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Azure AKS end of life dates and deprecation schedule

6 tracked deadlines for Azure AKS, soonest first. Next up: Kubernetes 1.34 end of life (community), November 2026 (about 5 days left).

Each row links to a page with the plain-language version and the official source. Last checked 2026-10-17.

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All Azure AKS deadlines

DeadlineDaysProviderServiceWhatImpactActionSource
2026-11 (month)5AzureAKSKubernetes 1.34 end of life (community)
k8s-eol
Moves to platform support only (no patches).Upgrade to 1.35+ or enable LTS.source ↗
2026-11 (month)5AzureAKSKubernetes 1.31 LTS end of life
k8s-eol
LTS support ends.Upgrade to a newer LTS.source ↗
2027-03 (month)125AzureAKSKubernetes 1.35 end of life (community)
k8s-eol
Moves to platform support only.Upgrade to 1.36+.source ↗
2027-03 (month)125AzureAKSKubernetes 1.32 LTS end of life
k8s-eol
LTS support ends.Upgrade to a newer LTS.source ↗
2027-06 (month)217AzureAKSPlatform-initiated upgrade of clusters on 1.29-1.32
forced-upgrade
Azure upgrades remaining clusters itself.Upgrade on your own schedule first.source ↗
2027-07 (month)247AzureAKSKubernetes 1.33 LTS end of life
k8s-eol
LTS support ends.Upgrade to a newer LTS.source ↗

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