GKE release notes

This page documents production updates to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). You can periodically check this page for announcements about new or updated features, bug fixes, known issues, and deprecated functionality.

This page includes release notes for all channels and releases.

Current versions

The following table lists the current versions for each release channel. To learn more about the designations in this table, see What versions are available in a channel. For general information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

GKE Release Channel Rapid Regular Stable Extended No Channel (deprecated)
Available minor versions 1.34 to 1.37 1.34 to 1.36 1.34 to 1.35 1.31 to 1.36 1.34 to 1.36
Recommended auto-upgrade target 1.36.4-gke.1082000 1.35.7-gke.1222000 1.34.9-gke.1655001 1.32.13-gke.2268000 1.34.9-gke.1655001
Auto-upgrade targets
  • 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000
  • 1.37.0-gke.2941000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.35.6-gke.1250000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2579000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2268000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1329000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
Default patch version for cluster creation 1.36.4-gke.1082000 1.35.7-gke.1222000 1.35.6-gke.1250000 1.35.7-gke.1222000 1.35.7-gke.1222000
COS version of default patch version cos-129-19506-299-161 cos-125-19216-532-62 cos-125-19216-395-109 cos-125-19216-532-62 cos-125-19216-532-62

For information on the current minor versions rollout and support schedule, see the GKE release schedule. To find all the patch versions available in a channel, check available and default versions.

This table also lists the Container-Optimized OS version that corresponds to the channel's default patch version. To upgrade a cluster to a specific image version, see Map Container-Optimized OS node image versions to GKE patch versions.

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For more detailed information about security-related known issues, see the security bulletin page.

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September 08, 2026

Change

(2026-R38) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades.

Rapid channel

  • Version 1.36.4-gke.1082000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
  • The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
    • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
    • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
    • 1.37.0-gke.2155000
  • 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: