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 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 securityinfragcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Container Optimized OS Updates Address Security and Features
This release of Container Optimized OS includes numerous package updates and security patches for the Linux kernel and various libraries. It introduces new features for GPU support and enhances existing components. The updates are relevant for users running workloads on Google Cloud Platform, particularly those utilizing containers and GPU instances.
security feature patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
Google SecOps enhances BigQuery Export with new data types and security features
Google SecOps has significantly enhanced its Advanced BigQuery Export feature, adding support for Entity Graph and Ingestion Metrics alongside existing data types. This update improves security and compliance by natively supporting VPC Service Controls, CMEK, and Data Residency, benefiting Enterprise Plus customers. The feature is currently in public preview, requiring enablement requests, and offers zero-maintenance data export to customer-managed projects.
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 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 - 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.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securityinfragcpengineergcp-gke ·
Cloud Service Mesh Security Patch Releases and Gateway API Update
Multiple patch releases for Cloud Service Mesh (versions 1.29.5-asm.5, 1.28.9-asm.4, and 1.27.9-asm.9) address security vulnerabilities including GCP-2026-045. Additionally, a new Security Proxy version (csm_mesh_proxy.csm_mesh_proxy.20260624e_RC01) for Gateway API on GKE clusters fixes vulnerabilities listed in GCP-2026-040. These updates are critical for maintaining the security posture of in-cluster Cloud Service Mesh deployments and GKE Gateway API users.
security - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
VPC Service Controls adds SPIFFE identity support
VPC Service Controls now supports Agent identities in SPIFFE formats for ingress and egress rules, enabling fine-grained access control for third-party workloads. This feature is now generally available, enhancing security for resources protected by service perimeters. Engineers and architects managing cloud security will find this useful for integrating external identities.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
reCAPTCHA Mobile SDK v18.9.2 for Android Released
reCAPTCHA Mobile SDK version 18.9.2 is now available for Android. This update focuses on addressing minor bugs within the SDK. The release is immediately available to Android developers using the reCAPTCHA service.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Security Command Center adds Assured Open Source Software premium tier
The Assured Open Source Software premium tier for Security Command Center now offers an updated list of curated binaries for Go, Java, and Python. This enhancement aims to improve the security posture of open-source software used within Google Cloud environments. It is relevant for developers and security professionals working with these languages on GCP.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securityawsazuregcpengineermedia ·
Google SecOps SIEM Updates Supported Parsers
Google SecOps SIEM has updated its list of supported default parsers to include new security log sources and data types. This update aims to improve the ingestion and analysis capabilities for various security products and services. The changes are being rolled out gradually over one to four days across regions, affecting users who rely on these parsers for their security operations.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securityawsazuregcpengineermedia ·
Google SecOps Adds Support for New Parsers and Log Types
Google SecOps has updated its list of supported default parsers and introduced support for new log types. This expansion aims to enhance security data ingestion and analysis capabilities for a wider range of security products and services. The updates will be reflected in regions over one to four days and are relevant to security analysts and engineers managing cloud security infrastructure.
patch - 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 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.
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