The Kubernetes community releases a new minor
version approximately every four months, with a support window for each version
for one year. In Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), this support window is called
community support.
AKS supports versions of Kubernetes that
are within this community support window to push bug fixes and security updates
from community releases. To help you manage your Kubernetes version upgrades,
AKS provides a long term support (LTS) option, which extends the support window
for a Kubernetes version to give you more time to plan and test upgrades to
newer Kubernetes versions.
AKS will now ensure that every
community version released (GA) is compatible with long term support (LTS), starting
with version 1.28 LTS from April 2025. Versions 1.27, 1.28, 1.29, and 1.30 are
now LTS, with 1.31 and 1.32 expected soon. LTS provides an additional year of
support beyond the community support EOL period, ensuring all core AKS
components, add-ons, and Kubernetes components are supported and promptly
patched for CVEs and fixes by AKS.
Learn more:
- AKS release details are available in this calendar.
- About LTS.