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 datagcppreviewengineer ·
Dataform Workflows Gain Access to Bigtable, Drive, Knowledge Catalog
Dataform workflows can now access Bigtable, Google Drive, and Knowledge Catalog using user credentials. This feature simplifies data integration and management by extending workflow capabilities. It is primarily relevant for data engineers and architects managing complex data pipelines. Extended access options are currently available in preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreview ·
Confidential VMs support Intel TDX on C3 machine types
Google Cloud Confidential VMs now support Intel TDX on C3-standard-*-lssd machine types, enhancing data security during processing. This feature is currently available in Preview, offering enhanced protection for sensitive workloads on specific machine types.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise: Confluence Data Center Federated Data Store GA
The Confluence Data Center federated data store is now generally available within Gemini Enterprise. This enhancement allows Gemini Enterprise to access data from Confluence Data Center, improving data integration capabilities. This feature is available to all Gemini Enterprise users and requires no special prerequisites.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Monitoring RBAC for dashboards and alerts now GA
Role-based access controls (RBAC) for Cloud Monitoring dashboards and alerting policies using Tags are now generally available. This feature allows for protection of Terraform-managed resources and configuration of team-scoped access. It is now production-ready for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaarchitect ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds Provisioned Throughput features
The Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now offers several new features for Provisioned Throughput, including the ability to change, schedule, and split orders. These enhancements provide more control and flexibility for managing throughput resources. The features are now generally available to all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Compute Engine GA: Cancel future reservations and control MIG autohealing
Compute Engine is now generally available with two new features for users. You can cancel future reservation requests to avoid unexpected charges and use health checks in managed instance groups (MIGs) to monitor application health without triggering repairs. These updates affect users managing compute resources and applications on Google Cloud.
feature - 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 awsgaengineergcp-cloud-storage ·
Cloud CDN Private Bucket Access for Cloud Storage Generally Available
Cloud CDN and external Application Load Balancers now support self-service Private Bucket Access for Cloud Storage buckets. This feature enhances security by allowing content serving without public storage buckets, managed through IAM permissions. It is now Generally Available, offering a more secure way to deliver content.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Bare Metal Solution adds Privileged Access Manager for LUN eviction
Google Cloud's Bare Metal Solution now supports Privileged Access Manager (PAM) for the critical LUN eviction operation. This enhancement provides temporary elevated access, allowing users to safely and permanently delete storage resources. The feature is available now and requires configuration within PAM.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise adds data store, action support in preview
Gemini Enterprise is now available in Public Preview with a new data store for searching and interacting with projects using natural language. Additionally, support for new actions across several third-party data stores, including Airtable and Zoho, is also in preview. These updates enhance Gemini Enterprise's capabilities for end users by allowing more complex interactions with connected data sources and project management tools.
feature - 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 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.
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