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 infragcpengineergcp-gke ·
Anthos Attached Clusters Now Supports New Kubernetes Versions
Google Cloud has announced support for three new Kubernetes versions for Anthos Attached Clusters. This update allows users to deploy clusters with these specific versions, offering access to the latest features and patches. The announcement details available versions including 1.35.0-gke.1, 1.34.0-gke.2, and 1.33.0-gke.3, with links to their respective release notes.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise updates: Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash removal
Gemini Enterprise now offers Gemini 3.6 Flash in the global region, accessible after administrators enable the feature toggle. This new model is also integrated into Agent Designer workflows, with updates propagating within a day. Concurrently, Gemini 3.5 Flash will be removed from the global region in Gemini Enterprise on August 4, 2026, impacting users of specific editions.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogsecuritygcpgapreviewengineergovernment ·
CodeMender preview: AI-powered code vulnerability scanning and remediation
Google Cloud is releasing CodeMender, a managed code security agent, in preview. This tool uses AI to scan for and automatically remediate software vulnerabilities, aiming to reduce security risks and speed up remediation. It is designed for security teams and developers working with various programming languages and integrates with CI/CD workflows. Availability is currently in preview, with wider access planned.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcppreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Lakehouse adds SAP BDC integration
BigQuery's Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg now supports integration with SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) in preview, enabling cross-cloud data sharing and querying. This allows users to synchronize data, query SAP tables directly from BigQuery, and publish BigQuery data products to SAP Datasphere. The integration impacts engineers and architects working with SAP and Google Cloud data platforms, with a known issue affecting Data Products containing special characters.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgadeprecationarchitectgcp-gke ·
Google Distributed Cloud for Bare Metal 1.35.300-gke.87 Released
Google Distributed Cloud for Bare Metal 1.35.300-gke.87 is now available, running on Kubernetes v1.35.3-gke.400. This release removes the deprecated csi-snapshot-validation-webhook component, relying on native Kubernetes CEL rules for validation. Users should verify storage vendor compatibility and be aware that full availability via GKE On-Prem API clients may take up to two weeks.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpdeprecationengineer ·
Managed Service for Apache Airflow Updates and Deprecations
Google Cloud's Managed Service for Apache Airflow has begun rolling out a new release, introducing Airflow 3.1.8 for Gen 3 and updated provider packages. This release fixes a UI issue for tasks in non-terminal states and deprecates several older versions, impacting users who need to stay on supported Airflow and Composer builds. The rollout is ongoing, with features potentially not yet available in all regions.
deprecation feature patch announcement - Google Cloud Blog bloginfragaengineerautomotive ·
Google Cloud C4A-metal accelerates automotive cockpit development with Panasonic vSkipGen
Google Cloud's new C4A-metal bare-metal instances, powered by Axion Arm-based architecture, are now validated with Panasonic Automotive's vSkipGen virtualization platform. This integration enables automotive manufacturers to develop and test cockpit software, including Android Automotive OS, in a cloud-native environment, reducing reliance on physical prototypes and accelerating time-to-market. The solution provides high-performance graphics offloading and supports hardware-independent development for distributed teams.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR Release 6.3.94
Google SecOps SOAR has released version 6.3.94, currently rolling out to initial regions. This update focuses on internal and customer bug fixes. Affected users should check the provided region list for availability.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR 6.3.93 Release
Google SecOps SOAR has released version 6.3.93, which is now available in all regions. This update brings improvements and fixes to the security orchestration, automation, and response platform. All users of Google SecOps SOAR can access this new version.
announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaiengineer ·
11 Principles for Token-Efficient AI Coding Assistants
This guide presents eleven principles for optimizing token consumption with AI coding assistants like Gemini, aiming to reduce latency, improve accuracy, and control costs. By adopting structured habits and efficient prompting strategies, developers can maintain a faster, more precise feedback loop. These practices are relevant for all software engineers and architects using AI-powered development tools.
announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcppreviewengineerretailgovernmentgcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-rungcp-pubsub ·
Build AI Agents on GCP with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Demos
Google has released 13 hands-on demos for its Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, showcasing how to build, scale, govern, and optimize AI agents. These demos utilize the code-first ADK and offer practical patterns for enterprise development, from basic agent creation to complex, long-running, and multi-agent pipelines. Developers can leverage these examples to integrate with services like BigQuery and Cloud Run, with features for security, governance, and optimization built-in.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogdatagcppreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery introduces IAM data governance tags for column-level security
BigQuery has released a preview of IAM data governance tags, a new method for column-level access control that improves upon existing policy tags. These tags offer global scope, automatic disaster recovery replication, hierarchical classification up to five levels deep, and decoupled governance for more flexibility. This feature is available to all BigQuery customers and is particularly beneficial for those managing complex data ecosystems and seeking to enhance their data protection strategies.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpengineerfinanceretailgovernmentautomotive ·
Google recognized as leader in Conversational AI by Gartner
Google has been named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Conversational AI Platforms for the second consecutive year, receiving top marks for vision and execution. This recognition highlights Google's advancements in AI research and enterprise infrastructure, particularly with Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience. The platform enables organizations to build sophisticated AI agents that can reason, act, and integrate across enterprise systems for improved customer interactions. The announcement emphasizes the capabilities of CX Agent Studio and its foundation on Google Cloud's AI stack, designed for production-ready AI deployments.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreviewengineer ·
Apigee X Maintenance Updates and Version Rollout
Apigee X instances on specific older versions (below 1-17-0-apigee-10) configured for maintenance windows will be updated starting July 16th, 2026. This update aims to ensure all instances receive the latest maintenance, though specific DNS or Java library configurations may prevent updates. Affected users will receive a notification with the exact upgrade date within two business days.
announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaiinfragcpengineergovernmentgcp-gkegcp-cloud-storage ·
GKE Blueprint for Enterprise AI Workload Security
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) now offers a blueprint to secure enterprise AI workloads by integrating controls across multiple Google Cloud services and GKE features. This blueprint addresses infrastructure, model, and application security layers, aiming to protect proprietary models and comply with regulations without hindering developer velocity. It is available for platform engineering teams and CISOs managing AI deployments on GKE.
announcement feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpengineer ·
Accelerate Foundation Model Upgrades with Agentic Workflows
Google Cloud's Applied ML team developed an agentic workflow to upgrade foundation models in hours, drastically reducing the months-long manual process typically required. This approach, outlined in a blog post, leverages Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Google Antigravity to offer flexibility and adaptability over rigid automation. Engineering teams managing AI model updates can apply these lessons to improve their own migration pipelines, impacting developers and architects working with AI models.
announcement feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaisecuritygcpengineergovernmentgcp-gke ·
Google Cloud AI Threat Defense Combats AI-Driven Cyberattacks
Google Cloud introduces AI Threat Defense, a unified platform leveraging Gemini, Wiz, CodeMender, and Mandiant to counter AI-powered cyberattacks. This new framework aims to provide defenders with a speed and context advantage over attackers who are increasingly using AI for zero-day exploits and rapid multi-agent attacks. The platform assists organizations in preparing, scanning, prioritizing, remediating, and monitoring threats across their software development lifecycle. It's designed for security engineers and architects managing cloud environments.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpengineermedia ·
Google's AI agents collaborate to create short films
Google experimented with teams of AI agents collaborating to produce short films, uncovering insights into inter-agent teamwork in creative domains. Agents with distinct roles like Idea Person, Technical Lead, and Editor worked within Scion, an open-source orchestration testbed. This hackathon demonstrated how AI agents can manage complex, multi-step projects with verification gates, producing over 25 films using models like Gemini and Veo.
announcement feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaisecuritygovernanceeolengineergovernmentenergy ·
Safely Integrate AI for Vulnerability Management
This blog post offers practical guidance from Mandiant Consulting on establishing operational guardrails for AI-assisted vulnerability management. It addresses the risks of deploying AI agents without mature integration processes, suggesting a hybrid approach combining AI with deterministic controls and human oversight. The recommendations are aimed at security teams looking to accelerate vulnerability discovery and remediation workflows while maintaining environmental integrity.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Apigee X 1-18-0-apigee-1 Release
This release of Apigee X includes several security fixes and bug resolutions, enhancing reliability and patching vulnerabilities. It affects users of Apigee X, particularly those using cache policies, API proxy deployments, and SAML assertions. The rollout began today and may take several business days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
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