GCP Releases
Google Cloud releases and Terraform Google provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 834 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes datagcpgapreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Enhances Reservation Management and Studio
BigQuery now allows grouping reservations to prioritize idle slot sharing, offering better control over high-priority workloads. A new organization policy feature, currently in preview, enables custom control over workload management resources. Additionally, BigQuery Studio now supports Git repositories for managing and versioning SQL scripts and notebooks, also in preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise: Agent Designer defaults to Gemini 3.1 Pro
Gemini Enterprise's Agent Designer now defaults to Gemini 3.1 Pro for new agents in US and Global regions. This change aims to provide improved performance for users, with existing agents already migrated to the new default model. Users can still select Gemini 2.5 Pro or Gemini 2.5 Flash after creation or manually revert their agents if preferred.
feature - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfra ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.32.0: New Resources and Compute Improvements
HashiCorp has released version 7.32.0 of the Terraform Google Provider, introducing new resources for Chronicle and Compute Engine IAM policies, alongside several compute-related enhancements and bug fixes. These changes primarily affect engineers and architects managing Google Cloud infrastructure via Terraform, enabling finer-grained control over various services. Notable additions include IAM policy management for regional instant snapshots and new configuration options for compute instances and security policies.
feature patch announcement - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpgapreviewengineergcp-bigquerygcp-firestore ·
Terraform Provider for Google Cloud v7.31.0: New Resources and Enhancements
Terraform Provider for Google Cloud v7.31.0 introduces several new data sources and resources, including `google_artifact_registry_file` and various `google_contact_center_insights` resources. It also includes numerous improvements to existing resources, such as adding new fields for Cloud Deploy, Compute Engine, and Dataplex, alongside bug fixes for BigQuery, Cloud Scheduler, and Service Networking. This release impacts engineers and architects managing Google Cloud infrastructure via Terraform, with fixes addressing potential perpetual diff issues and new capabilities for managing artifact registries and contact center insights.
feature patch announcement - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcp-bigquery ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.30.0: New resources, improvements, and bug fixes
Terraform Google Provider version 7.30.0 introduces new resources for Data Lineage, Artifact Registry, and Document AI, alongside significant improvements across services like BigQuery, Cloud Run, and Compute Engine. A breaking change affects the Apigee provider, requiring the 'name' field for `google_apigee_env_keystore`. These updates provide enhanced capabilities and stability for managing GCP resources via Terraform, impacting users across various GCP services.
breaking feature patch announcement - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcppreviewengineergcp-bigquerygcp-dataproc ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.29.0 Adds New Resources and Fixes Bugs
Terraform Google Provider version 7.29.0 introduces several new resources, including support for Chronicle and Dataform, and enhances existing resources with new fields for Alloydb, Cloud Deploy, and more. These updates benefit engineers managing Google Cloud infrastructure via Terraform by expanding resource coverage and improving configuration options. The release also addresses multiple bugs, such as issues with Apigee target server settings and BigQuery dataset defaults, ensuring more reliable infrastructure management.
feature patch announcement - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpengineergcp-bigquery ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.28.0: New Resources and Compute Enhancements
Terraform Google Provider version 7.28.0 introduces several new resources for Vertex AI, Apigee, and Chronicle, alongside enhancements to Compute Engine and BigQuery configurations. These updates provide expanded control over GCP services for Terraform users, including new AI-related resources and improved instance management capabilities. The release includes bug fixes for Apigee, BigQuery, and Vertex AI. This update is relevant for users managing Google Cloud infrastructure with Terraform.
feature patch announcement - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpengineergcp-dataproc ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.27.0: New features and breaking changes
This release of the Terraform Google Provider introduces several new data sources and resources, including support for Google Discovery Engine and Chronicle dashboards. It also includes improvements to compute, container, and dataproc resources, alongside bug fixes for permadiffs and panics. A breaking change requires the `weekly_maintenance_windows` field to be set for `google_lustre_instance` resources, impacting users of Lustre instances.
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