The Kubernetes project is constantly adding new functionalities, improving the design and fixing existing bugs. New Kubernetes minor versions are released by the community and are generally made available every three months. Amazon EKS is dedicated and committed to supporting at least four production-ready versions of Kubernetes at all times. Kubernetes 1.23 is the latest version and was released on August 11, 2022, by EKS. Click here to learn more about the Amazon EKS Kubernetes release calendar.