Google Kubernetes Engine Node Pools: Minimum Boot Disk Size Increased
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Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has updated the minimum supported boot disk size for node pools. For node pools running on GKE versions 1.36.3-gke.1480000 and later, the new minimum requirement is 15 GB. This change impacts users deploying or managing GKE clusters on these specific versions, potentially requiring adjustments to existing infrastructure-as-code or deployment configurations. Node pools on earlier GKE versions retain the prior minimum of 12 GB.
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- Google Kubernetes Engine
For node pools running on GKE versions 1.36.3-gke.1480000 and later, the minimum supported boot disk size is 15 GB. For earlier versions, the minimum supported boot disk size is 12 GB.
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https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#August_18_2026
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