Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now supports Kubernetes version 1.31

Kubernetes version 1.31 introduced several new features and bug fixes, and AWS is excited to announce that you can now use [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) (EKS) and [Amazon EKS Distro](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/eks-distro/) to run Kubernetes version 1.31\. Starting today, you can create new EKS clusters using version 1.31 and upgrade existing clusters to version 1.31 using the EKS console, the eksctl command line interface, or through an infrastructure-as-code tool. Kubernetes version 1.31 introduces several key improvements, including stable support for AppArmor security modules, storing timestamps for persistent volume phase transitions, and the beta VolumeAttributeClass API for modifying mutable properties of persistent volumes managed by compatible drivers like Amazon EBS CSI driver starting v1.35.0\. To learn more about the changes in Kubernetes version 1.31, see our [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions-standard.html) and the Kubernetes project [release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md). EKS now supports Kubernetes version 1.31 in all the AWS Regions where EKS is available, including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. You can learn more about the Kubernetes versions available on EKS and instructions to update your cluster to version 1.31 by visiting EKS documentation. EKS Distro builds of Kubernetes version 1.31 are available through [ECR Public Gallery](https://gallery.ecr.aws/?searchTerm=EKS+Distro%29and%20GitHub%20%28https://github.com/aws/eks-distro) and GitHub. Learn more about the EKS version lifecycle policies in the documentation.