(2026-R45) 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 and About GKE cluster 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 1.37.1-gke.1697000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
• 1.34.12-gke.1363000
• 1.35.8-gke.2308000
• 1.36.5-gke.1259000
• 1.37.1-gke.2097000
• Alpha version 1.38.0-gke.3229000+preview is now available for GKE alpha clusters in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
• 1.34.12-gke.1153000
• 1.35.8-gke.1919000
• 1.36.4-gke.2326000
• 1.37.1-gke.1552000
• Alpha version 1.38.0-gke.2240000+preview is no longer available in the Rapid channel.
• 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 or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
• 1.33 to 1.34.12-gke.1209000
• 1.34 to

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 1.36.4-gke.2046003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
• 1.34.12-gke.1153000
• 1.35.8-gke.1919000
• 1.36.4-gke.2326000
• 1.37.1-gke.1552000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
• 1.34.11-gke.1209000
• 1.35.8-gke.1626001
• 1.36.4-gke.1495002
• 1.36.4-gke.1495003 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• 1.36.4-gke.2046002 is deprecated 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 or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
• 1.33 to

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 1.35.8-gke.1439001 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
• 1.34.11-gke.1209000
• 1.35.8-gke.1626001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
• 1.34.11-gke.1056000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• 1.35.6-gke.1250001
• 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 or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
• 1.33 to 1.34.11-gke.1102000
• 1.34 to 1.35.8-gke.1439001
• GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
• 1.34 to

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 1.36.4-gke.2046003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
• 1.31.14-gke.3042000
• 1.32.13-gke.2788000
• 1.33.13-gke.2074000
• 1.34.12-gke.1153000
• 1.35.8-gke.1919000
• 1.36.4-gke.2326000
• 1.37.1-gke.1552000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
• 1.31.14-gke.2963000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• 1.32.13-gke.2701000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• 1.33.13-gke.1952000 is

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 1.36.4-gke.2046003 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
• 1.34.12-gke.1363000
• 1.35.8-gke.2308000
• 1.36.5-gke.1259000
• 1.37.1-gke.1552000
• 1.37.1-gke.1697000
• 1.37.1-gke.2097000
• The following node versions are now available:
• 1.31.14-gke.3042000
• 1.32.13-gke.2788000
• 1.33.13-gke.2074000
• 1.34.12-gke.1363000
• 1.35.8-gke.2308000