Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) provides a variety of cluster types such as ACK managed clusters, ACK dedicated clusters, ACK Serverless clusters, and ACK Edge clusters. As new Kubernetes versions are released, the list of Kubernetes versions supported by ACK changes. New Kubernetes versions are added to the list and outdated Kubernetes versions are discontinued. The Kubernetes versions supported by an ACK cluster vary based on the cluster type. This topic describes the Kubernetes versions supported by multiple types of ACK clusters.
Kubernetes versions supported by ACK managed clusters, ACK dedicated clusters, and ACK Serverless clusters
The Kubernetes versions supported by ACK managed clusters, ACK dedicated clusters, and ACK Serverless clusters are consistent. The following table describes the Kubernetes versions that are supported by these types of ACK clusters. For more information about the support mechanism, see Supported Kubernetes versions.
Version | Status | Release date (ACK) | Discontinue date (ACK) |
Released | January 2025 | January 2026 Important ACK provides a support cycle of one year. | |
Released | September 2024 | September 2025 Important Starting from v1.31, ACK has expanded its support for Kubernetes versions from only even-numbered minor releases, such as v1.28 and v1.30, to include all minor versions. Additionally, for Kubernetes minor versions 1.31 and later, the ACK support cycle has been adjusted to one year. | |
Released | June 2024 | June 2026 | |
Released | October 2023 | October 2025 |
Kubernetes versions supported by ACK Edge clusters
The following table describes the Kubernetes versions that are supported by ACK Edge clusters.
Version | Status | Release date | End of life date |
Released | March 2025 | March 2026 Important ACK Edge provdes a support cycle of one year for Kubernetes 1.32 and later minor versions. | |
Released | November 2024 | November 2026 | |
Released | July 2024 | July 2026 | |
Released | October 2023 | October 2025 | |
Released | March 2023 | September 2025 |
Kubernetes versions supported by ACK Lingjun clusters
The following table describes the Kubernetes versions that are supported by ACK Lingjun clusters.
Version | Status | Release date | End of life date |
Released | Jan 2025 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Released | Jan 2025 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Released | Dec 2023 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Outdated | Nov 2023 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Outdated | Apr 2023 | Nov 2023 |