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 829 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
Cloud KMS Asymmetric PQC insights chart GA
The Cloud KMS overview dashboard's Asymmetric PQC insights chart is now generally available. This feature helps identify asymmetric keys vulnerable to quantum computing attacks, aiding in modernization planning. The insights are available via the chart and details view for users already managing keys in Cloud KMS.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaretailgcp-vertex-ai ·
Retail API rebranded to AI Commerce Search
The Retail Search feature within the Retail API has been rebranded to AI Commerce Search. This change aligns the intelligent AI search platform with the Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience product suite, enhancing its capabilities for e-commerce use cases. This update is relevant for all users of the Retail API and its search functionalities.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaengineer ·
Bigtable GA: Tag Binding, Agent Skill, and Org Policy for Materialized Views
Google Cloud's Bigtable now supports binding existing tags to instances, enhancing resource management and policy enforcement. Additionally, the Bigtable agent skill is GA, empowering AI agents to perform various Bigtable operational tasks. Finally, Organization Policy Service custom constraints can now manage operations on continuous materialized views, all of which are now generally available.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaarchitect ·
Gemini Enterprise: Managed organization policy for data connectors now GA
Gemini Enterprise introduces managed organization policy constraints for data connectors, now generally available. These policies enable granular control over which external data sources and egress FQDNs your data stores can connect to, enhancing security and governance. This feature is for administrators managing Gemini Enterprise deployments.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Now Available in Japan and UK Regions
Gemini Enterprise has expanded its availability to the Japan (asia-northeast1) and United Kingdom (europe-west2) regions, offering at-rest data residency and machine learning processing within these locations. This update also includes support for the Gemini 3.5 Flash model in these new regions. The feature is currently in General Availability (GA) with an allowlist, requiring users to contact their Google account team for access.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpgapreviewengineer ·
Cloud Service Mesh: Envoy Compressor GA, Lua Filter Preview
The Envoy Compressor Filter is now generally available in Cloud Service Mesh's regular release channel. Additionally, the Envoy Lua Filter is available as a preview feature. These updates allow for improved performance and enhanced customization for users managing service meshes.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Database Migration Service adds MySQL 9.7 support
Google Cloud's Database Migration Service is rolling out support for MySQL version 9.7 for homogeneous migrations. This update enhances compatibility for users migrating MySQL databases. It is being deployed across all regions.
patch - Google Cloud release notes awsazuregcpdatabrickssnowflakegaengineergcp-cloud-storage ·
Cloud CDN adds self-service private bucket access
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 making storage buckets public, managing access via IAM permissions. It is now Generally Available.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpgaengineer ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Exascale Storage Vaults
Oracle Database@Google Cloud has added support for Exascale Storage Vaults, enhancing data management capabilities for Exadata on Dedicated Infrastructure and Exadata VM Clusters. This feature is now generally available, offering improved storage solutions for demanding Oracle workloads on Google Cloud. Engineers and architects managing large-scale Oracle deployments should consider this update for potential performance and scalability benefits.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgapreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM: Security Tokens for Agentic Consumption
Google SecOps SIEM introduces Security Tokens for metering agentic consumption, impacting security agents invoked via web, CLI, or MCP. This feature, excluding assistive features and preview agents, begins rolling out globally on July 1. It provides a new pricing and billing mechanism for specific security agent usage.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes aiga ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Multiple Orders GA
Google's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now supports submitting multiple pending orders for the same model and region, allowing up to seven concurrent orders. This feature, now generally available, aims to streamline provisioning workflows for users. It is primarily relevant to administrators and engineers managing model deployments.
feature - Google Cloud release notes analyticsaigcpgaengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery ML Integrates TimesFM for Forecasting and Anomaly Detection
BigQuery ML now supports pre-trained TimesFM models directly within Connected Sheets, enabling advanced forecasting and anomaly detection. This integration leverages AI.FORECAST and AI.DETECT_ANOMALIES functions, allowing users to gain deeper insights from their data. The feature is now generally available, providing a powerful new tool for data analysis.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaengineer ·
Google SecOps Marketplace adds Proofpoint Email Protection actions
The Google Security Operations (SecOps) Marketplace has integrated Proofpoint Email Protection version 8.0, introducing new actions for managing quarantined emails. These features allow users to search, delete, resubmit, and move quarantined messages programmatically. The integration also includes updated backend scripts for entity enrichment and ping actions. This update benefits security analysts and incident responders by providing more direct control over email security workflows within Google SecOps.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes gcpgaengineerhealthcare ·
Google Cloud Contact Center: Agent Assist Hub replaces Knowledge Assist
Google Cloud is replacing the Knowledge Assist panel in Agent Desktop with a new Agent Assist Hub panel, which includes a functionally equivalent Knowledge Assist module. This change affects agents currently signed in, requiring them to sign out and back in for the module to function correctly post-update. The update is expected in early Q3 2026 and requires no customer configuration, only agent awareness of the sign-out/sign-in procedure if issues arise.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise GA in India and Singapore
Gemini Enterprise is now generally available in India and Singapore, supporting at-rest data residency and machine learning processing within these regions. This enables the use of the latest Gemini 3.5 Flash model with in-region capabilities for enterprise users. Access requires an allowlist, obtainable by contacting your Google account team, with certain regional limitations applying.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgapreviewengineermediagcp-cloud-rungcp-gkegcp-cloud-sqlgcp-cloud-storagegcp-dataprocgcp-compute-engine ·
Cloud SDK 575.0.0 Adds Agent Registry, AlloyDB Failover, and More
The Cloud SDK has been updated to version 575.0.0, introducing new features and enhancements across various Google Cloud services. Key additions include management for Agent Registry resources, support for cross-region failover in AlloyDB, and improvements to Cloud Run, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine commands. These updates provide developers with more granular control and capabilities when interacting with Google Cloud services.
patch - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform integrates Claude Sonnet 5
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now features Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5, available in Model Garden. This integration expands model options for enterprise agent development. Claude Sonnet 5 is now accessible for use within the platform.
feature - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragagcp-bigquerygcp-dataprocgcp-firestore ·
Terraform Provider for Google Cloud v7.39.0: New Resources and Compute Enhancements
Terraform provider for Google Cloud has released version 7.39.0, introducing numerous new resources across services like Agent Registry, Artifact Registry, and Compute Engine. Notable improvements include migrating core compute resources to direct HTTP, enhancing instance group management with health check policies, and adding container runtime configuration options. This update is relevant for engineers and architects managing Google Cloud infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
Secret Manager adds multi-region storage option
Secret Manager now supports multi-region storage, allowing users to choose between single or multi-region locations for regional secrets via the Google Cloud console. This enhances data durability and availability for sensitive information. The feature is available for regional secrets and requires no specific prerequisites.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpga ·
Secret Manager multi-region availability expanded
Secret Manager is now available in additional multi-regions: the United States, European Union, Canada, and India. This expansion allows users to deploy secrets closer to their applications for reduced latency and improved resilience. This update is relevant for all users of Google Cloud Secret Manager.
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