The Kubernetes project maintains release branches for the most recent three minor releases ({{<skewcurrentVersion>}}, {{<skewcurrentVersionAddMinor-1>}}, {{<skewcurrentVersionAddMinor-2>}}). Kubernetes 1.19 and newer receive [approximately 1 year of patch support](/releases/patch-releases/#support-period). Kubernetes 1.18 and older received approximately 9 months of patch support.
where **x** is the major version, **y** is the minor version, and **z** is the patch version, following [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) terminology.
More information in the [version skew policy](/releases/version-skew-policy/) document.
Check out the [schedule](https://github.com/kubernetes/sig-release/tree/master/releases/release-{{< skew currentVersionAddMinor 1 >}}) for the upcoming **{{<skewcurrentVersionAddMinor1>}}** Kubernetes release!