awslabs/amazon-eks-ami v20261019
AMI Release v20261019

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pre-release3 hours ago

What's Changed

fix(al2023): disable update-motd timer by @lawraa in #2857
feat(al2027): minute adjustments (package removals and post-processor save paths) by @Youssef-Beltagy in #2860
fix(al2023): prevent truncated /etc/eks/pause.tar in AMIs by @lawraa in #2858
feat(nvidia): build-nvidia-drivers to rebuild NVIDIA kernel modules from sources staged in the AMI by @kummatty in #2859

New Contributors

@lawraa made their first contribution in #2857

Full Changelog: v20261012...v20261019

AMI Details

AMI Type	Source AMI Name (K8s 1.36 – 1.37)	Source AMI Name (K8s 1.33 – 1.35)	Source AMI Name (K8s 1.31 – 1.32)
AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.18-arm64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.12-arm64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.12-arm64
AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.18-arm64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.12-arm64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.1-arm64
AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64
AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64
AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64	al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20261016.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64

Kubernetes 1.37

AMI Names	Release version	Included artifacts
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.37-v20261019	1.37.1-20261019	s3://amazon-eks/1.37.1/2026-10-19/
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.37-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.37-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.37-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.37-v20261019

Package	AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD
amazon-ssm-agent	3.3.5390.0-1.amzn2023
aws-neuronx-dkms	—	2.31.7.0-dkms	—
containerd	2.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
efa	3.3.0-1.amzn2023
ena	2.17.4g
kernel6.18	6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023
nvidia-container-toolkit	1.20.1-1	—		1.20.1-1	—
nvidia-kmod (default)	580.178.04	—		580.178.04	—
nvidia-kmod (latest)	595.91.07	—		595.91.07	—
runc	1.4.3-1.amzn2023.0.1

Kubernetes 1.36

AMI Names	Release version	Included artifacts
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.36-v20261019	1.36.5-20261019	s3://amazon-eks/1.36.5/2026-10-19/
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.36-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.36-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.36-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.36-v20261019

Package	AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD
amazon-ssm-agent	3.3.5390.0-1.amzn2023
aws-neuronx-dkms	—	2.31.7.0-dkms	—
containerd	2.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
efa	3.3.0-1.amzn2023
ena	2.17.4g
kernel6.18	6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023
nvidia-container-toolkit	1.20.1-1	—		1.20.1-1	—
nvidia-kmod (default)	580.178.04	—		580.178.04	—
nvidia-kmod (latest)	595.91.07	—		595.91.07	—
runc	1.4.3-1.amzn2023.0.1

Kubernetes 1.35

AMI Names	Release version	Included artifacts
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.35-v20261019	1.35.9-20261019	s3://amazon-eks/1.35.9/2026-10-19/
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.35-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.35-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.35-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.35-v20261019

Package	AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD
amazon-ssm-agent	3.3.5390.0-1.amzn2023
aws-neuronx-dkms	—	2.31.7.0-dkms	—
containerd	2.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
efa	3.3.0-1.amzn2023
ena	2.17.4g
kernel6.12	6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023
nvidia-container-toolkit	1.20.1-1	—		1.20.1-1	—
nvidia-kmod (default)	580.178.04	—		580.178.04	—
nvidia-kmod (latest)	595.91.07	—		595.91.07	—
runc	1.4.3-1.amzn2023.0.1

Kubernetes 1.34

AMI Names	Release version	Included artifacts
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.34-v20261019	1.34.12-20261019	s3://amazon-eks/1.34.12/2026-10-19/
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.34-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.34-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.34-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.34-v20261019

Package	AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD
amazon-ssm-agent	3.3.5390.0-1.amzn2023
aws-neuronx-dkms	—	2.31.7.0-dkms	—
containerd	2.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
efa	3.3.0-1.amzn2023
ena	2.17.4g
kernel6.12	6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023
nvidia-container-toolkit	1.20.1-1	—		1.20.1-1	—
nvidia-kmod (default)	580.178.04	—		580.178.04	—
nvidia-kmod (latest)	595.91.07	—		595.91.07	—
runc	1.4.3-1.amzn2023.0.1

Kubernetes 1.33

AMI Names	Release version	Included artifacts
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.33-v20261019	1.33.13-20261019	s3://amazon-eks/1.33.13/2026-10-19/
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.33-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.33-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.33-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.33-v20261019

Package	AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD
amazon-ssm-agent	3.3.5390.0-1.amzn2023
aws-neuronx-dkms	—	2.31.7.0-dkms	—
containerd	2.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
efa	3.3.0-1.amzn2023
ena	2.17.4g
kernel6.12	6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023
nvidia-container-toolkit	1.20.1-1	—		1.20.1-1	—
nvidia-kmod (default)	580.178.04	—		580.178.04	—
nvidia-kmod (latest)	595.91.07	—		595.91.07	—
runc	1.4.3-1.amzn2023.0.1

Kubernetes 1.32

AMI Names	Release version	Included artifacts
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.32-v20261019	1.32.13-20261019	s3://amazon-eks/1.32.13/2026-10-19/
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.32-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.32-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.32-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.32-v20261019

Package	AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD
amazon-ssm-agent	3.3.5390.0-1.amzn2023
aws-neuronx-dkms	—	2.31.7.0-dkms	—
containerd	2.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
efa	3.3.0-1.amzn2023
ena	2.17.4g
kernel	6.1.188-233.393.amzn2023			—	6.1.188-233.393.amzn2023
kernel6.12	—			6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023	—
nvidia-container-toolkit	1.20.1-1	—		1.20.1-1	—
nvidia-kmod (default)	580.178.04	—		580.178.04	—
nvidia-kmod (latest)	595.91.07	—		595.91.07	—
runc	1.4.3-1.amzn2023.0.1

Kubernetes 1.31

AMI Names	Release version	Included artifacts
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.31-v20261019	1.31.14-20261019	s3://amazon-eks/1.31.14/2026-10-19/
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.31-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.31-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.31-v20261019
amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.31-v20261019

Package	AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_x86_64_NEURON	AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD	AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA	AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD
amazon-ssm-agent	3.3.5390.0-1.amzn2023
aws-neuronx-dkms	—	2.31.7.0-dkms	—
containerd	2.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
efa	3.3.0-1.amzn2023
ena	2.17.4g
kernel	6.1.188-233.393.amzn2023			—	6.1.188-233.393.amzn2023
kernel6.12	—			6.12.111-136.204.amzn2023	—
nvidia-container-toolkit	1.20.1-1	—		1.20.1-1	—
nvidia-kmod (default)	580.178.04	—		580.178.04	—
nvidia-kmod (latest)	595.91.07	—		595.91.07	—
runc	1.4.3-1.amzn2023.0.1

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