GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters

## Change Change #### (2026-R30) Version updates 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](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning) and [About GKE cluster upgrades](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/upgrades). ### Rapid channel **Note**: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. * Version [1.36.0-gke.4681000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel. * The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel: * [1.33.13-gke.1109000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13313) * [1.34.9-gke.1322000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * [1.35.6-gke.1258000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * [1.36.2-gke.1498000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1362) * The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel: * 1.33.13-gke.1011000 * 1.34.9-gke.1131000 * 1.35.6-gke.1127000 * 1.36.0-gke.4447000 * Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release: * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades: * 1.32 to [1.33.13-gke.1101000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13313) * 1.33 to [1.34.9-gke.1287000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * 1.34 to [1.35.6-gke.1250000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * 1.35 to [1.36.0-gke.4681000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or other factors preventing minor version upgrades: * 1.33 to [1.33.13-gke.1101000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13313) * 1.34 to [1.34.9-gke.1287000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * 1.35 to [1.35.6-gke.1250000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * 1.36 to [1.36.0-gke.4681000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) ### Regular channel **Note**: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. * Version [1.35.6-gke.1049000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel. * The following versions are now available in the Regular channel: * [1.33.13-gke.1011000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13313) * [1.34.9-gke.1131000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * [1.35.6-gke.1127000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * [1.36.0-gke.4447000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) * The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel: * 1.33.12-gke.1165000 * 1.34.8-gke.1278000 * 1.35.5-gke.1241004 * 1.36.0-gke.3070003 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.36.0-gke.3302004 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release: * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades: * 1.32 to [1.33.12-gke.1270000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312) * 1.33 to [1.34.9-gke.1065000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * 1.34 to [1.35.6-gke.1049000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or other factors preventing minor version upgrades: * 1.33 to [1.33.12-gke.1270000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312) * 1.34 to [1.34.9-gke.1065000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * 1.35 to [1.35.6-gke.1049000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * 1.36 to [1.36.0-gke.3712000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) ### Stable channel **Note**: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. * Version [1.34.8-gke.1278000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348) is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel. * The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel: * 1.33.12-gke.1059000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.34.8-gke.1126000 * Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release: * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades: * 1.32 to [1.33.12-gke.1165000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312) * 1.33 to [1.34.8-gke.1278000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348) * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or other factors preventing minor version upgrades: * 1.33 to [1.33.12-gke.1165000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312) * 1.34 to [1.34.8-gke.1278000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348) ### Extended channel **Note**: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. * Version [1.35.6-gke.1049000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel. * The following versions are now available in the Extended channel: * [1.30.14-gke.2767000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014) * [1.30.14-gke.2825000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014) * [1.31.14-gke.2169000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114) * [1.31.14-gke.2246000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114) * [1.32.13-gke.1844000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213) * [1.32.13-gke.1930000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213) * [1.33.13-gke.1011000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13313) * [1.34.9-gke.1131000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * [1.35.6-gke.1127000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * [1.36.0-gke.4447000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) * The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel: * 1.30.14-gke.2710000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.30.14-gke.2816000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.31.14-gke.2116000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.31.14-gke.2233000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.32.13-gke.1740000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.32.13-gke.1913000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.33.12-gke.1165000 * 1.34.8-gke.1278000 * 1.35.5-gke.1241004 * 1.36.0-gke.3070003 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.36.0-gke.3302004 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support) in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release: * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades: * 1.29 to [1.30.14-gke.2746000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014) * 1.30 to [1.31.14-gke.2157000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114) * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or other factors preventing minor version upgrades: * 1.30 to [1.30.14-gke.2746000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014) * 1.31 to [1.31.14-gke.2157000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114) * 1.32 to [1.32.13-gke.1829000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213) * 1.33 to [1.33.12-gke.1270000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312) * 1.34 to [1.34.9-gke.1065000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * 1.35 to [1.35.6-gke.1049000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * 1.36 to [1.36.0-gke.3712000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) ### No channel (deprecated) **Note**: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. * Version [1.35.6-gke.1049000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) is now the default version for cluster creation. * The following versions are now available: * [1.33.13-gke.1109000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13313) * [1.34.9-gke.1322000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * [1.35.6-gke.1258000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * [1.36.2-gke.1498000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1362) * The following node versions are now available: * [1.30.14-gke.2825000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.30.md#v13014) * [1.31.14-gke.2246000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114) * [1.32.13-gke.1930000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213) * [1.33.13-gke.1109000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13313) * [1.34.9-gke.1322000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1349) * [1.35.6-gke.1258000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * [1.36.2-gke.1498000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1362) * The following versions are no longer available: * 1.33.12-gke.1059000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support). This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.34.8-gke.1000000 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support). This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.35.5-gke.1163012 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support). This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.36.0-gke.3070003 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support). This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * 1.36.0-gke.3302004 is [deprecated](https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support). This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner. * Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release: * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades: * 1.32 to [1.33.12-gke.1270000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312) * 1.33 to [1.34.8-gke.1278000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348) * GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has [maintenance exclusions](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions) or other factors preventing minor version upgrades: * 1.33 to [1.33.12-gke.1270000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13312) * 1.34 to [1.34.8-gke.1278000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1348) * 1.35 to [1.35.6-gke.1049000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1356) * 1.36 to [1.36.0-gke.3712000](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.36.md#v1360) ## Security Security #### (2026-R30) Security updates This release includes new GKE versions that use updated Container-Optimized OS images. These updated images are cumulative, incorporating security fixes from all Container-Optimized OS versions released since the previous GKE release. To identify the specific vulnerabilities that were resolved in each updated Container-Optimized OS image, see the **Security** release notes for that image. The following table includes links to the release notes for each updated Container-Optimized OS image: | GKE version | Container-Optimized OS version | Details | | ------------------ | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1.35.6-gke.1258000 | cos-125-19216-395-138 | [cos-125-19216-395-138 release notes](https://cloud.google.com/container-optimized-os/docs/release-notes/m125#cos-125-19216-395-138%5F) | ## Change Change Starting on June 30, 2026, the [Filestore API](https://cloud.google.com/filestore/docs/reference/rest)(`file.googleapis.com`) is enabled by default when you enable the Kubernetes Engine API (`container.googleapis.com`) in a project. The Filestore API is required for PersistentVolumes that use the [ReadWriteMany access mode in GKE](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/filestore-for-gke). ## Feature Feature In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.3204000 and later, when you manually or automatically create a GKE node pool that consumes capacity reservations, you can stop GKE from falling back to on-demand capacity if reserved capacity isn't available. To consume any matching reservation without fallback, specify the`any-reservation-then-fail` reservation affinity in your node pool creation request, Pod specification, or ComputeClass specification. In ComputeClasses, this reservation affinity lets GKE move on to the next priority rule instead of creating on-demand compute resources. For more information, see [Consuming reserved zonal resources](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/consuming-reservations). ## Feature Feature GKE version 1.33 now supports the N4D machine series for node pool auto-creation and Autopilot clusters in the following patch versions and later: * **Node pool auto-creation**: 1.33.12-gke.1208000 and later * **Autopilot**: 1.33.13-gke.1079000 and later ## Feature Feature In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.4447000 and later, the VerticalPodAutoscaler supports[CPU startup boost](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/verticalpodautoscaler#cpu-startup-boost), which temporarily increases CPU requests during application startup to improve startup latency and cost efficiency. This feature is available in Preview.