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    Versioning

    This page lists Google Distributed Cloud versions and explains the versioning scheme.

    Google Distributed Cloud versions

    The following Google Distributed Cloud versions are fully supported, offering the latest patches and updates for security vulnerabilities, exposures, and issues impacting Google Distributed Cloud.

    Version 1.33

    For information about the initial release of version 1.33, see September 02, 2025 in the release notes.

    Release date
    Available patches
    Kubernetes version
    Node kernel versions
    September 02, 2025
    1.33.0-gke.799
    v1.33.2-gke.700
    • 5.15.0.1071.70 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.6.93 (cos m117)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)

    Version 1.32

    For information about the initial release of version 1.32, see May 6, 2025 in the release notes.

    Release date
    Available patches
    Kubernetes version
    Node kernel versions
    August 28, 2025
    1.32.400-gke.68
    v1.32.7-gke.200
    • 5.15.0.1071.70 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.6.93 (cos m117)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    August 08, 2025
    1.32.300-gke.85
    v1.32.6-gke.200
    • 5.15.0.1069.68 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.6.93 (cos m117)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    July 17, 2025
    1.32.200-gke.104
    v1.32.4-gke.1000
    • 5.15.0.1066.65 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.6.87 (cos m117)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    June 04, 2025
    1.32.100-gke.106
    v1.32.4-gke.200
    • 5.15.0.1063.62 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.6.87 (cos m117)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    May 6, 2025
    1.32.0-gke.1087
    v1.32.3-gke.1000
    • 5.15.0.1063.62 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.6.72 (cos m117)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)

    Version 1.31

    For information about the initial release of version 1.31, see December 18, 2024 in the release notes.

    Release date
    Available patches
    Kubernetes version
    Node kernel versions
    August 13, 2025
    1.31.800-gke.32
    v1.31.10-gke.300
    • 5.15.0.1069.68 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.141 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    July 22, 2025
    1.31.700-gke.72
    v1.31.10-gke.200
    • 5.15.0.1069.68 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.141 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    June 23, 2025
    1.31.600-gke.85
    v1.31.8-gke.100
    • 5.15.0.1065.64 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.134 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    May 22, 2025
    1.31.500-gke.68
    v1.31.7-gke.1000
    • 5.15.0.1065.64 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.134 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    April 25, 2025
    1.31.400-gke.110
    v1.31.7-gke.800
    • 5.15.0.1063.62 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.123 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    March 18, 2025
    1.31.300-gke.81
    v1.31.5-gke.700
    • 5.15.0.1060.59 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.123 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    February 13, 2025
    1.31.200-gke.58
    v1.31.5-gke.300
    • 5.15.0.1059.58 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.123 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    February 05, 2025
    1.31.100-gke.136
    v1.31.4-gke.900
    • 5.15.0.1058.57 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.112 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)
    December 18, 2024
    1.31.0-gke.889
    v1.31.3-gke.100
    • 5.15.0.1055.54 (ubuntu 22.04)
    • 6.1.112 (cos m113)
    • 10.0.17763.6293 (Microsoft Windows)

    More information

    To determine whether an upgrade contains security updates, see the following:

    For information on downloads and upgrades, see the following:

    Versioning scheme

    Google Distributed Cloud uses Kubernetes semantic versioning to refer to supported Kubernetes versions, but appends a GKE patch version. This results in a version number of the form: x.y.z-gke.N .

    Kubernetes major version (x)
    Major versions are typically incremented if any backwards incompatible changes are introduced to the public API. A major version increments the Kubernetes version from x.y to x+1.y .
    Kubernetes minor version (y)
    Kubernetes releases a new minor version three times a year . Each release cycle is approximately 15 weeks long. Deprecated APIs might be removed with a new minor version. A minor version increments the Kubernetes version from 1.y to 1.y+1 ; for example, Kubernetes 1. 29is the minor release that follows Kubernetes 1. 28.
    Google Distributed Cloud patch release (z-gke.N)
    A patch release, such as 1.28. 300-gke.131, increments the patch version (z) by 100 and includes a -gke.N suffix, which indicates the build. Patch releases include security updates and bug fixes. A Google Distributed Cloud patch release version doesn't correlate to a Kubernetes patch version.

    Versioned entities

    Each Google Distributed Cloud release includes the following versioned entities:

    Entity Description
    gkeadm The command-line tool for creating and managing admin workstations. To check the version, run gkeadm version .
    Admin workstation OVA

    Open virtual appliance (OVA) for the admin workstation. Contains the OS image for the admin workstation along with the cluster bundle and the gkectl command-line tool.

    The version number is part of the filename—for example:

    gke-on-prem-admin-appliance-vsphere-1.33.0-gke.799.ova

    For more information, see the Open Virtualization Format Specification PDF .
    gkectl The command-line interface to Google Distributed Cloud. Create and manage clusters, create configuration files, and run preflight checks. Included in the admin workstation OVA. To check the version, run gkectl version .
    Cluster bundle

    An archive that contains cluster components and the operating system image for cluster nodes. Included in the admin workstation OVA.

    The version number is part of the filename—for example:

    gke-onprem-vsphere-1.6.1-gke.1.tgz

    Version compatibility

    Virtualization layer

    1.33 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.29
    Version

    vSphere 8.0

    vSphere 7.0 Update 2+

    vSphere 8.0

    vSphere 7.0 Update 2+

    vSphere 8.0

    vSphere 7.0 Update 2+

    vSphere 8.0

    vSphere 7.0 Update 2+

    vSphere 8.0

    vSphere 7.0 Update 2+
    Edition
    		 vSphere Standard * or higher vSphere Standard * or higher vSphere Standard * or higher vSphere Standard * or higher vSphere Standard * or higher

    Networking options

    1.33 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.29
    vSphere standard switch
    		 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
    vSphere distributed switch
    		 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
    vSphere NSX-T†
    		 Yes ‡ Yes ‡ Yes ‡ Yes ‡ Yes ‡

    Load balancing options

    1.33 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.29
    F5 BIG-IP#

    F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0

    Compatible with BIG-IP v12. x -v15. x

    F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0

    Compatible with BIG-IP v12. x -v15. x

    F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0

    Compatible with BIG-IP v12. x -v15. x

    F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0

    Compatible with BIG-IP v12. x -v15. x

    F5 Big-IP Controller v1.14.0

    Compatible with BIG-IP v12. x -v15. x

    Manual load balancing mode
    		 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Bundled load balancer (Google provided)
    		 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

    Storage options

    1.33
    1.32
    1.31
    1.30
    1.29
    vSAN (optional)

    vSAN 8.0

    vSAN 8.0

    vSAN 8.0

    vSAN 8.0

    vSAN 8.0

    vSphere-compatible storage (SAN/DAS/SDS)
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Storage DRS
    Manual Mode
    Manual Mode
    Manual Mode
    Manual Mode
    Manual Mode
    CSI storage providers
    See GDC Ready storage partners .

    Notes

    * vSphere Enterprise is the recommended edition.

    † NSX-V is not supported.

    ‡ The minimum supported version of NSX-T is 2.4.2. Support includes node networking for inter-node communication. Pod networking, ingress, and NSX-T CNI integration are not supported. NSX-V is not supported.

    # For an up-to-date compatibility matrix for F5, see Releases and versioning .
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