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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-04-04 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/install-kubectl.md

Summary

Removed download links and references to Kubernetes version 1.29 kubectl binaries across all platforms and architectures

Security assessment

The change removes outdated kubectl version 1.29 download links. While removing outdated software versions can have security implications by preventing users from downloading potentially vulnerable versions, there's no explicit mention of security vulnerabilities in the diff. This appears to be routine maintenance to remove deprecated version references.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/install-kubectl.md b/eks/latest/userguide/install-kubectl.md
index 490224c11..0f92555b7 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/install-kubectl.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/install-kubectl.md
@@ -112,4 +111,0 @@ Procedure:
-     * Kubernetes `1.29`
-        
-                curl -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl
-
@@ -144,4 +139,0 @@ Procedure:
-       * Kubernetes `1.29`
-            
-                        curl -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl.sha256
-
@@ -214,4 +205,0 @@ Procedure:
-     * Kubernetes `1.29`
-        
-                curl -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
-
@@ -246,4 +233,0 @@ Procedure:
-       * Kubernetes `1.29`
-            
-                        curl -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl.sha256
-
@@ -324,4 +307,0 @@ Procedure:
-     * Kubernetes `1.29`
-        
-                curl -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/linux/arm64/kubectl
-
@@ -356,4 +335,0 @@ Procedure:
-       * Kubernetes `1.29`
-            
-                        curl -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/linux/arm64/kubectl.sha256
-
@@ -434,4 +409,0 @@ Procedure:
-     * Kubernetes `1.29`
-        
-                curl.exe -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe
-
@@ -466,4 +437,0 @@ Procedure:
-       * Kubernetes `1.29`
-            
-                        curl.exe -O https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-eks/1.29.15/2026-02-27/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe.sha256
-