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Google Kubernetes Engine boosts Dataplane V2 node limits and GA mixed-protocol Services

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Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has increased the maximum node limit for Dataplane V2 with NetworkPolicies to 15,000, doubling the previous capacity for GKE 1.36 and later. Additionally, mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer are now generally available in GKE version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 and later. This enhancement allows for larger and more scalable GKE clusters, while mixed-protocol Services simplify traffic management by supporting simultaneous TCP and UDP on a single IP. The GA release of mixed-protocol Services also includes fixes for traffic routing errors found in earlier stages.

Security (1) ›
  • Google Kubernetes Engine

    The general availability (GA) stage of mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer fixes errors in traffic routing from stages prior to GA. This feature is in the GA stage in GKE version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 and later.

Features (2) ›
  • Google Kubernetes Engine

    In GKE version 1.36 and later, GKE Dataplane V2 with NetworkPolicies supports up to 15,000 nodes per cluster, increased from the previous limit of 7,500 nodes. For clusters exceeding 5,000 nodes, contact Cloud Customer Care to request a quota increase. For more information, see Cluster size limits and requirements .

    Cluster size limits and requirements
  • Google Kubernetes Engine

    In version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 and later, GKE supports mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer in general availability (GA). Mixed-protocol Services let both external (NetLB) and internal (ILB) passthrough Network Load Balancers handle simultaneous TCP and UDP traffic on a single IP address across IPv4, IPv6, and dual-stack environments.

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https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_27_2026

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