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The upstream community maintains a minor release of Kubernetes for one year from release. After this period, Microsoft creates and applies security updates to the LTS version of Kubernetes to provide a total of two years of support on AKS.
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### Create a new cluster with LTS
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Create a cluster with LTS by using the [`az aks create`][az-aks-create] command and specifying the `AKSLongTermSupport` feature for `--kubernetes-support` and the `Premium` tier.
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```azurecli
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az aks create -n myLTSCluster -g myResourceGroup -k 1.27.2 --kubernetes-support AKSLongTermSupport --tier Premium
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### Enable LTS on an existing cluster
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Enable LTS on an existing cluster by using the [`az aks update`][az-aks-update] command and specifying the `AKSLongTermSupport` feature for `--kubernetes-support` and the `Premium` tier.
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```azurecli
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az aks update -n myLTSCluster -g myResourceGroup --kubernetes-support AKSLongTermSupport --tier Premium
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```
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### Remove LTS from a cluster
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Remove LTS from an existing cluster by using the [`az aks update`][az-aks-update] command specifying `KubernetesOfficial` for `--kubernetes-support` and the `Basic` tier.
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```azurecli
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az aks update -n myLTSCluster -g myResourceGroup --kubernetes-support KubernetesOfficial --tier Basic
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> AKS will begin its support for the LTS version of Kubernetes upon the release of Kubernetes version 1.27.
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## Release and deprecation process
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You can reference upcoming version releases and deprecations on the [AKS Kubernetes Release Calendar](#aks-kubernetes-release-calendar).
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For new **minor** versions of Kubernetes:
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* AKS publishes an announcement with the planned date of a new version release and respective old version deprecation on the [AKS Release notes](https://aka.ms/aks/releasenotes) at least 30 days prior to removal.
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* AKS uses [Azure Advisor](../advisor/advisor-overview.md) to alert you if a new version could cause issues in your cluster because of deprecated APIs. Azure Advisor also alerts you if you're out of support.
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* AKS publishes a [service health notification](../service-health/service-health-overview.md) available to all users with AKS and portal access and sends an email to the subscription administrators with the planned version removal dates.
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> [!NOTE]
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> To find out who is your subscription administrators or to change it, please refer to [manage Azure subscriptions](../cost-management-billing/manage/add-change-subscription-administrator.md#assign-a-subscription-administrator).
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* You have **30 days** from version removal to upgrade to a supported minor version release to continue receiving support.
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* AKS publishes an announcement with the planned date of a new version release and respective old version deprecation on the [AKS Release notes](https://aka.ms/aks/releasenotes) at least 30 days prior to removal.
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* AKS uses [Azure Advisor](../advisor/advisor-overview.md) to alert you if a new version could cause issues in your cluster because of deprecated APIs. Azure Advisor also alerts you if you're out of support
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* AKS publishes a [service health notification](../service-health/service-health-overview.md) available to all users with AKS and portal access and sends an email to the subscription administrators with the planned version removal dates.
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> [!NOTE]
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> To find out who is your subscription administrators or to change it, please refer to [manage Azure subscriptions](../cost-management-billing/manage/add-change-subscription-administrator.md#assign-a-subscription-administrator).
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* You have **30 days** from version removal to upgrade to a supported minor version release to continue receiving support.
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For new **patch** versions of Kubernetes:
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* Because of the urgent nature of patch versions, they can be introduced into the service as they become available. Once available, patches have a two month minimum lifecycle.
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* In general, AKS doesn't broadly communicate the release of new patch versions. However, AKS constantly monitors and validates available CVE patches to support them in AKS in a timely manner. If a critical patch is found or user action is required, AKS will notify you to upgrade to the newly available patch.
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* You have **30 days** from a patch release's removal from AKS to upgrade into a supported patch and continue receiving support. However, you'll **no longer be able to create clusters or node pools once the version is deprecated/removed.**
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* Because of the urgent nature of patch versions, they can be introduced into the service as they become available. Once available, patches have a two month minimum lifecycle.
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* In general, AKS doesn't broadly communicate the release of new patch versions. However, AKS constantly monitors and validates available CVE patches to support them in AKS in a timely manner. If a critical patch is found or user action is required, AKS will notify you to upgrade to the newly available patch.
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* You have **30 days** from a patch release's removal from AKS to upgrade into a supported patch and continue receiving support. However, you'll **no longer be able to create clusters or node pools once the version is deprecated/removed.**
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### Supported versions policy exceptions
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### [Azure PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell)
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To find out what versions are currently available for your subscription and region, use the

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