Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) supports multiple cluster types, including ACK managed clusters, ACK Edge clusters, and ACK Lingjun clusters. ACK adds support for new Kubernetes versions as they are released and gradually discontinues support for older versions.
ACK managed clusters
The following table lists the Kubernetes versions supported by ACK managed clusters.
Version | Status | ACK release date | ACK end of support |
Released | May 2026 | May 30, 2027 | |
Released | February 2026 | February 28, 2027 | |
Released | September 2025 | September 30, 2026 |
ACK Edge clusters
The following tables list the Kubernetes versions that ACK Edge clusters support.
Supported versions
Version | Status | Release date | Discontinue date |
Released | March 2025 | March 2026 | |
Released | November 2024 | November 2026 | |
Released | July 2024 | July 2026 | |
Released | October 2023 | October 2025 | |
Released | March 2023 | September 2025 |
ACK Edge provides a support cycle of one year for Kubernetes 1.32 and later minor versions.
Discontinued versions
Outdated Kubernetes versions may pose security and stability threats. Upgrade your clusters to a supported version as soon as possible. For more information, see Upgrade a cluster.
Version | Status | Release date | Discontinue date |
Discontinued | June 2022 | June 2024 | |
Discontinued | October 2021 | October 2023 | |
Discontinued | March 2021 | March 2023 | |
Discontinued | August 2020 | August 2022 |
ACK Lingjun clusters
The following table lists the Kubernetes versions that ACK Lingjun clusters support.
Version | Status | Release date | Discontinue date |
Released | January 2025 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Released | January 2025 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Released | December 2023 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Outdated | November 2023 | Subject to the actual situation of ACK Lingjun clusters | |
Outdated | April 2023 | November 2023 |