Posted On: Jan 23, 2024
Kubernetes version 1.29 introduced several new features and bug fixes, and AWS is excited to announce that you can now use Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro to run Kubernetes version 1.29. Starting today, you can create new EKS clusters using v1.29 and upgrade your existing clusters to v1.29 using the Amazon EKS console, the eksctl command line interface, or through an infrastructure-as-code tool.
Some things to note in this release are the removal of v1beta2 flow control API group and the general availability of ReadWriteOncePods access mode for PersistentVolumes. If you create a pod that uses a PresistentVolumeClaim(PVC) using ReadWriteOncePod access mode, only that pod from your whole cluster can read or write to the PVC. Additionally, to reduce the potential attack surface, the release includes the LegacyServiceAccountTokenCleanUp feature that will label legacy auto-generated secret-based tokens as invalid and automatically removes them if not used for one year after being marked as invalid. For detailed information on major changes in Kubernetes v1.29, see the Amazon EKS blog post and the Kubernetes project release notes.
Kubernetes v1.29 support for Amazon EKS is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon EKS is available, including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.
You can learn more about the Kubernetes versions available on Amazon EKS and instructions to update your cluster to version 1.29 by visiting Amazon EKS documentation. Amazon EKS Distro builds of Kubernetes v1.29 are available through ECR Public Gallery and GitHub. Learn more about the Amazon EKS version lifecycle policies in the documentation.