Generally Available: Every AKS version is now long term support (LTS) compatible

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.