GKE release notes (Regular channel)

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September 08, 2026

Change

(2026-R38) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.7-gke.1222000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
    • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
    • 1.36.3-gke.1537000 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:

September 02, 2026

Change

(2026-R37) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.7-gke.1150000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
    • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
    • 1.36.2-gke.2064000 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:

August 26, 2026

Change

(2026-R36) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.7-gke.1027000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
    • 1.35.6-gke.1710000
  • 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:

August 20, 2026

Change

(2026-R35) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.6-gke.1710000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.33.13-gke.1269000
    • 1.33.13-gke.1329000
    • 1.34.9-gke.1610000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.9-gke.1655000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.6-gke.1641000
  • 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:

August 14, 2026

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(2026-R34) Version updates

August 12, 2026

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(2026-R33) Version updates

July 30, 2026

Change

(2026-R32) Version updates

July 24, 2026

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(2026-R31) Version updates

July 16, 2026

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(2026-R30) Version updates

July 10, 2026

Change

(2026-R29) Version updates

July 09, 2026

Change

(2026-R28) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.5-gke.1241004 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.33.12-gke.1116000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.8-gke.1218000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.5-gke.1163012
    • 1.36.0-gke.2684000 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:
Change

(2026-R27) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2026-R27.

June 29, 2026

Change

(2026-R26) Version updates

June 26, 2026

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(2026-R25) Version updates

Change

(2026-R24) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2026-R24.

June 12, 2026

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(2026-R23) Version updates

June 04, 2026

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(2026-R22) Version updates

May 27, 2026

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(2026-R21) Version updates

May 21, 2026

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(2026-R20) Version updates

May 13, 2026

Change

(2026-R19) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.33.10-gke.1176000
    • 1.34.6-gke.1237000
  • 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:

May 06, 2026

Change

(2026-R18) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.3-gke.1389000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.32.13-gke.1258000
    • 1.32.13-gke.1318000
    • 1.33.10-gke.1115000
    • 1.34.6-gke.1154000
    • 1.35.3-gke.1234000
  • 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:

April 29, 2026

Change

(2026-R17) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.3-gke.1234000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.32.12-gke.1127000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1059000
    • 1.32.13-gke.1090000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1147000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1205000
    • 1.33.8-gke.1169000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.9-gke.1060000
    • 1.33.9-gke.1117000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.9-gke.1166000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.10-gke.1067000
    • 1.34.4-gke.1193000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.5-gke.1076000
    • 1.34.5-gke.1153000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.5-gke.1208000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.6-gke.1068000
    • 1.35.1-gke.1396002
    • 1.35.2-gke.1269001
    • 1.35.2-gke.1485000
    • 1.35.2-gke.1842000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.2-gke.1962000
  • 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:

April 22, 2026

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(2026-R16) Version updates

April 15, 2026

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(2026-R15) Version updates

April 09, 2026

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(2026-R14) Version updates

April 02, 2026

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(2026-R13) Version updates

March 25, 2026

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(2026-R12) Version updates

March 18, 2026

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(2026-R11) Version updates

March 12, 2026

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(2026-R10) Version updates

March 05, 2026

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(2026-R9) Version updates

February 25, 2026

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(2026-R8) Version updates

February 19, 2026

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(2026-R7) Version updates

February 11, 2026

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(2026-R6) Version updates

February 04, 2026

Change

(2026-R5) Version updates

  • Version 1.34.3-gke.1051003 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • Version 1.33.5-gke.2228001 is now available in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.32.9-gke.1734000
    • 1.33.5-gke.2118001
    • 1.34.1-gke.3971002
  • 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:

January 29, 2026

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(2026-R4) Version updates

January 21, 2026

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(2026-R3) Version updates

January 15, 2026

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(2026-R2) Version updates

January 07, 2026

Change

(2026-R1) Version updates

January 05, 2026

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(2025-R54) Version updates

December 29, 2025

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(2025-R53) Version updates

December 18, 2025

Change

(2025-R52) Version updates

There are no new releases in the Regular channel.

December 10, 2025

Change

(2025-R51) Version updates

December 05, 2025

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(2025-R50) Version updates

November 28, 2025

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(2025-R49) Version updates

November 20, 2025

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(2025-R48) Version updates

November 14, 2025

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(2025-R47) Version updates

November 07, 2025

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(2025-R46) Version updates

October 29, 2025

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(2025-R45) Version updates

October 22, 2025

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(2025-R44) Version updates

October 15, 2025

Change

(2025-R43) Version updates

October 08, 2025

Change

(2025-R42) Version updates

October 02, 2025

Change

(2025-R41) Version updates

  • Version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.14-gke.1130000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1110000
    • 1.32.8-gke.1134000
    • 1.33.4-gke.1172000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.8-gke.1170000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1150000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1170000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1245000 with this release.

September 29, 2025

Change

(2025-R40) Version updates

  • Version 1.33.4-gke.1172000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.14-gke.1108000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1083000
    • 1.32.8-gke.1108000
    • 1.33.4-gke.1134000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1130000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.8-gke.1134000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.33.4-gke.1172000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1130000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1134000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1172000 with this release.

September 18, 2025

Change

(2025-R39) Version updates

  • Version 1.33.4-gke.1134000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.14-gke.1059000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1060000
    • 1.32.8-gke.1026000
    • 1.33.4-gke.1036000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1108000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.8-gke.1108000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.33.4-gke.1134000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1108000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1108000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1134000 with this release.

September 11, 2025

Change

(2025-R38) Version updates

  • Version 1.33.4-gke.1036000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.14-gke.1036000
    • 1.31.12-gke.1014000
    • 1.32.7-gke.1079000
    • 1.33.3-gke.1136000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1059000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.8-gke.1026000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.33.4-gke.1036000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1059000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.8-gke.1026000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.4-gke.1036000 with this release.

September 03, 2025

Change

(2025-R37) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.14-gke.1011000
    • 1.31.11-gke.1101000
    • 1.32.7-gke.1016000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1036000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.7-gke.1079000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1036000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.7-gke.1079000 with this release.

August 27, 2025

Change

(2025-R36) Version updates

  • Version 1.33.3-gke.1136000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1414000
    • 1.31.11-gke.1064000
    • 1.32.6-gke.1125000
    • 1.33.2-gke.1240000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.14-gke.1011000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.7-gke.1016000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.14-gke.1011000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.7-gke.1016000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.3-gke.1136000 with this release.

August 21, 2025

Change

(2025-R35) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1390000
    • 1.31.11-gke.1002000
    • 1.32.6-gke.1096000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1414000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.11-gke.1036000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.6-gke.1125000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1414000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.11-gke.1036000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.6-gke.1125000 with this release.

August 14, 2025

Change

(2025-R34) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1372000
    • 1.31.10-gke.1067000
    • 1.32.6-gke.1060000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.11-gke.1002000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.6-gke.1096000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1390000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.11-gke.1002000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.6-gke.1096000 with this release.

August 06, 2025

Change

(2025-R33) Version updates

  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1340000
    • 1.31.10-gke.1034000
    • 1.32.6-gke.1025000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1372000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.10-gke.1067000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.6-gke.1060000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1372000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.10-gke.1067000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.6-gke.1060000 with this release.

August 01, 2025

Change

(2025-R32) Version updates

  • Version 1.33.2-gke.1240000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1333000
    • 1.31.10-gke.1021000
    • 1.32.6-gke.1013000
    • 1.33.2-gke.1111000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.10-gke.1034000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.6-gke.1025000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1340000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.10-gke.1034000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version