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Is External Secrets compatible with Kubernetes 1.37?
Syncs external secret stores into Kubernetes Secrets. The stability page lists the Kubernetes version each minor was tested on.
Released Nov 10, 2026. End of life: next release. Kubernetes 1.37.
external-secrets only supports the current minor. Older minors are deprecated when the next minor ships. The project does not test Kubernetes versions other than the ones in the table. 2.15 and 2.14 list Kubernetes 1.37. 2.9 through 2.13 list 1.36. 2.8 lists 1.35–1.36. 2.7 lists 1.35. 2.2 through 2.6 list 1.34–1.35.
Version grid
| External Secrets | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.15 · current | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested |
| 2.14 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested |
| 2.13 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.12 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.11 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.10 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.9 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.8 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Tested | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.7 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.6 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Tested | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.5 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Tested | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.4 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Tested | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.3 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Tested | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix |
| 2.2 · deprecated | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix | Tested | Tested | Not in the published matrix | Not in the published matrix |
Empty-looking “not in the published matrix” cells were not listed by the project. They are not a guess that the combination fails.
Notes
The page recommends upgrading one minor at a time. Helm chart name is external-secrets. GitHub also publishes helm-chart-* tags; latest_release uses the v2.15.0 application tag.
Sources
Last checked 2026-11-15. Latest GitHub release v2.15.0 (opens in a new tab) (2026-11-10).
Project site: https://external-secrets.io (opens in a new tab)
Managed Kubernetes end of support
Addon compatibility is not the same as the platform’s support window. End-of-support dates for the managed services are on EOL Radar: Amazon EKS (opens in a new tab), Azure AKS (opens in a new tab), Google Kubernetes Engine (opens in a new tab).