Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now supports Kubernetes version 1.31

The article announces that Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Amazon EKS Distro now support Kubernetes version 1.31, which introduces several new features and improvements.

Specifically, the article covers:

• EKS and EKS Distro users can now create new clusters or upgrade existing clusters to Kubernetes version 1.31
• Key improvements in Kubernetes 1.31 include stable AppArmor support, timestamp tracking for persistent volume phases, and the beta VolumeAttributeClass API
• Version 1.31 is available in all AWS regions where EKS is offered, including AWS GovCloud regions
• Users can find instructions for upgrading to version 1.31 in the EKS documentation, and EKS Distro builds are available through ECR Public Gallery and GitHub
• Information on EKS version lifecycle policies is provided in the documentation