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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 833 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for MySQL: Pre-upgrade readiness check in preview
A new precheck feature for Cloud SQL for MySQL allows users to assess upgrade readiness before a major version upgrade. This capability analyzes instances for incompatibilities and identifies issues requiring resolution prior to the upgrade. The feature is currently in preview and aims to streamline the upgrade process for database administrators.
feature - Google Cloud release notes analyticsgcpgaarchitect ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud Console Visibility
Oracle Database@Google Cloud now offers visibility into GoldenGate deployments, connections, and assignments within the Google Cloud console. This enhancement allows users to manage these components directly through the console, improving operational efficiency. This feature is now Generally Available to all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Agent Assist integrates with Salesforce, Twilio, Nice CXone, Genesys
Agent Assist now integrates with Salesforce, offering UI module integrations for chat and voice. The feature also extends voice integrations to Twilio Flex, Nice CXone, and Genesys CX Cloud. This expansion aims to enhance customer service capabilities for businesses using these platforms. The integrations are available now.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Apigee Emulator v2.0.1: Security Hotfix for Netty and Go Libraries
Apigee Emulator v2.0.1, released June 24, 2026, is a security-only hotfix addressing 10 vulnerabilities in the Netty networking library and the embedded Cassandra Go standard library. This update provides a drop-in replacement for v2.0.0 with no functional, API, or configuration changes, affecting users of the Apigee Emulator. The updated image is available via Google Artifact Registry, and users can upgrade by updating their VS Code Cloud Code settings.
security feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Confidential Space container support for graceful shutdown
Confidential Space has released a new image, 260600, which adds support for gracefully shutting down container workloads when power button events occur. This enhancement ensures more robust container management within Confidential Space environments. This update is available now for users of Confidential Space.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineergcp-gke ·
Google Distributed Cloud for Bare Metal 1.34.600-gke.53 Released
Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal version 1.34.600-gke.53 is now available, running on Kubernetes v1.34.7-gke.200. This release includes fixes for CA rotation failures on self-managing clusters and persistent node taint/label issues after partial node pool update failures. Users should upgrade before rotating CAs to avoid cluster management disruptions, and verify storage vendor compatibility for this version.
patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
VPC Network Peering deletion requests now cancellable
Users can now cancel pending deletion requests for VPC Network Peering connections that are in consensus mode. This feature provides more control over network configurations, allowing administrators to recover from accidental or premature deletion requests. The functionality is now generally available for all Virtual Private Cloud users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
VPC Service Controls GA for Conversational Analytics API
VPC Service Controls now offers general availability for the Conversational Analytics API. This enhances data security and compliance for organizations using this API. The feature is now production-ready for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·
Bigtable adds hot backups and backup management in Studio
Google Cloud Bigtable now supports creating hot backups and modifying all existing backups directly within Bigtable Studio. This enhancement provides more flexible and integrated backup management capabilities for users. The new functionality is available now for all Bigtable users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineer ·
Config Connector 1.152.0: New Fields, Reconciliation, and Bug Fixes
Config Connector version 1.152.0 introduces new fields for ComputeReservation and ComputeForwardingRule, enhancing configuration options. It also adds opt-in direct reconciliation support for several resources, streamlining management, and includes multiple bug fixes for SQLInstance, Preview Tool, ComputeForwardingRule, and ComputeFutureReservation. This update is primarily for engineers and architects managing Google Cloud resources via Kubernetes, with the new reconciliation feature available immediately via annotation.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Observability is Now Generally Available
Gemini Enterprise's agent observability features have reached General Availability (GA). This allows configuration at the app and agent levels, with metric dashboards available in Metrics Explorer and agent trace spans in Trace Explorer. This enhancement is relevant for developers and architects building and managing Gemini Enterprise agents.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineerfinancegovernment ·
Cortex Framework 7.0.0-preview.2: SAP ERP Data Products and Extensibility
Cortex Framework has released version 7.0.0-preview.2, introducing a significant expansion of data product accelerators specifically for SAP ERP systems, covering a wide range of financial and operational modules. This release also includes a comprehensive extensibility guide to help users customize and extend the framework. This public preview is available now and targets engineers and architects working with SAP ERP data integration and analysis.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Adds Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Flash Generative AI Models
BigQuery now supports the gemini-3.1-flash-lite and gemini-3.5-flash GA models, enhancing its generative AI capabilities. These models are available across us, eu, and global multi-regional endpoints, enabling broader access for developers. This update allows users to leverage these new models within all existing generative AI functions in BigQuery.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineer ·
Google Cloud VMware Engine HCX upgrade to 4.11.4
Google Cloud VMware Engine is upgrading its HCX Manager Appliance to version 4.11.4 to resolve an issue with MON-enabled segments. This announcement requires users to upgrade their HCX On-Prem/Connectors and Service Mesh Appliances. Further details are available in the latest service announcements.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaengineer ·
Identity-Aware Proxy supports Agent Gateway egress
Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) now supports agent-to-anywhere egress for Agent Gateway, a feature that has reached general availability. This enables enhanced security for agent-initiated connections. Developers and security architects using Agent Gateway can now leverage IAP for securing egress traffic.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigapreviewengineergcp-cloud-run ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform GA for Security Findings
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's AI security findings and posture management summaries are now generally available, enhancing security visibility. The Security dashboard now includes a "Top security findings" widget, providing immediate insights into potential risks. Specific features like vulnerability monitoring and historical trend analysis are available in preview, offering deeper analysis for agent runtimes and content violations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·
Cloud Database Migration Service supports MySQL 9.7
Cloud Database Migration Service has added support for MySQL version 9.7 for homogeneous migrations. This expands migration options for users running this specific MySQL version. The update is now available for all users.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes aipreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: RL fine-tuning for Gemini 3.5 Flash in preview
Reinforcement Learning fine-tuning is now available for Gemini 3.5 Flash models in Public Preview. This feature allows for more advanced model tuning, although it is currently restricted to specific regions and multi-region endpoints for serving. The preview is available for Gemini Enterprise users to explore.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineergcp-dataprocgcp-compute-engine ·
Managed Service for Apache Spark: New image versions, Iceberg, and Spark optimizations
New subminor image versions for Managed Service for Apache Spark have been released, impacting Conda channel configurations until August 2026. These new versions introduce Iceberg 1.10 support for Dataproc 2.3 clusters and enable Spark skewed-join and self-join optimizations by default. Users creating clusters with the new subminor versions must specify exact subminor versions and can opt-in to Iceberg 1.10 via a cluster property.
breaking announcement - Google Cloud release notes awsazuregcpgaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Backup and DR: Application-consistent backups and cross-region support for Compute Engine
Google Cloud Backup and DR now offers application-consistent backups for Compute Engine instances via Guest Flush or VSS options in the Console. This feature enhances data integrity for applications running on VMs during backups. Additionally, cross-region backups for Compute Engine instances, disks, and Filestore are now generally available, improving disaster recovery and regional resilience by enabling backup storage in a secondary region.
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