This page explains GKE On-Prem versioning.
Versioning schema
The GKE On-Prem version has the form X.Y.Z.-gke.N.
Major version (X)
Major versions introduce backward incompatible changes.
Minor versions (X.Y)
Minor versions generally introduce new functionality.
Patch versions (X.Y.Z-gke.N)
Patch versions are generally small, and include fixes and security updates. New features
aren't generally introduced. -gke.N is the version's release candidate number.
GKE On-Prem versions
The following GKE On-Prem versions are fully supported, offering
the latest patches and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and
issues impacting GKE On-Prem. For more details, see the
release notes.
| Version | Release date | Downloads | Documentation |
| 1.11.0-gke.543 |
April 27, 2022 |
1.11 Downloads |
1.11 docs |
| 1.10.3-gke.49 |
April 18, 2022 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.10.2-gke.34 |
March 03, 2022 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.10.1-gke.19 |
February 10, 2022 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.10.0-gke.194 |
December 22, 2021 |
1.10 Downloads |
1.10 docs |
| 1.9.6-gke.1 |
May 19, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.5-gke.2 |
March 24, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.4-gke.3 |
February 23, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.3-gke.4 |
January 24, 2022 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.2-gke.4 |
November 18, 2021 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.1-gke.6 |
October 20, 2021 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
| 1.9.0-gke.8 |
September 29, 2021 |
1.9 Downloads |
1.9 docs |
More
Earlier versions
The following versions are not fully supported. For the latest patches
and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and issues impacting
GKE On-Prem, upgrade to a
fully supported version.
| Version | Release date | Downloads | Documentation |
| 1.8.8-gke.1 |
March 15, 2022 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.7-gke.0 |
February 17, 2022 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.6-gke.4 |
January 24, 2022 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.5-gke.3 |
November 29, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.4-gke.1 |
October 27, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.3-gke.0 |
September 21, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.2-gke.11 |
August 31, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.1-gke.7 |
July 22, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.0-gke.25 |
July 9, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.8.0-gke.21 |
June 28, 2021 |
1.8 Downloads |
1.8 docs |
| 1.7.6-gke.6 |
November 30, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.5-gke.0 |
October 27, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.4-gke.2 |
September 23, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.3-gke.6 |
September 3, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.3-gke.2 |
August 9, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.2-gke.2 |
May 27, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.1-gke.4 |
May 05, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.7.0-gke.16 |
March 25, 2021 |
1.7 Downloads |
1.7 docs |
| 1.6.5-gke.0 |
September 16, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.4-gke.7 |
August 5, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.3-gke.3 |
June 7, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.2-gke.0 |
February 26, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.1-gke.1 |
January 27, 2021 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.6.0-gke.7 |
December 10, 2020 |
1.6 Downloads |
1.6 docs |
| 1.5.4-gke.2 |
June 8, 2021 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.3-gke.0 |
January 21, 2021 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.2-gke.3 |
November 16, 2020 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.1-gke.8 |
October 23, 2020 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.5.0-gke.27 |
September 24, 2020 |
1.5 Downloads |
1.5 docs |
| 1.4.4-gke.1 |
November 2, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.3-gke.3 |
September 17, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.2-gke.3 |
August 20, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.1-gke.1 |
July 23, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.4.0-gke.13 |
June 25, 2020 |
1.4 Downloads |
1.4 docs |
| 1.3.5-gke.2 |
November 2, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.4-gke.3 |
September 17, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.3-gke.0 |
July 30, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.2-gke.1 |
May 21, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.1-gke.0 |
May 21, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.3.0-gke.16 |
March 23, 2020 |
1.3 Downloads |
1.3 docs |
| 1.2.2-gke.2 |
February 21, 2020 |
1.2 Downloads |
1.2 docs |
| 1.2.1-gke.4 |
January 31, 2020 |
1.2 Downloads |
1.2 docs |
| 1.2.0-gke.6 |
December 20, 2019 |
1.2 Downloads |
1.2 docs |
| 1.1.2-gke.0 |
November 19, 2019 |
1.1 Downloads |
1.1 docs |
| 1.1.1-gke.2 |
October 25, 2019 |
1.1 Downloads |
1.1 docs |
| 1.1.0-gke.6 |
September 26, 2019 |
1.1 Downloads |
1.1 docs |
| 1.0.2-gke.3 |
August 22, 2019 |
1.0 Downloads |
1.0 docs |
| 1.0.1-gke.5 |
July 25, 2019 |
1.0 Downloads |
1.0 docs |
Kubernetes and node kernel versions
For each GKE On-Prem version, the following table shows the
Kubernetes version and the Linux kernel version for the cluster nodes:
| GKE On-Prem version |
Kubernetes version |
Node kernel version |
| 1.11.0-gke.543 |
v1.22.8-gke.200 |
5.4.0.1038.41 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.3-gke.49 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1038.41 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.2-gke.34 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1031.34 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.1-gke.19 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1031.34 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos) |
| 1.10.0-gke.194 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1039.40 (ubuntu), 5.4.188 (cos) |
| 1.9.6 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1036.37 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.9.5 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1036.37 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.9.4 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1032.33 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.9.3 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0.1027.28 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.9.2 |
v1.21.5-gke.1200 |
5.4.0-1025 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.9.1 |
v1.21.5-gke.400 |
5.4.0.1024.25 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.9.0 |
v1.21.4-gke.200 |
5.4.0.1023.24 (ubuntu), 5.4.120 (cos) |
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| GKE On-Prem version |
Kubernetes version |
Node kernel version |
| 1.8.8 |
v1.20.12-gke.1500 |
5.4.0.1036 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.8.7 |
v1.20.12-gke.1500 |
5.4.0.1032 (ubuntu), 5.4.170 (cos) |
| 1.8.6 |
v1.20.12-gke.1500 |
5.4.0.1027.28 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.8.5 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1025.26 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.8.4 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1024.25 (ubuntu), 5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.8.3 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1023.24 (ubuntu), 5.4.120 (cos) |
| 1.8.2 |
v1.20.9-gke.701 |
5.4.0.1021.22 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r118 (cos) |
| 1.8.1 |
v1.20.8-gke.1500 |
5.4.0-1018.19 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r116 (cos) |
| 1.8.0-gke.25 |
v1.20.5-gke.1301 |
5.4.0.1015.16 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r99 (cos) |
| 1.8.0-gke.21 |
v1.20.5-gke.1301 |
5.4.0.1015.16 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r99 (cos) |
| 1.7.6-gke.6 |
v1.19.15-gke.1900 |
5.4.0.1025.26 (ubuntu), cos-5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.7.5-gke.0 |
v1.19.12-gke.2101 |
5.4.0.1024.25 (ubuntu), cos-5.4.144 (cos) |
| 1.7.4-gke.2 |
v1.19.12-gke.2101 |
5.4.0.1023.24 (ubuntu), cos-5.4.120 (cos) |
| 1.7.3-gke.6 |
v1.19.12-gke.1100 |
5.4.0.1021.22 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r118 (cos) |
| 1.7.3-gke.2 |
v1.19.12-gke.1100 |
5.4.0.1021.22 (ubuntu), 5.4.120-r118 (cos) |
| 1.7.2 |
v1.19.10 |
5.4.0.1015.16 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r99 (cos) |
| 1.7.1 |
v1.19.7 |
5.4.0.1014.15 (ubuntu), 5.4.104-r97 (cos) |
| 1.7.0 |
v1.19.7 |
5.4.0.1010.11 (ubuntu), 5.4.92 (cos) |
| 1.6.5 |
1.18.20-gke.4501 |
5.4.0-1023.24 |
| 1.6.4 |
1.18.20 |
5.4.0.1021.22 |
| 1.6.3 |
1.18.18 |
5.4.0.1014.15 |
| 1.6.2 |
1.18.13 |
5.4.0.1009.10 |
| 1.6.1 |
1.18.13 |
5.4.0.1007.8 |
| 1.6.0 |
1.18.6 |
5.4.0.1004.5 |
| 1.5.4 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.1014.15 |
| 1.5.3 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.1007.8 |
| 1.5.2 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.47.51 |
| 1.5.1 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.47.51 |
| 1.5.0 |
1.17.9 |
5.4.0.47.51 |
| 1.4.4 |
1.16.11 |
5.3.0.68.125 |
| 1.4.3 |
1.16.11 |
5.3.0.67.124 |
| 1.4.2 |
1.16.11 |
5.3.0.64.58 |
| 1.4.1 |
1.16.9 |
5.3.0.62.56 |
| 1.4.0 |
1.16.8 |
5.3.0.53.109 |
| 1.3.5 |
1.15.12 |
5.0.0.62.67 |
| 1.3.4 |
1.15.12 |
5.0.0.61.65 |
| 1.3.3 |
1.15.12 |
5.0.0.47.104 |
| 1.3.2 |
1.15.7 |
5.0.0.47.104 |
| 1.3.1 |
1.15.7 |
5.0.0.43.100 |
| 1.3.0 |
1.15.7 |
5.0.0.40.42 |
| 1.2.2 |
1.14.7 |
4.15.0.74.76 |
| 1.2.1 |
1.14.7 |
4.15.0.74.76 |
| 1.2.0 |
1.14.7 |
4.15.0.62.64 |
| 1.1.2 |
1.13.7 |
4.15.0.62.64 |
| 1.1.1 |
1.13.7 |
4.15.0.62.64 |
| 1.1.0 |
1.13.7 |
4.15.0.58.60 |
| 1.0.2 |
1.12.7 |
4.15.0.58.60 |
| 1.0.1 |
1.12.7 |
4.15.0.52.54 |
Versioned entities
Each GKE On-Prem release includes the following versioned entities:
| Entity |
Description |
gkeadm |
The command-line tool for creating and managing admin workstations.
To check the version, run gkeadm version. |
| Admin workstation OVA |
Open virtual appliance (OVA) for the admin workstation. Contains the OS image for the
admin workstation along with the cluster bundle and the gkectl command-line tool.
The version number is part of the filename—for example:
gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.6.1-gke.1.ova
For more information, see the
Open Virtualization Format Specification PDF.
|
gkectl |
The command-line interface to GKE On-Prem. Create and
manage clusters, create configuration files, and run preflight checks.
Included in the admin workstation OVA. To check the version,
run gkectl version. |
| Cluster bundle |
An archive that contains cluster components and the operating system image
for cluster nodes. Included in the admin workstation OVA.
The version number is part of the filename—for example:
gke-onprem-vsphere-1.6.1-gke.1.tgz |
Security updates
To determine whether an upgrade contains security updates, see the
release notes and the
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
security bulletins.
Version compatibility
Virtualization layer
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| Version |
vSphere 6.7 Update 3+ vSphere 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSphere 6.7 Update 3+ vSphere 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSphere 6.5 Update 3+ vSphere 6.7 Update 3+ vSphere 7.0 Update 1+ |
| Edition |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
Networking options
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| vSphere standard switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| vSphere distributed switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| vSphere NSX-T † |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Load balancing options
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| F5 BIG-IP # |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
| Manual load balancing mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bundled load balancer (Google provided) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Storage options
|
1.11 |
1.10 |
1.9 |
| vSAN (optional) |
vSAN 6.7 Update 3+ vSAN 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSAN 6.7 Update 3+ vSAN 7.0 Update 1+ |
vSAN 6.7 Update 3+ vSAN 7.0 Update 1+ |
| vSphere-compatible storage (SAN/DAS/SDS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Storage vMotion |
No |
No |
No |
| Storage DRS |
No |
No |
No |
| CSI storage providers |
See Anthos Ready storage partners. |
Notes
* vSphere Enterprise is the recommended edition.
† NSX-V is not supported.
‡ The minimum supported version of NSX-T is 2.4.2. Support includes node
networking for inter-node communication. Pod networking, ingress, and
NSX-T CNI integration are not supported. NSX-V is not supported.
# For an up-to-date compatibility matrix for F5, see
Releases and versioning.
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Virtualization layer
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Version |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher vSphere 7.0U1 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher vSphere 7.0U1 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher vSphere 6.7U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher |
vSphere 6.5U3 or higher |
| Edition |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Standard * or higher |
vSphere Enterprise |
Node networking options
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| vSphere standard switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| vSphere distributed switch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| vSphere NSX-T † |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
Yes ‡ |
No |
No |
Load balancing options
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| F5 BIG-IP # |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 Big-IP Controller v1.13.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 BIG-IP Controller v1.11.1 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v15.x |
F5 BIG-IP Controller v1.9.2 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v14.x |
F5 BIG-IP Controller v1.9.0 Compatible with BIG-IP v12.x-v14.x |
| Manual load balancing mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bundled load balancer (Google provided) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
EAP |
No |
No |
Storage options
|
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| vSAN (optional) |
vSAN 6.7U3 vSAN 7.0U1 |
vSAN 6.7U3 vSAN 7.0U1 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
vSAN 6.7U3 |
VSAN 6.7U3 |
No |
No |
| vSphere-compatible storage (SAN/DAS/SDS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CSI storage providers |
See Anthos Ready storage partners. |
