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 833 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Agent Identity API now in Preview, replacing IAM Connectors API
Google Cloud's Agent Identity API ( agentidentity.googleapis.com ) is now available in Preview, superseding the legacy IAM Connectors API. This change streamlines the management of auth providers and agent identities. During the preview, both APIs will function concurrently, and existing configurations are mirrored to the new V2 resource hierarchy for a seamless migration of policies and applications without downtime.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaarchitect ·
Private Service Connect Interfaces Gain Authorization Policy Support in GCP VPC
Google Cloud's Virtual Private Cloud now supports authorization policies for Private Service Connect interfaces. Service consumers can now authorize connections to network attachments by adding service class IDs, enhancing security and control over private network connectivity. This feature is now generally available to all users, providing a more robust way to manage access to services over Private Service Connect.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise adds observability for Deep Research agents (Preview)
Gemini Enterprise now allows configuration of observability settings for individual Deep Research agents, mirroring the functionality for Agent Designer agents. This enables monitoring metrics in Metrics Explorer and trace results in Trace Explorer for these specific agents. The feature is in Public Preview and controlled via an agent-level toggle, distinguishing it from the Core Assistant's app-level toggle.
feature - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpengineergcp-bigquerygcp-gke ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.38.0 Adds New Resources and Enhancements
The Terraform Google Provider v7.38.0 introduces several new resources and data sources for managing various Google Cloud services. It also includes significant improvements to existing resources, particularly within GKE, for better performance and flexibility. These changes benefit engineers and architects managing GCP infrastructure with Terraform, offering more granular control and efficiency in resource management. This release focuses on expanding capabilities and refining user experience.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-spanner ·
Spanner supports direct connectivity for reduced latency
Spanner now supports direct connectivity to its servers, bypassing Google Front End (GFE) infrastructure. This feature aims to reduce application latency when interacting with Spanner. Direct connectivity is now generally available for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM adds Gemini Cloud Assist for feed management
Google SecOps SIEM now integrates Gemini Cloud Assist (GCA) into its Feed Management interface to assist users with feed configuration and troubleshooting. This feature provides guidance but does not automatically apply changes, requiring manual user intervention. Additionally, an issue causing under-reported ingestion metrics has been corrected, which may result in a one-time spike in reported metrics.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreviewgcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Conversational Analytics GA, New AI Functions
BigQuery's conversational analytics is now generally available, introducing features like agent thinking mode selection and clarifying questions. This update also includes new AI functions such as AI.KEY_DRIVERS and AI.SEARCH, and supports parameters in verified queries. Agents now provide context citations for generated responses, improving transparency for users, with the ability to create conversations with datasets currently in preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
AI Hypercomputer Preview: RoCE VPC networks with alias IP ranges
Google Cloud is previewing RoCE VPC networks for its AI Hypercomputer, enabling alias IP ranges on MRDMA vNICs. This enhances networking capabilities for AI and ML workloads by improving RDMA performance and flexibility. The feature is available for VM instances and is currently in a preview stage.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·
GCP VPC: RoCE Alias IP Ranges for RDMA vNICs in Preview
Google Cloud's Virtual Private Cloud is previewing support for RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) VPC networks. This allows alias IP ranges to be assigned to MRDMA vNICs on VM instances, enhancing high-performance computing and network-intensive workloads. This preview targets engineers and architects working with specialized networking requirements for VMs.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpengineer ·
Sensitive Data Protection adds image classification infoTypes
Sensitive Data Data Protection now supports image classification infoTypes within ExcludeByImageFindings and AdjustByImageFindings detection rules. This enhancement allows for more nuanced control over sensitive data scanning in images. The feature is available for users configuring these specific detection rules.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Gemini AI Hypercomputer feature preview in Google Cloud console
Google Cloud is previewing a new AI Hypercomputer feature in its console, powered by Gemini. This AI-driven interface assists users in evaluating hardware, estimating costs, and recommending optimal cluster configurations before deployment. The feature aims to streamline cluster design and optimization for users engaging with Google Cloud's infrastructure.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewarchitectgcp-compute-engine ·
Gemini for Compute Engine Preview
Gemini is now available in preview as an AI-powered interface within the Google Cloud console for Compute Engine. This feature assists users in evaluating hardware options, estimating costs, and viewing recommended configurations for compute instances. This aims to help engineers and architects find optimal configurations before creating or modifying instances.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·
Cloud Service Mesh Envoy Lua Filter available in preview
The Envoy Lua Filter is now available as a preview feature for Cloud Service Mesh users. This enables advanced customization of Envoy proxies using Lua scripts. It is available in the rapid release channel for users of the service mesh.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcppreviewarchitectgcp-bigquery ·
Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog: Control Data Lineage Ingestion
Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog now allows granular control over data lineage ingestion for BigQuery and Managed Service for Apache Airflow. This feature can be managed at the organization, folder, or project level, enhancing data governance for teams. The capability is currently available in preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds throughput for fine-tuned models
The Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now supports Provisioned Throughput for supervised fine-tuned Gemini 3 model inference. This feature allows users to guarantee inference capacity for these fine-tuned models, which consume more resources than base models. This update is relevant for users leveraging fine-tuned Gemini 3 models for their agent applications.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitynetworkinggcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Apigee X: Security patches and TLS 1.3 upgrade
Apigee X has released an updated version (1-17-0-apigee-10) containing numerous security patches for its ingress gateway and an upgrade of the default outbound TLS protocol to TLS 1.3. These changes aim to enhance security and compliance by addressing multiple CVEs and improving TLS configuration. The release includes fixes for certificate creation issues and introduces a new proxyProtocol.mode property for HAProxy compatibility. Rollout is ongoing and may take several business days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
security patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes infra ·
Cloud Shell removes default Terraform CLI
Cloud Shell has removed the Terraform CLI from its default environment. Users can now customize their environment to install the CLI during startup or persist it in their home directory, ensuring it's available across sessions.
patch - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineergcp-bigquery ·
Sensitive Data Protection fixes BigQuery timestamp bug
Sensitive Data Protection has resolved a bug where some BigQuery table data profiles incorrectly showed a 1970 timestamp instead of NULL for non-expiring tables. This fix ensures accurate expiration time representation in saved table data profiles. The issue affected exports generated between July 2025 and June 2026, and new exports will now display correct timestamps.
patch - Google Cloud release notes datainfragcpgcp-dataflow ·
Dataflow supports Hyperdisk Balanced disks for worker VMs
Dataflow now supports using Hyperdisk Balanced disks for worker VMs, allowing independent provisioning of IOPS and throughput. This change offers more flexibility in configuring disk performance for Dataflow jobs. Users can leverage new pipeline options to specify desired disk performance, applicable to Java, Python, and Go SDKs.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcppreviewarchitect ·
Knowledge Catalog adds Oracle and MySQL connectors in preview
Knowledge Catalog now supports importing metadata from Oracle and MySQL data sources, currently in preview. This feature automates the extraction of technical, operational, and business metadata, allowing for scheduled imports. This benefits data architects and engineers managing diverse data environments by centralizing metadata within Knowledge Catalog.
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