The Kubernetes project maintains release branches for the most recent three minor releases (1.35, 1.34, 1.33). Kubernetes 1.19 and newer receive approximately 1 year of patch support. Kubernetes 1.18 and older received approximately 9 months of patch support.
Kubernetes versions are expressed as x.y.z, where x is the major version, y is the minor version, and z is the patch version, following Semantic Versioning terminology.
More information in the version skew policy document.
Release History
1.35
Latest Release:1.35.0 (released: )
End of Life:
Patch Releases: n/a
1.34
1.33
1.32
Latest Release:1.32.11 (released: )
End of Life:
Patch Releases:
1.32.0,
1.32.1,
1.32.2,
1.32.3,
1.32.4,
1.32.5,
1.32.6,
1.32.7,
1.32.8,
1.32.9,
1.32.10,
1.32.11
End-of-Life Releases
Older Kubernetes releases that are no longer maintained are listed below.
End-of-life releases
Note:
These releases are no longer supported and do not receive security updates or bug fixes. If you are running one of these releases, the Kubernetes project strongly recommends upgrading to a supported version.| Minor Version | Final Patch Release | End Of Life Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.31 | 1.31.14 | ||
| 1.30 | 1.30.14 | ||
| 1.29 | 1.29.14 | ||
| 1.28 | 1.28.15 | ||
| 1.27 | 1.27.16 | ||
| 1.26 | 1.26.15 | 1.26.15 was released in March 2024 (after the EOL date) to pick up a new version of Go to address several Go CVEs | |
| 1.25 | 1.25.16 | 1.25.16 was released in November 2023 (after the EOL date) to fix CVE-2023-5528 | |
| 1.24 | 1.24.17 | 1.24.17 was released in August 2023 (after the EOL date) to fix CVE-2023-3676 and CVE-2023-3955 | |
| 1.23 | 1.23.17 | ||
| 1.22 | 1.22.17 | 1.22.17 was released in December 2022 (after the EOL date) to backport registry changes and fix two critical issues. | |
| 1.21 | 1.21.14 | ||
| 1.20 | 1.20.15 | ||
| 1.19 | 1.19.16 | ||
| 1.18 | 1.18.20 | Created to solve regression introduced in 1.18.19 | |
| 1.17 | 1.17.17 | ||
| 1.16 | 1.16.15 | ||
| 1.15 | 1.15.12 | ||
| 1.14 | 1.14.10 | ||
| 1.13 | 1.13.12 | ||
| 1.12 | 1.12.10 | ||
| 1.11 | 1.11.10 | ||
| 1.10 | 1.10.13 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9.11 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8.15 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7.16 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6.13 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4.12 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3.10 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2.7 |
Upcoming Release
Check out the schedule for the upcoming 1.36 Kubernetes release!
Note:
This schedule link may be temporarily unavailable during early release planning phases.Check the SIG Release repository for the latest updates.
Helpful Resources
Refer to the Kubernetes Release Team resources for key information on roles and the release process.
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