GKE release notes

This page documents production updates to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). You can periodically check this page for announcements about new or updated features, bug fixes, known issues, and deprecated functionality.

This page includes release notes for all channels and releases.

Current versions

The following table lists the current versions for each release channel. To learn more about the designations in this table, see What versions are available in a channel. For general information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

GKE Release Channel Rapid Regular Stable Extended No Channel (Static)
Available minor versions 1.30 to 1.34 1.30 to 1.33 1.30 to 1.33 1.28 to 1.33 1.30 to 1.33
Recommended auto-upgrade target 1.33.4-gke.1350000 1.33.4-gke.1172000 1.32.6-gke.1060000 1.28.15-gke.2610000 1.32.6-gke.1060000
Auto-upgrade targets
  • 1.30.14-gke.1267000
  • 1.31.12-gke.1110000
  • 1.32.8-gke.1170000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1350000
  • 1.34.0-gke.1662000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
  • 1.31.11-gke.1036000
  • 1.32.8-gke.1134000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1059000
  • 1.31.11-gke.1036000
  • 1.32.6-gke.1060000
  • 1.33.3-gke.1136000
  • 1.28.15-gke.2610000
  • 1.29.15-gke.1835000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
  • 1.31.11-gke.1036000
  • 1.32.8-gke.1134000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
  • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
  • 1.31.11-gke.1036000
  • 1.32.6-gke.1060000
  • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
Default patch version for cluster creation 1.34.0-gke.1662000 1.33.4-gke.1172000 1.32.6-gke.1060000 1.33.4-gke.1172000 1.33.4-gke.1172000
COS version of default patch version cos-121-18867-199-28 cos-121-18867-199-43 cos-117-18613-263-56 cos-121-18867-199-43 cos-121-18867-199-43

For information on the current minor versions rollout and support schedule, see the GKE release schedule. To find all the patch versions available in a channel, check available and default versions.

This table also lists the Container-Optimized OS version that corresponds to the channel's default patch version. To upgrade a cluster to a specific image version, see Map Container-Optimized OS node image versions to GKE patch versions.

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May 30, 2025

(2025-R22) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.33.0-gke.2248000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1086000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1005000
    • 1.33.0-gke.1868000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1151000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1151000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.0-gke.2248000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.32.4-gke.1106006 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.11-gke.1217000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1390000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927009
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1033000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.8-gke.1045000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.4-gke.1106006 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1033000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.8-gke.1045000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.4-gke.1106006 with this release.

Stable channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.30.11-gke.1131000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1212000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.32.4-gke.1106006 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2703000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2810000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2169000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2287000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1240000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1395000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1217000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1390000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927009
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.2192000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2732000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.2192000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.15-gke.1274000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1033000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.8-gke.1045000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.4-gke.1106006 with this release.

No channel

(2025-R21) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2025-R21.

The insecure kubelet read-only port (10255) is disabled by default in all new clusters that run GKE version 1.32 and later. If you created your cluster using a GKE version earlier than 1.32, we recommend that you disable the insecure kubelet read-only port. For more information see Disable the kubelet read-only port in GKE clusters.

May 23, 2025

(2025-R20) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.4-gke.1236006 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1033000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1390000
    • 1.31.8-gke.1045000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927002
    • 1.32.4-gke.1106000
    • 1.32.4-gke.1236000
    • 1.33.0-gke.1552000
    • 1.33.0-gke.1712000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1086000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.8-gke.1113000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.4-gke.1236006 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1086000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.8-gke.1113000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.4-gke.1236006 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.0-gke.1868000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.32.3-gke.1927009 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.11-gke.1157000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1265000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1785003
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927002
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.11-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.7-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.3-gke.1927009 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.3-gke.1927009 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1297002 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.30.10-gke.1070000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1064001
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.11-gke.1131000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.7-gke.1212000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1131000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1212000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.2-gke.1297002 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.32.3-gke.1927009 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2682000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2771000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2142000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2239000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1193000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1325000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1157000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1265000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1785003
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927002
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.2169000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2703000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.2169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.15-gke.1240000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.3-gke.1927009 with this release.

No channel

May 22, 2025

The May 13, 2025 issue in which GKE Autopilot clusters failed to update the cgroup_mode field is fixed in all GKE versions.

May 16, 2025

(2025-R19) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.4-gke.1106000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.30.11-gke.1157000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1217000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1265000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1785003
    • 1.33.0-gke.1582000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1033000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.7-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.3-gke.1927002 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1033000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.3-gke.1927002 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.32.3-gke.1785003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.11-gke.1131000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1212000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1297002
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.3-gke.1785003 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.3-gke.1785003 with this release.

Stable channel

Extended channel

  • Version 1.32.3-gke.1785003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2664000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2732000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2121000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2192000
    • 1.29.14-gke.1067000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1274000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1131000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1212000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1297002
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.2142000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2682000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.2142000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.15-gke.1193000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.3-gke.1785003 with this release.

No channel

May 13, 2025

GKE Autopilot clusters fail to update the cgroup_mode field and display the following error:

ERROR: (gcloud.container.clusters.update)
    ResponseError: code=400,
    message=INVALID_ARGUMENT: invalid node_pool_auto_config.linux_node_config.
    Allowed fields are: ["cgroup_mode"]

This issue occurs in all GKE versions. A fix for this issue is in progress. For more information, see Migrate nodes to Linux cgroupv2.

May 09, 2025

(2025-R18) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.3-gke.1927002 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.30.11-gke.1131000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1212000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1297002
    • 1.32.3-gke.1785000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1927000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.3-gke.1785003 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1157000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1265000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.3-gke.1785003 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.0-gke.1552000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1297002 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.10-gke.1070000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1064001
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.11-gke.1131000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.7-gke.1212000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1131000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1212000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.2-gke.1297002 with this release.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1297002 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2650000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2703000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2097000
    • 1.28.15-gke.2169000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1240000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1070000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1064001
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.2121000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2664000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.2121000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.11-gke.1131000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.7-gke.1212000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.2-gke.1297002 with this release.

No channel

1.33 is now available in the Rapid channel

Kubernetes 1.33 is now available in the Rapid channel. For more information about the content of Kubernetes 1.33, read the Kubernetes 1.33 Release Notes.

New features in 1.33

Deprecated in 1.33

The gitRepo volume driver is deprecated and disabled for security reasons. For more information, see KEP-5040.

Removed in 1.33

The status.nodeInfo.kubeProxyVersion field in the Node API object is no longer populated in 1.33 and later. This field actually reported the kubelet version, not the kube-proxy version. You can use status.nodeInfo.kubeletVersion to get the kubelet version. For more information, see KEP-4004.

Other changes in 1.33

containerd 2.0 is supported. For more information, see Migrate nodes to containerd 2.

April 02, 2025

(2025-R13) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

No channel

March 26, 2025

(2025-R12) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

Extended channel

No channel

March 19, 2025

(2025-R11) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1182001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1400001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.2-gke.1182001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.2-gke.1182001 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1182001 is now available in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1182000 is no longer available in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

Extended channel

No channel

March 12, 2025

(2025-R10) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1182000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.29.14-gke.1018000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1022000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1020000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1357001
    • 1.32.1-gke.1729000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1297000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.14-gke.1067000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.10-gke.1070000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.6-gke.1064000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.2-gke.1182000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.14-gke.1067000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.10-gke.1070000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.6-gke.1064000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.2-gke.1182000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.6-gke.1020000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1169000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1201000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1233000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.14-gke.1018000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.10-gke.1022000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.6-gke.1020000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.14-gke.1018000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.10-gke.1022000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.6-gke.1020000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.9-gke.1127000 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.30.9-gke.1046000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1068000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1127000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1127000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1169000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.6-gke.1020000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2270000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2489000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1781000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1897000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1169000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1201000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1233000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2451000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1844000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.14-gke.1018000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.10-gke.1022000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.6-gke.1020000 with this release.

No channel

March 05, 2025

(2025-R09) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1233000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1127000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1169000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1201000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1201000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1233000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1006000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1009000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1023000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.1-gke.1357001 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1233000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2477000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1641000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1881000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1127000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1169000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1781000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1201000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1233000 with this release.

No channel

The Envoy project recently announced several new security vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-53269, CVE-2024-53270, and CVE-2024-53271) that could allow an attacker to crash Envoy.

For more details, see the GCP-2025-009 security bulletin.

February 26, 2025

(2025-R08) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.1-gke.1729000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1169000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1201000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1231000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1169000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1233000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1489001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.14-gke.1018000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.10-gke.1022000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.6-gke.1020000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.14-gke.1018000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.10-gke.1022000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.6-gke.1020000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1169000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1038000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1046000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1068000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1200003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1109000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1127000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1109000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1127000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.1-gke.1357001 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.29.12-gke.1270000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1261000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1372000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1169000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2440000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1612000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1844000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1038000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1046000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1068000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1200003
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1641000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1109000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1127000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.1-gke.1357001 with this release.

No channel

February 21, 2025

In GKE version 1.33 and later, if you omit the whenUnsatisfiable field in a new GKE compute class specification, the default value is DoNotScaleUp.

In GKE versions earlier than 1.33, the default value is ScaleUpAnyway. Ensure that your compute class specifications explicitly set a value in the whenUnsatisfiable field after you upgrade to version 1.33. This change only affects new ComputeClass objects that you create that omit the whenUnsatisfiable field. Any existing compute classes that omit the field continue to use ScaleUpAnyway as the default value even after you upgrade the cluster to version 1.33 or later.

To learn more about the whenUnsatisfiable field, see Define scaling behavior when no priority rules apply.

February 20, 2025

New GKE 1.27 patch versions starting with version 1.27.16-gke.2440000 are built with COS 109, because COS 105 is near the end of support. GKE makes new 1.27 patch versions available using COS 109. However, GKE won't auto-upgrade nodes across the COS milestone boundary, from a patch version using COS 105 to a patch version using COS 109.

If you manually upgrade your nodes to 1.27.16-gke.2440000 or later, GKE continues node auto-upgrades as normal. Control plane upgrades are unaffected, and cluster auto-upgrades to the next minor version towards the end of extended support proceed as normal.

To learn more, see Container-Optimized OS updates during the extended support period.

February 19, 2025

Starting on July 1, 2025, new organizations will no longer be able to create GKE clusters with Identity Service for GKE. You can continue to use Identity Service for GKE in existing organizations, but we encourage you to migrate to Workforce Identity Federation.

Workforce Identity Federation is the recommended method for configuring access to your GKE clusters from external identity providers. Workforce Identity Federation provides a single hosted solution for managing external IdPs across Google Cloud products. Unlike Identity Service for GKE, Workforce Identity Federation doesn't install components in your cluster.

For details and migration instructions, see Use external identity providers to authenticate to GKE.

February 18, 2025

(2025-R07) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.1-gke.1489001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1038000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1046000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1127000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1068000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1200003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1109000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1201000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.5-gke.1169000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1109000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1201000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1169000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.1-gke.1357001 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1006000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1009000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1023000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143001
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162001
    • 1.31.4-gke.1256000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2296000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2387000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1781000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1006000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1009000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1023000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 with this release.

No channel

February 11, 2025

(2025-R06) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.32.1-gke.1200003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1641000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1673000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1720000
    • 1.29.13-gke.1006000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1009000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1023000
    • 1.32.0-gke.1448000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1038000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1046000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1612000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1641000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1270000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1261000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1372000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.1-gke.1200003 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.8-gke.1162001 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1480000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1503000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1120001
    • 1.30.8-gke.1128001
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1183000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2246000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2342000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1270000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1261000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1372000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.1-gke.1200003 with this release.

No channel

February 06, 2025

(2025-R05) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1068000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1612000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1270000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1027000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1372000
    • 1.32.0-gke.1538000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1200000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1641000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1641000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.1-gke.1200003 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1503000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143001
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162001
    • 1.31.4-gke.1256000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.8-gke.1128001 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1435000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055001
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1120001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1120001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128001 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2142000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2296000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1503000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143001
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162001
    • 1.31.4-gke.1256000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2246000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.

No channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1435000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055001
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1713000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051001
    • 1.30.9-gke.1027000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.

February 04, 2025

A security vulnerability was discovered in the Google Secret Manager Provider for Secret Store CSI Driver. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access to the Kubernetes service account token of the CSI driver.

For more details, see GCP-2025-006 security bulletin.

February 03, 2025

Starting on February 3, 2025, GKE will create a new service agent named service-{PROJECT_ NUMBER}@gcp-sa-gkenode.iam.gserviceaccount.com that the GKE system workloads that run on your worker nodes can use. This service agent will only have the minimum permissions that GKE needs to operate these nodes by default, and will help to isolate the requirements of GKE-managed workloads from the requirements of your workloads. GKE-managed system workloads will begin using this service agent in an upcoming GKE version, which we'll announce in a separate release note.

January 30, 2025

Starting on January 28, 2025, the following Preview features are deprecated:

  • GKE threat detection
  • Supply chain concerns - Binary Authorization
  • GKE Compliance dashboard

For deprecation and removal dates, and for information about alternatives, see Posture management deprecations.

January 29, 2025

(2025-R04) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.5-gke.1023000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1503000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1261000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1282000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1256000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1002000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.9-gke.1009000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1480000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1120000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1128000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1183000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1342000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1280000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1713000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1435000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1055000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1435000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1055000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2122000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2270000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1480000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1120000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1128000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1183000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2142000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.

No channel

January 23, 2025

(2025-R03) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1480000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1120000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1162000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1224000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1183000
    • 1.32.0-gke.1709000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1503000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1143000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1261000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1256000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1435000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051000
    • 1.31.3-gke.1162000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1120000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1120000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 with this release.

Stable channel

Extended channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2081000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2246000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1435000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051000
    • 1.31.3-gke.1162000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2122000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1120000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 with this release.

No channel

Starting with GKE version 1.32.1-gke.1002000, the default OS image for Ubuntu is updated from Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04.

January 16, 2025

With minor version 1.33, GKE nodes use containerd 2.0, which removes support for Docker Schema 1 images and the CRI v1alpha2 API. GKE pauses automatic upgrades to 1.33 when it detects that a cluster uses the deprecated features. To prepare for this change, see Migrate nodes to containerd 2.

January 14, 2025

(2025-R02) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1488000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1126000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1128000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1133000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1249000
    • 1.32.0-gke.1577000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1162000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1342000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1362000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1280000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1596000
    • 1.30.7-gke.1084000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2105000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1435000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1055000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1435000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1055000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.3-gke.1162000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1713000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1020000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1054000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1155000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1699000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1713000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1713000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.2142000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1342000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1362000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1280000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1596000
    • 1.30.7-gke.1084000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2105000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1435000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1055000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1051000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.3-gke.1162000 with this release.

No channel

January 09, 2025

A security issue impacted resources in VPCs with GKE Multi-Cluster Gateway (MCG) configured. MCG is an optional feature that is used by a small subset of GKE customers. We are individually notifying customers who had the feature enabled during that time period.

For more details, see the GCP-2025-001 security bulletin.

January 07, 2025

(2025-R01) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1342000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1362000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1388000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1435000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1280000
    • 1.29.11-gke.1012000
    • 1.29.11-gke.1045000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1596000
    • 1.30.7-gke.1084000
    • 1.30.7-gke.1136000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051000
    • 1.31.3-gke.1006000
    • 1.31.3-gke.1056000
    • 1.31.3-gke.1121001
    • 1.31.3-gke.1162000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1072000
    • 1.31.4-gke.1177000
    • 1.32.0-gke.1358000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1120000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1480000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1120000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1183000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.0-gke.1448000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.6-gke.1596000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1159000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1227000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1125000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.6-gke.1596000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.6-gke.1596000 with this release.

Stable channel

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.6-gke.1596000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1836000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2027000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2051000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1159000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1227000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1125000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.2081000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.6-gke.1596000 with this release.

No channel

December 26, 2024

(2024-R50) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

No channel

December 18, 2024

(2024-R49) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

No channel

December 17, 2024

1.32 is now available in the Rapid channel

Kubernetes 1.32 is now available in the Rapid channel. For more information about the content of Kubernetes 1.32, read the Kubernetes 1.32 Release Notes.

New features

Deprecated in Kubernetes 1.32

  • The following Beta versions of graduated APIs were deprecated in 1.29 and removed in 1.32 in favor of newer versions:

    • flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io/v1beta3 FlowSchema, PriorityLevelConfiguration
      • deprecated since 1.29, will no longer be served in 1.32,
      • instead, use flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io/v1, available since 1.29.

  • The status.nodeInfo.kubeProxyVersion field in the Node API is deprecated and will not be populated starting in v1.33. The field is currently populated with the kubelet version, not the kube-proxy version, and might not accurately reflect the kube-proxy version in use. For more information, see KEP-4004.

December 12, 2024

(2024-R48) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.6-gke.1125000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1020000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1080000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1054000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1155000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1699000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1713000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1159000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1227000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.6-gke.1125000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1159000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1227000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.6-gke.1125000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1340000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1496000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1443001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.6-gke.1125000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1784000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1020000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1080000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1054000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1155000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1699000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1713000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1836000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1159000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1227000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.6-gke.1125000 with this release.

No channel

Starting with GKE version 1.33, clusters running cgroupv1 will automatically be upgraded to cgroupv2 unless you opt out first. For more information, see Migrate nodes to cgroupv2.

December 10, 2024

(2024-R47) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.3-gke.1006000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1020000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1041000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1080000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1159000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1054000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1071000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1155000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1227000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1699000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1713000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1059000
    • 1.30.6-gke.1125000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2105000
    • 1.31.2-gke.1354000
    • 1.31.2-gke.1384000
    • 1.31.2-gke.1518000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.6-gke.1596000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.3-gke.1006000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1280000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.6-gke.1596000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.3-gke.1006000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1340000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1376000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1496000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1541000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1443001
    • 1.31.1-gke.1846000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2008000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.2105000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1099000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1217000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1177000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1681000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1742000
    • 1.27.16-gke.2019000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1340000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1376000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1496000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1541000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1443001
    • 1.31.1-gke.1846000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2008000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1784000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.2105000 with this release.

No channel

November 27, 2024

(2024-R46) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

No channel

November 21, 2024

If your GKE cluster was created before version 1.26, you can now migrate it to cgroupv2. This migration enables the use of Pod bursting in Autopilot mode.

November 19, 2024

(2024-R45) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

No channel

November 13, 2024

(2024-R44) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.1-gke.2105000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1376000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1541000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1628000
    • 1.31.1-gke.1846000
    • 1.31.2-gke.1115000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.1-gke.2105000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1020000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.10-gke.1054000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1699000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.2105000 with this release.

Regular channel

Stable channel

Extended channel

No channel

November 11, 2024

Clusters now have unified and flexible configuration, allowing you to modify control plane access and cluster node settings at any time, without the need to recreate the cluster. This eliminates the previous distinction between private and public clusters. All clusters support this flexibility and utilize DNS-based endpoints for secure and direct control plane access from any network, removing the need for bastion hosts or proxies. You can still enhance security with measures like VPC Service Controls.

To learn more, see About network isolation in GKE.

November 08, 2024

The machine family of N1 custom machine types (like custom-1-1024) is now accurately labeled as "N1" for all node versions later than 1.31.2-gke.1115000.

November 06, 2024

(2024-R43) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1340000
    • 1.28.15-gke.1015000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1496000
    • 1.29.10-gke.1043000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1443001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1376000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1541000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1628000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1376000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1541000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1628000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1217000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1341000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1355000
    • 1.31.1-gke.1678000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.1846000 with this release.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1217000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1341000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1355000
    • 1.31.1-gke.1678000
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.1846000 with this release.

No channel

October 31, 2024

Clusters that are experiencing stale endpoint resources and stale kube-dns entries are likely affected by Kubernetes issue #126578. Your cluster is most likely affected if endpoint resources consistently have incorrect Pod IPs. This issue has been fixed in the following GKE versions or later:

  • 1.28.14-gke.1115000
  • 1.29.9-gke.1207000
  • 1.30.5-gke.1171000
  • 1.31.1-gke.1414000

October 30, 2024

(2024-R42) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.1-gke.1846000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1217000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1341000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1355000
    • 1.31.1-gke.1678000
    • 1.31.1-gke.2008000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.1-gke.1846000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1496000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1443001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.1846000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1355000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1099000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1177000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014001
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014003
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1341000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1355000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1341000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1355000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1014003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1004000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1278000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014003 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014003 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1355000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1712000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1099000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1177000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014001
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014003
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1341000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1355000 with this release.

No channel

October 29, 2024

Instance Group Managers for node pools created with version 1.30.5-gke.1523000 or later and 1.31.1-gke.1869000 or later will now have update on repair enabled by default. This will allow labels to persist upon Spot VM preemption.

October 25, 2024

(2024-R41) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.1-gke.1678000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1099000
    • 1.29.9-gke.1177000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1145000
    • 1.31.1-gke.1146000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1341000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1355000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.1-gke.1678000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1217000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1341000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1355000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.1678000 with this release.

Regular channel

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.28.13-gke.1119000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1211000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.

Extended channel

No channel

October 17, 2024

(2024-R40) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

Regular channel

  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.28.14-gke.1004000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1278000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.4-gke.1348001 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.28.13-gke.1049000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1096000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969002
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.4-gke.1348001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.4-gke.1348001 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.27.16-gke.1681000 is now available in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1576000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1004000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1278000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.

No channel

  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.28.13-gke.1049000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1175000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1096000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.4-gke.1348001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.4-gke.1348001 with this release.

October 16, 2024

In GKE version 1.31.1-gke.1621000 and later, the kube_pod_resource_request metric and the kube_pod_resource_limit metric are exported as part of the the scheduler metrics package.

October 15, 2024

On GKE Autopilot clusters running version 1.30 and later, partner workloads that set AppArmor profiles might unexpectedly be rejected at admission. This might include installations of Prisma Defender, Wiz Runtime Sensor, Sentinel One Agent, Checkpoint CloudGuard, Aqua Security Enforcer and Splunk OTEL Collector.

The following GKE versions contain a fix for this issue:

  • 1.30.5-gke.1355000 and later
  • 1.31.1-gke.1621000 and later

Clusters in any release channel can be created on or upgraded to these versions. For details, see Manually upgrading the control plane.

For newly-created VPC Peering-based clusters running version 1.27 or later, traffic from the kube-apiserver to nodes routes through the Konnectivity service. For existing VPC Peering-based clusters, GKE gradually migrates your cluster to use the Konnectivity service.

October 11, 2024

(2024-R39) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.1-gke.1146000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1373000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1478000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1278000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014000
    • 1.31.1-gke.1000000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1145000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.1-gke.1146000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.9-gke.1177000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1145000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.1146000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1342000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1373000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1119000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1211000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.3-gke.1969002 is now the default version for cluster creation 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:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1148001
    • 1.27.16-gke.1258000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1287000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1024000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1057000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1049000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1096000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969002 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1049000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1096000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969002 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.28.13-gke.1119000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1211000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 with this release.

No channel

  • Version 1.30.5-gke.1014001 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1148001
    • 1.27.16-gke.1258000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1287000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1342000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1373000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1478000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1024000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1057000
    • 1.30.2-gke.1587003
    • 1.30.5-gke.1014000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969002 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1004000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969002 with this release.

October 04, 2024

CVE-2024-45016 was discovered in the Linux kernel, which can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes.

For more details, see the GCP-2024-057 security bulletin.

October 03, 2024

(2024-R38) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.1-gke.1000000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1342000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1119000
    • 1.28.14-gke.1004000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1211000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1348000
    • 1.31.0-gke.1577000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1373000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.1-gke.1000000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1373000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.14-gke.1099000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1278000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.5-gke.1014000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.1-gke.1000000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.4-gke.1348000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1287000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1049000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1096000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.4-gke.1348000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.4-gke.1348000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.28.13-gke.1006000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1031000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1024000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1057000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1024000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1057000 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.4-gke.1348000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1287000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1049000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1096000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969001
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.4-gke.1348000 with this release.

No channel

  • Version 1.30.4-gke.1348000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.28.13-gke.1006000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1031000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1639000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1342000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1119000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1211000 with this release.

September 24, 2024

GKE clusters using the Network Policy feature and Pods specifying a hostPort might have experienced networking connectivity issues after control plane upgrades. As a precaution, GKE disabled auto-upgrades for potentially impacted clusters.

The following GKE versions contain a fix for this issue and are safe to manually upgrade to:

  • 1.27.16-gke.1342000 or later
  • 1.28.13-gke.1078000 or later
  • 1.29.8-gke.1157000 or later
  • 1.30.4-gke.1282000 or later
  • 1.31 or later

GKE control plane upgrades are now resumed and clusters will be auto-upgraded when the patch version becomes an auto-upgrade target for your clusters, honoring maintenance windows and exclusions.

September 23, 2024

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes clusters with Windows nodes where BUILTIN\Users may be able to read container logs and AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users may be able to modify container logs. For more information, see the GCP-2024-054 security bulletin.

September 19, 2024

(2024-R36) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1296000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1078000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1157000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1282000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.0-gke.1506000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969001 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.30.3-gke.1969001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969001 with this release.

Stable channel

Extended channel

  • Version 1.30.3-gke.1969001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • Version 1.30.3-gke.1639000 is no longer available in the Extended channel.
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.3-gke.1969001 with this release.

No channel

September 11, 2024

(2024-R35) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.31.0-gke.1506000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1234000
    • 1.27.16-gke.1234001
    • 1.27.16-gke.1258000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1024000
    • 1.28.13-gke.1042000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1031000
    • 1.29.8-gke.1057000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1129000
    • 1.30.4-gke.1213000
    • 1.31.0-gke.1058000
    • 1.31.0-gke.1324000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1287000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1049000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1096000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1287000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1049000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1096000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.0-gke.1506000 with this release.

Regular channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1148000
    • 1.28.12-gke.1179000
    • 1.29.7-gke.1274000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1148001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.8-gke.1031000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1148001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1031000 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.30.2-gke.1587003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • Version 1.27.16-gke.1008000 is no longer available in the Stable channel.
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1051001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1051001 with this release.

Extended channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1148000
    • 1.28.12-gke.1179000
    • 1.29.7-gke.1274000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1969000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1148001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.8-gke.1031000 with this release.

No channel

September 06, 2024

(2024-R34) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

There are no new releases in the Rapid channel.

Regular channel

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

Stable channel

There are no new releases in the Stable channel.

Extended channel

There are no new releases in the Extended channel.

No channel

There are no updates for clusters not enrolled in a release channel.

September 04, 2024

For GKE versions 1.29 and later, the gke-metrics-agent Pod runs with the prometheus-metrics-collector container in addition to the existing gke-metrics-agent and core-metrics-exporter containers. This change might result in an increase in the Service time series ingestion requests per minute quota; however, there is no additional cost.

August 28, 2024

(2024-R32) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.30.3-gke.1639000 is now the default version in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.27.16-gke.1082000
    • 1.28.12-gke.1090000
    • 1.28.12-gke.1179000
    • 1.29.7-gke.1174000
    • 1.30.3-gke.1225000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.16-gke.1148000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.16-gke.1148000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.13-gke.1006000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.7-gke.1274000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.7-gke.1274000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.3-gke.1639000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.3-gke.1639000 with this release.

Regular channel

Stable channel

Extended channel

No channel

August 26, 2024

The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes:

  • CVE-2024-36978

For more details, see the GCP-2024-049 security bulletin.

The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes:

  • CVE-2024-41009

For more details, see the GCP-2024-048 security bulletin.

August 20, 2024

1.31 is now available in the Rapid channel

Kubernetes 1.31 is now available in the Rapid channel. For more information about the content of Kubernetes 1.31, read the Kubernetes 1.31 Release Notes.

Deprecated in-tree volume support

  • The Ceph CephFS (kubernetes.io/cephfs) and RBD (kubernetes.io/rbd) volume plugins are deprecated since 1.28 and are removed in 1.31.

  • To determine if you have volumes/pods using RBD or Ceph volumes, run the following commands. If either of them print output, then you are using a deprecated volume type.

    • kubectl describe pv | egrep \-i 'Type: \*(RBD|CephFS)'
    • kubectl describe pod \-A | egrep \-i 'Type: \*(RBD|CephFS)'

  • Switch to use an RBD or CephFS CSI driver (like the CSI drivers provided at https://github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/), or a Google Cloud-managed solution like Filestore.

  • For more information, refer to the OSS Kubernetes announcement and https://github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/

August 16, 2024

In GKE version 1.29.7-gke.1238000-1.30, and 1.30.3-gke.1571000 or later, node pools use regional instance templates instead of global instance templates. To learn more, see Regional and global instance templates.

August 13, 2024

In GKE version 1.30 and later, there is a workaround in the PDCSI driver for privileged workloads that access container namespaces with hostpath. The workaround delays NodeUnstage until attached filesystems are no longer in use. Under certain conditions, the privileged hostpath workloads may cause a container's mount namespace to be retained longer than the container's lifecycle. The workaround addresses an issue where the driver could proceed with detaching a GCE persistent disk even if the block device filesystem is still in use.

With this fix, the PDCSI driver will validate that an attached block device is no longer in use prior to unmounting it from a GKE node.

August 01, 2024

Autopilot nodes use Google Virtual NIC (gVNIC) for 1.30.2-gke.1023000 and later.

July 31, 2024

(2024-R27) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.30.2-gke.1587003 is now the default version in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.27.14-gke.1059002
    • 1.27.15-gke.1125000
    • 1.28.11-gke.1260000
    • 1.28.11-gke.1289000
    • 1.29.6-gke.1038001
    • 1.29.6-gke.1137000
    • 1.30.1-gke.1329003
    • 1.30.2-gke.1394003
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.15-gke.1252000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.15-gke.1252000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1315000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1326000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.2-gke.1587003 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.2-gke.1587003 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.29.6-gke.1254000 is now the default version in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.27.14-gke.1059002
    • 1.28.11-gke.1019001
    • 1.29.6-gke.1038001
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.15-gke.1154000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.15-gke.1154000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1172000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.6-gke.1254000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1254000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.2-gke.1587003 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.27.14-gke.1042001
    • 1.28.10-gke.1075001
    • 1.29.5-gke.1091002
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.14-gke.1059002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.14-gke.1059002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.11-gke.1019001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1019001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 with this release.

Extended channel

  • Version 1.29.6-gke.1254000 is now the default version in the Extended channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
    • 1.27.14-gke.1059002
    • 1.28.11-gke.1019001
    • 1.29.6-gke.1038001
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.15-gke.1154000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1172000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1254000 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Extended channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.2-gke.1587003 with this release.

No channel

July 26, 2024

With GKE patch version 1.30.1-gke.115600 and later, if you don't specify the gpu-driver-version flag when creating new GPU node pools, then GKE automatically installs the default GPU driver version that corresponds to the GKE version. If you prefer to manually install the GPU driver, set gpu-driver-version=disabled. To learn more, see Create a GPU node pool.

July 25, 2024

In GKE version 1.30.2-gke.1100 and later, the _CMDLINE field is removed from kubelet log entries to reduce log volumes.

If you need to access _CMDLINE information, you have two options:

  1. SSH into the node:

    • SSH into the relevant node.
    • Run the following command: ps aux | grep kubelet.

  2. Search cloud logging:

    • Use the Cloud Logging interface or API.

    • Apply the following filter to search kubelet startup logs:

      resource.type="k8s_node"
log_name="projects/{PROJECT_ID}/logs/kubelet"
resource.labels.cluster_name="{CLUSTER_NAME}"
SEARCH("`FLAG:`")

    Remember to replace {PROJECT_ID} and {CLUSTER_NAME} with the appropriate values for your environment.

July 17, 2024

The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes:

  • CVE-2024-26925

For more details, see the GCP-2024-045 security bulletin.

(2024-R25) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

No channel

  • Version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 is now the default version.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.27.13-gke.1070002
    • 1.27.13-gke.1201002
    • 1.27.14-gke.1059001
    • 1.27.15-gke.1154000
    • 1.28.10-gke.1058001
    • 1.28.11-gke.1170000
    • 1.29.4-gke.1043004
    • 1.29.5-gke.1091001
    • 1.29.6-gke.1254000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.14-gke.1042001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.14-gke.1042001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1019001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.29.5-gke.1091002 is now the default version in the Stable channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
    • 1.27.13-gke.1201002
    • 1.28.9-gke.1289002
    • 1.28.10-gke.1058001
    • 1.29.4-gke.1043004
    • 1.29.5-gke.1091001
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.14-gke.1042001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.14-gke.1042001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.10-gke.1075001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.5-gke.1091002 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 is now the default version in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.27.14-gke.1042001
    • 1.27.14-gke.1059001
    • 1.28.10-gke.1075001
    • 1.29.5-gke.1091002
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.14-gke.1059002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.14-gke.1059002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1019001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.6-gke.1038001 with this release.

Rapid channel

  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.27.15-gke.1154000
    • 1.28.11-gke.1019001
    • 1.28.11-gke.1170000
    • 1.29.6-gke.1254000
    • 1.30.2-gke.1447000
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.11-gke.1172000 with this release.

GKE Autopilot now supports opportunistic bursting and lower Pod minimums upon cluster creation or upgrade to 1.30.2-gke.1394000 or later, resolving a previous issue with containerd.

July 16, 2024

The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes:

  • CVE-2024-26921

For more details, see the GCP-2024-043 security bulletin.

The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes:

  • CVE-2024-36972

For more details, see the GCP-2024-044 security bulletin.

July 09, 2024

The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes:

  • CVE-2023-52654
  • CVE-2023-52656

For more information, see the GCP-2024-041 security bulletin.

July 08, 2024

(2024-R23) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades.

No channel

  • Version 1.29.4-gke.1043004 is now the default version.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.15-gke.1320002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.15-gke.1320002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.13-gke.1070002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.13-gke.1070002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.9-gke.1289002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.4-gke.1043004 with this release.

Stable channel

  • Version 1.27.13-gke.1070002 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 1.25 to version 1.26.15-gke.1090004 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.15-gke.1090004 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.13-gke.1070002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.13-gke.1070002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.9-gke.1069002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.4-gke.1043004 with this release.

Regular channel

  • Version 1.29.4-gke.1043004 is now the default version in the Regular channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.15-gke.1320002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.15-gke.1320002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.13-gke.1201002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.9-gke.1289002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.9-gke.1289002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.4-gke.1043004 with this release.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.30.1-gke.1329003 is now the default version in the Rapid channel.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.15-gke.1404002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.15-gke.1404002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.14-gke.1059002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.10-gke.1089002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.5-gke.1091002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.5-gke.1091002 with this release.
  • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.1-gke.1329003 with this release.