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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 datagcpgaengineergcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-run ·
BigQuery Remote Functions: Custom Paths in Endpoint URL
BigQuery remote functions now support custom paths in the endpoint URL, allowing reuse of a single Cloud Run service for multiple functions via path suffixes. This enhancement provides greater flexibility in managing remote function endpoints. The feature is now generally available.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing adds post-quantum key exchange
Google Cloud Load Balancing now supports post-quantum key exchange for Application Load Balancers and external proxy Network Load Balancers. This feature protects current traffic from future quantum decryption risks by enabling clients that support TLS 1.3 and X25519MLKEM768 to use post-quantum key exchange. The rollout occurs in three phases, with opt-in available now and enablement by default beginning October 2026.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: Configure read pool autoscaling cooldown
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now allows configuration of a cooldown period before read pool instances autoscale. This feature provides more control over scaling events, potentially reducing costs and improving stability. It is available for users managing read pool instances and is detailed in the instance scaling documentation.
feature - Google Cloud release notes awsgaengineer ·
Cloud Interconnect GA: Single-Region Critical Production SLA
Google Cloud's Cloud Interconnect now offers a Generally Available single-region Critical production SLA, ensuring 99.99% availability for specific workloads. This enhancement is crucial for production environments demanding high uptime within a single region. The new SLA is available for Dedicated Interconnect and Cross-Cloud Interconnect.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-firestore ·
Firestore integrates with Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog
Firestore now supports searching and managing resources via Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog. This integration allows users to leverage Knowledge Catalog's metadata management capabilities for Firestore data. The feature is available now, enhancing data discovery and governance for Firestore users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-firestore ·
Firestore adds MongoDB compatibility and Knowledge Catalog integration
Google Cloud Firestore now offers MongoDB compatibility, allowing users to manage resources with familiar tools. This update integrates with Knowledge Catalog, enhancing metadata management and access for Firestore resources. This feature is now available for Firestore users seeking improved compatibility and data governance.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aiinfragcpgaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Compute Engine GA for TPUs and MIG Bulk Mode
Google Cloud's Compute Engine now offers general availability for Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), enabling unified AI accelerator management for training and inference. Additionally, a new bulk mode for managed instance groups (MIGs) ensures all requested VMs are provisioned simultaneously, preventing partial deployments. These features benefit AI/ML practitioners and batch workload users by simplifying infrastructure management and ensuring resource availability.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaarchitect ·
Composite Health for Private Service Connect GA on GCP
Composite Health for Private Service Connect is now generally available on Google Cloud Platform. This feature allows service producers to define health criteria for their published services, enabling automatic cross-region failover for consumers. This enhancement impacts service producers and consumers utilizing Private Service Connect backends.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise updates: Agent Designer migration, Canvas editing
Gemini Enterprise has automatically migrated Agent Designer agents to Gemini 3.5 Flash, requiring no user action. Additionally, a new Canvas feature allows users to create and edit AI-generated documents and presentations within the Gemini Enterprise web app, which is currently in public preview. This enhancement is available after an administrator enables the feature, offering direct export to various formats like Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Filestore remote MCP server now GA
The Filestore remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server has reached general availability. This feature enables the creation and management of Filestore instances directly from AI applications and LLM-powered platforms. It is now production-ready for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpgaarchitectfinance ·
Cloud Billing CUD Analysis GA
Cloud Billing's CUD Analysis tool is now generally available, offering a unified view for managing both spend-based and resource-based Committed Use Discounts. This feature helps customers understand savings, track commitment effectiveness, and download usage data for analysis. It is available to all Cloud Billing customers who use Committed Use Discounts.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkingpreviewengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing: Preview of Modernized Component Interface
A new component-centric interface for Cloud Load Balancing is now in Preview, offering enhanced transparency into load balancing infrastructure. This release provides a comprehensive resource inventory, interactive topology visualization, and integrated audit logging. It is aimed at technical teams needing to manage and troubleshoot load balancing configurations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpengineer ·
Cloud Trace adds DAG call hierarchy view
Cloud Trace now displays call hierarchy for spans using a directed acyclic graph (DAG) on the span details page. This enhancement helps engineers visualize trace data more effectively, particularly when integrated with Application Monitoring dashboards. The DAG view is now available within Trace Explorer and select integrations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Cloud TPU on Compute Engine generally available
Google Cloud's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is now generally available on Compute Engine, offering a unified experience for AI accelerators. Engineers can manage TPU VMs via the Compute Engine and MIG APIs, enabling custom OS configurations and boot disk settings. This integration supports diverse workloads from small-scale experiments to large-scale training and inference.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Agent Assist GA: Gemini 3.5 Flash & Enhanced Summarization
Agent Assist version 6.0 is now generally available, powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash and extending to all regions. This release enhances summarization autoevaluation with more rubrics for completeness and clarifies the use of 'N/A' in performance views. The new summarization capabilities are also available in additional regions, including us-east1 and eu-west1.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpengineer ·
Cloud Monitoring adds trace call hierarchy visualization
Cloud Monitoring now displays trace call hierarchies using a directed acyclic graph (DAG) on span details pages. This enhancement allows engineers to better understand trace data within Application Monitoring dashboards and the Trace Explorer. The DAG visualization is available for users exploring trace data in these services.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineermedia ·
Apigee X: UI Updates and DataCapture Policy Enhancement
Google Cloud has released an updated Apigee UI with new features for managing Spaces directly within the interface. Additionally, the DataCapture policy now supports EventFlow, allowing extraction of data from server-sent event streams like LLM responses. These updates primarily affect engineers and architects managing API policies and data flows within Apigee X.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Cloud Workstations: Base Image Updates and RubyMine Enhancements
Google Cloud Workstations has updated its base images with the Antigravity CLI and Container-Optimized OS 129 LTS. A new JetBrains RubyMine image now uses a custom gem directory. These changes primarily impact developers using Cloud Workstations, particularly those working with Ruby.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineergcp-gke ·
GKE: Workload Identity timeouts, Gateway TLS auth
Workloads using Workload Identity in GKE 1.35+ may encounter transient timeouts connecting to the metadata server after node startup. A new feature adds backend authenticated TLS support for Gateway-originated connections to Pods and InferencePools in specific GatewayClasses. Users experiencing connection issues should consult the provided documentation for recommendations and workarounds.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagovernancegcpengineer ·
GCP Knowledge Catalog Adds Data Lineage Search
The Data Lineage API in Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog now supports the searchLineageStreaming method. This feature enables breadth-first searches for lineage links, making it easier for engineers and architects to trace data flow and dependencies. This enhancement is available now for users of the Knowledge Catalog.
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