Time to Bail · Boarding pass
Act. You can stay.
Standard support for GKE 1.34 ends January 25, 2027. Then GKE upgrades the cluster, or the Extended channel fee starts.[1]
Act means: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
GKE 1.34 leaves standard support on January 25, 2027
Standard support for GKE version 1.34 ends on January 25, 2027. GKE then upgrades clusters that are not on the Extended channel. Clusters on the Extended channel can stay, for an extra fee per hour.
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In the console, check the version and release channel of each cluster. Look for 1.34.
Upgrade the control plane, then the node pools. Test your apps after each step.
If you must stay, budget for the extra fee per cluster per hour.
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| End of standard support | January 25, 2027[1] |
|---|---|
| Version | GKE 1.34[1] |
| If you do nothing | GKE upgrades clusters that are not on the Extended channel to a supported minor version[3] |
| Nodes too | GKE also upgrades nodes on unsupported versions, even with auto-upgrade off[3] |
| Extended channel | 1.34 gets security patches until November 25, 2027[1] |
| Extended period fee | $0.50 per cluster per hour, on top of $0.10, for a total of $0.60 per cluster per hour[2] |
| When the fee applies | After a cluster on the Extended channel reaches the end of standard support[2] |
| Next date | GKE 1.35 standard support ends April 11, 2027[1] |
| Can the dates change? | Yes. Google says the dates are best-effort predictions and might be delayed[1] |
| Clusters on 1.34 | Upgraded by GKE, or pay the extended fee, after January 25, 2027[1] |
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Time to bail on GKE clusters on version 1.34? Act. You can stay. Standard support for GKE 1.34 ends January 25, 2027. Then GKE upgrades the cluster, or the Extended channel fee starts.
On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
Standard support for GKE version 1.34 ends on January 25, 2027. GKE then upgrades clusters that are not on the Extended channel. Clusters on the Extended channel can stay, for an extra fee per hour.
Here are the facts we checked:
You can stay on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). You have to change a setting or plan before the date.
Leaving is a choice here, not a must.
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Clusters on 1.34: Upgraded by GKE, or pay the extended fee, after January 25, 2027.
The date to remember is January 25, 2027. Make the change before then.
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