GKE enhances maintenance exclusions
Google Kubernetes Engine is expanding maintenance exclusion capabilities for node pools. This feature allows for per-node pool exclusions and extends the default "No upgrades" exclusion to 90 days, providing greater control over cluster maintenance schedules. These enhancements are available in GKE release channels for cluster administrators.
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- Google Kubernetes Engine
GKE is introducing the following changes to expand the capabilities of maintenance exclusions: Per-node pool maintenance exclusions : Available in release channels, these replicate the functionality of disabling node pool auto-upgrades when your cluster isn't enrolled in a release channel. Extended "No upgrades" exclusion : The "No upgrades" default maintenance exclusion can now be up to 90 days long. For more information, see Maintenance exclusions .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#June_02_2026