Support Policy

June 30, 2026 · View on GitHub

KAI Scheduler follows a structured release lifecycle to ensure stability for production environments.

Release Schedule & LTS Policy

Starting with v0.12, we adopt the following release cadence:

Standard Versions (Odd numbers, e.g., v0.13): Feature releases supported only until the next version is released.
LTS Versions (Even numbers, e.g., v0.12): Long Term Support versions.

Support Duration

LTS Versions are supported publicly for 1 Year from their release date. During this window, they receive:

Security Patches (CVEs)
Critical Bug Fixes

Support Matrix

The following versions are currently supported.

Version	Type	Release Date	End of Support	Status
v0.16	LTS	Jun 2026	Jun 2027	Active
v0.15	Standard	Jun 2026	Until v0.16	End of Life
v0.14	LTS	Mar 2026	Mar 2027	Maintenance
v0.13	Standard	Mar 2026	Until v0.14	End of Life
v0.12	LTS	Dec 2025	Dec 2026	Maintenance
v0.10	Standard	Dec 2025	Until v0.12	End of Life
v0.9	LTS	Sep 2025	Sep 2026	Maintenance
v0.6	LTS	Jun 2025	Jun 2026	End of Life
v0.4	LTS	Apr 2025	Apr 2026	End of Life
< v0.4	Legacy	-	-	End of Life

Note on Versioning: The strict "Even numbers are LTS" policy begins with v0.12. The versions listed above (v0.9, v0.6, v0.4) are supported as transitional LTS releases.

Kubernetes Compatibility Matrix

The release workflow matrix below is the current KAI-to-Kubernetes support window. Historical support additions are listed after the table.

KAI Release Line	Kubernetes Versions Validated	Notes
`v0.14.x` and `v0.15.x` tags	`v1.31.6`, `v1.32.3` (`default`, `dra-enabled`), `v1.33.4` (`default`, `dra-enabled`), `v1.34.0`, `v1.35.0`	This matrix landed in `5f09d6dc` and is present through tag `v0.15.2`.
`v0.16.x` tags	`v1.28.13`, `v1.29.8`, `v1.30.4`, `v1.31.6`, `v1.32.3` (`default`, `dra-enabled`), `v1.33.4` (`default`, `dra-enabled`), `v1.34.0`, `v1.35.0`, `v1.36.1`	Release workflow validation for the v0.16 line.
`main` / next unreleased line	`v1.28.13`, `v1.29.8`, `v1.30.4`, `v1.31.6`, `v1.32.3` (`default`, `dra-enabled`), `v1.33.4` (`default`, `dra-enabled`), `v1.34.0`, `v1.35.0`, `v1.36.1`	Release workflow validation for the main line.

Historical Support Notes

v0.13.x added version-aware DRA handling, including the 1.32/1.33 runtime-config split and DRA tracker gating (62391cc4, 032d7641, 2f429935).
v0.9.x, v0.6.x, and v0.4.x explicitly added v1.34 DRA support (281f4269, 2279b43d, 95c963e2).

Reporting Bugs

If you encounter a bug, please open an issue on GitHub.