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Kubernetes 1.31 end of support on EKS, GKE and AKS
Amazon EKS ended standard support for Kubernetes 1.31 on November 26, 2025. GKE ended standard support for Kubernetes 1.31 on January 16, 2026. AKS ended support for Kubernetes 1.31 (end of life) on November 1, 2025.
Kubernetes 1.31 came out upstream on August 13, 2024. The date is from the Amazon EKS table.
Kubernetes 1.31
| Provider | Status | Release | Support ends | Extended or LTS ends | Days left | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKS 1.31 | Ending soon | End of extended support in 22 days | All dates for EKS 1.31Source for EKS 1.31 | |||
| GKE 1.31 | Ended | No date ahead | All dates for GKE 1.31Source for GKE 1.31 | |||
| AKS 1.31 | Ending soon | Nov 2024 | Nov 2026 | LTS end of life: Nov 2026, no day count | All dates for AKS 1.31Source for AKS 1.31 |
Each vendor's own names for these dates: EKS: Amazon EKS release, End of standard support, End of extended support. GKE: Available in Rapid channel, End of standard support, End of extended support. AKS: AKS GA, End of life, LTS end of life.
- EKS 1.31: every date, the upgrade and how to check your version
- GKE 1.31: every date, the upgrade and how to check your version
- AKS 1.31: every date, the upgrade and how to check your version
- All Kubernetes versions on EKS, GKE and AKS
Questions
- When does Kubernetes 1.31 reach end of support on EKS, GKE and AKS?
- Amazon EKS ended standard support for Kubernetes 1.31 on November 26, 2025. GKE ended standard support for Kubernetes 1.31 on January 16, 2026. AKS ended support for Kubernetes 1.31 (end of life) on November 1, 2025.
- When was Kubernetes 1.31 released?
- Kubernetes 1.31 came out upstream on August 13, 2024. The date is from the Amazon EKS table.
Sources
- Understand the Kubernetes version lifecycle on EKS · AWS · checked
- GKE release schedule · Google Cloud · checked
- Supported Kubernetes versions in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) · Microsoft · checked