_K8s 1.36 will release April 2026_ ## References - [Kubernetes release post](https://kubernetes.io/releases/1.36/) - [Parent Epic: Support deploying GitLab on new versions of Kubernetes](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/11331) - [GitLab Kubernetes release support policy](https://handbook.gitlab.com/engineering/infrastructure/core-platform/systems/distribution/k8s-release-support-policy.html) - [Charts supported Kubernetes releases](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/installation/cloud/#supported-kubernetes-versions) - [Operator supported Kubernetes releases](https://docs.gitlab.com/operator/installation.html#cluster) ## Checklist Follow the checklist below to address the requirements for each project. ### Administrative - [x] Change issue title to: `Support deploying GitLab to Kubernetes X.Y` - [x] Insert the Kubernetes release post URL above ### [GitLab Charts](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab) - [x] Replace any removed APIs - [x] Add CI jobs to test against the new clusters - [x] Update [kubeconform version matrix](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab/-/blob/master/.gitlab/ci/kubeconform.gitlab-ci.yml) - [x] Update [k3d version matrix(es)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/charts/gitlab/-/blob/ea36dbf6d173a275290758e0951c6cecbd7498ce/.gitlab-ci.yml#L472) - [x] Update supported releases documentation - [x] Add entry for newly-supported Kubernetes version - [x] Deprecate Kubernetes versions that have reached end-of-life - [x] Remove entries that are no longer supported ### [GitLab Operator](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-native/gitlab-operator) - [ ] Replace any removed APIs - [ ] Create new Kubernetes cluster on GKE - [ ] Create new Agent configurations in [kube-agents project](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/distribution/infrastructure/kube-agents) - [ ] Save the Agent token in 1Password in the `Cloud Native` group in a new item named `gitlab-operator-vXYZ credentials` - [ ] Create a new cluster via the [kubernetes-provisioning project](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/distribution/infrastructure/kubernetes-provisioning) - [ ] Ensure the Agent is connected in [kube-agents/Kubernetes clusters](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/distribution/infrastructure/kube-agents/-/clusters) - [ ] Create new OpenShift cluster on GCP - [ ] Create new Agent configurations in [kube-agents project](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/distribution/infrastructure/kube-agents) - [ ] Save the Agent token in 1Password in the `Cloud Native` group in a new item named `ocp-ci-XYZ cluster credentials` - [ ] Create a new cluster via the [openshift-provisioning project](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/distribution/infrastructure/openshift-provisioning) - [ ] Ensure the Agent is connected in [kube-agents/Kubernetes clusters](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/distribution/infrastructure/kube-agents/-/clusters) - [ ] Add CI jobs to test against the new cluster - [ ] Update CI `vcluster` [smoke test jobs](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-native/gitlab-operator/-/tree/master/ci) for the next Kubernetes release - [ ] Update kubectl to `1.N.x` in the [CI base image](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-build-images/-/blob/master/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base-golang-1.21) - [ ] Remove old cluster CI jobs and clusters - [ ] Remove CI `review_*` testing jobs for previous GKE and EKS clusters - [ ] Remove out-of-support GKE and EKS clusters - [ ] Update supported releases documentation - [ ] Add entry for newly-supported Kubernetes version - [ ] Deprecate Kubernetes versions that have reached end-of-life - [ ] Remove entries that are no longer supported