.1505 |
| 1.12.0 |
v1.23.5-gke.1504 |
| 1.11 (unsupported) |
March 21, 2022 |
December 21, 2022 |
1.11.8 |
v1.22.15-gke.3300 |
| 1.11.7 |
v1.22.14-gke.500 |
| 1.11.6 |
v1.22.8-gke.204 |
| 1.11.5 |
v1.22.8-gke.204 |
| 1.11.4 |
v1.22.8-gke.204 |
| 1.11.3 |
v1.22.8-gke.203 |
| 1.11.2 |
v1.22.8-gke.200 |
| 1.11.1 |
v1.22.8-gke.200 |
| 1.11.0 |
v1.22.8-gke.200 |
| 1.10 (unsupported) |
December 10, 2021 |
September 10, 2022 |
1.10.8 |
v1.21.13-gke.202 |
| 1.10.7 |
v1.21.13-gke.202 |
| 1.10.6 |
v1.21.13-gke.201 |
| 1.10.5 |
v1.21.6-gke.1503 |
| 1.10.4 |
v1.21.6-gke.1503 |
| 1.10.3 |
v1.21.5-gke.1300 |
| 1.10.2 |
v1.21.5-gke.1300 |
| 1.10.1 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
| 1.10.0 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
| 1.9 (unsupported) |
September 23, 2021 |
June 23, 2022 |
1.9.8 |
v1.21.13-gke.200 |
| 1.9.7 |
v1.21.6-gke.1503 |
| 1.9.6 |
v1.21.5-gke.1300 |
| 1.9.5 |
v1.21.5-gke.1300 |
| 1.9.4 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
| 1.9.3 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
| 1.9.2 |
v1.21.4-gke.201 |
| 1.9.1 |
v1.21.4-gke.201 |
| 1.9.0 |
v1.21.4-gke.200 |
| 1.8 (unsupported) |
June 21, 2021 |
March 21, 2022 |
1.8.9 |
v1.20.9-gke.102 |
| 1.8.8 |
v1.20.9-gke.102 |
| 1.8.7 |
v1.20.9-gke.102 |
| 1.8.6 |
v1.20.9-gke.102 |
| 1.8.5 |
v1.20.9-gke.102 |
| 1.8.4 |
v1.20.9-gke.101 |
| 1.8.3 |
v1.20.9-gke.101 |
| 1.8.2 |
v1.20.8-gke.1500 |
| 1.8.1 |
v1.20.5-gke.1301 |
| 1.8.0 |
v1.20.5-gke.1301 |
| 1.7 (unsupported) |
March 25, 2021 |
December 25, 2021 |
1.7.7 |
v1.19.14-gke.2201 |
| 1.7.6 |
v1.19.14-gke.2201 |
| 1.7.5 |
v1.19.14-gke.2201 |
| 1.7.4 |
v1.19.14-gke.400 |
| 1.7.3 |
v1.19.13-gke.100 |
| 1.7.2 |
v1.19.10-gke.1602 |
| 1.7.1 |
v1.19.7-gke.1200 |
| 1.7.0 |
v1.19.7-gke.1200 |
| 1.6 (unsupported) |
November 30, 2020 |
August 30, 2021 |
1.6.4 |
v1.18.20-gke.3000 |
| 1.6.3 |
v1.18.18-gke.100 |
| 1.6.2 |
v1.18.6-gke.6600 |
| 1.6.1 |
v1.18.6-gke.6600 |
| 1.6.0 |
v1.18.6-gke.6600 |
Versioning scheme
Google Distributed Cloud appends a Google Distributed Cloud patch version to the
Kubernetes semantically versioned industry standard
(x.y.z-gke.N):
- Kubernetes major version (x)
- Major versions are incremented typically if any backwards incompatible changes
are introduced to the public API. A major version increments the Kubernetes
version from x.y to x+1.y.
- Kubernetes minor version (y)
- Kubernetes releases a new minor version
three times a year.
Each release cycle is approximately 15 weeks long. Deprecated
APIs may
be removed with a new minor version. A minor
version increments the Kubernetes version from 1.y to 1.y+1; for example,
Kubernetes 1.29 is the minor release that
follows Kubernetes 1.28.
- Google Distributed Cloud patch release (z-gke.N)
- A patch release, such as 1.28.300-gke.131,
increments the patch version (z) by 100 and includes a -gke.N suffix, which
indicates the build. Patch releases include security updates and bug fixes. A
Google Distributed Cloud patch release version doesn't correlate to a Kubernetes
patch version.
