GKE release notes (Stable channel)

This page documents Google Kubernetes Engine version updates in the Stable release channel.

For all Google Kubernetes Engine version updates, fixes, known issues, or new features, see release notes.

For more detailed information about security-related known issues, see the security bulletin page.

To view release notes for versions prior to 2020, see the Release notes archive.

You can see the latest product updates for all of Google Cloud on the Google Cloud page, browse and filter all release notes in the Google Cloud console, or programmatically access release notes in BigQuery.

To get the latest product updates delivered to you, add the URL of this page to your feed reader, or add the feed URL directly: https://cloud.google.com/feeds/gke-stable-channel-release-notes.xml

March 20, 2024

(2024-R08) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • Version 1.26.10-gke.1101000 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1041000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.25.16-gke.1041000 with this release.

March 07, 2024

(2024-R07) Version updates

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.

March 04, 2024

(2024-R06) Version updates

February 23, 2024

(2024-R05) Version updates

  • There are no new releases in the Stable release channel.

February 13, 2024

(2024-R04) Version updates

  • There are no new releases in the Stable release channel.

February 08, 2024

(2024-R03) Version updates

  • Version 1.27.7-gke.1121002 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.28.3-gke.1286000 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.27.3-gke.100 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.3-gke.1203001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.3-gke.1203001 with this release.

January 26, 2024

(2024-R02) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.24.17-gke.200
    • 1.24.17-gke.2266000
    • 1.25.10-gke.2700
    • 1.25.13-gke.200
    • 1.27.4-gke.900
    • 1.27.5-gke.200
    • 1.27.7-gke.1121000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.15-gke.1115000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.10-gke.1101000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.10-gke.1101000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.7-gke.1121002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.3-gke.1118000 with this release.

January 11, 2024

(2024-R01) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.24.16-gke.500
    • 1.25.12-gke.500
    • 1.26.7-gke.500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.17-gke.200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.17-gke.200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.8-gke.200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.5-gke.200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.3-gke.1203001 with this release.

December 12, 2023

(2023-R26) Version updates

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

December 04, 2023

(2023-R25) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.24.15-gke.1700
    • 1.26.5-gke.2700
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.16-gke.500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.16-gke.500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.7-gke.500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.4-gke.900 with this release.

November 17, 2023

(2023-R24) Version updates

  • There are no new releases in the Stable release channel.

November 09, 2023

(2023-R23) Version updates

  • Version 1.24.14-gke.2700 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.24.15-gke.1700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.24.15-gke.1700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to 1.26.5-gke.2700 with this release.

October 05, 2023

(2023-R19) Version updates

  • The following version is no longer available in the Stable channel: 1.26.5-gke.2100

September 05, 2023

(2023-R18) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel: 1.23.17-gke.8400, 1.24.14-gke.1400, 1.25.10-gke.2100, 1.27.3-gke.1700
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.14-gke.2700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.10-gke.2700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.25.10-gke.2700 with this release.

August 08, 2023

(2023-R17) Version updates

  • Version 1.27.3-gke.100 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.22.17-gke.12700
    • 1.23.17-gke.7700
    • 1.24.14-gke.1200
    • 1.25.10-gke.1200
    • 1.26.5-gke.1400
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.17-gke.8400 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.14-gke.1400 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.10-gke.2100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.25.10-gke.2100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.5-gke.2100 with this release.

July 26, 2023

(2023-R16) Version updates

  • Version 1.26.5-gke.1400 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.18800
    • 1.23.17-gke.6800
    • 1.24.13-gke.2500
    • 1.25.9-gke.2300
    • 1.26.5-gke.1200
    • 1.27.2-gke.1200
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.17-gke.7700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.14-gke.1200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.10-gke.1200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.25.10-gke.1200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.5-gke.1400 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.3-gke.100 with this release.

July 07, 2023

(2023-R15) Version updates

  • Version 1.26.5-gke.1200 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.23.17-gke.5600
    • 1.24.12-gke.1000
    • 1.25.8-gke.1000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.17-gke.6800 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.13-gke.2500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.9-gke.2300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.25.9-gke.2300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.2-gke.1200 with this release.

June 27, 2023

(2023-R14) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.22.17-gke.8000
    • 1.23.17-gke.2000
    • 1.24.12-gke.500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.17-gke.12700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.17-gke.5600 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.12-gke.1000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.12-gke.1000 with this release.

June 15, 2023

(2023-R13) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • Version 1.24.11-gke.1000 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.8-gke.1000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.5-gke.1200 with this release.

June 07, 2023

(2023-R12) Version updates

  • Version 1.25.8-gke.1000 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.21.14-gke.18100 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.18800 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.14-gke.18800 with this release.

June 05, 2023

(2023-R11) Version updates

  • Version 1.24.12-gke.500 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.22.17-gke.7500
    • 1.23.17-gke.1700
    • 1.24.10-gke.2300
    • 1.25.8-gke.500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.17-gke.8000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.17-gke.2000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.12-gke.500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.12-gke.500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.25.8-gke.1000 with this release.

May 09, 2023

(2023-R10) Version updates

  • Version 1.24.11-gke.1000 is now the default version.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.15800
    • 1.22.17-gke.5400
    • 1.23.16-gke.1400
    • 1.24.9-gke.3200
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.18100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.17-gke.7500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.17-gke.1700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.11-gke.1000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.11-gke.1000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.25.8-gke.500 with this release.

April 19, 2023

(2023-R09) Version updates

  • Version 1.24.11-gke.1000 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.24.10-gke.2300 with this release.

March 31, 2023

(2023-R08) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • Version 1.24.10-gke.2300 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.14600
    • 1.22.17-gke.4000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.14-gke.15800 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22.17-gke.5400 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.23.16-gke.1400 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.24.10-gke.2300 with this release.

March 22, 2023

(2023-R07) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.22.17-gke.3100
    • 1.23.16-gke.1100
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22.17-gke.4000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.23.16-gke.1400 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.23.16-gke.1400 with this release.

March 03, 2023

(2023-R06) Version updates

  • Version 1.24.9-gke.3200 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.14100
    • 1.23.14-gke.1800
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.14600 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.14-gke.14600 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.16-gke.1100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.16-gke.1100 with this release.

February 22, 2023

(2023-R05) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.22.16-gke.2000
    • 1.24.9-gke.1500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.17-gke.3100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.17-gke.3100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.9-gke.3200 with this release.

February 10, 2023

(2023-R04) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.14-gke.14600 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.5300
    • 1.21.14-gke.7100
    • 1.21.14-gke.8500
    • 1.22.15-gke.2500
    • 1.23.13-gke.900
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.14100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.16-gke.2000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.23.14-gke.1800 with this release.

February 02, 2023

(2023-R02) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.4300
    • 1.24.8-gke.401
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.5300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.14-gke.5300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.9-gke.1500 with this release.

January 13, 2023

(2023-R02) Version updates

  • Version 1.23.14-gke.1800 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.14-gke.1800 with this release.

January 05, 2023

(2023-R01) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.22.15-gke.100
    • 1.23.11-gke.300
    • 1.24.7-gke.900
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.15-gke.2500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.15-gke.2500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.8-gke.401 with this release.

December 14, 2022

(2022-R28) Version updates

  • Version 1.23.13-gke.900 is now the default version in the Stable channel
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.13-gke.900 with this release.

December 05, 2022

(2022-R27) Version updates

  • Version 1.23.11-gke.300 is now the default version in the Stable channel
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.3000
    • 1.22.12-gke.2300
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.4300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.15-gke.100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.24.7-gke.900 with this release.

November 04, 2022

(2022-R26) Version updates

  • Version 1.22.15-gke.100 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22.15-gke.100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.22.15-gke.100 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to 1.24.5-gke.600 with this release.

October 19, 2022

(2022-R25) Version updates

  • Version 1.22.12-gke.2300 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.21.14-gke.2700
    • 1.22.12-gke.1200
    • 1.23.8-gke.1900
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.14-gke.3000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.22.12-gke.2300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.22.12-gke.2300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to 1.23.11-gke.300 with this release.

October 05, 2022

(2022-R24) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

September 23, 2022

(2022-R23) Version updates

  • Version 1.22.12-gke.1200 is now the default version in the Stable channel.

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.21.14-gke.700
    • 1.22.12-gke.500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.2700 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.12-gke.1200 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.12-gke.1200 with this release.

2022-09-22 update: Updated new default versions for the 2022-R22 release in the Stable channel.

September 13, 2022

(2022-R22) Version updates

  • Version 1.22.12-gke.500 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.20.15-gke.11400
    • 1.21.13-gke.900
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.22.12-gke.500 with this release.

September 02, 2022

(2022-R21) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • Version 1.21.14-gke.700 is now the default version in the Stable channel.

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.21.12-gke.2200
    • 1.22.10-gke.600
    • 1.23.7-gke.1400
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.14-gke.700 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.14-gke.700 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.12-gke.500 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.8-gke.1900 with this release.

August 18, 2022

(2022-R20) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.13-gke.900 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.20.15-gke.11400 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.20.15-gke.9900 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.20.15-gke.11400 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.13-gke.900 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.13-gke.900 with this release.

August 04, 2022

(2022-R19) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • Version 1.21.12-gke.2200 is now the default version in the Stable channel

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.21.12-gke.1700
    • 1.22.8-gke.201
    • 1.22.8-gke.202
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.12-gke.2200 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.12-gke.2200 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.10-gke.600 with this release.

July 26, 2022

(2022-R18) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • Version 1.21.12-gke.1700 is now the default version in the Stable channel
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.20.15-gke.8700
    • 1.21.12-gke.1500
    • 1.22.8-gke.200
    • 1.23.6-gke.2200
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.20.15-gke.9900 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.12-gke.1700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.12-gke.1700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.7-gke.1400 with this release.

July 19, 2022

(2022-R17) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.20.15-gke.8200
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.12-gke.1500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.23 to version 1.23.6-gke.2200 with this release.

June 30, 2022

(2022-R16) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.12-gke.1500 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.19.16-gke.11800
    • 1.19.16-gke.13800
    • 1.20.15-gke.8000
    • 1.21.11-gke.1900
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.12-gke.1500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.12-gke.1500 with this release.

June 23, 2022

(2022-R15) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.19.16-gke.11000
    • 1.20.15-gke.6000
    • 1.21.11-gke.1100
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.20.15-gke.8000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.20.15-gke.8000 with this release.

June 13, 2022

(2022-R14) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.11-gke.1900 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.22.8-gke.202 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.11-gke.1900 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.11-gke.1900 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.8-gke.202 with this release.

May 26, 2022

(2022-R13) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.11-gke.1100 is now the default version in the Stable channel.

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.19.16-gke.10800
    • 1.20.15-gke.5200
    • 1.21.11-gke.900
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.20.15-gke.6000 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.21.11-gke.1100 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.11-gke.1100 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to version 1.22.8-gke.201 with this release.

May 19, 2022

(2022-R12) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.11-gke.900 is now the default version in the Stable channel.

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.19.16-gke.9900
    • 1.20.15-gke.3400
    • 1.20.15-gke.3600
    • 1.20.15-gke.4100
    • 1.21.10-gke.2000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.16-gke.10800 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.11-gke.900 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.21.11-gke.900 with this release.

May 11, 2022

(2022-R11) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • Version 1.19.16-gke.9400 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.16-gke.9900 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.16-gke.9900 with this release.

May 03, 2022

(2022-R10) Version updates

  • Version 1.21.10-gke.2000 is now the default version in the Stable channel.

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.19.16-gke.9200
    • 1.20.15-gke.2500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.16-gke.9400 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.16-gke.9400 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.21.10-gke.2000 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.22 to 1.22.8-gke.200 with this release.

April 21, 2022

(2022-R9) Version updates

  • Version 1.20.15-gke.3400 is now the default version in the Stable channel.

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.19.16-gke.8300
    • 1.20.15-gke.1000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.19.16-gke.9200 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.20.15-gke.3400 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.20.15-gke.3400 with this release.

April 11, 2022

(2022-R8) Version updates

  • Version 1.20.15-gke.2500 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.19.16-gke.6800
    • 1.20.15-gke.300
    • 1.21.5-gke.1805
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.19.16-gke.8300 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.20.15-gke.2500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to version 1.20.15-gke.2500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to version 1.21.10-gke.2000 with this release.

March 31, 2022

(2022-R07) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.19.16-gke.6100
    • 1.20.12-gke.1500
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.16-gke.6800 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.16-gke.6800 with this release.

March 21, 2022

(2022-R6) Version updates

  • Version 1.20.15-gke.1000 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20.15-gke.1000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.20.15-gke.1000 with this release.

March 14, 2022

(2022-R5) Version updates

  • Version 1.20.15-gke.300 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.19.16-gke.3600
    • 1.20.11-gke.1801
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.16-gke.6100 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20.15-gke.300 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.20.15-gke.300 with this release.

March 07, 2022

(2022-R4) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:

    • 1.19.16-gke.1500
    • 1.20.11-gke.1300
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.16-gke.3600 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.16-gke.3600 with this release.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.21.5-gke.1805 with this release.

February 24, 2022

(2022-R03) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.16-gke.3600 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.21.5-gke.1805 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.19.15-gke.1801
    • 1.21.5-gke.1802
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.21.5-gke.1805 with this release.

February 03, 2022

(2022-R02) Version updates

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.16-gke.1500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.16-gke.1500 with this release.

January 21, 2022

(2022-R01) Version updates

  • Version 1.20.12-gke.1500 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.21.5-gke.1802 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20.12-gke.1500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.20.12-gke.1500 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.21 to 1.21.5-gke.1802 with this release.

December 06, 2021

(2021-R34) Version updates

November 15, 2021

(2021-R33) Version updates

  • The following control plane and node versions are now available:
  • Version 1.19.14-gke.1900 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • The following control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded with this release:

October 29, 2021

Revisions for 2021-R32

2021-12-03 update: Revised upgrade versions. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded:

(2021-R32) Version updates

  • Version 1.20.10-gke.1600 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.19.15-gke.500 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.19.13-gke.1900
    • 1.20.10-gke.301
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.14-gke.1900 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20.10-gke.1600 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.20.10-gke.1600 with this release.

October 15, 2021

(2021-R31) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.13-gke.1900 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:

  • Version 1.19.13-gke.1200 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.13-gke.1900 with this release.

October 01, 2021

(2021-R30) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.13-gke.1200 is now the default version.
  • The following control plane and node versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.19.13-gke.701
    • 1.20.9-gke.1000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.13-gke.1200 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.20.9-gke.1001 with this release.

September 17, 2021

(2021-R29) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.13-gke.701 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.19.13-gke.1200 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.20.9-gke.1000 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.18.20-gke.901
    • 1.18.20-gke.3001
    • 1.19.12-gke.2101
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.13-gke.701 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.20 to 1.20.9-gke.1000 with this release.

September 07, 2021

This note was updated on September 24, 2021. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.12-gke.2101 with this release.

(2021-R28) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.12-gke.2101 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following control plane and node versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.18.20-gke.3000
    • 1.19.12-gke.2100
    • 1.19.13-gke.700
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to 1.19.12-gke.2101 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to 1.19.12-gke.2101 with this release.

August 20, 2021

(2021-R27) Version updates

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

August 12, 2021

(2021-R26) Version updates

  • Version 1.19.12-gke.2100 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.20-gke.901 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.19.11-gke.2101 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 and version 1.19 to 1.19.12-gke.2100 with this release.

August 03, 2021

(2021-R25) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.20-gke.900 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.20-gke.501 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.20-gke.900 with this release.

July 27, 2021

(2021-R24) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.20-gke.501 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.20-gke.900 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.19.12-gke.2100 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.19-gke.1701 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.19.10-gke.1000 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.20-gke.501 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.19.11-gke.2101 with this release.

July 20, 2021

(2021-R23) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.19-gke.1701 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.20-gke.501 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1901 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.19-gke.1701 with this release.

July 09, 2021

(2021-R22) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.19-gke.1701 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.19.11-gke.2101 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.18-gke.1700 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

June 25, 2021

(2021-R21) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.18-gke.1700 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1900 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.18-gke.1100 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.17 to version 1.18.17-gke.1901 with this release.

June 16, 2021

(2021-R20) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1901 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.18-gke.1100 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1200 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.17-gke.1901 with this release.

June 09, 2021

(2021-R19) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1900 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1901 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.19.10-gke.1000 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.17-gke.1900 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.19 to version 1.19.10-gke.1000 with this release.

May 28, 2021

(2021-R18) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1200 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1900 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.17-gke.4900 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.17-gke.5400 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.700 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.17-gke.1200 with this release.

May 19, 2021

(2021-R17) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.17-gke.700 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.1200 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.100 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.17 to version 1.18.17-gke.700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.17-gke.700 with this release.

May 12, 2021

(2021-R16) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.17-gke.700 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • The following control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded with this release:

May 04, 2021

(2021-R15) Version updates

  • Version 1.18.17-gke.100 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.17-gke.5400 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.17.17-gke.3700
    • 1.18.16-gke.2100
  • The following control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded with this release:

April 27, 2021

(2021-R14) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.17-gke.4900 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.17-gke.100 is now available in the Stable channel
  • Version 1.18.16-gke.302 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.16-gke.2100 with this release.

April 20, 2021

(2021-R13) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.17-gke.3700 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.18.16-gke.2100 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.17-gke.3000 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.16 to version 1.17.17-gke.3700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.17 to version 1.17.17-gke.3700 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.18 to version 1.18.16-gke.302 with this release.

April 14, 2021

(2021-R12) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.17-gke.3000 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.17-gke.3700 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.17-gke.2800 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.16 to version 1.17.17-gke.3000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.17 to version 1.17.17-gke.3000 with this release.

April 06, 2021

(2021-R11) Version updates

March 29, 2021

(2021-R10) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.17-gke.2800 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.16.15-gke.7801
    • 1.17.17-gke.1101
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from versions 1.17 and earlier to version 1.17.17-gke.2800 with this release.

March 23, 2021

Starting tomorrow, March 24, 2021, the mechanism we use to create GKE release notes will change. Although this change does not affect the content of the notes, it does affect the presentation and underlying syntax. If you subscribe to the XML feed for this page, entries for March 24 and earlier will be updated as a result of changes to formatting and syntax; the content itself did not change.

The feed URL will also change from https://cloud.google.com/feeds/kubernetes-engine-release-notes.xml to https://cloud.google.com/feeds/gke-main-release-notes.xml. We will automatically redirect from the old URL to the new one.

March 16, 2021

(2021-R9) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.17-gke.2800 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from versions 1.17 and earlier to version 1.17.17-gke.1101 with this release.
  • Version 1.17.17-gke.1100 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

March 05, 2021

(2021-R8) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.17-gke.1101 is now available in the Stable channel. This version is now the default.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes and control planes in the Stable channel upgrade from versions 1.17 and earlier to version 1.17.17-gke.1100 with this release.
  • Version 1.15.12-gke.6002 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.16.15-gke.7800 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.15-gke.800 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

February 25, 2021

(2021-R7) Version updates

February 17, 2021

February 23, 2021 updates: version 1.15.12-gke.6002 is still available; it is not removed from the Stable channel.

(2021-R6) Version updates

  • Version 1.16.15-gke.6000 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading control planes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.0.0 to version 1.16.15-gke.7800 with this release.

February 09, 2021

February 23, 2021 updates: The auto-upgrade from 1.15 to version 1.16.15-gke.6000 was changed from nodes to control planes. The control plane auto-upgrades from 1.16 and 1.17 to 1.17.15-gke.800 was added to this channel. The node upgrades from 1.15, 1.16, and 1.17 to version 1.17.15-gke.800 were added to this channel.

February 10, 2021 updates: The node auto-upgrade from 1.15 to version 1.16.15-gke.6000 was removed from the Stable channel. The version 1.17.14-gke.1600 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

(2021-R5) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.15-gke.800 is now available in the Stable channel. This version is now the default.
  • Version 1.17.14-gke.1600 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading control planes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.15 to version 1.16.15-gke.6000 with this release.
  • Auto-upgrading control planes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.17.15-gke.800 with this release.
  • Auto-upgrading control planes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.17 to version 1.17.15-gke.800 with this release.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.15 to version 1.17.15-gke.800 with this release.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.17.15-gke.800 with this release.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.17 to version 1.17.15-gke.800 with this release.

February 02, 2021

This note was updated on February 10, 2021. The node auto-upgrade from 1.15 to version 1.16.15-gke.6000 was removed from this channel.

(2021-R4) Version updates

January 19, 2021

(2021-R2) Version updates

  • Version 1.17.14-gke.1600 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.17.14-gke.1200 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.15 to version 1.16.15-gke.6000 with this release.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.17 to version 1.17.14-gke.1600 with this release.

January 08, 2021

(2021-R1) Version updates

  • Version 1.16.15-gke.6000 is now available in the Stable channel. This version is now the default.
  • Version 1.17.14-gke.1200 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.15.12-gke.20 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.15.12-gke.6001 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.16.15-gke.4300 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.16.15-gke.4301 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.16.15-gke.4901 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.16.15-gke.5500 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.16.15-gke.6000 with this release.

December 14, 2020

(R41) Version updates

  • Version 1.16.15-gke.4901 is now available in the Stable channel. This version is now the default.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.16.15-gke.4300 with this release.

December 07, 2020

(R40) Version updates

  • Version 1.15.12-gke.6002 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.16.15-gke.4300 with this release.

December 01, 2020

(R39) Version updates

  • Version 1.16.15-gke.4901 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.16.15-gke.4301 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.16.13-gke.404 with this release.

November 25, 2020

GKE Auto-Upgrade is currently suspended for control planes, and nodes. Manual upgrades are available.

November 24, 2020

The November 17, 2020 release removed the following GKE version.

  • Version 1.16.13-gke.401 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

November 17, 2020

This note was updated on November 24, 2020.

(R38) Version updates

  • 1.16.15-gke.4300 is now the default version in the Stable.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.16.13-gke.404 with this release.

November 12, 2020

(R37) Version updates

  • There are no new releases in the Stable release channel.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.15 to version 1.16.13-gke.401 with this release.

November 04, 2020

(R36) Version updates

October 20, 2020

(R34) Version updates

  • Version 1.16.13-gke.403 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading control planes from version 1.15 to version 1.16.13-gke.401 during this release.

October 12, 2020

(R33) Version updates

  • Auto-upgrading control planes upgrade from version 1.14 to version 1.15.12-gke.20 during this release.
  • Auto-upgrading control planes upgrade from version 1.15 to version 1.16.13-gke.401 during this release.

October 02, 2020

(R32) Version updates

  • Version 1.16.13-gke.401 is the new default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.16.13-gke.1 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes and control planes upgrade from version 1.15 to version 1.15.12-gke.20 during this release.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes and control planes upgrade from version 1.16 to version 1.16.13-gke.401 during this release.

September 25, 2020

(R31) Version updates

Coming soon

We expect the following changes in the coming weeks. This information is not a guarantee, but is provided to help you plan for upcoming changes.

GKE will begin gradually upgrading clusters in the Stable channel to GKE 1.16 beginning on or after October 6, 2020. To read about API deprecations in 1.16, see Kubernetes 1.16 deprecated APIs.

September 15, 2020

(R30) Version updates

  • Version 1.15.12-gke.20 is the new default version in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.15.12-gke.2 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

September 14, 2020

(R29.1) Version updates

There is a known issue that prevents creating Stable channel clusters on 1.16. To create a 1.16 cluster on the Stable channel, create a Stable channel cluster on 1.15, and then manually upgrade to 1.16.

September 03, 2020

(R29) Version updates

  • Version 1.16.13-gke.1 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Version 1.15.12-gke.9 is no longer available in the Stable channel.

Google Kubernetes Engine will begin gradually upgrading clusters in the Stable channel to GKE 1.16 in an upcoming release. To read about API deprecations in 1.16, see Kubernetes 1.16 deprecated APIs.

August 27, 2020

(R28) Version updates

  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel continue upgrading from version 1.14 to 1.15.12-gke.2 during this release. All auto-upgrading nodes that have not yet upgraded to 1.15.12-gke.2 will upgrade during the R28 rollout.

July 28, 2020

(R25) Version updates

  • GKE continues to upgrade control planes in clusters on the Stable channel to 1.15.12-gke.2. Upgrades will proceed gradually over several GKE releases.
  • GKE begins to upgrade nodes in clusters on the Stable channel to 1.15.12-gke.2. Upgrades will proceed gradually over several GKE releases.

July 22, 2020

(R24) Version updates

  • Version 1.15.12-gke.9 is now available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrading nodes in the Stable channel automatically upgrade from version 1.14 to version 1.15.12-gke.2 with this release.

July 13, 2020

(R23) Version updates

A bug in gVisor has been fixed. Default gVisor node labels are now applied when user-specified labels.

We expect the following changes in the coming weeks. This information is not a guarantee, but is provided to help you plan for upcoming changes.

  • In the next release (R24), GKE will begin to upgrade control planes in clusters on the Stable channel to 1.15.12-gke.2. Upgrades will proceed gradually over several GKE releases.

  • In an upcoming release, GKE will begin to upgrade nodes in clusters on the Stable channel to 1.15.12-gke.2. Upgrades will proceed gradually over several GKE releases.

May 13, 2020

1.14.10-gke.36 is now available in the Stable release channel.

March 26, 2020

1.14.10-gke.27 is now available in the Stable release channel.

March 16, 2020

1.14.10-gke.24 is now available in the Stable release channel.

February 11, 2020

1.14.10-gke.17 is the default for new Stable channel clusters.

Important: Existing clusters enrolled in the Stable release channel will be auto-upgraded to this version.

January 22, 2020

1.13.11-gke.23 is the default for new Stable channel clusters.