Vultr Kubernetes Engine Changelog

v1.33.0+1 (2025-05-14)

Initial release of v1.33 support

v1.32.4+1 (2025-05-14)

calico -> v3.30.0
etcd -> v3.5.21
vultr-ccm -> v0.14.0
vultr-csi -> v0.16.0
cni -> v1.7.1
crictl -> v1.33.0
runc -> v1.3.0
containerd -> v1.7.25
Add support for OIDC-based authentication
Resolved Vultr CSI remount errors during pod/node migrations

v1.32.2+1 (2025-03-10)

calico -> v3.29.2
etcd -> v3.5.19
vultr-ccm -> v0.14.0
vultr-csi -> v0.14.0
cni -> v1.6.2
crictl -> v1.32.0
runc -> v1.2.5
containerd -> v1.7.25

1.32.1+1 (2025-01-21)

Initial release of v1.32 support

v1.31.8+1 (2025-05-14)

calico -> v3.30.0
etcd -> v3.5.21
vultr-ccm -> v0.14.0
vultr-csi -> v0.16.0
cni -> v1.7.1
crictl -> v1.33.0
runc -> v1.3.0
containerd -> v1.7.25
Add support for OIDC-based authentication
Resolved Vultr CSI remount errors during pod/node migrations

v1.31.10+1 (2025-03-10)

calico -> v3.29.2
etcd -> v3.5.19
vultr-ccm -> v0.14.0
vultr-csi -> v0.14.0
cni -> v1.6.2
crictl -> v1.32.0
runc -> v1.2.5
containerd -> v1.7.25

v1.31.5+1 (2025-01-21)

calico -> v3.29.1
etcd -> v3.5.17
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.3
vultr-csi -> v0.14.0
cni -> v1.6.2
crictl -> v1.32.0
runc -> v1.2.4
containerd -> v2.0.2
Added VFS (Vultr File System) support
Resolved intermittent loss of public IPv4 addresses on worker nodes

v1.31.2+1 (2024-11-13)

calico -> v3.29.0
etcd -> v3.5.16
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.3
vultr-csi -> v0.13.4
cni -> v1.6.0
crictl -> v1.31.1
runc -> v1.2.1
containerd -> v2.0.0
Added support for GH200
Enable Calico eBPF support, removing the need for kube-proxy

v1.31.0+1 (2024-08-20)

Initial release of v1.31 support

v1.30.12+1 (2025-05-14)

calico -> v3.30.0
etcd -> v3.5.21
vultr-ccm -> v0.14.0
vultr-csi -> v0.16.0
cni -> v1.7.1
crictl -> v1.33.0
runc -> v1.3.0
containerd -> v1.7.25
Add support for OIDC-based authentication
Resolved Vultr CSI remount errors during pod/node migrations

v1.30.10+1 (2025-03-10)

calico -> v3.29.2
etcd -> v3.5.19
vultr-ccm -> v0.14.0
vultr-csi -> v0.14.0
cni -> v1.6.2
crictl -> v1.32.0
runc -> v1.2.5
containerd -> v1.7.25

v1.30.9+1 (2025-01-21)

calico -> v3.29.1
etcd -> v3.5.17
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.3
vultr-csi -> v0.14.0
cni -> v1.6.2
crictl -> v1.32.0
runc -> v1.2.4
containerd -> v2.0.2
Added VFS (Vultr File System) support
Resolved intermittent loss of public IPv4 addresses on worker nodes

v1.30.6+1 (2024-11-13)

calico -> v3.29.0
etcd -> v3.5.16
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.3
vultr-csi -> v0.13.4
cni -> v1.6.0
crictl -> v1.31.1
runc -> v1.2.1
containerd -> v2.0.0
Added support for GH200
Enable Calico eBPF support, removing the need for kube-proxy

v1.30.3+1 (2024-08-20)

calico -> v3.28.0
etcd -> v3.5.15
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.1
vultr-csi -> v0.13.2
cni -> v1.45.1
crictl -> v1.30.1
runc -> v1.1.13
containerd -> v1.7.20
Fixed hairpinning issues in the new CCM and resolved the problem of load balancers being created multiple times
Updated workers to use the new Nvidia packages
Integrated the VCR auth plugin into workers, eliminating the need for customers to add VCR credentials for repositories within the same account
Allowed UDP traffic for workers in the firewall

v1.30.0+1 (2024-05-14)

Initial release of v1.30 support

v1.29.10+1 (2024-11-13)

calico -> v3.29.0
etcd -> v3.5.16
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.3
vultr-csi -> v0.13.4
cni -> v1.6.0
crictl -> v1.31.1
runc -> v1.2.1
containerd -> v2.0.0
Added support for GH200
Enable Calico eBPF support, removing the need for kube-proxy

v1.29.7+1 (2024-08-20)

calico -> v3.28.0
etcd -> v3.5.15
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.1
vultr-csi -> v0.13.2
cni -> v1.45.1
crictl -> v1.30.1
runc -> v1.1.13
containerd -> v1.7.20
Fixed hairpinning issues in the new CCM and resolved the issues of load balancers being created multiple times
Updated workers to use the new Nvidia packages
Integrated the VCR auth plugin into workers, eliminating the need for customers to add VCR credentials for repositories within the same account
Allowed UDP traffic for workers in the firewall

v1.29.4+1 (2024-05-14)

calico -> v3.27.3
etcd -> v3.5.13
vultr-ccm -> v0.12.0
vultr-csi -> v0.12.4
cni -> v1.4.0
crictl -> v1.30.0
runc -> v1.1.12
containerd -> v1.7.15
Add VKE Baremetal support
Replace Kube-Proxy service with a DaemonSet
Increase payload size to accommodate larger ETCD databases
XFS Support
- Ensure the appropriate storage class is properly configured

v1.29.2+1 (2024-02-27)

calico -> v3.27.2
etcd -> v3.5.12
vultr-csi -> v0.12.3
containerd -> v1.7.13
Switched VKE Worker OS: Moved from Debian 11 to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

v1.29.1+1 (2024-01-30)

Initial release of v1.29 support

v1.28.12+1 (2024-08-20)

calico -> v3.28.0
etcd -> v3.5.15
vultr-ccm -> v0.13.1
vultr-csi -> v0.13.2
cni -> v1.45.1
crictl -> v1.30.1
runc -> v1.1.13
containerd -> v1.7.20
Fixed hairpinning issues in the new CCM and resolved the issues of load balancers being created multiple times
Updated workers to use the new Nvidia packages
Integrated the VCR auth plugin into workers, eliminating the need for customers to add VCR credentials for repositories within the same account
Allowed UDP traffic for workers in the firewall

v1.28.9+1 (2024-05-14)

calico -> v3.27.3
etcd -> v3.5.13
vultr-ccm -> v0.12.0
vultr-csi -> v0.12.4
cni -> v1.4.0
crictl -> v1.30.0
runc -> v1.1.12
containerd -> v1.7.15
Add VKE Baremetal support
Replace Kube-Proxy service with a DaemonSet
Utilize GPU Operator for Nvidia package management instead of preloading drivers on the machine.
Increase payload size to accommodate larger ETCD databases
XFS Support
- Ensure the appropriate storage class is properly configured

v1.28.7+1 (2024-02-27)

calico -> v3.27.2
etcd -> v3.5.12
vultr-csi -> v0.12.3
containerd -> v1.7.13
Switched VKE Worker OS: Moved from Debian 11 to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

v1.28.6+1 (2024-01-30)

calico -> v3.27.0
etcd -> v3.5.11
vultr-ccm -> v0.11.0
vultr-csi -> v0.12.0
cni -> v1.4.0
crictl -> v1.29.0
runc -> v1.1.11
containerd -> v1.7.12
Resolve issue causing excessive resource usage on HA clusters with large etcd db’s
Upgrade VKE to kernel 6.X

v1.28.3+2 (2023-11-10)

vultr-csi -> v0.10.1
Resolve max CPU issue related to Nvidia packages due to unattended upgrades

v1.28.3+1 (2023-11-06)

calico -> v3.26.3
etcd -> v3.5.10
runc -> v1.1.9
containerd -> v1.7.7
High Availability (HA) control plane support

v1.28.2+1 (2023-09-25)

Initial release of v1.28 support

v1.27.11+1 (2024-02-27)

calico -> v3.27.2
etcd -> v3.5.12
vultr-csi -> v0.12.3
containerd -> v1.7.13
Switched VKE Worker OS: Moved from Debian 11 to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

v1.27.11-1 (2024-02-27)

calico -> v3.27.2
etcd -> v3.5.12
vultr-csi -> v0.12.3
containerd -> v1.7.13
Switched VKE Worker OS: Moved from Debian 11 to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
BYO CNI Feature
Arkenstone support

v1.27.10+1 (2024-01-30)

calico -> v3.27.0
etcd -> v3.5.11
vultr-ccm -> v0.11.0
vultr-csi -> v0.12.0
cni -> v1.4.0
crictl -> v1.29.0
runc -> v1.1.11
containerd -> v1.7.12
Resolve issue causing excessive resource usage on HA clusters with large etcd db’s
Upgrade VKE to kernel 6.X

v1.27.7+2 (2023-11-10)

vultr-csi -> v0.10.1
Resolve max CPU issue related to Nvidia packages due to unattended upgrades

v1.27.7+1 (2023-11-06)

calico -> v3.26.3
etcd -> v3.5.10
runc -> v1.1.9
containerd -> v1.7.7
High Availability (HA) control plane support

v1.27.6+1 (2023-09-25)

calico -> v3.26.1
coredns -> v1.11.1
konnectivity -> v0.0.37
etcd -> v3.5.9
vultr-ccm -> v0.10.0
vultr-csi -> v0.9.0
cni -> v1.3.0
crictl -> v1.28.0
runc -> v1.1.8
containerd -> v1.7.6
Implement hard-eviction thresholds on worker nodes

v1.27.2+1 (2023-06-23)

Initial release of v1.27 support

v1.26.10+2 (2023-11-10)

vultr-csi -> v0.10.1
Resolve max CPU issue related to Nvidia packages due to unattended upgrades

v1.26.10+1 (2023-11-06)

calico -> v3.26.3
etcd -> v3.5.10
runc -> v1.1.9
containerd -> v1.7.7
High Availability (HA) control plane support

v1.26.9+1 (2023-09-25)

calico -> v3.26.1
coredns -> v1.11.1
konnectivity -> v0.0.37
etcd -> v3.5.9
vultr-ccm -> v0.10.0
vultr-csi -> v0.9.0
cni -> v1.3.0
crictl -> v1.28.0
runc -> v1.1.8
containerd -> v1.7.6
Implement hard-eviction thresholds on worker nodes

v1.26.5+1 (2023-06-23)

calico -> v3.26.0
coredns -> v1.10.1
konnectivity -> v0.0.37
etcd -> v3.5.9
vultr-ccm -> v0.9.0
vultr-csi -> v0.9.0
cni -> v1.3.0
crictl -> v1.27.0
runc -> v1.1.7
containerd -> v1.7.2
VKE is now available in Sao Paulo
VKE is now available in Tel Aviv

v1.26.2+2 (2023-03-22)

Resolve issue with RFC 3849 IPv6 space by switching to ULA space
Implement soft-eviction thresholds on worker nodes
- Memory available <=250Mi for 1 minute

v1.26.2+1 (2023-03-14)

Initial release of v1.26 support

v1.25.10+1 (2023-06-23)

calico -> v3.26.0
coredns -> v1.10.1
konnectivity -> v0.0.37
etcd -> v3.5.9
vultr-ccm -> v0.9.0
vultr-csi -> v0.9.0
cni -> v1.3.0
crictl -> v1.27.0
runc -> v1.1.7
containerd -> v1.7.2
VKE is now available in Sao Paulo
VKE is now available in Tel Aviv

v1.25.7+2 (2023-03-22)

Resolve issue with RFC 3849 IPv6 space by switching to ULA space
Implement soft-eviction thresholds on worker nodes
- Memory available <=250Mi for 1 minute

v1.25.7+1 (2023-03-14)

Vultr CSI -> v0.9.0
- Block stats now available
- Block resizing introduced
Vultr CCM -> v0.9.0
- Dual-Stack load-balancers implemented
konnectivity -> v0.0.37
Initial IPv6 Dual Stack support
- All worker nodes are now provisioned with a public IPv6 address
- Cluster networking setup to use IPv6 by default
Konnectivity fixes implemented to resolve issues with sockets being unavailable
Added stricter memory and CPU accounting for resource management on nodes

v1.25.6+1 (2023-01-25)

calico -> v3.25.0
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.36
etcd -> v3.5.7
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.2.0
crictl -> v1.26.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.15
Upgraded to Debian 11 for worker and controller nodes
The kubelet and the container runtime are configured to use the systemd cgroup driver
Cluster-autoscaler bumped to version 1.26.1

v1.25.3+1 (2022-11-16)

calico -> v3.24.5
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.33
etcd -> v3.5.5
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.25.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.9
Fixed bug that affected the VKE labels on worker nodes
Initial Release for v1.25 support

v1.24.11+2 (2023-03-22)

Resolve issue with RFC 3849 IPv6 space by switching to ULA space
Implement soft-eviction thresholds on worker nodes
- Memory available <=250Mi for 1 minute

v1.24.11+1 (2023-03-14)

Vultr CSI -> v0.9.0
- Block stats now available
- Block resizing introduced
Vultr CCM -> v0.9.0
- Dual-Stack load-balancers implemented
konnectivity -> v0.0.37
Initial IPv6 Dual Stack support
- All workers nodes are now provisioned with a public IPv6 address
- Cluster networking setup to use IPv6 by default
Konnectivity fixes implemented to resolve issues with socket being unavailable
Added stricter memory and CPU accounting for resource management on nodes

v1.24.10+2 (2023-01-26)

Fixed Cloud-init failing to complete bug causing VMs to not boot properly.

v1.24.10+1 (2023-01-25)

calico -> v3.25.0
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.36
etcd -> v3.5.7
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.2.0
crictl -> v1.26.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.15
Upgraded to Debian 11 for worker and controller nodes
The kubelet and the container runtime are configured to use the systemd cgroup driver
Cluster-autoscaler bumped to version 1.26.1

v1.24.8+1 (2022-11-16)

calico -> v3.24.5
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.33
etcd -> v3.5.5
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.25.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.9

v1.24.3+3 (2022-08-30)

calico -> v3.23.1
coredns -> v1.9.3
konnectivity -> v0.0.32
etcd -> v3.5.4
vultr-ccm -> v0.6.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.24.2
runc -> v1.1.3
containerd -> v1.6.6
Adjusted support RBAC rules to check for PDB issues prior to initiating upgrades
Added resolv-conf flag to kubelet

v1.24.3+1 (2022-08-05)

Initial release of v1.24 support

v1.23.16+1 (2023-01-26)

Fixed Cloud-init failing to complete bug causing VMs to not boot properly.

v1.23.16+1 (2023-01-25)

calico -> v3.25.0
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.36
etcd -> v3.5.7
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.2.0
crictl -> v1.26.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.15
Upgraded to Debian 11 for worker and controller nodes
The kubelet and the container runtime are configured to use the systemd cgroup driver
Cluster-autoscaler bumped to version 1.26.1

v1.23.14+1 (2022-11-16)

calico -> v3.24.5
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.33
etcd -> v3.5.5
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.25.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.9
Fixed bug that affected the VKE labels on worker nodes

v1.23.10+1 (2022-09-26)

calico -> v3.24.1
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.33
etcd -> v3.5.5
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.25.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.8

v1.23.9+1 (2022-08-30)

calico -> v3.23.1
coredns -> v1.9.3
konnectivity -> v0.0.32
etcd -> v3.5.4
vultr-ccm -> v0.6.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.24.2
runc -> v1.1.3
containerd -> v1.6.6
Adjusted support RBAC rules to check for PDB issues prior to initiating upgrades
Added resolv-conf flag to kubelet

v1.23.7+1 (2022-06-13)

Implemented autoscaler support
calico -> v3.23.1
coredns -> v1.9.2
konnectivity -> v0.0.31
etcd -> v3.5.4
vultr-ccm -> v0.6.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
Added Open-iSCSI support to worker nodes
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.24.1
runc -> v1.1.2
containerd -> v1.6.4
Implemented reserved limits on worker nodes to prevent resource starvation to essential components
Resolved DNS issues on control-plane nodes

v1.23.5+3 (2022-04-20)

CSI updated to v0.6.0 to support new block storage types
Updates to support more regions

v1.23.5+2 (2022-04-07)

Added fix to disable swap memory on worker nodes
Added crictl config to worker nodes
Disabled resolvconf and set systemd-resolve as primary resolver

v1.23.5+1 (2022-03-23)

Initial release of v1.23 support

v1.22.13+1 (2022-09-26)

calico -> v3.24.1
coredns -> v1.10.0
konnectivity -> v0.0.33
etcd -> v3.5.5
vultr-ccm -> v0.7.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.25.0
runc -> v1.1.4
containerd -> v1.6.8

v1.22.12+1 (2022-08-30)

calico -> v3.23.1
coredns -> v1.9.3
konnectivity -> v0.0.32
etcd -> v3.5.4
vultr-ccm -> v0.6.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.24.2
runc -> v1.1.3
containerd -> v1.6.6
Adjusted support RBAC rules to check for PDB issues prior to initiating upgrades
Added resolv-conf flag to kubelet

v1.22.10+1 (2022-06-13)

Implemented autoscaler support
calico -> v3.23.1
coredns -> v1.9.2
konnectivity -> v0.0.31
etcd -> v3.5.4
vultr-ccm -> v0.6.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
Added Open-iSCSI support to worker nodes
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.24.1
runc -> v1.1.2
containerd -> v1.6.4
Implemented reserved limits on worker nodes to prevent resource starvation to essential components
Resolved DNS issues on control-plane nodes

v1.22.8+3 (2022-04-20)

CSI updated to v0.6.0 to support new block storage types
Updates to support more regions

v1.22.8+2 (2022-04-07)

Added fix to disable swap memory on worker nodes
Added crictl config to worker nodes
Disabled resolvconf and set systemd-resolve as primary resolver

v1.22.8+1 (2022-03-23)

Kubernetes components updated to v1.21.8 (CP + Worker nodes)
Updated dependencies:
- containerd -> v1.6.1
- runc -> v1.1.0
- crictl -> v1.23.0
Vultr CCM updated to v0.5.0
Vultr CSI updated to v0.5.0
- csi-provisioner -> v3.1.0
- csi-attacher -> v3.4.0
- csi-node-driver-registrar -> v2.5.0
Konnectivity updated to v0.0.30

v1.22.6+1 (2022-01-26)

Initial release of v1.22 support

v1.21.13+1 (2022-06-13)

Implemented autoscaler support
calico -> v3.23.1
coredns -> v1.9.2
konnectivity -> v0.0.31
etcd -> v3.5.4
vultr-ccm -> v0.6.0
vultr-csi -> v0.7.0
Added Open-iSCSI support to worker nodes
cni -> v1.1.1
crictl -> v1.24.1
runc -> v1.1.2
containerd -> v1.6.4
Implemented reserved limits on worker nodes to prevent resource starvation to essential components
Resolved DNS issues on control-plane nodes

v1.21.11+3 (2022-04-20)

CSI updated to v0.6.0 to support new block storage types
Updates to support more regions

v1.21.11+2 (2022-04-07)

Added fix to disable swap memory on worker nodes
Added crictl config to worker nodes
Disabled resolvconf and set systemd-resolve as primary resolver

v1.21.11+1 (2022-03-23)

Kubernetes components updated to v1.21.11 (CP + Worker nodes)
Updated dependencies:
- containerd -> v1.6.1
- runc -> v1.1.0
- crictl -> v1.23.0
Vultr CCM updated to v0.5.0
Vultr CSI updated to v0.5.0
- csi-provisioner -> v3.1.0
- csi-attacher -> v3.4.0
- csi-node-driver-registrar -> v2.5.0
Konnectivity updated to v0.0.30

v1.21.9+1 (2022-01-26)

Kubernetes components updated to v1.21.9 (CP + Worker nodes)
Vultr CSI updated to v0.4.0

v1.21.7+2 (2022-01-11)

Konnectivity updated to v0.0.27
Improvements to the Kubernetes control plane for further stability and security

v1.21.7+1 (2021-11-30)

Kubernetes components updated to v1.21.7
Vultr CCM updated to v0.4.0
- Fixes an issue with LB + SSL deploys
CoreDNS bumped to v1.8.6
Improvements to the Kubernetes control plane for further stability and security

v1.20.13+2 (2022-01-11)

Konnectivity updated to v0.0.27
Improvements to the Kubernetes control plane for further stability and security

v1.20.13+1 (2021-11-30)

Kubernetes components updated to v1.20.13
Vultr CCM updated to v0.4.0
- Fixes an issue with LB + SSL deploys
CoreDNS bumped to v1.8.6
Improvements to the Kubernetes control plane for further stability and security

v1.20.11+2 (2021-10-22)

Improvements to the Kubernetes control plane for further stability and security

v1.20.11+1 (2021-09-22)

Konnectivity bumped to v0.0.24 (server + agent)
Vultr CCM updated to v0.0.3
Kubernetes components updated from v1.20.0 to v1.20.11
Konnectivity and Kube API Server performance tuning

v1.20.0+1 (2021-08-19)

Introduced Konnectivity Support: Provides a TCP-level proxy for control plane to cluster communication
Added Aggregation Layer Support: Extends Kubernetes with additional APIs
Added NFS and CIFS support
Added new storage class "WaitForFirstConsumer"

v1.20.0

Initial release of v1.20 support

Vultr Kubernetes Engine Changelog

Current Versions

VKE on 1.33.x

VKE on 1.32.x

VKE on 1.31.x

VKE on v1.30.x

Archived Versions

VKE on v1.29.x

VKE on v1.28.x

VKE on v1.27.x

VKE on v1.26.x

VKE on v1.25.x

VKE on v1.24.x

VKE on v1.23.x

VKE on v1.22.x

VKE on v1.21.x

VKE on v1.20.x

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