This page describes how the upcoming shutdown of Container Registry, which begins on March 18, 2025, might impact Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) workloads. This page provides information about the potential impact on your workloads and recommended migration steps.
This information is for Admins and architects and Operators who store GKE container images in Container Registry.
About the Container Registry shutdown
Container Registry was deprecated on May 15, 2023 and will be shut down starting on March 18, 2025. Artifact Registry is the recommended replacement for Container Registry. Artifact Registry provides the same container management features as Container Registry, and includes additional features and benefits.
For details about the shutdown, including the timeline, see What happens after March 18, 2025 in the Artifact Registry documentation.
Impact of the shutdown on your workloads
Starting on March 18, 2025, you won't be able to write images to Container Registry repositories. Starting on May 20, 2025, GKE won't be able to read images that you store in Container Registry. This might result in workload disruptions.
Before March 18, 2025, transition your repositories from Container Registry to Artifact Registry. For instructions, see Transition from Container Registry.
Impact of the shutdown on GKE-managed workloads
All GKE-managed workloads that run in your nodes have already
transitioned to Artifact Registry. Artifact Registry supports gcr.io
repositories as a Generally Available feature. No further action is required.