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 (deprecated)
Available minor versions 1.34 to 1.37 1.34 to 1.36 1.34 to 1.35 1.31 to 1.36 1.34 to 1.36
Recommended auto-upgrade target 1.36.4-gke.1247000 1.35.8-gke.1036000 1.35.6-gke.1250000 1.32.13-gke.2337000 1.35.6-gke.1250000
Auto-upgrade targets
  • 1.34.11-gke.1056000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1380000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1247000
  • 1.37.0-gke.3165000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.35.6-gke.1250000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2630000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2337000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1547000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1250000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
Default patch version for cluster creation 1.36.4-gke.1247000 1.35.8-gke.1036000 1.35.6-gke.1250000 1.35.8-gke.1036000 1.35.8-gke.1036000
COS version of default patch version cos-129-19506-448-8 cos-125-19216-532-123 cos-125-19216-395-109