Amazon EKS and EKS Distro now support Kubernetes 1.36
Amazon EKS and EKS Distro now support Kubernetes version 1.36, enabling users to run the latest Kubernetes features and fixes. This update is available for new clusters and upgrades to existing ones, with key enhancements like User Namespaces GA and In-Place Pod-Level Resources Vertical Scaling. The support extends to all AWS Regions where EKS is available, impacting engineers and architects managing Kubernetes workloads on AWS.
- →Kubernetes 1.36 support on Amazon EKS
- →Availability and upgrade information
- →Key Kubernetes 1.36 features highlighted
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- Kubernetes 1.36 support on Amazon EKS
Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now support Kubernetes version 1.36, allowing users to create new clusters or upgrade existing ones. This version introduces features like User Namespaces GA and In-Place Pod-Level Resources Vertical Scaling.
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- Availability and upgrade information
Kubernetes 1.36 is available in all AWS Regions where EKS is offered, including AWS GovCloud. Users can upgrade via the EKS console, eksctl, or infrastructure-as-code tools. EKS Distro builds are available on ECR Public Gallery and GitHub.
- Key Kubernetes 1.36 features highlighted
Notable enhancements in Kubernetes 1.36 include User Namespaces for mapping container root to unprivileged host users, Mutating Admission Policies for CEL-based mutations, In-Place Pod-Level Resources Vertical Scaling without restarts, and Resource Health Status reporting for pod issues.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/amazon-eks-distro-kubernetes-version-1-36