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 829 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes aigcpdeprecationengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Discontinues Gemini 2.0 Flash Models
Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, including model serving and Provisioned Throughput, are discontinued and no longer available. Users should migrate to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, Gemma 4, or newer Gemini releases. This change affects users currently relying on these older Gemini model versions for their agent platforms.
breaking - Google Cloud release notes infragcpdeprecationarchitect ·
Google Cloud VMware Engine: CUD Pricing Changes
Google Cloud VMware Engine is updating its committed use discount (CUD) policies. Post-paid 3-year CUDs purchased after May 31, 2026, will terminate on October 15, 2028, and 3-year pre-paid CUDs are no longer available. These changes affect customers using these specific discount structures for Google Cloud VMware Engine.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreviewdeprecationengineergcp-dataprocgcp-compute-engine ·
Managed Service for Apache Spark adds Confidential Computing options
Google Cloud's Managed Service for Apache Spark now supports specific Confidential Computing technologies like AMD SEV, SEV-SNP, and Intel TDX through new flags and API fields. This offers enhanced security for sensitive workloads. The older generic '--enable-confidential-compute' flag is deprecated but remains functional, defaulting to AMD SEV for existing configurations. This update is relevant for users managing Spark clusters on Google Cloud who require advanced security features.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Image Models GA, Video Input Preview
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image models are now Generally Available, offering 4K output in preview. This update also introduces video input support for Gemini 3.1 Flash Image in preview, enabling thumbnail generation. Existing preview versions of these image models are deprecated and will be removed by July 17, 2026, requiring users to migrate endpoints.
deprecation feature - Google Cloud release notes infrapreviewdeprecationgcp-composer ·
Google Cloud Managed Airflow Updates: Tags, Secrets, and Deprecations
Google Cloud's Managed Service for Apache Airflow now supports resource tagging for environments, enabling policy enforcement based on annotations. Additionally, Gen 3 environments can now manage Kubernetes Secrets of type kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson via the beta Cloud Composer API. This release also includes log filtering fixes in the Airflow UI and announces end-of-support for several older Airflow versions and builds.
deprecation feature patch - Google Cloud release notes infradeprecationgcp-gke ·
GKE Updates: New Versions and Deprecations Across Channels
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has released new cluster versions across its Rapid, Regular, Stable, and Extended channels. These updates offer new default versions for cluster creation and introduce new minor and patch versions available for upgrades, impacting users managing GKE clusters. Additionally, several older versions are being deprecated and will be removed within 90 days, requiring users to plan for upgrades.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes aigcpdeprecationengineergcp-vertex-ai ·
Vertex AI Extensions Deprecated on Google Cloud
Vertex AI Extensions are being deprecated and will be shut down after November 26, 2026. This change affects users of Vertex AI Extensions, who are advised to migrate to Agent Platform. The deprecation necessitates action to avoid service disruptions for generative AI applications.
deprecation - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise updates: Site filters, PagerDuty integration, and Flash control
Gemini Enterprise now supports filtering Google Sites data stores and connecting PagerDuty data stores, both in public preview. The Gemini Enterprise assist feature has been deprecated and shut down. Administrators can control Gemini 3.5 Flash visibility, with changes to default availability planned for June 2026.
deprecation feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Security Command Center updates and deprecations
Google Cloud's Security Command Center has updated several compliance frameworks, including CIS Controls and ISO 27001. The Security Command Center Enterprise tier is being deprecated and will be shut down on May 21, 2027, with organizations automatically migrating to the Premium tier. New features, Artifact Guard and Risk Engine for Cloud Build, are now available in preview.
deprecation feature patch - Google Cloud release notes infrapreviewdeprecationgcp-gke ·
Google Kubernetes Engine Updates Include New Versions and Security Fixes
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has released updated cluster versions across its Rapid, Regular, Stable, and Extended channels. These updates provide access to newer Kubernetes versions and include crucial security fixes through updated Container-Optimized OS images. The new versions are available for new clusters and for manual upgrades of existing control planes and nodes, with rollouts progressing across Google Cloud zones.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes infragcpdeprecationengineer ·
Google Cloud VMware Engine 1-year CUDs End-of-Sale in London
Google Cloud VMware Engine 1-year committed use discounts (CUDs) for ve1 SKUs are now End-of-Sale in the London region. Existing CUDs remain unaffected, and users can continue with on-demand pricing or switch to ve2 nodes and their associated CUDs. This change impacts customers using ve1 SKUs in the europe-west2 region.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgadeprecationengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Deprecates NotebookLM Enterprise, Podcast API
Gemini Enterprise is deprecating NotebookLM Enterprise and the Podcast API. This deprecation means no new customers will be allowlisted for the Podcast API, which was previously GA with allowlist. This change affects users of these specific Gemini Enterprise features.
deprecation - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgadeprecationengineergcp-cloud-storage ·
Google SecOps SIEM Data Export API GA with Enhancements
Google SecOps SIEM's enhanced Data Export API is now generally available, offering improved security and scalability for exporting security data to Google Cloud Storage. Key new features include advanced data filtering, zero-trust encryption with customer-managed keys, and identity-aware extraction via RBAC. Legacy export APIs and specific endpoints are deprecated with an end-of-life date of June 18, 2026, requiring users to update their API calls to the new v1 endpoint.
deprecation feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgadeprecationengineergcp-cloud-storage ·
Google SecOps Enhanced Data Export API GA with Security Improvements
The Google SecOps Data Export API is now generally available with enhanced security and data filtering capabilities, allowing bulk export of security data to customer-controlled Google Cloud Storage buckets. This upgrade provides a more secure and scalable archival experience with features like customer-managed encryption keys and RBAC integration. Users must update their API settings to use the new v1 endpoint, and legacy endpoints will be deprecated by June 18, 2026.
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