generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://kubernetes.io/releases/
description: >-
  Kubernetes API versioning, deprecation, and release-support lifecycle. The API
  is versioned per API group at three stability levels (alpha → beta → stable/GA),
  and the project ships roughly three minor releases per year on a time-based cadence.
versioning:
  scheme: group-version
  levels: [alpha, beta, stable]
  current_release: v1.36.2
  release_date: '2026-06-09'
  docs: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/#api-versioning
  notes: >-
    API objects are grouped (e.g. apps/v1, autoscaling/v2, rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1)
    and each group/version carries its own stability guarantees. alpha may change or
    be removed without notice; beta is enabled by default and follows the deprecation
    policy; stable will not be removed.
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-policy/
  guide_url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
  summary: >-
    GA API elements may only be removed by incrementing the API group version.
    A deprecated GA/beta API version must be supported for a minimum number of
    releases after deprecation (GA: 12 months or 3 releases, whichever is longer;
    beta: 9 months or 3 releases). Deprecated REST responses set the Warning
    header (299) via the standard warning mechanism.
  warning_header: true
release_support:
  cadence: ~3 minor releases per year
  supported_window: latest 3 minor releases receive patch support (~1 year each)
  supported:
    - version: '1.36'
      latest_patch: 1.36.2
      eol: '2027-06-28'
    - version: '1.35'
      latest_patch: 1.35.6
      eol: '2027-02-28'
    - version: '1.34'
      latest_patch: 1.34.9
      eol: '2026-10-27'
sla:
  url: null
  note: >-
    As an open-source project Kubernetes publishes no uptime SLA; availability is
    a property of each operator's cluster deployment.
status_page: null
deprecated_operations: []