(2026-R28) Version updates
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
More Google Kubernetes Engine releases
Every Google Kubernetes Engine release| Date | Release | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 | (2026-R27) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 9 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 10 | (2026-R29) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 10 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 8 | The network-optimized C4N machine series is available with GKE clusters running 1.36.0-gke.3009002 or laterunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 7 | In GKE version 1.34 and later, you can configure Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus to collect...unverified Update | Update |
| Jul 7 | In GKE version 1.35.3-gke.1389000 and later, you can run GPU workloads on Confidential GKE Nodes with certain...unverified Preview | Preview |
| Jul 7 | In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.1601000 and later, you can enable the logging of VerticalPodAutoscaler decisions in...unverified Preview | Preview |
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