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  <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes</id>
  <title>Google Kubernetes Engine Regular Channel - Release notes</title>
  <link rel="self" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/feeds/gke-regular-channel-release-notes.xml"/>
  <author>
    <name>Google Cloud Platform</name>
  </author>
  <updated>2026-05-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>

  <entry>
    <title>May 13, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#May_13_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-05-13T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#May_13_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r19-version-updates">(2026-R19) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1074000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1347">1.34.7-gke.1055000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.33.10-gke.1176000</li>
<li>1.34.6-gke.1237000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1013000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1307000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1013000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1307000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>May 06, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#May_06_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-05-06T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#May_06_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r18-version-updates">(2026-R18) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13311">1.33.11-gke.1013000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1307000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.13-gke.1258000</li>
<li>1.32.13-gke.1318000</li>
<li>1.33.10-gke.1115000</li>
<li>1.34.6-gke.1154000</li>
<li>1.35.3-gke.1234000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1176000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1237000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1176000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1237000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 29, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#April_29_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_29_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r17-version-updates">(2026-R17) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1234000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1318000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1176000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1237000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1389000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.12-gke.1127000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.32.13-gke.1059000</li>
<li>1.32.13-gke.1090000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.32.13-gke.1147000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.32.13-gke.1205000</li>
<li>1.33.8-gke.1169000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.33.9-gke.1060000</li>
<li>1.33.9-gke.1117000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.33.9-gke.1166000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.33.10-gke.1067000</li>
<li>1.34.4-gke.1193000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.34.5-gke.1076000</li>
<li>1.34.5-gke.1153000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.34.5-gke.1208000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.34.6-gke.1068000</li>
<li>1.35.1-gke.1396002</li>
<li>1.35.2-gke.1269001</li>
<li>1.35.2-gke.1485000</li>
<li>1.35.2-gke.1842000 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.35.2-gke.1962000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1258000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1115000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1154000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1234000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1258000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1115000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1154000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1234000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 22, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#April_22_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_22_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r16-version-updates">(2026-R16) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1258000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1115000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1154000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1353">1.35.3-gke.1234000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 15, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#April_15_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-15T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_15_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r15-version-updates">(2026-R15) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1205000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v13310">1.33.10-gke.1067000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1346">1.34.6-gke.1068000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1352">1.35.2-gke.1962000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 09, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#April_09_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-09T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_09_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r14-version-updates">(2026-R14) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1147000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1339">1.33.9-gke.1166000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1345">1.34.5-gke.1208000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1352">1.35.2-gke.1842000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>April 02, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#April_02_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-04-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#April_02_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r13-version-updates">(2026-R13) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1090000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1339">1.33.9-gke.1117000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1345">1.34.5-gke.1153000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1352">1.35.2-gke.1485000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>March 25, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#March_25_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_25_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r12-version-updates">(2026-R12) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396002</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13213">1.32.13-gke.1059000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1339">1.33.9-gke.1060000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1345">1.34.5-gke.1076000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1352">1.35.2-gke.1269001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.12-gke.1076000</li>
<li>1.33.8-gke.1112000</li>
<li>1.34.4-gke.1130000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1127000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1169000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1193000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1127000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1169000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1193000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>March 18, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#March_18_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-18T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_18_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r11-version-updates">(2026-R11) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1130000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1127000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1169000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1193000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.12-gke.1026000</li>
<li>1.33.8-gke.1026000</li>
<li>1.34.4-gke.1047000</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2745005 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.3047002 is <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/versioning#patch-version-support">deprecated</a> in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.</li>
<li>1.35.1-gke.1396001</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1076000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1112000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1130000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1076000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1112000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>March 12, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#March_12_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-12T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_12_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r10-version-updates">(2026-R10) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1047000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1076000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1112000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1351">1.35.1-gke.1396001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1264000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2469000</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1444000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1047000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1047000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>March 05, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#March_05_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-03-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#March_05_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r9-version-updates">(2026-R9) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1444000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13212">1.32.12-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1338">1.33.8-gke.1026000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1344">1.34.4-gke.1047000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2745005</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.3047002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1211000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2392000</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1318000</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2398002</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2745004</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1264000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2469000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1264000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2469000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1444000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2745005</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 25, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#February_25_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-25T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_25_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r8-version-updates">(2026-R8) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1318000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1264000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2469000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1444000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2745004</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1174000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2326000</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1245000</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2232003</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1211000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2392000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1211000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2392000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1318000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2398002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 19, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#February_19_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-19T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_19_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r7-version-updates">(2026-R7) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1245000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1211000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2392000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1318000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232003</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2398002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.11-gke.1038000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2228001</li>
<li>1.34.3-gke.1051003</li>
<li>1.35.0-gke.2232000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1174000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2326000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1174000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2326000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1245000</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232003</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 11, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#February_11_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-11T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_11_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r6-version-updates">(2026-R6) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1174000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2326000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1245000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Version 1.33.5-gke.2172001 is no longer available in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2228001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2228001</a></li>
<li>1.35 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.35.md#v1350">1.35.0-gke.2232000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>February 04, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#February_04_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-02-04T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#February_04_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r5-version-updates">(2026-R5) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1051003</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2228001</a> is now available in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1734000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2118001</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3971002</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1038000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2172001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1038000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2172001</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1051003</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 29, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#January_29_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-29T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_29_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r4-version-updates">(2026-R4) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118001</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v13211">1.32.11-gke.1038000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118001</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2172001</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3971002</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1343">1.34.3-gke.1051003</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1728000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2100000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2118000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3947002</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3971001</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1734000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1734000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118001</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3971002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 21, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#January_21_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-21T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_21_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r3-version-updates">(2026-R3) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2100000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1734000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2118000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3947002</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3971001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1156000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1166000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1711000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2072000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3899001</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3947000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1728000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2100000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1728000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2100000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3947002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 15, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#January_15_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-15T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_15_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r2-version-updates">(2026-R2) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2072000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1166000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1728000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2100000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3947000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1114000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1675000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.2019000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3355004</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1156000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1711000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2072000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1156000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1711000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2072000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3899001</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 07, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#January_07_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-07T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_07_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2026-r1-version-updates">(2026-R1) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2019000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1156000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1711000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2072000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3355004</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3899001</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1139000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1033000</li>
<li>1.31.14-gke.1081000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1239000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1575000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1632000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1308000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1862000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1956000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.2909002</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3084002</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.3355002</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1114000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1675000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2019000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1114000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1675000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2019000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3355004</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>January 05, 2026</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#January_05_2026</id>
    <updated>2026-01-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#January_05_2026"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r54-version-updates">(2025-R54) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1114000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1675000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.2019000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 29, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#December_29_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-29T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_29_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r53-version-updates">(2025-R53) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1081000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1632000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1956000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 18, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#December_18_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-18T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_18_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r52-version-updates">(2025-R52) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<p>There are no new releases in the Regular channel.</p>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 10, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#December_10_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-10T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_10_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r51-version-updates">(2025-R51) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13114">1.31.14-gke.1033000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1575000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1862000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3355002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1454000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1548000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1791000</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
]]>
    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>December 05, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#December_05_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-12-05T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#December_05_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r50-version-updates">(2025-R50) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1308000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1454000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1548000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1791000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.2909002</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.3084002</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1040000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1123000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1231000</li>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1377000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1130000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1207000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1330000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1462000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1201000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1350000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1521000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1697000</li>
<li>1.34.1-gke.2909000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1139000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1239000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1308000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1139000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1239000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1308000</a></li>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.2909002</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 28, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#November_28_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-28T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_28_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r49-version-updates">(2025-R49) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1377000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1462000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1697000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.2909000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.34 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.34.md#v1341">1.34.1-gke.2909000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 20, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#November_20_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-20T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_20_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r48-version-updates">(2025-R48) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1231000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1330000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1521000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 14, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#November_14_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-14T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_14_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r47-version-updates">(2025-R47) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1139000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1239000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1350000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>November 07, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#November_07_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-11-07T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#November_07_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r46-version-updates">(2025-R46) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1201000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1123000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1207000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1308000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1023000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1108000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1162000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1040000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1201000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1040000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1201000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>October 29, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#October_29_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-10-29T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#October_29_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r45-version-updates">(2025-R45) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1162000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1040000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1130000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1201000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.13-gke.1008000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1092000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1125000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1023000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1108000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1162000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1023000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1108000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1162000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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    </content>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <title>October 22, 2025</title>
    <id>tag:google.com,2016:gke-regular-channel-release-notes#October_22_2025</id>
    <updated>2025-10-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/release-notes#October_22_2025"/>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<h3>Change</h3>
<h4 id="2025-r44-version-updates">(2025-R44) Version updates</h4>
<aside class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: 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.</aside>
<ul>
<li>Version <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1125000</a> is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.</li>
<li>The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1023000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1108000</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1162000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
<ul>
<li>1.31.12-gke.1265000</li>
<li>1.32.9-gke.1072000</li>
<li>1.33.5-gke.1080000</li>
</ul></li>
<li>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:
<ul>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.30 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1008000</a></li>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1092000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1125000</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has <a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/maintenance-windows-and-exclusions#exclusions">maintenance exclusions</a> or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
<ul>
<li>1.31 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.31.md#v13113">1.31.13-gke.1008000</a></li>
<li>1.32 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.32.md#v1329">1.32.9-gke.1092000</a></li>
<li>1.33 to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.33.md#v1335">1.33.5-gke.1125000</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
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