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Rancher Rke2 Version Compatibility

Rancher Rke2 version compatibility. Rancher 2.15.0 release notes list RKE2 Kubernetes 1.34, 1.35, and 1.36 and identify 1.36 as the default version.

4Project versions
4Documented constraints
2026-07-31Last verified

Quick answer

Rke2 compatibility by Rancher version

Rancher version

2.15.0

Documented Rke2 versions

>=1.34 <1.37

Rancher 2.15.0 release notes list RKE2 Kubernetes 1.34, 1.35, and 1.36 and identify 1.36 as the default version.

high confidence · verified 2026-07-31 · provisioned Kubernetes platform

Rancher version

2.14.3

Documented Rke2 versions

>=1.33 <1.36

The Rancher 2.14.3 matrix certifies RKE2, K3s, AKS, EKS, GKE, and ACK Kubernetes 1.33 through 1.35 for provisioned or imported downstream clusters.

high confidence · verified 2026-07-10 · certified downstream Kubernetes platform

Rancher version

2.13.7

Documented Rke2 versions

>=1.32 <1.35

The Rancher 2.13.7 matrix certifies RKE2, K3s, AKS, EKS, GKE, and ACK Kubernetes 1.32 through 1.34 for provisioned or imported downstream clusters.

high confidence · verified 2026-07-10 · certified downstream Kubernetes platform

Rancher version

2.12.11

Documented Rke2 versions

>=1.31 <1.34

The Rancher 2.12.11 matrix certifies RKE2, K3s, AKS, EKS, and GKE Kubernetes 1.31 through 1.33 for provisioned or imported downstream clusters.

high confidence · verified 2026-07-10 · certified downstream Kubernetes platform

Primary evidence

Sources

Every constraint above is backed by upstream documentation, tagged source, release notes, or another project-owned primary source.

  1. Rancher 2.15.0 Release NotesAccessed 2026-07-31
  2. Rancher Manager 2.14.3 Support MatrixAccessed 2026-07-10
  3. Rancher Manager 2.13.7 Support MatrixAccessed 2026-07-10
  4. Rancher Manager 2.12.11 Support MatrixAccessed 2026-07-10