(2026-R40) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Preview | Preview |
| Sep 17 | (2026-R39) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Sep 17 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Update | Update |
| Sep 11 | Agent Substrate on GKE is now available for evaluation and non-production useunverified GA | GA |
| Sep 8 | (2026-R38) Version updatesunverified Update | Update |
| Sep 8 | Note : Your clusters might not have these versions availableunverified Update | Update |
| Sep 4 | Kubernetes 1.37 is availableunverified Update | Update |
| Sep 4 | Removed in 1.37unverified Deprecation | Deprecation |
Also shipped on Sep 23, 2026
Google Cloud in September 2026| Date | Company | Release | Product | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 |  GitHub | New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrainsunverified | GitHub Copilot | Preview |
| Sep 23 |  Databricks | Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally availableunverified | Unity Catalog | GA |
| Sep 23 | Databricks | Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)unverified | Databricks Apps | Beta |
| Sep 23 |  Snowflake | Non-deterministic aggregate functions are supported with dynamic table incremental refresh (General availability)unverified | Snowflake | GA |
| Sep 23 | GitHub | More ways to request and configure Copilot code reviewsunverified | GitHub Copilot | GA |
| Sep 23 | GitHub | Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actionsunverified | GitHub Actions | Deprecation |
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