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 observabilitygcpengineer ·
Cloud Monitoring: PromQL Alerting Policies Support Longer Data Retention
Cloud Monitoring's PromQL-based alerting policies now support querying data beyond 25 hours, extending to over two years. This enhancement allows for more comprehensive historical analysis and detection of long-term trends or anomalies. Engineers and architects using Cloud Monitoring for infrastructure and application health will benefit from the expanded data visibility for their alerting strategies.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcppreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery: Grant data prep/pipelines access to more Google services
BigQuery now allows data preparations and pipelines to access Google Drive, Bigtable, and Knowledge Catalog using user credentials. This enhances data pipeline integration and flexibility for users working with these services. These extended access options are currently available in preview for Google Account users.
feature - 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 securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR Remote Agents v2.6.7 Released
Google SecOps SOAR Remote Agents version 2.6.7 has been released. This update focuses on stability through minor bug fixes. The release is now available for use by security operations teams.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR Release 6.3.90 Available
Google SecOps SOAR has released version 6.3.90, which is now available in all regions. This update likely includes improvements or fixes for the security orchestration, automation, and response platform. The release is for all users of Google SecOps SOAR.
announcement - 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 aigcpengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform SLA Administrative Correction
An administrative correction has been made to the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's Online Inference API Service Level Agreement (SLA). This correction addresses a clerical issue, ensuring accuracy in the SLA documentation. The change is effective immediately and applies to all users of the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's Online Inference API.
announcement - 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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