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Containerd runtime release notes
Containerd runtime release notes
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Containerd runtime release notes
This topic records the ‌version changes‌ of the containerd runtime used in VKE, including version compatibility, release time, status, and change details.​
September 2026​
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Version​
Kubernetes version compatibility​
Description​
Impact​
v2.3.4-vke.1​
Node version ≥ v1.36​
  • The containerd version has been updated from v2.1.9 to v2.3.4. For more details, see Change details.​
  • The runc version has been updated from v1.3.4 to v1.4.3. For more details, see Change details.​
  • The crictl version has been updated from v1.34.0 to v1.36.0.​
  • The nerdctl version has been updated from v2.1.6 to v2.3.5.​
Pay attention to deprecated features and APIs when you use containerd v2.3.4. For details, see containerd 2.3.x.​
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July 2026​
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Version​
Kubernetes version compatibility​
Description​
Impact​
v2.1.9-vke.1​
Node version ≥ v1.34​
The containerd version has been updated from v2.1.6 to v2.1.9. For more details, see Change details.​
None​
v1.6.38-vke.18​
Node version ≤ v1.34​
The installation script has been updated.​
None​
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January 2026​
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Version​
Kubernetes version compatibility​
Description​
Impact​
v2.1.6-vke.1​
Node version ≥ v1.34​
  • The containerd has been updated from v1.6.38 to v2.1.6. For more details, see Change details.​
  • The runc has been updated from v1.1.15 to v1.3.4. For more details, see Change details.​
  • The crictl has been updated from v1.32.0 to v1.34.0.​
  • The nerdctl has been updated from v1.7.4 to v2.1.6.​
Pay attention to deprecated features and APIs when you use containerd v2.1.6. For details, see containerd 2.1.x.​
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September 2025​
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Version​
Kubernetes version compatibility​
Description​
Impact​
v1.6.38-vke.17​
Node version ≤ v1.34​
The installation script has been updated to support new GPU specifications.​
None​
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May 2025​
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Version​
Kubernetes version compatibility​
Description​
Impact​
v1.6.38-vke.16​
Node version ≤ v1.34​
  • The containerd version has been updated from v1.6.28 to v1.6.38. For more details, see Change details.​
  • The runc has been updated from v1.1.12 to v1.1.15. A ‌probable cgroup leak‌ issue on kernel versions ‌earlier than 5.8‌ has been fixed. For more details, see Change details.​
  • The crictl has been updated from v1.28.0 to v1.32.0.​
None​
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February 2025​
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Version​
Kubernetes version compatibility​
Description​
Impact​
v1.6.28-vke.15​
Node version ≤ v1.34​
The installation script has been updated to ‌enable cgroup v2 support‌ for operating systems Ubuntu 22 and veLinux 2.0.​
None​
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Last updated: 2026.10.16 17:40:20