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 securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR documentation portal improved
Google SecOps SOAR has updated its documentation portal navigation to be more user-centric, organizing sections around security operations workflows rather than product silos. This change aims to make finding help easier for users by providing a more logical path through the documentation. The update includes new tabs for support and use cases, with content updates scheduled for later phases.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM improves documentation navigation
Google SecOps SIEM has updated its documentation portal with a user-centric navigation structure, reorganizing content around security operations stages like Discover, Detect, and Automate. This change aims to simplify finding relevant information and includes new Support and Use Cases tabs. Content modifications are planned for future releases, with this update focused solely on navigation.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps Documentation Portal Redesigned
Google SecOps has updated its documentation portal navigation to be more user-centric, reorganizing sections around security operations workflows like Discover, Administer, and Automate. This change aims to make finding help easier for users by moving away from product silos. A new Support tab and Use cases tab have also been added, though content-level modifications are planned for later phases.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securityazuregcpengineer ·
Google SecOps Marketplace Updates
Google SecOps Marketplace has introduced new actions and enhancements for several security tools, including Palo Alto Cortex XDR, CyberArk PAM, and Siemplify. These updates aim to improve file handling, credential management, and alert processing for security operations teams. Specific improvements include refactored code for Google Cloud Compute actions and updated authentication for FireEye Helix and ETP, enhancing security workflows. The changes are available in their respective tool versions.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for MySQL: Improved Percona XtraBackup migration, larger system tablespace
Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports specifying multiple data files for Percona XtraBackup physical file migrations, removing the default naming requirement. This change also enables larger system tablespace files, exceeding 16TB. These enhancements benefit engineers migrating large MySQL instances to Cloud SQL.
patch - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineer ·
Cortex Framework 7.0.0-preview.2.1 Released
Cortex Framework version 7.0.0-preview.2.1 has been released to public preview. This update includes a fix for an issue with table settings path resolution. The change addresses a configuration problem affecting users of this preview version.
patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineer ·
Google Cloud Contact Center Web SDK v2 to be shut down
Google Cloud announced the shutdown of the Contact Center as a Service Web SDK version 2, scheduled for June 26, 2026. This change necessitates that users migrate to version 3 to maintain integration and avoid disruption. No new features will be added to v2 as the focus shifts to the newer version.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Simba ODBC Driver Updated
An updated version of the Simba ODBC driver for BigQuery has been released. This update provides a newer driver version for improved compatibility and functionality when connecting to BigQuery. It is available now for all users.
patch - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineermedia ·
Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service: Numerous Bug Fixes
Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service has released a series of bug fixes addressing critical issues within its platform. These fixes resolve problems related to campaign continuity, call routing, agent assignment accuracy, and data reporting discrepancies. The updates are relevant for administrators and engineers managing contact center operations on Google Cloud.
patch - 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 aiengineer ·
Gemini: Bug fixes and enhancements for VS Code
Gemini has released updates addressing various bug fixes and minor product enhancements within its VS Code integration. These updates aim to improve stability and user experience for developers using Gemini in their VS Code environment. The specific scope and impact of the fixes are detailed in the release notes.
patch - Google Cloud release notes aigcpengineer ·
Gemini for VS Code: Bug Fixes
Gemini for VS Code has received several bug fixes and minor enhancements. These updates aim to improve the overall user experience and stability of the AI coding assistant within the VS Code environment. The fixes are now available to all users.
patch - Google Cloud release notes aiengineer ·
Gemini for IntelliJ: Bug Fixes and Enhancements
Gemini for IntelliJ has received updates addressing various bugs and introducing minor product enhancements. These improvements aim to stabilize the developer experience and offer small quality-of-life upgrades. This patch is applicable to all users of Gemini for IntelliJ.
patch - 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 aigcpengineer ·
Gemini updates
This release includes various bug fixes and minor product enhancements for Gemini. These updates aim to improve the overall stability and user experience. The fixes are now available.
patch - 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 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 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 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.
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