Amazon EKS 1.29
This version has reached end of life and no longer receives updates.
January 23, 2024
Ongoing
March 23, 2025
1.29-eks-66 (March 18, 2026)
About Amazon EKS 1.29
Amazon EKS 1.29 reached end of life on March 23, 2025, roughly 1 year ago. Since then, no security patches have been issued. If you are still running Amazon EKS 1.29, you should treat upgrading as a high-priority item. Any CVEs discovered against this version will not be fixed upstream.
The recommended upgrade target is Amazon EKS 1.35. You are 3 major versions behind, so review the changelog for each version in between to catch any breaking changes. A staged upgrade through each major version is often safer than jumping directly.
Lifecycle Progress
This version reached end of life March 23, 2025.
All Amazon EKS Versions
| Version | Released | EOL | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.35 | January 28, 2026 | March 27, 2027 | 1.35-eks-9 | Active |
| 1.34 | October 6, 2025 | December 2, 2026 | 1.34-eks-19 | Active |
| 1.33 | May 28, 2025 | July 29, 2026 | 1.33-eks-33 | Active |
| 1.32 | January 25, 2025 | March 23, 2026 | 1.32-eks-40 | End of Life |
| 1.31 | September 26, 2024 | November 26, 2025 | 1.31-eks-56 | End of Life |
| 1.30 | May 23, 2024 | July 23, 2025 | 1.30-eks-64 | End of Life |
| 1.29 (current page) | January 23, 2024 | March 23, 2025 | 1.29-eks-66 | End of Life |
| 1.28 | September 26, 2023 | November 26, 2024 | 1.28-eks-63 | End of Life |
| 1.27 | May 24, 2023 | July 24, 2024 | 1.27-eks-53 | End of Life |
| 1.26 | April 11, 2023 | June 11, 2024 | 1.26-eks-51 | End of Life |
| 1.25 | February 21, 2023 | May 1, 2024 | 1.25-eks-48 | End of Life |
| 1.24 | November 15, 2022 | January 31, 2024 | 1.24-eks-45 | End of Life |
| 1.23 | August 11, 2022 | October 11, 2023 | 1.23-eks-30 | End of Life |
| 1.22 | April 4, 2022 | June 4, 2023 | 1.22-eks-14 | End of Life |
| 1.21 | July 19, 2021 | February 16, 2023 | 1.21-eks-18 | End of Life |
| 1.20 | May 18, 2021 | November 1, 2022 | 1.20-eks-14 | End of Life |
| 1.19 | February 16, 2021 | August 1, 2022 | 1.19-eks-11 | End of Life |
| 1.18 | October 13, 2020 | August 15, 2022 | 1.18-eks-13 | End of Life |
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