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AWS EKS 1.34 end of life (end of standard support)
By December 2, 2026: upgrade control plane and nodes to a newer minor version. That's when standard support for Kubernetes 1.34 on AWS EKS ends. It keeps running, on the provider's terms instead of yours. Source: docs.aws.amazon.com, checked 2026-10-15.
- What's retiring
- Kubernetes 1.34 end of standard support (AWS EKS)
- When
- December 2, 2026
- Days left
- 36 days left, as of 2026-10-27.
- What happens
- Clusters move to paid extended support pricing.
- What to do
- Upgrade control plane and nodes to a newer minor version.
- Kind of change
- Kubernetes version end of life
- Official source
- docs.aws.amazon.com ↗ (last checked 2026-10-15)
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