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 Blog blogaisecuritygcpengineergovernment ·
Google Cloud Cyber Snapshot Report: Building Enterprise Resilience
Google Cloud's latest Defender's Advantage report emphasizes shifting from prevention to resilience, anticipating and containing breaches rather than solely focusing on blocking them. It highlights that human and systemic failures, alongside exploits and voice phishing, remain common entry points for attacks. The report advises hardening architectures, securing extended digital footprints, and fostering human readiness through immersive learning to manage crises effectively. This latest issue addresses the growing threat of AI-assisted exploit development.
announcement - Google Cloud Blog bloggcpengineergovernment ·
NOAA Selects Google Cloud for Supercomputing Infrastructure
NOAA has chosen Google Cloud as its primary provider for the Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System (WCOSS), marking a significant shift to a cloud-first infrastructure. This collaboration aims to enhance weather and climate modeling by leveraging Google Cloud's High-Performance Computing (HPC) capabilities, specifically H4D VMs, to improve the speed, scale, and reliability of weather predictions. This move enables NOAA meteorologists and researchers to adapt future modeling innovations more effectively and positions the United States to lead in global weather modeling.
announcement feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR 6.3.95 Release
Google SecOps SOAR has begun rolling out release 6.3.95, starting with a specific set of regions. This update primarily focuses on addressing internal and customer-reported bugs. Users in the designated regions can expect these fixes to improve stability and reliability.
announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaiawsazuregcpgapreviewengineerfinanceretailmediagovernmentgcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-rungcp-gkegcp-cloud-storagegcp-vertex-ai ·
Google Cloud AI and AI Agent Updates: June Recap
Google Cloud has released several updates focusing on building, scaling, and securing AI, including a new Open Knowledge Format for LLMs and expanded agentic development capabilities. These advancements aim to help organizations run smarter, more secure applications and improve product discovery. The updates are now available, with new models and tools accessible to various customer segments.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgadeprecationengineergcp-gke ·
Google Kubernetes Engine: Version Updates and Security Patches
Google Kubernetes Engine has released new cluster versions across its Rapid, Regular, Stable, Extended, and default channels, offering new default versions and updated patch/minor version availability for upgrades. Several older versions are now deprecated and scheduled for removal within 90 days, requiring users to plan their upgrades. The release also includes security updates via updated Container-Optimized OS images for enhanced vulnerability management.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR Release 6.3.94 Available
Google SecOps SOAR has released version 6.3.94, now available globally. This update is primarily an announcement of the new version's availability, impacting users who leverage the SOAR platform for security operations.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Apigee Hybrid v1.16.8 Release Notes
Apigee Hybrid has released version 1.16.8, including a fix for ignored nodeSelector configurations and a new runtime rollout strategy configuration. This update also contains various security and CVE fixes. It is recommended for all users managing Apigee Hybrid deployments, with container images automatically updated via Helm charts for patch releases.
security feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpdeprecationengineer ·
Managed Airflow changes Airflow version support policy
Google Cloud is updating its version support policy for Managed Apache Airflow services. Starting September 2026, new images for Managed Airflow (Gen 2) will only include Airflow 2.11, and Airflow 2.10.5 will be phased out. Existing images will not be affected, and this change aligns Gen 2 support with the policy for Gen 3.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
Security Command Center insights now in Cloud Hub
Key insights from Security Command Center are now accessible via the Security & compliance page within Cloud Hub. This new integration aims to provide users with a consolidated view of their security posture. The feature is now generally available to all users.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes gcpgaarchitecthealthcare ·
SAP certified SLES 16 for SAP on Google Cloud
Google Cloud has announced that SAP has certified SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 16 for SAP. This operating system is now approved for use with SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver on Google Cloud infrastructure. This certification benefits SAP customers running workloads on Google Cloud by expanding their OS options.
announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpdeprecationengineerretailgcp-bigquerygcp-looker ·
Open Knowledge Format v0.2 enhances agentic trust and provenance
The Open Knowledge Format (OKF) has been updated to version 0.2, introducing new frontmatter fields to address concerns about agent-generated content trustworthiness. These additions enable consumers to assess provenance, trust, freshness, lifecycle, and attestation of knowledge assets. This release is particularly relevant for systems where agents continuously generate and consume knowledge, allowing for explicit signals to build accountability. The updates are optional and do not change the core format, maintaining compatibility with v0.1.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogsecuritygovernment ·
Google Threat Intelligence adopts unified threat actor naming system
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is implementing a new, unified naming system for tracking threat actors, moving from historically separate schemas used by Mandiant and TAG. This cryptonym-based approach uses two-word combinations, with the second word categorizing actors by motivation or activity, aiming to provide defenders with better context and intuition for faster response. The system is being rolled out incrementally, with previous names remaining indexed and searchable on the GTI platform.
announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaiinfragcpengineer ·
GCP Introduces llm-d for Efficient RL Job Interleaving on Accelerators
Google Cloud has introduced llm-d, a new project designed to improve the efficiency of reinforcement learning (RL) jobs for large language models. By enabling co-operative time-slicing, llm-d interleaves independent RL jobs onto shared hardware, significantly increasing accelerator utilization from approximately 40% to 70% without impacting model convergence. This solution addresses critical infrastructure bottlenecks in distributed RL, benefiting teams pushing the boundaries of AI research and development by reducing wasted compute and lowering total cost of ownership. The system is designed to optimize both synchronous and asynchronous RL workloads.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpengineerhealthcaregcp-vertex-ai ·
Voicify leverages Google Cloud's Gemini and Vertex AI for AI-enabled ordering
Voicify has enhanced its AI-powered voice ordering system by integrating Google Cloud's Gemini Flash and Vertex AI, addressing challenges like transactional precision, traffic spikes, and latency. This migration provides enterprise-grade reliability and security, particularly beneficial for their healthcare and restaurant clients. The solution improves efficiency, reduces onboarding time, and ensures consistent service during peak usage.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpengineergcp-bigquerygcp-spanner ·
Google Cloud's Agentic Data Cloud for Scalable AI
Google Cloud introduced its Agentic Data Cloud at Next 2026, aiming to bridge the gap between AI model capabilities and enterprise data context. This new approach unifies data, AI models, and operational databases, addressing infrastructure limitations that hinder AI scalability and operational efficiency. It leverages native engines like BigQuery and Spanner to provide agents with seamless, low-latency access to fragmented data sources, reducing manual effort and enabling trust through enriched context and real-time data access.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogdatagcpengineergcp-cloud-storagegcp-composer ·
Checkout.com Migrates to Managed Airflow on GCP for Reliability and Cost Savings
Checkout.com has migrated its self-managed Apache Airflow to Google Cloud's Managed Service for Apache Airflow (Gen 3). This move significantly reduced operational overhead, improved reliability, and cut costs by an estimated 30% through dynamic scaling. Data engineers now benefit from faster development cycles and simplified dependency management, with new capabilities like AI-powered troubleshooting using Gemini Cloud Assist. The migration affects data engineering teams previously managing self-hosted Airflow environments.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes securityinfragcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Container Optimized OS Updates Address Security Vulnerabilities and Bugs
Several updates have been released for Container Optimized OS (COS) addressing multiple security vulnerabilities across glib, Python, wget, and the Linux kernel. These updates also include fixes for a bug in the XFS file system and upgraded versions of Docker and containerd. The changes are available for various COS versions and are relevant to users running containerized workloads on Google Cloud.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes infragcpdeprecationengineergcp-gke ·
Google Distributed Cloud for Bare Metal 1.34.700-gke.93 released
Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal version 1.34.700-gke.93 is now available, running on Kubernetes v1.34.7-gke.200. This update removes the deprecated csi-snapshot-validation-webhook component, relying instead on native Kubernetes CEL rules for volume snapshot validation. The release also includes fixes for reported vulnerabilities, though it may take 7-14 days for full availability across GKE On-Prem API clients.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineergcp-gke ·
Google Distributed Cloud for VMware 1.35.300-gke.87 Announced
Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.35.300-gke.87 is available, built on Kubernetes v1.35.3-gke.400. This release includes a fix for user cluster upgrades with Anthos Network Gateway enabled, addressing an issue where immutable spec.selector fields caused upgrades to stall or fail. The upgrade operator now preserves existing label selectors for successful V1 to V2 cluster migrations.
patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpsecurity-advisoryengineergcp-looker ·
Looker Security Advisory: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
A critical Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Looker could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts by tricking an administrator into opening a malicious URL. This affects both Looker-hosted and self-hosted instances. Looker-hosted instances are already mitigated, while self-hosted instances require an urgent update to patched versions.
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