10 Latest Kubernetes Versions
The Kubernetes project maintains a fast-paced release schedule. Here are the 10 most recent minor versions alongside their lifecycle details. Remember that the community generally supports the three most recent minor versions.
| Version | Release Date | End of Life | Summary | Changelog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.37 | Aug 26, 2026 | Oct 28, 2027 | Brought significant improvements to dynamic resource allocation and scheduling. Enhanced security posture with defaults geared towards zero-trust architectures and streamlined cluster API integration. | View on GitHub |
| 1.36 | Apr 22, 2026 | Jun 28, 2027 | Focused on multi-cluster networking resilience and observability enhancements. Added improved autoscaling configurations and tighter integrations with eBPF-based networking plugins for performance. | View on GitHub |
| 1.35 | Dec 17, 2025 | Feb 28, 2027 | Introduced stable structured logging across all components. Enhanced StatefulSet deployment speed and brought in advanced volume snapshotting capabilities natively to the core API. | View on GitHub |
| 1.34 | Aug 27, 2025 | Oct 27, 2026 | Major refactoring of the scheduler for high-throughput environments. Upgraded internal telemetry and removed several long-deprecated Beta APIs in favor of stable v1 equivalents. | View on GitHub |
| 1.33 | Apr 23, 2025 | Jun 28, 2026 | Focused heavily on supply chain security and provenance. Hardened default RBAC permissions and provided native support for signing and verifying container images securely. | View on GitHub |
| 1.32 | Dec 11, 2024 | Feb 28, 2026 | Brought CustomResourceDefinition (CRD) validation rules to GA, reducing reliance on webhooks. Improved node lifecycle management and streamlined the kubelet's memory footprint. | View on GitHub |
| 1.31 | Aug 13, 2024 | Nov 11, 2025 | The "Elli" release. Shifted focus to making Kubernetes more accessible on edge devices. Expanded support for WebAssembly (Wasm) workloads and optimized control plane communication. | View on GitHub |
| 1.30 | Apr 17, 2024 | Jul 15, 2025 | The "Uwubernetes" release. Stabilized dynamic resource allocation and introduced structured authorization configuration. Continued the migration away from in-tree cloud providers. | View on GitHub |
| 1.29 | Dec 13, 2023 | Feb 28, 2025 | The "Mandala" release. ReadWriteOncePod volume access mode graduated to GA. Enhanced KMS v2 for better encryption at rest and introduced sidecar containers as a native feature. | View on GitHub |
| 1.28 | Aug 15, 2023 | Oct 28, 2024 | The "Planternetes" release. Included improvements to recovery from non-graceful node shutdowns and expanded the supported skew between control plane and node versions. | View on GitHub |