Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.36.0-gke.3712000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
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| Jul 9 | (2026-R27) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 9 | (2026-R28) Version updatesunverified 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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