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 blogaigcppreviewengineergovernmentgcp-cloud-run ·
Google Cloud adds AI cost controls: anomaly detection and spend caps
Google Cloud is introducing two new native features in the Billing console to help manage generative AI costs: early anomaly detection on AI services and spend caps on Budgets. These tools allow users to proactively identify unusual AI spending trends and enforce financial limits, mitigating the risk of unexpected cost spikes. The features are currently in Public Preview, with early anomaly detection supporting services like Gemini API and Cloud Run, and Spend Caps applying to specific projects and services.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpengineerretailgcp-bigquery ·
Google Cloud Workforce Identity Federation streamlines AI access
Best Buy has adopted Google Cloud's Workforce Identity Federation to allow developers to access cloud resources using their existing Microsoft Entra ID credentials. This move significantly reduces security risks and administrative overhead associated with managing service account keys, enabling more scalable AI and analytics workloads. The solution is now available to all organizations, including those with online billing accounts, and simplifies integration with identity providers like Ping Identity.
feature announcement - 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 gcpgaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Compute Engine Managed Workload Identities GA
Managed workload identities for Compute Engine are now generally available. This feature simplifies authentication for workloads running on Compute Engine by providing an identity managed by Google Cloud. This change impacts developers and operations teams managing applications on Compute Engine.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpengineer ·
Backup and DR integrates with AI assistants via Model Context Protocol
Backup and DR Service now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI assistant integration, allowing natural language prompts to automate backup tasks. This feature benefits engineers and architects managing backup environments by simplifying operations with tools like Gemini CLI, ChatGPT, and Claude. Comprehensive documentation is available, detailing MCP server usage and reference specifications.
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 datagcpgaengineer ·
Bigtable Remote MCP Server GA's SQL Query Tool
The Bigtable remote MCP server now supports the Bigtable Data API's execute_sql tool. This tool allows users to query Bigtable data using natural language prompts. This feature is now generally available and beneficial for engineers and architects needing to interact with Bigtable data via SQL-like queries without direct API coding.
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 datagcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL connectors for Managed Kafka
Managed Service for Apache Kafka now supports PostgreSQL source connectors, enabling data streaming from Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL or any generic PostgreSQL instance. This feature, based on Debezium, allows row-level changes to be written directly to Kafka topics, enhancing data pipeline capabilities for PostgreSQL users. These connectors are now available for use.
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 awsazuregcpdatabrickssnowflakegaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Compute Engine Hyperdisk Balanced Storage IOPS Increased
Compute Engine has increased the maximum IOPS per GiB for Hyperdisk Balanced Storage Pools. This enhancement offers higher performance for disk-intensive workloads, particularly for standard performance provisioning. These changes are now generally available and apply to all users of Hyperdisk Balanced Storage.
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 networkinggcpgaengineergcp-gke ·
GKE Mixed-Protocol Load Balancers Reach General Availability
Google Kubernetes Engine has reached general availability for mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer. This feature allows a single IP address to handle simultaneous TCP and UDP traffic for both external and internal Network Load Balancers across IPv4, IPv6, and dual-stack environments. This resolves prior traffic routing errors and is available in GKE version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 and later, benefiting users managing diverse network traffic patterns.
security feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery: Marketplace sharing and change history functions
BigQuery now enables discovery of commercial shared datasets via Google Cloud Marketplace and provides APPENDS/CHANGES functions to inspect table modifications over time. These features enhance data discoverability and auditability for users working with shared data or needing to track table evolution. Both capabilities are now generally available.
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