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 infragcppreviewengineer ·
App Engine Standard Go: Direct VPC egress in preview
App Engine standard environment's Go runtime now supports Direct VPC egress in preview. This feature simplifies and reduces costs for accessing VPC network resources, serving as an alternative to Serverless VPC Access connectors. It is available for Go workloads in the standard environment.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Fluid Scaling Generally Available
BigQuery's fluid scaling feature is now generally available. This provides per-second billing for autoscaling reservations without a minimum duration, potentially lowering costs for intermittent workloads. The change impacts users of BigQuery autoscaling reservations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreviewengineer ·
App Engine Java: Direct VPC egress in preview
App Engine standard environment for Java now supports Direct VPC egress in preview. This feature provides a simpler and more cost-effective way for Java workloads to access VPC network resources compared to existing Serverless VPC Access connectors. The capability is available to all users in preview, with no specific prerequisites mentioned.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Compute Engine Flex-start VMs in MIGs are now GA
Compute Engine's Flex-start VMs for Managed Instance Groups (MIGs) are now generally available. This feature allows for gradual VM creation in MIGs as capacity becomes available, potentially at a discount for high-demand resources like GPUs. It's beneficial for users needing to provision specialized hardware or manage variable workloads.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreview ·
App Engine standard PHP adds Direct VPC egress preview
App Engine standard environment PHP now supports Direct VPC egress in preview. This feature provides a simpler and more cost-effective way for workloads to access VPC network resources, serving as an alternative to Serverless VPC Access connectors. The feature is currently in preview for PHP workloads.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·
App Engine Standard Ruby: Direct VPC egress in preview
App Engine standard environment Ruby now supports Direct VPC egress in preview, offering a simpler and more cost-effective alternative to Serverless VPC Access connectors. This feature enables your workloads to access VPC network resources directly. This is particularly relevant for developers managing Ruby applications on App Engine who need to integrate with private VPC resources.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaarchitect ·
Gemini Enterprise EU Compliance for NotebookLM Enterprise
Gemini Enterprise now meets data residency and machine learning processing compliance standards in the EU for NotebookLM Enterprise's core source interaction features. This change is important for European organizations needing to adhere to strict data regulations within their AI tools. While core chat and source addition functionalities are covered, advanced generative features like audio overviews and reports are still excluded from MLP compliance. This update impacts organizations using or considering NotebookLM Enterprise within the EU.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Sensitive Data Data Protection adds conversational content inspection
Sensitive Data Protection now inspects and de-identifies conversational content, allowing users to include conversation data in their ContentItem requests. This enhancement expands the tool's capability to protect sensitive information within dialogues and chat logs. This feature is available for use in ContentItem requests.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
VPC Service Controls Preview Support for Workload Identity API
VPC Service Controls now supports a preview of Workload Identity API integration. This enhancement helps improve security posture by enabling fine-grained access control for workloads. The feature is currently in preview, meaning it is available for testing and feedback but not yet generally available for production use.
feature - Google Cloud release notes awspreviewengineer ·
App Engine Standard Node.js: Direct VPC Egress in Preview
App Engine standard environment for Node.js now supports Direct VPC egress in preview. This feature offers a simpler and more cost-effective way to access VPC network resources compared to Serverless VPC Access connectors. It allows Node.js workloads to directly connect to resources within your Virtual Private Cloud.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·
App Engine Standard Python: Direct VPC egress in Preview
App Engine standard environment for Python now supports Direct VPC egress in preview. This feature provides a simpler and more cost-effective way for workloads to access VPC network resources, serving as an alternative to Serverless VPC Access connectors. It is now available for preview testing.
feature - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpengineergcp-firestore ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.35.0: New resources and improvements
Terraform Google Provider v7.35.0 introduces several new resources for managing Google Cloud services, including Oracle GoldenGate connections, Dataplex data products, and Migration Center discoveries. Enhancements to existing resources like firewall policies and container node pools improve configuration flexibility. These updates benefit engineers and architects managing Google Cloud infrastructure through Terraform by expanding the provider's capabilities and fixing reported bugs.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-rungcp-composer ·
Managed Airflow Gen 3 supports internal-only Cloud Run endpoints
Managed Service for Apache Airflow (Gen 3) now allows access to Cloud Run endpoints restricted to internal ingress traffic via your environment's network attachment. This enhancement improves network security and control for Airflow deployments. The feature is available to all Managed Airflow Gen 3 versions through gcloud CLI beta commands and the beta Cloud Composer API.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcp-gke ·
GKE enhances maintenance exclusions
Google Kubernetes Engine is expanding maintenance exclusion capabilities for node pools. This feature allows for per-node pool exclusions and extends the default "No upgrades" exclusion to 90 days, providing greater control over cluster maintenance schedules. These enhancements are available in GKE release channels for cluster administrators.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Adds Gemini 3 Pro and 3.1 Flash Image Models
Gemini Enterprise is now generally available with Gemini 3 Pro image (Nano Banana Pro) and Gemini 3.1 flash image (Nano Banana 2) for image generation. These models enhance generative AI capabilities within the Gemini Enterprise app, offering advanced image creation features. Administrators can manage model availability through feature controls, with both models defaulting to off and available in the Global region.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-spanner ·
Datastream adds free tier for change data capture
Datastream now includes a free tier for change data capture (CDC) data processed from Google Cloud sources like AlloyDB for PostgreSQL and Spanner. This offers cost savings for users by providing the first 100 GiB of CDC data free per billing account monthly. The feature is available now and details are on the Pricing page.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Monitoring Histogram widgets for custom dashboards now GA
Histogram widgets are now generally available for Cloud Monitoring custom dashboards, offering a new way to visualize data distributions. These widgets group time series values into ranges and display their relative frequency, providing insights beyond simple point-in-time values. This enhancement is available for all users creating custom dashboards.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-rungcp-composer ·
Cloud Composer: Internal ingress for Cloud Run endpoints
Cloud Composer now supports accessing Cloud Run endpoints restricted to internal ingress traffic via your environment's network attachment. This enhancement is available for all Managed Airflow (Gen 3) versions through gcloud CLI beta commands and the beta Cloud Composer API. This update allows for more secure and restricted communication between Airflow environments and internal Cloud Run services.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpengineer ·
Cloud Trace enforces organization policies for observability buckets
The create-observability bucket flow now enforces organization policies for resource locations, Customer-Managed Encryption Keys (CMEKs), and key storage projects. This change enhances security and compliance for trace data stored in observability buckets. The feature is available now for organizations using Cloud Trace with applicable policies.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
Filestore supports Private Service Connect
Google Cloud Filestore instances can now be configured to use Private Service Connect. This allows consumers to access managed services privately from within their VPC network using NFSv3 or NFSv4.1 file system protocols and IPv4 or IPv6 address families. This feature is now generally available.
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