Per the June 10, 2026 release note , the configuration option to not enroll your cluster in a release channel...
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
Per the June 10, 2026 release note , the configuration option to not enroll your cluster in a release channel is deprecated, and will be removed on June 14, 2027. In alignment with this deprecation, creating new clusters not enrolled in a release channel is now only allowed for existing customers.
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| Aug 21 | The Windows Server 2019 (LTSC) GKE node image doesn't receive updates after the December 2025 versionunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 20 | (2026-R35) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 20 | 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 26 | (2026-R36) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Aug 26 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Preview | Preview |
| Aug 26 | In GKE version 1.36 and later, GCPAuthzPolicy and GCPAuthzExtension resources for GKE Gateway are now...unverified Preview | Preview |
| Aug 27 | Network Endpoint Group (NEG) pre-provisioning is now available in Previewunverified Preview | Preview |
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