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Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMI versions

This topic lists versions of the Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMIs and their corresponding versions of kubelet, Docker (only available for Kubernetes version 1.23), containerd, and csi-proxy.

The Amazon EKS optimized AMI metadata, including the AMI ID, for each variant can be retrieved programmatically. For more information, see Retrieving Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMI IDs.

AMIs are versioned by Kubernetes version and the release date of the AMI in the following format:

k8s_major_version.k8s_minor_version-release_date
Note

Amazon EKS managed node groups support the November 2022 and later releases of the Windows AMIs.

Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2022 Core AMI

The following tables list the current and previous versions of the Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2022 Core AMI.

Kubernetes version 1.28
Kubernetes version 1.28
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.28-2023.09.12 1.28.1 1.6.6 1.1.2
Kubernetes version 1.27
Kubernetes version 1.27
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.27-2023.09.12 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.27-2023.08.17 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.27-2023.08.08 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.07.11 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.06.20 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.27-2023.06.14 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.27-2023.06.06 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed containers-roadmap issue #2042, which caused nodes to fail pulling private Amazon ECR images.
1.27-2023.05.17 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.26
Kubernetes version 1.26
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.26-2023.09.12 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.26-2023.08.17 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.26-2023.08.08 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.07.11 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.06.20 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.26-2023.06.14 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.26.4. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.26-2023.05.09 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.26-2023.04.26 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.04.11 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.26-2023.03.24 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.25
Kubernetes version 1.25
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.25-2023.09.12 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.25-2023.08.17 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.25-2023.08.08 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.07.11 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.06.20 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.25-2023.06.14 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.25.9. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.25-2023.05.09 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.25-2023.04.11 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.25-2023.03.27 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.25-2023.03.20 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.02.14 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.24
Kubernetes version 1.24
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.24-2023.09.12 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.24-2023.08.17 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.24-2023.08.08 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.07.11 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.06.20 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.24-2023.06.14 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.24.13. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.24-2023.05.09 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.24-2023.04.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.24-2023.03.27 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.24-2023.03.20 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Kubernetes version downgraded to 1.24.7 because 1.24.10 has a reported issue in kube-proxy.
1.24-2023.02.14 1.24.10 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.23 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.12.13 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.10.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.23
Kubernetes version 1.23
AMI version kubelet version Docker version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.23-2023.09.12 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.23-2023.08.17 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.23-2023.08.08 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.07.11 1.23.17 10.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.06.20 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.23-2023.06.14 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.23-2023.05.09 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.23-2023.04.11 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.23-2023.03.27 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.23-2023.03.20 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.02.14 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.23 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.11 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.12.13 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.11.08 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.10.11 1.23.12 20.10.17 1.6.6 1.1.1

Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2022 Full AMI

The following tables list the current and previous versions of the Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2022 Full AMI.

Kubernetes version 1.28
Kubernetes version 1.28
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.28-2023.09.12 1.28.1 1.6.6 1.1.2
Kubernetes version 1.27
Kubernetes version 1.27
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.27-2023.09.12 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.27-2023.08.17 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.27-2023.08.08 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.07.11 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.06.20 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.27-2023.06.14 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.27-2023.06.06 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed containers-roadmap issue #2042, which caused nodes to fail pulling private Amazon ECR images.
1.27-2023.05.18 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.26
Kubernetes version 1.26
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.26-2023.09.12 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.26-2023.08.17 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.26-2023.08.08 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.07.11 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.06.20 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.26-2023.06.14 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.26.4. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.26-2023.05.09 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.26-2023.04.26 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.04.11 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.26-2023.03.24 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.25
Kubernetes version 1.25
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.25-2023.09.12 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.25-2023.08.17 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.25-2023.08.08 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.07.11 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.06.20 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.25-2023.06.14 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.25.9. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.25-2023.05.09 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.25-2023.04.11 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.25-2023.03.27 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.25-2023.03.20 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.02.14 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.24
Kubernetes version 1.24
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.24-2023.09.12 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.24-2023.08.17 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.24-2023.08.08 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.07.11 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.06.20 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.24-2023.06.14 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.24.13. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.24-2023.05.09 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.24-2023.04.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.24-2023.03.27 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.24-2023.03.20 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Kubernetes version downgraded to 1.24.7 because 1.24.10 has a reported issue in kube-proxy.
1.24-2023.02.14 1.24.10 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.23 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.12.14 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.10.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.23
Kubernetes version 1.23
AMI version kubelet version Docker version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.23-2023.09.12 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.23-2023.08.17 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.23-2023.08.08 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.07.11 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.06.20 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.23-2023.06.14 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.23-2023.05.09 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.23-2023.04.11 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.23-2023.03.27 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.23-2023.03.20 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.02.14 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.23 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.11 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.12.14 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.11.08 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.10.11 1.23.12 20.10.17 1.6.6 1.1.1

Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2019 Core AMI

The following tables list the current and previous versions of the Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2019 Core AMI.

Kubernetes version 1.28
Kubernetes version 1.28
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.28-2023.09.12 1.28.1 1.6.6 1.1.2
Kubernetes version 1.27
Kubernetes version 1.27
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.27-2023.09.12 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.27-2023.08.17 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.27-2023.08.08 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.07.11 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.06.20 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.27-2023.06.14 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.27-2023.06.06 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed containers-roadmap issue #2042, which caused nodes to fail pulling private Amazon ECR images.
11.27-2023.05.18 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.26
Kubernetes version 1.26
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.26-2023.09.12 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.26-2023.08.17 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.26-2023.08.08 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.07.11 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.06.20 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.26-2023.06.14 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.26.4. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.26-2023.05.09 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.26-2023.04.26 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.04.11 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.26-2023.03.24 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.25
Kubernetes version 1.25
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.25-2023.09.12 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.25-2023.08.17 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.25-2023.08.08 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.07.11 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.06.20 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.25-2023.06.14 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.25.9. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.25-2023.05.09 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.25-2023.04.11 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.25-2023.03.27 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.25-2023.03.20 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.02.14 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.24
Kubernetes version 1.24
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.24-2023.09.12 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.24-2023.08.17 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.24-2023.08.08 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.07.11 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.06.20 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.24-2023.06.14 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.24.13. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.24-2023.05.09 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.24-2023.04.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.24-2023.03.27 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.24-2023.03.20 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Kubernetes version downgraded to 1.24.7 because 1.24.10 has a reported issue in kube-proxy.
1.24-2023.02.14 1.24.10 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.23 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.12.13 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.11.08 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.23
Kubernetes version 1.23
AMI version kubelet version Docker version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.23-2023.09.12 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.23-2023.08.17 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.23-2023.08.08 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.07.11 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.06.20 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.23-2023.06.14 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.23-2023.05.09 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.23-2023.04.11 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.23-2023.03.27 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.23-2023.03.20 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.02.14 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.23 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.11 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.12.14 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.11.08 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.10.12 1.23.12 20.10.17 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.10.12 1.23.12 20.10.17 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.09.13 1.23.9 20.10.17 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.08.09 1.23.7 20.10.9 1.6.2 1.1.1

Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2019 Full AMI

The following tables list the current and previous versions of the Amazon EKS optimized Windows Server 2019 Full AMI.

Kubernetes version 1.28
Kubernetes version 1.28
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.28-2023.09.12 1.28.1 1.6.6 1.1.2
Kubernetes version 1.27
Kubernetes version 1.27
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.27-2023.09.12 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.27-2023.08.17 1.27.4 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.27-2023.08.08 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.07.11 1.27.3 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.27-2023.06.20 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.27-2023.06.14 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.27-2023.06.06 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed containers-roadmap issue #2042, which caused nodes to fail pulling private Amazon ECR images.
1.27-2023.05.17 1.27.1 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.26
Kubernetes version 1.26
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.26-2023.09.12 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.26-2023.08.17 1.26.7 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.26-2023.08.08 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.07.11 1.26.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.06.20 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.26-2023.06.14 1.26.4 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.26.4. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.26-2023.05.09 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.26-2023.04.26 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.26-2023.04.11 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.26-2023.03.24 1.26.2 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.25
Kubernetes version 1.25
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.25-2023.09.12 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.25-2023.08.17 1.25.12 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.25-2023.08.08 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.07.11 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.06.20 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.25-2023.06.14 1.25.9 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.25.9. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.25-2023.05.09 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.25-2023.04.11 1.25.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.25-2023.03.27 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.25-2023.03.20 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.25-2023.02.14 1.25.6 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.24
Kubernetes version 1.24
AMI version kubelet version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.24-2023.09.12 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.24-2023.08.17 1.24.16 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.24-2023.08.08 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.07.11 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.06.21 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.24-2023.06.14 1.24.13 1.6.6 1.1.1 Upgraded Kubernetes to 1.24.13. Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.24-2023.05.09 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.24-2023.04.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.24-2023.03.27 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.24-2023.03.20 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1 Kubernetes version downgraded to 1.24.7 because 1.24.10 has a reported issue in kube-proxy.
1.24-2023.02.14 1.24.10 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.23 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2023.01.11 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.12.14 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.24-2022.10.12 1.24.7 1.6.6 1.1.1
Kubernetes version 1.23
Kubernetes version 1.23
AMI version kubelet version Docker version containerd version csi-proxy version Release notes
1.23-2023.09.12 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Upgraded the Amazon VPC CNI plugin to use the Kubernetes connector binary, which gets the Pod IP address from the Kubernetes API server. Merged pull request #100.
1.23-2023.08.17 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.2 Includes patches for CVE-2023-3676, CVE-2023-3893, and CVE-2023-3955.
1.23-2023.08.08 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.07.11 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.06.20 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Resolved issue that was causing the DNS suffix search list to be incorrectly populated.
1.23-2023.06.14 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added support for host port mapping in CNI. Merged pull request #93.
1.23-2023.05.09 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Fixed a bug causing network connectivity issue #1126 on pods after node restart. Introduced a new bootstrap script configuration parameter (ExcludedSnatCIDRs).
1.23-2023.04.11 1.23.17 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Added recovery mechanism for kubelet and kube-proxy on service crash.
1.23-2023.03.27 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1 Installed a domainless gMSA plugin to facilitate gMSA authentication for Windows containers on Amazon EKS.
1.23-2023.03.20 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.02.14 1.23.16 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.23 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2023.01.11 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.12.14 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.11.08 1.23.12 20.10.21 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.10.12 1.23.12 20.10.17 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.09.13 1.23.9 20.10.17 1.6.6 1.1.1
1.23-2022.08.09 1.23.7 20.10.9 1.6.2 1.1.1