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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 832 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes infragcppreviewengineer ·
Managed Service for Apache Airflow Release
Google Cloud has announced a new release for its Managed Service for Apache Airflow, rolling out new Airflow builds for both Gen 3 and Gen 2 environments. The release began on June 29, 2026, and is currently in progress across all regions. This update includes newer versions of Airflow, with specific build numbers provided for composer-3 and composer-2.x lines. Users should note that availability may vary by region as the rollout completes.
patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Apigee Hybrid v1.15.5: Security Fixes and Patch Update
Apigee Hybrid has released version v1.15.5, a patch update that includes various security and CVE fixes. This release integrates container images with Apigee Hybrid Helm charts, simplifying upgrades for users. The update is available now and is relevant for all users of Apigee Hybrid.
security announcement - 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 gcppreviewengineergcp-looker ·
Looker adds release channels for managing update cadence
Looker (Google Cloud core) has introduced release channels in preview, offering users control over their update cadence with Rapid, Regular, and 'No channel' options. This allows for early access to new features in the Rapid channel, which is excluded from the SLA, or balanced stability in the Regular channel. The feature is aimed at users who want to manage their Looker update frequency and access new capabilities.
feature announcement - 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 infragcpdeprecationengineer ·
Managed Service for Apache Airflow Release Notes
A new release for Google Cloud's Managed Service for Apache Airflow has begun rolling out, including an upgrade to the apache-airflow-providers-google package to version 22.1.0. This release introduces new Airflow builds for both Gen 3 and Gen 2 environments. Several older Managed Airflow versions and builds have also reached their end of support.
deprecation patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps Unified Rules Interface Enters Public Preview
Google SecOps has launched a new unified rules interface in public preview, consolidating custom and curated rule management into a single workflow. This feature aims to optimize detection engineering through a redesigned dashboard, advanced rule editor, and expanded API capabilities for streamlined deployment and troubleshooting. Users can opt to revert to the legacy experience.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM: Unified Rules Interface in Public Preview
Google SecOps SIEM has introduced a new unified rules interface, now available in public preview. This feature streamlines detection engineering by consolidating custom and curated rule management into a single workflow with a redesigned dashboard, advanced editor, and expanded API. The new interface aims to optimize rule deployment and troubleshooting for security engineers and architects, while the legacy experience remains accessible.
announcement - 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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