Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.36.0-gke.532 Released with Kubernetes 1.36

Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware includes the following feature enhancements: Updated the Kubernetes version to 1.36. Upgraded containerd from 2.1 to 2.2 Updates vSphere support to vSphere version 9.0 and 9.1 and removes support for vSphere version 7.0. Updated gkectl to perform an empty reconciliation health check prior to running the gkectl update or gkectl upgrade commands. The health check prevents starting cluster lifecycle updates when a cluster is in an unhealthy state. Improved the status and conditions fields in OnPrem custom resources to provide clearer visibility

The following issues were fixed in 1.36.0-gke.532: Fixed vulnerabilities listed in Vulnerability fixes . Fixed an issue where user clusters remained stuck in a Reconciling state after an admin cluster upgrade. The admin cluster controller skipped reconciling legacy cluster lifecycle components during upgrades unless an initial migration annotation was set. If legacy user clusters still existed on the admin cluster, missing legacy API discovery ( cluster.k8s.io/v1alpha1 ) caused controller reconciliation to stall. With this fix, the controller preserves legacy components as long as any legacy u

Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.36.0-gke.532 is now available for download. To upgrade, see Upgrade a cluster . Google Distributed Cloud 1.36.0-gke.532 runs on Kubernetes v1.36.0-gke.2800. If you use a third-party storage vendor, check the listing of our previously-qualified storage partners . After a release, it takes approximately 7 to 14 days for the version to become available for use with GKE On-Prem API clients: the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform.