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August 14, 2026

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(2026-R34) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.6-gke.1641000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.33.13-gke.1011000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.8-gke.1278000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.9-gke.1287000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.5-gke.1057002 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.5-gke.1163012 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.5-gke.1241004 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.36.2-gke.1346000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.36.3-gke.1244000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.36.3-gke.1253000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:

August 12, 2026

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(2026-R33) Version updates

July 30, 2026

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(2026-R32) Version updates

July 24, 2026

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(2026-R31) Version updates

July 16, 2026

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(2026-R30) Version updates

July 10, 2026

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(2026-R29) Version updates

July 09, 2026

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(2026-R28) Version updates

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(2026-R27) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2026-R27.

June 29, 2026

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(2026-R26) Version updates

June 26, 2026

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(2026-R25) Version updates

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(2026-R24) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2026-R24.

June 12, 2026

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(2026-R23) Version updates

June 04, 2026

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(2026-R22) Version updates

May 27, 2026

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(2026-R21) Version updates

May 21, 2026

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(2026-R20) Version updates

May 13, 2026

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(2026-R19) Version updates

May 06, 2026

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(2026-R18) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.3-gke.1389000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.32.13-gke.1059000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1205000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1258000
    • 1.32.13-gke.1318000
    • 1.32.13-gke.1362000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1407000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.8-gke.1026000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.5-gke.1076000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.1-gke.1396002 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.2-gke.1269001 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.2-gke.1485000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:

April 29, 2026

Change

(2026-R17) Version updates

  • Version 1.35.3-gke.1234000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.32.12-gke.1026000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.12-gke.1076000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.12-gke.1127000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1090000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.32.13-gke.1147000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.5-gke.2469000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.8-gke.1112000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.8-gke.1169000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.9-gke.1117000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.33.9-gke.1166000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.4-gke.1047000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.4-gke.1130000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.4-gke.1193000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.5-gke.1153000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.34.5-gke.1208000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
    • 1.35.2-gke.1842000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:

April 22, 2026

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(2026-R16) Version updates

April 15, 2026

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(2026-R15) Version updates

April 09, 2026

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(2026-R14) Version updates

April 02, 2026

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(2026-R13) Version updates

March 25, 2026

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(2026-R12) Version updates

March 18, 2026

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(2026-R11) Version updates

March 12, 2026

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(2026-R10) Version updates

March 05, 2026

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(2026-R9) Version updates

February 25, 2026

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(2026-R8) Version updates

February 19, 2026

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(2026-R7) Version updates

February 11, 2026

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(2026-R6) Version updates

February 04, 2026

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(2026-R5) Version updates

January 29, 2026

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(2026-R4) Version updates

January 21, 2026

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(2026-R3) Version updates

January 15, 2026

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(2026-R2) Version updates

January 07, 2026

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(2026-R1) Version updates

January 05, 2026

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(2025-R54) Version updates

December 29, 2025

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(2025-R53) Version updates

December 18, 2025

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(2025-R52) Version updates

December 10, 2025

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(2025-R51) Version updates

December 05, 2025

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(2025-R50) Version updates

November 28, 2025

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(2025-R49) Version updates

November 20, 2025

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(2025-R48) Version updates

November 14, 2025

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(2025-R47) Version updates

November 07, 2025

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(2025-R46) Version updates

October 29, 2025

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(2025-R45) Version updates

October 22, 2025

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(2025-R44) Version updates

October 15, 2025

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(2025-R43) Version updates

October 08, 2025

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(2025-R42) Version updates

October 02, 2025

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(2025-R41) Version updates

September 29, 2025

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(2025-R40) Version updates

September 18, 2025

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(2025-R39) Version updates

September 11, 2025

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(2025-R38) Version updates

September 03, 2025

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(2025-R37) Version updates

August 27, 2025

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(2025-R36) Version updates

August 21, 2025

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(2025-R35) Version updates

August 14, 2025

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(2025-R34) Version updates

August 06, 2025

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(2025-R33) Version updates

August 01, 2025

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(2025-R32) Version updates

July 25, 2025

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(2025-R31) Version updates

  • Version 1.33.2-gke.1111000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.30.12-gke.1086000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1151000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1168000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1208000
    • 1.30.12-gke.1246000
    • 1.31.8-gke.1113000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1005000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1044001
    • 1.31.9-gke.1119000
    • 1.31.9-gke.1176000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182003
    • 1.32.4-gke.1353003
    • 1.32.4-gke.1603000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1107000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1386000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1744000
    • 1.33.1-gke.1959000
    • 1.33.2-gke.1384000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.12-gke.1333000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.31.10-gke.1021000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.32.4-gke.1698000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.12-gke.1333000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.10-gke.1021000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.4-gke.1698000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.33 to version 1.33.2-gke.1111000 with this release.

July 16, 2025

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(2025-R30) Version updates

July 11, 2025

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(2025-R29) Version updates

July 02, 2025

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(2025-R28) Version updates

June 27, 2025

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(2025-R27) Version updates

June 18, 2025

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(2025-R26) Version updates

June 12, 2025

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(2025-R25) Version updates

June 05, 2025

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(2025-R24) Version updates

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(2025-R23) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2025-R23.

May 30, 2025

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(2025-R22) Version updates

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(2025-R21) Version updates

There are no version updates for 2025-R21.

May 23, 2025

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(2025-R20) Version updates

May 16, 2025

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(2025-R19) Version updates

May 09, 2025

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(2025-R18) Version updates

May 02, 2025

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(2025-R17) Version updates

April 28, 2025

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(2025-R16) Version updates

April 18, 2025

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(2025-R15) Version updates

  • Version 1.32.2-gke.1182003 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.29.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.29.14-gke.1132000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1017000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1058000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1108000
    • 1.29.15-gke.1134000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1046000
    • 1.30.9-gke.1201000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1022000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1145000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1227000
    • 1.30.10-gke.1227001
    • 1.30.11-gke.1008001
    • 1.30.11-gke.1072000
    • 1.30.11-gke.1093000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1169000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1169001
    • 1.31.5-gke.1233000
    • 1.31.5-gke.1233001
    • 1.31.6-gke.1020001
    • 1.31.6-gke.1064000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1099000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1140000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1221000
    • 1.31.6-gke.1221001
    • 1.31.7-gke.1013001
    • 1.31.7-gke.1112000
    • 1.31.7-gke.1149000
    • 1.32.1-gke.1729000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1182002
    • 1.32.2-gke.1297001
    • 1.32.2-gke.1400003
    • 1.32.2-gke.1652000
    • 1.32.2-gke.1652003
    • 1.32.3-gke.1057001
    • 1.32.3-gke.1170000
    • 1.32.3-gke.1440000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.10-gke.1070000 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.10-gke.1070000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.6-gke.1064001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.32 to version 1.32.2-gke.1182003 with this release.

April 08, 2025

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(2025-R14) Version updates

April 02, 2025

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(2025-R13) Version updates

March 26, 2025

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(2025-R12) Version updates

March 19, 2025

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(2025-R11) Version updates

March 12, 2025

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(2025-R10) Version updates

March 05, 2025

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(2025-R09) Version updates

February 26, 2025

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(2025-R08) Version updates

February 18, 2025

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(2025-R07) Version updates

February 11, 2025

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(2025-R06) Version updates

February 06, 2025

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(2025-R05) Version updates

  • Version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
  • The following versions are now available:
  • The following node versions are now available:
  • The following versions are no longer available:
    • 1.28.15-gke.1435000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055000
    • 1.29.12-gke.1055001
    • 1.29.12-gke.1143000
    • 1.30.5-gke.1713000
    • 1.30.8-gke.1051001
    • 1.30.9-gke.1027000
  • Auto-upgrade targets are now available for the following minor versions:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128001 with this release.
  • The following patch-only version auto-upgrade targets are now available for clusters with maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.28 to version 1.28.15-gke.1612000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.12-gke.1270000 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.30 to version 1.30.8-gke.1128001 with this release.
    • Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.31 to version 1.31.4-gke.1372000 with this release.

January 29, 2025

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(2025-R04) Version updates

January 23, 2025

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(2025-R03) Version updates

January 14, 2025

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(2025-R02) Version updates

January 07, 2025

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(2025-R01) Version updates

December 26, 2024

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(2024-R50) Version updates

December 18, 2024

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(2024-R49) Version updates

December 12, 2024

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(2024-R48) Version updates

December 10, 2024

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(2024-R47) Version updates

November 27, 2024

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(2024-R46) Version updates

November 19, 2024

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(2024-R45) Version updates

November 13, 2024

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(2024-R44) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

November 06, 2024

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(2024-R43) Version updates

October 30, 2024

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(2024-R42) Version updates

October 25, 2024

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(2024-R41) Version updates