The Kubernetes project maintains release branches for the most recent three minor releases (1.27, 1.26, 1.25). Kubernetes 1.19 and newer receive approximately 1 year of patch support. Kubernetes 1.18 and older received approximately 9 months of patch support.
Kubernetes versions are expressed as x.y.z,
where x is the major version, y is the minor version, and z is the patch version, following
More information in the version skew policy document. Check out the
Kubernetes release notes. The maximum version skew supported between various Kubernetes components.Release History
1.23
1.22
1.21
Upcoming Release
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Notes
Version Skew Policy