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 datagcpengineergcp-spanner ·
Datastream Spanner integration for stream creation
Datastream now offers an automated flow to create streams directly from Spanner instance or database overview pages. This simplifies the process for Spanner users looking to replicate data. This feature is available now for Spanner users.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaisecuritygcpengineerfinanceretaileducationgovernmentenergyautomotive ·
GCP Security Blog: Trends in Open Source Software Supply Chain Compromise
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking an increase in threat actors targeting open source software repositories for supply chain compromises, with significant campaigns observed in 2025 and early 2026. These attacks leverage compromised code repositories, dependencies, and developer tools, offering attackers efficiency and scale. The blog post provides mitigation and hardening recommendations based on GTIG's observations, highlighting the impact across various industries and countries, with a particular focus on how AI is likely to accelerate these threats.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes networkingawsgcpengineer ·
Cloud Interconnect adds new locations for AWS cross-cloud
Cloud Interconnect now supports two new locations for its cross-cloud interconnect feature with AWS: australia-southeast1 and europe-north2. This expansion enhances connectivity options for organizations leveraging hybrid cloud strategies that span both Google Cloud and AWS. The update is available immediately for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineergcp-looker ·
Looker previews verified queries for AI data agent
Looker is now available in preview with verified queries, which are predefined pairs of natural language questions and their corresponding Looker Explore queries. This feature teaches your data agent how to handle complex business requests accurately, reducing guesswork. A Looker admin must enable the Verified Queries and Conversational Analytics settings to use this functionality.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpengineer ·
Cloud Service Mesh supports IP auto-allocation with DNS Proxy
Cloud Service Mesh now supports IP auto-allocation with DNS Proxy for clusters using the TRAFFIC_DIRECTOR implementation. This enhancement simplifies network configuration for users in the Rapid release channel. The feature is available for those managing service meshes on Google Cloud.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
App Engine PHP: Bundled Services GA
App Engine standard environment now supports enabling specific legacy bundled services via the `app_engine_bundled_services` field. This allows for more granular control over service dependencies, potentially reducing the attack surface or cost for PHP applications. This feature is now generally available to all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitectgovernment ·
reCAPTCHA Agent Overview Dashboard Launched
A new Agent overview dashboard is now available on the Google Cloud Fraud Defense home page. This dashboard enables monitoring and analysis of automated agent traffic, distinguishing verified from suspected agents. It is now generally available and accessible through the Google Cloud console.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineer ·
Google Cloud Console Bigtable Row Key Schema Management in Preview
Google Cloud is introducing a new feature allowing users to manage Bigtable row key schemas via the Cloud console. This capability aims to simplify schema operations for Bigtable users. The feature is currently in Preview, indicating it is available for testing and feedback but not yet generally available.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
App Engine Standard Go supports granular bundled services
App Engine standard environment's Go runtime now offers general availability for enabling specific legacy bundled services via the `app_engine_bundled_services` field. This enhancement provides greater control over service dependencies for Go applications. The feature is available now for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcppreviewengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Data Transfer Service adds incremental Klaviyo transfers
The BigQuery Data Transfer Service now supports incremental data transfers for Klaviyo data. This enhancement reduces data transfer times and resource consumption for users integrating Klaviyo with BigQuery. The feature is available in Preview for all users. Prerequisites include an active Klaviyo account and a BigQuery dataset.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
App Engine Python Standard: GA for Bundled Services Control
App Engine standard environment now supports controlling legacy bundled services via the `app_engine_bundled_services` field, which is now Generally Available. This allows developers to enable only necessary services for their Python applications. This change is relevant for all App Engine standard environment Python users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
App Engine Java: GA for granular bundled services
App Engine standard environment now supports enabling only necessary legacy bundled services through the `app_engine_bundled_services` field. This granular control provides better resource management and can simplify application configurations. The feature is now generally available for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securityinfragcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Container Optimized OS Security and Bug Fixes
This release of Container Optimized OS addresses numerous security vulnerabilities across the Linux kernel, systemd, Python, and OpenSSH. It also includes fixes for an xfs file system bug and an update to fluent-bit. These updates are crucial for maintaining system integrity and security for all users running Container Optimized OS.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Scheduler expands to new GCP regions
Cloud Scheduler is now available in three new Google Cloud Platform regions: europe-west8 (Milan, Italy), europe-west9 (Paris, France), and us-south1 (Dallas, United States). This expansion provides users with more options for deploying their scheduled jobs closer to their applications or users, potentially improving latency and availability. The feature is now generally available in these locations.
patch - Google Cloud Blog blogaiawsazuregcpdatabrickssnowflakepreviewengineergcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-storagegcp-spanner ·
Google Cloud Announces Borderless Lakehouse for Cross-Cloud Data Access
Google Cloud is enhancing its "borderless Lakehouse" architecture, built on Apache Iceberg, to enable AI agents and Gemini Enterprise to query data across AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake without moving it. This initiative introduces catalog federation and zero-copy integrations, offering zero-copy cross-cloud analytics, bidirectional interoperability, and unified governance to developers and architects. The new capabilities, including Cross-Cloud Interconnects and intelligent caching, aim to reduce data transfer costs and latency for in-place AI and ML workloads, with preview availability for key federation features.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpengineer ·
Automate agent development lifecycle with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform introduces Agents CLI skills to streamline the development lifecycle of AI agents, moving them from prototype to production. This new toolset allows developers to manage agent creation, deployment, and evaluation within a single coding agent environment, reducing context switching and friction. The platform is demonstrated through the creation of an "Industry Watch" agent designed to analyze semiconductor stock disclosures and news, enabling more robust and reliable AI applications. This approach aims to solve the common problem of AI projects stalling in the prototype phase.
feature announcement - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpgaengineerhealthcare ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform enhances agent capabilities and security
Google Cloud has expanded Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform with new features for agent runtime, memory, security, and observability. These updates aim to help businesses build, secure, and scale AI agents more effectively by enabling longer-running tasks, structured context retention, enhanced identity management, and centralized governance. The enhancements are now generally available to all users, offering improved automation and security for enterprise AI deployments.
feature - Google Cloud Blog bloggcppreviewanalystgcp-looker ·
Looker Agentic Workflows Automate Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis
Google Cloud's Looker is introducing Agentic Workflows, a new preview capability that automates data metric monitoring and root-cause analysis using intelligent agents. This feature transforms natural language requests into automated monitoring routines, providing diagnostic summaries via Slack or email to help analysts quickly understand metric changes. Available now in preview for Looker version 26.08 and later, it allows business users to create and manage workflows with administrator oversight.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps: View preview parser content with custom parsers
Google SecOps now allows users to view the content of prebuilt parser preview versions, even when a custom parser is active for the same log type. This enhancement provides visibility into new preview features without disrupting current custom parser configurations. It benefits SecOps users who want to evaluate upcoming parser capabilities.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM: View Prebuilt Parser Preview Content
Google SecOps SIEM now allows users to view prebuilt parser preview version content even when using a custom parser for the same log type. This enhancement enables users to inspect new preview versions before activating them. The feature is available for users of Google SecOps SIEM.
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