kubernetes end of life dates — full support timeline
18 of 21 tracked kubernetes releases have already reached end of life. The dates below are published support dates, not estimates.
Version support timeline
| Release | Released | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.36 | 2026-04-22 | 2027-06-28 | 1.36.3 | supported |
| 1.35 | 2025-12-17 | 2027-02-28 | 1.35.7 | supported |
| 1.34 | 2025-08-27 | 2026-10-27 | 1.34.10 | ends soon |
| 1.33 | 2025-04-23 | 2026-06-28 | 1.33.13 | ended |
| 1.32 | 2024-12-11 | 2026-02-28 | 1.32.13 | ended |
| 1.31 | 2024-08-13 | 2025-11-11 | 1.31.14 | ended |
| 1.30 | 2024-04-17 | 2025-07-15 | 1.30.14 | ended |
| 1.29 | 2023-12-13 | 2025-02-28 | 1.29.15 | ended |
| 1.28 | 2023-08-15 | 2024-10-28 | 1.28.15 | ended |
| 1.27 | 2023-04-11 | 2024-06-28 | 1.27.16 | ended |
| 1.26 | 2022-12-08 | 2024-02-28 | 1.26.15 | ended |
| 1.25 | 2022-08-23 | 2023-10-27 | 1.25.16 | ended |
| 1.24 | 2022-05-03 | 2023-07-28 | 1.24.17 | ended |
| 1.23 | 2021-12-07 | 2023-02-28 | 1.23.17 | ended |
| 1.22 | 2021-08-04 | 2022-10-28 | 1.22.17 | ended |
| 1.21 | 2021-04-08 | 2022-06-28 | 1.21.14 | ended |
| 1.20 | 2020-12-08 | 2022-02-28 | 1.20.15 | ended |
| 1.19 | 2020-08-26 | 2021-10-28 | 1.19.16 | ended |
| 1.18 | 2020-03-25 | 2021-06-18 | 1.18.20 | ended |
| 1.17 | 2019-12-07 | 2020-12-25 | 1.17.17 | ended |
| 1.16 | 2019-09-18 | 2020-08-04 | 1.16.15 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported kubernetes release. After end of life a version stops receiving security patches, which typically becomes an audit or compliance finding before it becomes an outage. Upgrading to a supported release is the migration path; the table above shows which releases still qualify.
Exactly which versions are affected
Already unsupported — patch immediately: 1.33, 1.32, 1.31, 1.30, 1.29, 1.28, 1.27, 1.26, 1.25, 1.24, 1.23, 1.22, 1.21, 1.20 …
Ends within 12 months — plan the upgrade now:
- kubernetes 1.36ends 2027-06-28332 days left
- kubernetes 1.35ends 2027-02-28212 days left
- kubernetes 1.34ends 2026-10-2788 days left
Action checklist
Generic but concrete. This is process guidance, not vendor-specific advice — verify every date against the official source below before acting on it.
- Inventory every place kubernetes runs — production, CI, container base images, developer machines, and anything a vendor manages for you. Shadow installs are where EOL findings usually come from.
- Record the exact version of each. The table above tells you which of those are already unsupported (18 of 21 tracked releases are).
- Pick a target release that stays supported past your next audit — kubernetes 1.36 is currently supported.
- Check what your dependencies support before upgrading. Runtime upgrades usually fail on a library that has not caught up, not on the runtime itself.
- Upgrade a non-production environment first and run your real test suite against it.
- Diary the next end-of-life date the day you finish, so the same work is not rediscovered by an auditor next year.
Release and support history
| Release | Shipped | Support ended | Supported for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.36 | 2026-04-22 | 2027-06-28 | 14 months |
| 1.35 | 2025-12-17 | 2027-02-28 | 14 months |
| 1.34 | 2025-08-27 | 2026-10-27 | 14 months |
| 1.33 | 2025-04-23 | 2026-06-28 | 14 months |
| 1.32 | 2024-12-11 | 2026-02-28 | 14 months |
| 1.31 | 2024-08-13 | 2025-11-11 | 15 months |
| 1.30 | 2024-04-17 | 2025-07-15 | 15 months |
| 1.29 | 2023-12-13 | 2025-02-28 | 14 months |
| 1.28 | 2023-08-15 | 2024-10-28 | 14 months |
| 1.27 | 2023-04-11 | 2024-06-28 | 14 months |
| 1.26 | 2022-12-08 | 2024-02-28 | 14 months |
| 1.25 | 2022-08-23 | 2023-10-27 | 14 months |
Support windows are the vendor's published dates. A shortening trend is worth noticing when you plan how often you will have to do this.
Related risk events
Recorded events involving related products — a support deadline is only one kind of risk.
- ParlAIEnd of life2026-07-30
- Toot.communityShut down2026-07-30
- GodotSteamEnd of life2026-07-29
- Nobel Prize winning AlphaFoldShut down2026-07-29
- JetBrainsShut down2026-07-25
- Relay.appShut down2026-07-17
Source
These dates are maintained by endoflife.date/kubernetes, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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