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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-02-25 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/create-cluster.md

Summary

Updated Kubernetes version references from 1.33 to 1.35 in cluster creation examples and documentation.

Security assessment

Version bump reflects routine updates to supported Kubernetes versions without any security context. No security features, vulnerabilities, or mitigations are mentioned.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/create-cluster.md b/eks/latest/userguide/create-cluster.md
index 0a8f909a5..b2b7cdf75 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/create-cluster.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/create-cluster.md
@@ -101 +101 @@ You can create a cluster by using:
-  5. Replace `1.33` with any [Amazon EKS supported version](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.html).
+  5. Replace `1.35` with any [Amazon EKS supported version](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.html).
@@ -109 +109 @@ The subnets that you choose must meet the [Amazon EKS subnet requirements](./net
-        eksctl create cluster --name my-cluster --region region-code --version 1.33 --vpc-private-subnets subnet-ExampleID1,subnet-ExampleID2 --without-nodegroup
+        eksctl create cluster --name my-cluster --region region-code --version 1.35 --vpc-private-subnets subnet-ExampleID1,subnet-ExampleID2 --without-nodegroup
@@ -264 +264 @@ Cluster provisioning takes several minutes.
-     * Replace `1.33` with any [Amazon EKS supported version](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.html).
+     * Replace `1.35` with any [Amazon EKS supported version](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.html).
@@ -276 +276 @@ Whether you choose any security groups or not, Amazon EKS creates a security gro
-                aws eks create-cluster --region region-code --name my-cluster --kubernetes-version 1.33 \
+                aws eks create-cluster --region region-code --name my-cluster --kubernetes-version 1.35 \