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 aigcppreviewengineergcp-vertex-ai ·
Cloud Billing: Early AI workload cost anomaly detection
Cloud Billing now offers early anomaly detection for AI workloads like Gemini API and Vertex AI, providing near real-time, service-level cost insights before final billing. This feature appears on the 'By service (Early signals)' tab of the Anomalies dashboard. It aims to give users proactive visibility into potential cost overruns for AI services, though user-configured thresholds are not applicable to these early signals.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpdeprecationengineer ·
Service Usage v2beta API for MCP policies deprecated
Support for managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enablement and consumer policies via the Service Usage v2beta API will end on July 30, 2026. This deprecation affects users who rely on this specific API for policy management. Users should migrate to alternative methods before the shutdown date.
deprecation - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineergovernment ·
Google Cloud Fraud Defense: reCAPTCHA Preview
Google Cloud Fraud Defense is now in preview with Policy Engine, Universal keys, and challenge policies. Policy Engine enables custom rules for triggering CAPTCHA challenges based on various risk factors, and a new AI-resistant QR code challenge is included. This preview aims to enhance bot detection and fraud prevention for developers integrating reCAPTCHA.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaengineer ·
Google Cloud Marketplace Private Offers API
The Cloud Commerce Producer API now supports programmatic creation, management, and publishing of private offers on Google Cloud Marketplace. This allows partners to automate private offer workflows, including custom pricing and document attachments. This feature is available now and benefits partners managing private offers.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Artifact Registry Connector repositories proxy upstream sources
Artifact Registry now offers Feature Connector repositories that act as proxies for upstream sources, without caching artifacts. This enhances auditability and supports environments with strict third-party policies against caching. The feature is detailed in the Connector repositories overview documentation.
feature - 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 release notes aigcpga ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds Claude Opus 5
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now supports Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, enhancing its capabilities with advanced large language model features. This integration allows developers to leverage a more powerful model within their agent applications. Claude Opus 5 is available for use immediately.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Service Mesh Envoy Compressor Filter GA
The Envoy Compressor Filter for Cloud Service Mesh is now Generally Available in the stable release channel. This feature enhances network performance by enabling compression for service mesh traffic. It is now available for all users operating in the stable release channel.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datainfragcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL: Enhanced Disaster Recovery with Logical Replication
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL now supports logical replication using failover slots, enabling advanced disaster recovery and replica failover operations for business continuity. This feature provides robust mechanisms to ensure data availability and resilience. It is available for users requiring enhanced DR capabilities for their PostgreSQL instances.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigaengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise: Document and presentation creation in Canvas now GA
Gemini Enterprise's Canvas assistant, used for creating and editing AI-generated documents and presentations, is now generally available. This feature allows users to generate content directly from chats and export it to various formats. Administrators must enable the 'Enable canvas' toggle for users to access it.
feature - 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 release notes infragcpengineergcp-compute-engine ·
GCP Compute Engine MIG Instance Distribution Monitoring
GCP Compute Engine now offers a Cloud Monitoring dashboard for Managed Instance Groups (MIGs) to observe real-time VM distribution across zones and machine types. This enhanced visibility aids in monitoring capacity allocation and diagnosing runtime fallback behavior, especially for groups utilizing location and instance flexibility. The feature is available now for users managing MIGs.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpengineergcp-firestore ·
Manage Firestore Security Rules in Google Cloud Console
Google Cloud console now supports viewing, managing, and deploying Firestore Security Rules for Native mode. This feature allows users to create new rulesets and manage existing ones from the timeline. This enhancement is available for Firestore Standard and Enterprise editions.
feature - 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 release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Cloud Location Finder integrates with Model Context Protocol in GCP Preview
Google Cloud's Cloud Location Finder now offers a built-in integration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), currently available in Preview. This integration allows LLM-powered agents to securely access data through standard MCP tools like search and list cloud locations. This feature enables more robust and secure data retrieval for AI agents operating within the Google Cloud environment.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineergcp-vertex-ai ·
Vertex AI Search: Lower configurable pricing thresholds
Users can now decrease storage size and queries per minute (QPM) subscription thresholds for Vertex AI Search's configurable pricing. This change, which takes effect at the start of the next billing cycle, offers more flexibility for cost management. The feature is now generally available and impacts users managing custom pricing for search applications.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Router: Named BGP route policies now GA
Cloud Router's support for named sets in BGP route policies has reached general availability. This enhancement allows for more flexible and manageable configuration of BGP route policies. The feature is now production-ready for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Image Models Retired
The Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform has retired the gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview and gemini-3-pro-image-preview models. Users must update their code to reference alternative image models to avoid disruption. This change affects users of these specific preview models.
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