This page explains Anthos clusters on VMware (GKE on-prem) versioning.
Versioning schema
The Anthos clusters on VMware 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.
Anthos clusters on VMware versions
The following Anthos clusters on VMware versions are fully supported, offering
the latest patches and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and
issues impacting Anthos clusters on VMware. For more details, see the
release notes.
The following versions are not fully supported. For the latest patches
and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and issues impacting
Anthos clusters on VMware, upgrade to a
fully supported version.
For each Anthos clusters on VMware version, the following table shows the
Kubernetes version and the Linux kernel version for the cluster nodes:
Anthos clusters on VMware version
Kubernetes version
Node kernel version
1.12.0-gke.446
v1.23.5-gke.1504
5.4.0.1043.46 (ubuntu), 5.10.107 (cos)
1.11.2-gke.53
v1.22.8-gke.204
5.4.0.1049.50 (ubuntu), 5.10.127 (cos)
1.11.1-gke.53
v1.22.8-gke.200
5.4.0.1039.42 (ubuntu), 5.10.109 (cos)
1.11.0-gke.543
v1.22.8-gke.200
5.4.0.1038.41 (ubuntu), 5.10.90 (cos)
1.10.5-gke.26
v1.21.5-gke.1200
5.4.0.1043.46(ubuntu), 5.10.109 (cos)
1.10.4-gke.32
v1.21.5-gke.1200
5.4.0.1039.42(ubuntu), 5.10.109 (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)
More
Anthos clusters on VMware version
Kubernetes version
Node kernel version
1.9.7
v1.21.5-gke.1200
5.4.0.1046.48 (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)
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 Anthos clusters on VMware 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:
The command-line interface to Anthos clusters on VMware. 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.
‡ 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.