Version Information
Kubernetes Version and Support Period
Kubernetes Version Lifecycle
The Kubernetes open source software (OSS) community releases three minor versions annually, with a release cycle of approximately 15 weeks. Released minor versions go through a support period of approximately 14 months (standard patch 12 months, maintenance 2 months) and become EOL (End of Life).
For information on Kubernetes release and EOL timing, and support period, refer to the following links:
Samsung Cloud Platform Kubernetes Engine (SKE) Version Provision Plan
SKE verifies and provides Stable status patch versions among released OSS minor versions. Therefore, there is a difference between the release timing of versions provided by SKE and the release timing of the same OSS version.
Additionally, for previously released versions, technical support is terminated sequentially from older versions considering the open source EOL timing, etc. (End of Tech support, EoTS).
The release and termination schedules for OSS and SKE are as follows.
| Version | OSS Release | OSS EOL | SKE Release | SKE EoTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.29 | 2023-12-13 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-10 | 2026-03-31 |
| v1.30 | 2024-04-17 | 2025-06-28 | 2025-02 | 2026-06-30 |
| v1.31 | 2024-08-13 | 2025-10-28 | 2025-07 | 2026-10-28 |
| v1.32 | 2024-12-11 | 2026-02-28 | 2025-10 | 2027-02-28 |
| v1.33 | 2025-04-23 | 2026-06-28 | 2025-12 | 2027-06-28 |
| v1.34 | 2025-08-27 | 2026-10-27 | 2026-03 | 2027-10-27 |
Feature Limitations at End of Technical Support (EoTS)
When the Kubernetes version provided by SKE reaches the End of Technical Support (EoTS) state, features supported in that version may be limited.
- New cluster creation → Creation not possible
- Existing cluster upgrade → Upgrade possible (upgrade possible even if upper version is EoTS)
- Creating node pools in existing cluster → Creation possible
- EOL versions may have vulnerabilities, so upgrading to a higher version is recommended.
- You can upgrade the control plane and node pools in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, and no separate cost is incurred for the upgrade.
- For stable operation, perform compatibility testing for the upgrade version before proceeding with the upgrade.
OS and GPU Driver
The OS and GPU driver version information available for each K8s server type is as follows.
- OS versions provided may vary by K8s version.
- When using GPU nodes, related K8s components (nvidia-device-plugin, dcgm-exporter) are configured by default in the cluster.
- When deploying gpu-operator, conflicts may occur due to duplicate component configuration. It is recommended to deploy and use excluding the default provided components.
- For OS with ended support, node pool creation is possible, but using the latest OS version is recommended.
| k8s Version | Standard and High Capacity | GPU |
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| v1.29 |
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| v1.31 |
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| v1.32 |
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| v1.33 |
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| v1.34 |
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