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Container Service for Kubernetes:(End of life) Version Guide for ACK Kubernetes 1.12

Last Updated:Mar 26, 2026

ACK Kubernetes versions are fully compatible with open source Kubernetes and share the same core code. This topic covers the ACK-specific changes made to support Kubernetes 1.12.

1.12.6-aliyun.1

Important

Update metrics-server before upgrading your ACK cluster to Kubernetes 1.12. For instructions, see Update metrics-server before you update an ACK cluster to Kubernetes 1.12.

Bug fixes

  • TLS handshake error logs between the API server and kubelet are no longer collected when generated during Server Load Balancer (SLB) health checks. (CommitID: 4f1d96e153b050d8374bfbb66803d7b3d9181abe)

  • kubeadm can now verify the version of Docker 18.09.2. (CommitID: 3b1ebfa1b857c44f5261a36f1420b10a08e01771)

Behavior changes

  • The log level for the aggregation controller is adjusted. (CommitID: 01a904eed3f9486caa482c8983698075d1cea2f1)

  • kubeadm automatically retries interactions with the API server when cluster resources are updated.

  • kubeadm no longer deploys DNS servers.

  • kubeadm no longer deploys kube-proxy.

  • The validity period of certificates generated by kubeadm is extended to 10 years.

For the complete Kubernetes 1.12.6 changelog, see Kubernetes 1.12.6 release notes.

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