Kurete
Kubernetes Release TimelineSupport windows, end-of-life dates, and the next release of Kubernetes.
Next release · 1.37 67d 13h 52m 23s 26 Aug 2026
Next end-of-life · 1.33 8d 13h 52m 23s 28 Jun 2026
Next patch day 24d 13h 52m 23s 14 Jul 2026
Release timeline
Active support and maintenance windows for recent, current, and upcoming releases.
Active Support Maintenance Support Upcoming (planned) Today
Today
1.37
1.36
1.35
1.34
1.33
1.32
1.31
1.30
2025 2026 2027
Supported releases
Currently maintained releases plus the most recent to roll off. Colors flag deadlines within 90 days.
| Release | Released | Active Support | Maintenance Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.36 Active | 1 month and 4 weeks ago ( 22 Apr 2026 ) | Ends in 10 months and 1 week (28 Apr 2027) | Ends in 1 year and 1 week (28 Jun 2027) | 1.36.1 13 May 2026 |
| 1.35 Active | 6 months and 2 days ago ( 17 Dec 2025 ) | Ends in 6 months and 1 week (28 Dec 2026) | Ends in 8 months and 1 week (28 Feb 2027) | 1.35.5 12 May 2026 |
| 1.34 Active | 9 months and 3 weeks ago ( 27 Aug 2025 ) | Ends in 2 months and 1 week (27 Aug 2026) | Ends in 4 months and 1 week (27 Oct 2026) | 1.34.8 12 May 2026 |
| 1.33 Maintenance | 1 year and 1 month ago ( 23 Apr 2025 ) | Ended 1 month and 3 weeks ago (28 Apr 2026) | Ends in 1 week and 2 days (28 Jun 2026) | 1.33.12 12 May 2026 |
| 1.32 End of life | 1 year and 6 months ago ( 11 Dec 2024 ) | Ended 6 months and 1 week ago (11 Dec 2025) | Ended 3 months and 3 weeks ago (28 Feb 2026) | 1.32.13 |
| 1.31 End of life | 1 year and 10 months ago ( 13 Aug 2024 ) | Ended 10 months and 6 days ago (13 Aug 2025) | Ended 7 months and 1 week ago (11 Nov 2025) | 1.31.14 |
| 1.30 End of life | 2 years and 2 months ago ( 17 Apr 2024 ) | Ended 1 year and 2 months ago (17 Apr 2025) | Ended 11 months and 4 days ago (15 Jul 2025) | 1.30.14 |
Upcoming
The next minor version and its release-cycle milestones, plus upcoming patch days.
Upcoming minor
Kubernetes 1.37
Planned release 26 Aug 2026
Releases in 67d 13h 52m 23s
- 18 May 2026 Week 1 — Release cycle begins
- 9 Jun 2026 Week 4 — Production Readiness Freeze
- 16 Jun 2026 Week 5 — Enhancements Freeze
- 19 Jun 2026 Week 5 — KubeCon India
- 9 Jul 2026 Week 8 — Feature blog freeze
- 22 Jul 2026 Week 10 — Code Freeze and Test Freeze
- 30 Jul 2026 Week 11 — KubeCon Japan
- 5 Aug 2026 Week 12 — Docs Freeze
- 26 Aug 2026 Week 15 — Kubernetes v1.37.0 released
Projected support after release: active until ≈26 Aug 2027, end of life ≈26 Oct 2027. schedule source ↗
Upcoming patch releases
Monthly patch days across all supported branches.
- 14 Jul 2026 24d 13h 52m 23scherry-pick by 10 Jul 2026
- 11 Aug 2026cherry-pick by 7 Aug 2026
End-of-life releases
Historical archive of every release that has reached end of life.
| Release | Released | End of Life | Time since EOL | Final patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.32 | 11 Dec 2024 | 28 Feb 2026 | 3 months and 3 weeks ago | 1.32.13 |
| 1.31 | 13 Aug 2024 | 11 Nov 2025 | 7 months and 1 week ago | 1.31.14 |
| 1.30 | 17 Apr 2024 | 15 Jul 2025 | 11 months and 4 days ago | 1.30.14 |
| 1.29 | 13 Dec 2023 | 28 Feb 2025 | 1 year and 3 months ago | 1.29.14 |
| 1.28 | 15 Aug 2023 | 22 Oct 2024 | 1 year and 7 months ago | 1.28.15 |
| 1.27 | 11 Apr 2023 | 16 Jul 2024 | 1 year and 11 months ago | 1.27.16 |
| 1.26 ⓘ | 9 Dec 2022 | 28 Feb 2024 | 2 years and 3 months ago | 1.26.15 |
| 1.25 ⓘ | 23 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2023 | 2 years and 7 months ago | 1.25.16 |
| 1.24 ⓘ | 3 May 2022 | 28 Jul 2023 | 2 years and 10 months ago | 1.24.17 |
| 1.23 | 7 Dec 2021 | 28 Feb 2023 | 3 years and 3 months ago | 1.23.17 |
| 1.22 ⓘ | 4 Aug 2021 | 8 Dec 2022 | 3 years and 6 months ago | 1.22.17 |
| 1.21 | 4 Apr 2021 | 28 Jun 2022 | 3 years and 11 months ago | 1.21.14 |
| 1.20 | 8 Dec 2020 | 28 Feb 2022 | 4 years and 3 months ago | 1.20.15 |
| 1.19 | 26 Aug 2020 | 28 Oct 2021 | 4 years and 7 months ago | 1.19.16 |
| 1.18 ⓘ | 25 May 2020 | 18 Jun 2021 | 5 years and 1 day ago | 1.18.20 |
| 1.17 | 9 Dec 2019 | 13 Jan 2021 | 5 years and 5 months ago | 1.17.17 |
| 1.16 | 18 Sep 2019 | 2 Sep 2020 | 5 years and 9 months ago | 1.16.15 |
| 1.15 | 19 Jun 2019 | 6 May 2020 | 6 years and 1 month ago | 1.15.12 |
| 1.14 | 25 Mar 2019 | 11 Dec 2019 | 6 years and 6 months ago | 1.14.10 |
| 1.13 | 3 Dec 2018 | 15 Oct 2019 | 6 years and 8 months ago | 1.13.12 |
| 1.12 | 28 Sep 2018 | 8 Jul 2019 | 6 years and 11 months ago | 1.12.10 |
| 1.11 | 3 Jul 2018 | 1 May 2019 | 7 years and 1 month ago | 1.11.10 |
| 1.10 | 28 Mar 2018 | 13 Feb 2019 | 7 years and 4 months ago | 1.10.13 |
| 1.9 | 15 Dec 2017 | 29 Sep 2018 | 7 years and 8 months ago | 1.9.11 |
| 1.8 | 28 Aug 2017 | 12 Jul 2018 | 7 years and 11 months ago | 1.8.15 |
| 1.7 | 30 Jun 2017 | 4 Apr 2018 | 8 years and 2 months ago | 1.7.16 |
| 1.6 | 28 Mar 2017 | 23 Nov 2017 | 8 years and 6 months ago | 1.6.13 |
| 1.5 | 12 Dec 2016 | 1 Oct 2017 | 8 years and 8 months ago | 1.5.8 |
| 1.4 | 26 Sep 2016 | 21 Apr 2017 | 9 years and 1 month ago | 1.4.12 |
| 1.3 | 1 Jul 2016 | 1 Nov 2016 | 9 years and 7 months ago | 1.3.10 |
| 1.2 | 16 Mar 2016 | 23 Oct 2016 | 9 years and 7 months ago | 1.2.7 |
| 1.1 | 9 Nov 2015 | 23 Feb 2016 | 10 years and 3 months ago | 1.1.8 |
| 1.0 | 10 Jul 2015 | 26 Oct 2015 | 10 years and 7 months ago | 1.0.7 |