content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/image-maximum-gc-age.md

---
title: ImageMaximumGCAge
content_type: feature_gate
_build:
  list: never
  render: false

stages:
  - stage: alpha 
    defaultValue: false
    fromVersion: "1.29"
    toVersion: "1.29"
  - stage: beta
    defaultValue: true
    fromVersion: "1.30"
---
Enables the kubelet configuration field `imageMaximumGCAge`, allowing an administrator to specify the age after which an image will be garbage collected.