Versioning

The following sections contain version information for Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal releases.

Supported 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 Available patches Kubernetes version
1.31 (latest) February 27, 2025 1.31.200-gke.59 v1.31.5-gke.300
February 05, 2025 1.31.100-gke.136 v1.31.4-gke.900
December 18, 2024 1.31.0-gke.889 v1.31.3-gke.100
1.30 February 27, 2025 1.30.600-gke.69 v1.30.9-gke.100
February 27, 2025 1.30.500-gke.127 v1.30.8-gke.200
December 10, 2024 1.30.400-gke.133 v1.30.6-gke.300
November 22, 2024 1.30.300-gke.84 v1.30.5-gke.600
October 10, 2024 1.30.200-gke.101 v1.30.4-gke.1800
September 25, 2024 1.30.100-gke.96 v1.30.4-gke.1800
August 29, 2024 1.30.0-gke.1930 v1.30.3-gke.200
1.29 February 27, 2025 1.29.1100-gke.84 v1.29.13-gke.500
February 05, 2025 1.29.1000-gke.93 v1.29.12-gke.800
January 07, 2025 1.29.900-gke.180 v1.29.11-gke.300
November 21, 2024 1.29.800-gke.111 v1.29.10-gke.100
October 24, 2024 1.29.700-gke.113 v1.29.8-gke.1800
October 01, 2024 1.29.600-gke.108 v1.29.8-gke.1800
September 12, 2024 1.29.500-gke.163 v1.29.7-gke.1200
August 08, 2024 1.29.400-gke.86 v1.29.6-gke.1800
July 25, 2024 1.29.300-gke.185 v1.29.6-gke.600
June 27, 2024 1.29.200-gke.243 v1.29.5-gke.800
May 15, 2024 1.29.100-gke.251 v1.29.4-gke.200
April 29, 2024 1.29.0-gke.1449 v1.29.3-gke.600

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. To learn more about the support period, see the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Enterprise edition Version Support Policy, which Google Distributed Cloud follows.

Minor version Release date Available patches Kubernetes version
1.28 January 24, 2025 1.28.1400-gke.79 (final patch) v1.28.15-gke.1200
December 11, 2024 1.28.1300-gke.59 v1.28.15-gke.100
November 07, 2024 1.28.1200-gke.83 v1.28.14-gke.700
October 17, 2024 1.28.1100-gke.94 v1.28.14-gke.200
September 23, 2024 1.28.1000-gke.60 v1.28.13-gke.600
August 29, 2024 1.28.900-gke.112 v1.28.12-gke.1100
August 01, 2024 1.28.800-gke.111 v1.28.11-gke.2200
July 09, 2024 1.28.700-gke.150 v1.28.10-gke.2100
June 06, 2024 1.28.600-gke.163 v1.28.9-gke.1800
May 02, 2024 1.28.500-gke.120 v1.28.8-gke.2000
April 08, 2024 1.28.400-gke.77 v1.28.7-gke.1700
March 21, 2024 1.28.300-gke.131 v1.28.7-gke.1700
March 04, 2024 1.28.200-gke.118 v1.28.5-gke.1200
January 31, 2024 1.28.100-gke.146 v1.28.5-gke.1200
December 15, 2023 1.28.0-gke.435 v1.28.3-gke.700
1.16 August 26, 2024 v1.16.12 (final patch) v1.27.16-gke.1200
July 25, 2024 v1.16.11 v1.27.15-gke.1200
July 01, 2024 v1.16.10 v1.27.13-gke.1600
May 28, 2024 v1.16.9 v1.27.13-gke.100
April 25, 2024 v1.16.8 v1.27.12-gke.800
April 08, 2024 v1.16.7 v1.27.10-gke.500
February 20, 2024 v1.16.6 v1.27.9-gke.1200
January 30, 2024 v1.16.5 v1.27.8-gke.1500
December 15, 2023 v1.16.4 v1.27.7-gke.1400
November 28, 2023 v1.16.3 v1.27.6-gke.2500
October 30, 2023 v1.16.2 v1.27.4-gke.1600
September, 21, 2023 v1.16.1 v1.27.4-gke.1600
August 25, 2023 v1.16.0 v1.27.4-gke.1600
1.15 March 21, 2024 v1.15.11 (final patch) v1.26.13-gke.1100
March 04, 2024 v1.15.10 v1.26.13-gke.400
February 1, 2024 v1.15.9 v1.26.12-gke.1200
December 13, 2023 v1.15.8 v1.26.10-gke.1400
November 20, 2023 v1.15.7 v1.26.9-gke.2400
October 30, 2023 v1.15.6 v1.26.8-gke.200
September 25, 2023 v1.15.5 v1.26.8-gke.200
August 16, 2023 v1.15.4 v1.26.5-gke.2100
July 20, 2023 v1.15.3 v1.26.5-gke.2100
June 22, 2023 v1.15.2 v1.26.5-gke.1200
May 31, 2023 v1.15.1 v1.26.2-gke.1001
April 27, 2023 v1.15.0 v1.26.2-gke.1001
1.14 November 21, 2023 v1.14.11 (final patch) v1.25.14-gke.2400
November 06, 2023 v1.14.10 v1.25.14-gke.2400
September 29, 2023 v1.14.9 v1.25.13-gke.200
August 22, 2023 v1.14.8 v1.25.10-gke.2100
July 25, 2023 v1.14.7 v1.25.10-gke.2100
June 23, 2023 v1.14.6 v1.25.10-gke.1200
May 24, 2023 v1.14.5 v1.25.7-gke.1000
April 19, 2023 v1.14.4 v1.25.7-gke.1000
March 24, 2023 v1.14.3 v1.25.6-gke.1000
March 01, 2023 v1.14.2 v1.25.5-gke.1001
January 27, 2023 v1.14.1 v1.25.5-gke.1001
December 13, 2022 v1.14.0 v1.25.3-gke.1400
1.13 August 01, 2023 v1.13.10 (final patch) v1.24.14-gke.2100
June 29, 2023 v1.13.9 v1.24.14-gke.1200
June 01, 2023 v1.13.8 v1.24.11-gke.1000
April 25, 2023 v1.13.7 v1.24.11-gke.1000
March 21, 2023 v1.13.6 v1.24.9-gke.2500
February 23, 2023 v1.13.5 v1.24.9-gke.2500
January 26, 2023 v1.13.4 v1.24.9-gke.2500
December 19, 2022 v1.13.3 v1.24.7-gke.1700
November 22, 2022 v1.13.2 v1.24.7-gke.300
October 31, 2022 v1.13.1 v1.24.5-gke.400
September 29, 2022 v1.13.0 v1.24.2-gke.1900
1.12 March 28, 2023 v1.12.9 (final patch) v1.23.17-gke.300
March 02, 2023 v1.12.8 v1.23.16-gke.100
February 07, 2023 v1.12.7 v1.23.15-gke.2400
December 14, 2022 v1.12.6 v1.23.13-gke.1700
December 09, 2022 v1.12.5 v1.23.13-gke.1700
November 08, 2022 v1.12.4 v1.23.11-gke.500
October 05, 2022 v1.12.3 v1.23.10-gke.1000
August 25, 2022 v1.12.2 v1.23.5-gke.1505
August 03, 2022 v1.12.1 v1.23.5-gke.1505
June 29, 2022 v1.12.0 v1.23.5-gke.1504
1.11 November 18, 2022 v1.11.8 (final patch) v1.22.15-gke.3300
October 28, 2022 v1.11.7 v1.22.14-gke.500
September 26, 2022 v1.11.6 v1.22.8-gke.204
August 30, 2022 v1.11.5 v1.22.8-gke.204
August 04, 2022 v1.11.4 v1.22.8-gke.204
June 23, 2022 v1.11.3 v1.22.8-gke.203
May 26, 2022 v1.11.2 v1.22.8-gke.200
May 02, 2022 v1.11.1 v1.22.8-gke.200
March 31, 2022 v1.11.0 v1.22.8-gke.200
1.10 August 23, 2022 v1.10.8 (final patch) v1.21.13-gke.202
August 01, 2022 v1.10.7 v1.21.13-gke.202
July 07, 2022 v1.10.6 v1.21.13-gke.201
June 02, 2022 v1.10.5 v1.21.6-gke.1503
May 04, 2022 v1.10.4 v1.21.6-gke.1503
March 31, 2022 v1.10.3 v1.21.5-gke.1300
February 25, 2022 v1.10.2 v1.21.5-gke.1300
January 27, 2022 v1.10.1 v1.21.5-gke.1200
December 10, 2021 v1.10.0 v1.21.5-gke.1200
1.9 June 09, 2022 v1.9.8 (final patch) v1.21.13-gke.200
April 27, 2022 v1.9.7 v1.21.6-gke.1503
March 23, 2022 v1.9.6 v1.21.5-gke.1300
February 28, 2022 v1.9.5 v1.21.5-gke.1300
January 27, 2022 v1.9.4 v1.21.5-gke.1200
December 22, 2021 v1.9.3 v1.21.5-gke.1200
November 15, 2021 v1.9.2 v1.21.4-gke.201
October 26, 2021 v1.9.1 v1.21.4-gke.201
September 28, 2021 v1.9.0 v1.21.4-gke.200
1.8 March 14, 2022 v1.8.9 (final patch) v1.20.9-gke.102
February 01, 2022 v1.8.8 v1.20.9-gke.102
December 14, 2021 v1.8.7 v1.20.9-gke.102
November 29, 2021 v1.8.6 v1.20.9-gke.102
October 21, 2021 v1.8.5 v1.20.9-gke.102
September 21, 2021 v1.8.4 v1.20.9-gke.101
August 27, 2021 v1.8.3 v1.20.9-gke.101
July 29, 2021 v1.8.2 v1.20.8-gke.1500
July 02, 2021 v1.8.1 v1.20.5-gke.1301
June 21, 2021 v1.8.0 v1.20.5-gke.1301
1.7 December 09, 2021 v1.7.7 (final patch) v1.19.14-gke.2201
November 15, 2021 v1.7.6 v1.19.14-gke.2201
October 19, 2021 v1.7.5 v1.19.14-gke.2201
September 20, 2021 v1.7.4 v1.19.14-gke.400
August 16, 2021 v1.7.3 v1.19.13-gke.100
June 02, 2021 v1.7.2 v1.19.10-gke.1602
April 30, 2021 v1.7.1 v1.19.7-gke.1200
March 25, 2021 v1.7.0 v1.19.7-gke.1200
1.6 August 13, 2021 v1.6.4 (final patch) v1.18.20-gke.3000
May 17, 2021 v1.6.3 v1.18.18-gke.100
February 26, 2021 v1.6.2 v1.18.6-gke.6600
January 29, 2021 v1.6.1 v1.18.6-gke.6600
November 30, 2020 v1.6.0 v1.18.6-gke.6600

To determine whether a release version contains security updates, see the release notes, Vulnerability fixes, and the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) security bulletins.

For version information related to cluster upgrades, see Version rules.

Versioning scheme

Google Distributed Cloud uses Kubernetes semantic versioning to refer to supported Kubernetes versions, but appends a GKE patch version. This results in a version number of the form: x.y.z-gke.N.

Kubernetes major version (x)
Major versions are typically incremented 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 might 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.