We are aligning our GKE Enterprise clusters version numbering with the GKE version number starting with version 1.17, which is now GKE Enterprise 1.28. This is a numbering change only and upgrades from 1.16 to 1.28 are carried out using the same process as upgrades between prior minor releases. For more information, see About the GKE Enterprise version alignment.

GKE Enterprise version and upgrade support

This document shows which versions of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Enterprise features¹ are compatible with each other and with each cluster type. For more details about the features available for each cluster type, see Deployment options.

What versions are supported?
GKE Enterprise supports the 3 most recent minor versions. To avoid compatibility issues and ensure support, we encourage you to maintain your GKE Enterprise environment with the product's latest major or minor release. You can find out about the latest supported versions for each component and how to upgrade in the component's documentation.
What versions are recommended?
To ensure a proper upgrade path, recommended patch versions are proven against our highest standard for production use. When available, upgrade to the recommended patch version. Learn about the recommended patch versions in the table below:

Where do I find information for cluster types that don't have a recommended version?

For details on GKE recommended versions, see Current versions.
Attached clusters supports the latest minor versions listed in the tables. For details about recommended versions, see Amazon EKS platform versions and Supported Kubernetes versions in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

GKE Enterprise

GKE on Google Cloud
Cluster Version	Recommended Patch	Kubernetes Version	GKE Enterprise Features
			Config Sync	Policy Controller	Anthos Service Mesh
1.29	-	1.29	1.18 1.17	1.18 1.17	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.28	-	1.28	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.27	-	1.27	1.16	1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18

Google Distributed Cloud

GKE on Bare Metal
Cluster Version	Recommended Patch	Kubernetes Version	GKE Enterprise Features
			Config Sync	Policy Controller	Anthos Service Mesh
1.29	-	1.29	1.18 1.17	1.18 1.17	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.28	1.28.400	1.28	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.16	1.16.8	1.27	1.16	1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18

GKE on VMware
Cluster Version	Recommended Patch	Kubernetes Version	GKE Enterprise Features
			Config Sync	Policy Controller	Anthos Service Mesh
1.29	-	1.29	1.18 1.17	1.18 1.17	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.28	1.28.400	1.28	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.16	1.16.7	1.27	1.16	1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18

GKE Multi-Cloud

GKE on AWS (Multi-Cloud)
Cluster Version	Recommended Patch	Kubernetes Version	GKE Enterprise Features
			Config Sync	Policy Controller	Anthos Service Mesh
1.29	-	1.29	1.18	1.18	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.28	1.28.5-gke.1200	1.28	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.27	1.27.10-gke.500	1.27	1.16	1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18

GKE on Azure
Cluster Version	Recommended Patch	Kubernetes Version	GKE Enterprise Features
			Config Sync	Policy Controller	Anthos Service Mesh
1.28 ²	1.28.5-gke.1200	1.28	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.27	1.27.10-gke.500	1.27	1.16 1.15	1.16 1.15	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.26	1.26.13-gke.400	1.26	1.15	1.15	1.20 1.19 1.18

^{2 The 1.29 release of GKE on Azure is
delayed. We'll update this table when 1.29 is released.}

GKE attached clusters: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Cluster Version	Recommended Patch	Kubernetes Version	GKE Enterprise Features
			Config Sync	Policy Controller	Anthos Service Mesh
1.29	-	1.29	1.18	1.18	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.28	-	1.28	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.27	-	1.27	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18

GKE attached clusters: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Cluster Version	Recommended Patch	Kubernetes Version	GKE Enterprise Features
			Config Sync	Policy Controller	Anthos Service Mesh
1.29	-	1.29	1.18	1.18	1.20 1.19 1.18
1.28	-	1.28	1.17 1.16	1.17 1.16	1.20 1.19
1.27	-	1.27	1.16	1.16	1.20 1.19 1.18

^{1 Connect, Cloud Logging, and
Cloud Monitoring are supported on all cluster types.}