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AWS EKS 1.31 end of life (end of extended support)
By November 26, 2026: upgrade before EKS does it for you. That's when extended support for Kubernetes 1.31 on AWS EKS runs out, and with it the last paid safety net. Source: docs.aws.amazon.com, checked 2026-10-15.
- What's retiring
- Kubernetes 1.31 end of extended support (AWS EKS)
- When
- November 26, 2026
- Days left
- 30 days left, as of 2026-10-27.
- What happens
- EKS auto-upgrades clusters past end of extended support.
- What to do
- Upgrade before EKS does it for you.
- Kind of change
- Forced upgrade
- Official source
- docs.aws.amazon.com ↗ (last checked 2026-10-15)
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