(2026-R34) 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 |
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| Aug 14 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Preview | Preview |
| Aug 12 | (2026-R33) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 12 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 18 | For node pools running on GKE versions 1.36.3-gke.1480000 and later, the minimum supported boot disk size is...unverified Update | Update |
| Aug 20 | (2026-R35) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 20 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 21 | Per the June 10, 2026 release note , the configuration option to not enroll your cluster in a release channel...unverified Update | Update |
| Aug 21 | The Windows Server 2019 (LTSC) GKE node image doesn't receive updates after the December 2025 versionunverified Update | Update |
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