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 819 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes governancegcppreviewengineer ·
Audit Manager Preview Features Announced
Google Cloud's Audit Manager is now available in Preview with several new features designed to enhance audit management capabilities. This update introduces a redesigned UI and reporting experience, the ability to schedule audits, and support for running audits at the organization level. These previews are available for early adopters to test and provide feedback.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewarchitect ·
Access Approval Privileged Access Manager available in Preview
Access Approval Privileged Access Manager is now available in Preview. This feature enables enhanced control over privileged access within Google Cloud environments. It is designed for security-conscious users and administrators managing sensitive cloud resources.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps adds Data RBAC for cases and alerts
Google SecOps has introduced Data Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for first-party cases and alerts. This feature enhances security by automatically applying SIEM data access scopes to ingested data, ensuring analysts only view authorized information. It is currently available in public preview for all regions.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-rungcp-cloud-sql ·
Secret Manager: Automatic Cloud SQL Credential Rotation (Preview)
Secret Manager now offers automatic rotation for regional Cloud SQL database credentials in preview. This feature simplifies credential management by generating passwords, updating Cloud SQL instances, and rotating secrets on a schedule, eliminating the need for custom Cloud Run functions. It is now available for PostgreSQL and SQL Server instances and requires no specific prerequisites beyond using Secret Manager.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Access Transparency Privileged Access Manager available in Preview
The Privileged Access Manager feature for Access Transparency is now available in public preview. This feature enhances security by providing better control over privileged access. It is targeted at administrators and security teams responsible for cloud environments.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineer ·
Memorystore for Valkey adds support for version 9.1
Google Cloud has added support for Valkey version 9.1 in Memorystore for Valkey. This allows users to upgrade their existing instances to the latest version, offering potential performance and feature improvements. The feature is currently in public preview and available for users who manage Memorystore for Valkey instances.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancepreview ·
Cloud Billing introduces preview spend cap budgets
Cloud Billing is rolling out a new feature allowing users to configure spend cap budgets for eligible services in preview. This cost control mechanism automatically pauses usage when spending exceeds a set budget, preventing further cost accrual until manually lifted. While estimated costs trigger enforcement faster than billing reports, overages may still be incurred due to processing delays.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing adds advanced policy support for regional LBs
Cloud Load Balancing now supports serviceLbPolicy for regional external and internal Application Load Balancers, enabling advanced features like custom algorithms and auto-capacity draining. This enhancement offers greater control and optimization for traffic management. The feature is currently in Preview and applies to regional Application Load Balancers.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aisecuritygcppreviewarchitect ·
Security Command Center adds AI Protection for Premium tier
Google Cloud Security Command Center Premium now offers AI Protection at the project level. This enhancement provides access to an AI security dashboard, AI threat detection, and AI vulnerability findings. It is available for Security Command Center Premium tier users and is configured at the project level.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineer ·
App Engine Standard Node.js 26 Runtime in Preview
Google Cloud App Engine standard environment now supports Node.js 26. This feature is currently in public preview, allowing developers to test and provide feedback on the latest Node.js runtime within the App Engine platform.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-run ·
Cloud Run adds Node.js 26 runtime support in preview
Google Cloud Run now offers support for the Node.js 26 runtime, currently in public preview. This feature allows developers to leverage the latest Node.js version for their serverless applications on Google Cloud. Developers using Node.js on Cloud Run can test and adopt this new runtime.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineer ·
App Engine flexible Node.js runtime adds Node.js 26 support
Google Cloud's App Engine flexible environment is now offering preview support for the Node.js 26 runtime. This update allows developers to leverage the latest Node.js features and improvements within the App Engine platform. The feature is currently in public preview, making it available for early adopters to test and provide feedback.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-run ·
Cloud Run adds Node.js 26 runtime support (Preview)
Cloud Run is now offering preview support for the Node.js 26 runtime. This enables developers to utilize the latest Node.js features and performance improvements within their containerized applications on Cloud Run. The support is currently in preview, indicating it may change before general availability.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcppreviewengineer ·
Dataform Deployments for Git-Connected Pipelines Now in Preview
Dataform deployments offer a centralized experience for managing pipeline deployments linked to remote Git repositories. This new feature is currently available in Preview, allowing users to test and provide feedback on the integrated CI/CD workflow. It is relevant for data engineers and architects managing Dataform projects.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogdataawsazuregcpgapreviewengineerfinanceenergyautomotivegcp-bigquery ·
SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for BigQuery Now Generally Available
SAP and Google Cloud announced the general availability of SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for BigQuery, enabling zero-copy data access between SAP Business Data Cloud and BigQuery. This integration reduces data silos and accelerates analytics and AI by making current, semantically rich data available across both environments. The solution allows organizations to ground AI agents in operational reality and is now available for general use.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcppreviewengineer ·
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL Adds OpenSearch External Search Preview
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now supports external search with OpenSearch, available in preview. This feature allows users to connect to an OpenSearch cluster and query its data directly from AlloyDB. This enhancement is particularly relevant for users looking to integrate search capabilities into their PostgreSQL workflows.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineermedia ·
Agent Registry: Standalone Skill Governance in Preview
Google Cloud's Agent Registry now offers standalone skill governance in preview, enabling secure, enterprise-grade management of AI agent skills. This feature allows for skill registration, versioning, publisher verification, and access policy enforcement. It's beneficial for organizations building complex AI agents that require robust control over their constituent skills and is available to engineers and architects working with AI agent development on Google Cloud.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps Enhances Investigation and Case Management (Preview)
Google SecOps has launched a public preview of a revamped Investigation Management experience, designed to handle higher investigation volumes and support new investigation types like retrohunt and threat hunting. This update allows users to track UDM events and detections alongside alerts within cases, offering customizable views and integrated search workflows for improved navigation. The preview is currently limited to single-SIEM deployments and requires manual migration of existing configurations.
feature - 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 governancegcppreviewarchitect ·
GCP Knowledge Catalog Adds Feature Governance Workflows
Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog now offers Feature Governance workflows, enabling automated controls for data product access through a request-review system. This new capability aims to streamline data access management and enhance security. The feature is currently in preview and available for users who wish to implement stricter data governance. More details can be found in the documentation on governance workflows.
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