Releasesby IbisSupport for Kubernetes version 1.37.0 in a preview release of Kubernetes Engine
PreviewyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 9, 2026
A preview release of OCI Kubernetes Engine now provides support for Kubernetes version 1.37.0 for early access testing and validation purposes. This preview release is not intended for production workloads, is only available in the OC1 realm, and might contain issues without known workarounds.
Topics: Security, Observability
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Support for Kubernetes version 1.36.4
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