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 New Kubernetes versions are added to the list and outdated Kubernetes versions are discontinued.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 Support for Kubernetes versions.
Version | Status | Release date (ACK) | Discontinue date (ACK) |
Released | September 2024 | September 2025 | |
Released | June 2024 | June 2026 | |
Released | October 2023 | October 2025 | |
Released | April 2023 | April 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 | Discontinue date |
Released | October 2023 | October 2025 | |
Released | March 2023 | March 2025 | |
Released | June 2022 | June 2024 | |
Discontinued | October 2021 | October 2023 | |
Discontinued | March 2021 | March 2023 | |
Discontinued | August 2020 | August 2022 |
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 | Discontinue date |
Released | November 2023 | Subject to the actual condition of ACK Lingjun clusters. | |
Outdated | April 2023 | November 2023 |