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.4681000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
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Every Google Kubernetes Engine release| Date | Release | Type |
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| Jul 16 | (2026-R30) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Jul 16 | Starting on June 30, 2026, the Filestore API ( file.googleapis.com ) is enabled by default when you enable...unverified Update | Update |
| Jul 16 | In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.3204000 and later, when you manually or automatically create a GKE node pool that...unverified Update | Update |
| Jul 16 | GKE version 1.33 now supports the N4D machine series for node pool auto-creation and Autopilot clusters in...unverified Update | Update |
| Jul 16 | In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.4447000 and later, the VerticalPodAutoscaler supports CPU startup boost , which...unverified Preview | Preview |
| Jul 14 | GKE Dataplane V2 clusters running version 1.35.1-gke.1516000 or later now use CNI version 1.1.0 in the CNI...unverified Update | Update |
| Jul 14 | Rollout sequencing with custom stages is now generally availableunverified GA | GA |
| Jul 20 | To improve security, Ubuntu node images in GKE version 1.37 and later don't pre-install the vulkan-tools...unverified Deprecation | Deprecation |
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