EKS versions

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.html

2025

• v1.32 Jan 2025, https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/01/amazon-eks-eks-distro-kubernetes-version-1-32/

2024

• v1.31 Sep 2024, https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/09/amazon-eks-distro-kubernetes-version-1-31/
• v1.30 May 2024 https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/05/amazon-eks-distro-kubernetes-version-1-30/
• v1.29 Jan 2024 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-29/

2023

• v1.28 Sep 2023, https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-28/
  • NodeOutOfServiceVolumeDetach feature gate is enabled by default
• v1.27 May 2023, https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-27/
  • SeccompDefault has graduated to stable
• v1.26 Apr 2023, https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-26/
• v1.25 Feb 2023, https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-25/
• v1.24 Nov 2022 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-24/
• v1.23 Dec 2021, (Oct 2023 deprecated) kubernetes.io/aws-ebs https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-kubernetes-1-23/
• v1.22 Aug 2021, (deprecated)
• v1.21 April 2021, (deprecated)
  • BoundServiceAccountTokenVolume
• v1.20, deprecated in Nov 2022. K8s 1.20 Dec 2020

Activities

• Read: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/tag/amazon-eks/
• Upgrade cluster: cluster_version in Terraform EKS module

Commands

• aws eks update-cluster-version
• aws eks describe-cluster-versions

Related

• K8s versions
• Deploy EKS cluster using Terraform
• GKE release notes
• dockershim, containerd.io
• Terraform EKS module: cluster_version

See also

• EKS versions, cluster_version, Upgrade insights, aws eks update-cluster-version