Kubernetes

server-app

Kubernetes is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating computer application deployment, scaling, and management.

Release Schedule Image Gantt Chart for Kubernetes
Release Released Active Support Maintenance Support Latest
1.29 3 months and 2 weeks ago
(13 Dec 2023)
Ends in 9 months
(28 Dec 2024)
Ends in 11 months
(28 Feb 2025)
1.29.3
(14 Mar 2024)
1.28 7 months ago
(15 Aug 2023)
Ends in 5 months
(28 Aug 2024)
Ends in 7 months
(28 Oct 2024)
1.28.8
(15 Mar 2024)
1.27 11 months ago
(11 Apr 2023)
Ends in 1 month
(28 Apr 2024)
Ends in 3 months
(28 Jun 2024)
1.27.12
(15 Mar 2024)
1.26 1 year and 3 months ago
(08 Dec 2022)
Ended 3 months ago
(28 Dec 2023)
Ended 4 weeks ago
(28 Feb 2024)
1.26.15
(14 Mar 2024)
1.25 1 year and 7 months ago
(23 Aug 2022)
Ended 7 months ago
(27 Aug 2023)
Ended 5 months ago
(27 Oct 2023)
1.25.16
(15 Nov 2023)
1.24 1 year and 10 months ago
(03 May 2022)
Ended 10 months ago
(28 May 2023)
Ended 8 months ago
(28 Jul 2023)
1.24.17
(23 Aug 2023)
1.23 2 years and 3 months ago
(07 Dec 2021)
Ended 1 year and 3 months ago
(28 Dec 2022)
Ended 1 year ago
(28 Feb 2023)
1.23.17
(22 Feb 2023)
1.22 2 years and 7 months ago
(04 Aug 2021)
Ended 1 year and 7 months ago
(28 Aug 2022)
Ended 1 year and 5 months ago
(28 Oct 2022)
1.22.17
(08 Dec 2022)
1.21 2 years and 11 months ago
(08 Apr 2021)
Ended 1 year and 11 months ago
(28 Apr 2022)
Ended 1 year and 9 months ago
(28 Jun 2022)
1.21.14
(15 Jun 2022)
1.20 3 years ago
(08 Dec 2020)
Ended 2 years and 3 months ago
(28 Dec 2021)
Ended 2 years ago
(28 Feb 2022)
1.20.15
(19 Jan 2022)
1.19 3 years and 7 months ago
(26 Aug 2020)
Ended 2 years and 7 months ago
(28 Aug 2021)
Ended 2 years and 5 months ago
(28 Oct 2021)
1.19.16
(27 Oct 2021)
1.18 4 years ago
(25 Mar 2020)
Ended 2 years and 11 months ago
(28 Apr 2021)
Ended 2 years and 9 months ago
(18 Jun 2021)
1.18.20
(16 Jun 2021)
1.17 4 years ago
(07 Dec 2019)
No Ended 3 years ago
(25 Dec 2020)
1.17.17
(13 Jan 2021)
1.16 4 years and 6 months ago
(18 Sep 2019)
No Ended 3 years and 7 months ago
(04 Aug 2020)
1.16.15
(02 Sep 2020)

Kubernetes follows an N-2 support policy (meaning that the 3 most recent minor versions receive security and bug fixes) along with a 15-week release cycle. This results in a release being supported for 14 months (12 months of support and 2 months of upgrade period).

Applicable fixes, including security fixes, may be backported to those three release branches, depending on severity and feasibility. Patch releases are cut from those branches at a regular cadence, plus additional urgent releases, when required. The Release Managers group owns this decision. For more information, see the patch release page, which also lists expected release dates for future releases, along with exact EoL dates for all active branches.

Since Kubernetes has a client-server architecture, there is a supported version skew between the client/server, which also determines the supported component upgrade order.

More information is available on the Kubernetes website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
kubectl version

You can submit an improvement to this page on GitHub :octocat: . This page has a corresponding Talk Page.

A JSON version of this page is available at /api/kubernetes.json. See the API Documentation for more information. You can subscribe to the iCalendar feed at /calendar/kubernetes.ics.