Kubernetes 1.34 hits end of life: what changes on EKS, GKE and AKS

Kubernetes 1.34 stops receiving upstream patches on October 27, 2026. Providers handle it differently: EKS auto-upgrades the control plane without notice and raises the price from $0.10 to $0.60 per cluster-hour, GKE upgrades on its own schedule, and AKS simply stops shipping security patches.

• Upstream support for Kubernetes 1.34 ends on October 27, 2026
• EKS: standard support ends December 2, 2026; price rises from $0.10 to $0.60 per cluster-hour
• GKE: standard support ends January 25, 2027; Extended channel runs to November 25, 2027
• AKS: end of life November 30, 2026; LTS runs to November 2027