Retirement - 3

2026 (4)

September (1)

azure: Retirement: Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Updates

2026-09-11

Support for Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service ends on December 10, 2026. After that date, new Azure Linux with OS Guard clusters cannot be created, and Azure Container Linux is the replacement.

August (3)

aks: AppNet 2026-08-19

Release notes from AKS

2026-08-31

AppNet 2026-08-19 adds public preview availability in more Azure regions, retires AppNet 1.0–1.2, and updates supported versions to Istio 1.28.10, 1.29.6, and new AppNet 1.5 on Istio 1.30.3. The release also includes fixes for cluster validation, gateway CRD conflicts, certificate rotation, multicluster traffic, identity-based updates, cleanup on delete/leave, diagnostics, and clearer error reporting.

azure: Retirement: Support for Node 22 LTS ends on April 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-08-24

Support for Node 22 LTS on Azure App Service ends April 30, 2027. Apps will keep running after that date, but security updates and customer support for Node 22 LTS will stop.

azure: Retirement: Azure VMware Solution License-included service will be retired August 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-08-18

Azure VMware Solution license-included service will be retired on August 30, 2027. The change follows Broadcom’s updated VMware licensing policy requiring customers on hyperscaler platforms to bring their own portable VMware Cloud Foundation license.