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 infragcpengineerfinancegcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-rungcp-gkegcp-cloud-sqlgcp-vertex-ai ·
Config Connector 1.154.1 Adds New Alpha Resources and Field Support
Config Connector version 1.154.1 introduces numerous new alpha resources, expanding management capabilities for services like Apigee, Vertex AI, and various networking and data services. It also adds support for new fields in existing resources, including BigQuery, Cloud Run, and GKE, enhancing configuration options. These updates are available immediately and benefit users managing Google Cloud resources via Kubernetes, particularly those seeking finer-grained control over a wider array of services.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Security Command Center: Data Residency & Agent Vulnerability Scanning Preview
Security Command Center now supports data residency configuration updates for organizations in its data residency preview program. Additionally, a new Agent Platform Vulnerability Assessment feature scans Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform containers for plaintext secrets. These features are currently in preview, impacting organizations using Security Command Center for compliance and security posture management.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for MySQL: Private Service Connect and QueryData Updates
Starting August 1, 2026, new Cloud SQL for MySQL instances with Private Service Connect will have connection reconciliation enabled by default, immediately closing connections when projects are removed from allowed lists. Additionally, the new QueryData feature introduces support for parameterized secure views (PSVs) to enhance security for natural language queries, though this is currently in Preview. These changes affect administrators managing Cloud SQL instances and developers building applications that leverage Private Service Connect or natural language querying.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes datasecurityawsgcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL: Faster CMEK Re-encryption
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL now supports zero-downtime re-encryption for instances and replicas using customer-managed encryption keys (CMEKs). This enhancement significantly speeds up the re-encryption process by performing in-place disk re-encryption without creating backups. The change benefits users managing their encryption keys for PostgreSQL instances, offering a more efficient and seamless update experience.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaarchitect ·
Contact Center AI Insights Adds Data Tracing
Contact Center AI Insights now includes data tracing within the Quality AI feature. This enhancement uses system events and conversation metadata to improve the accuracy of Quality AI scorecards. The update is now available for users of Contact Center AI Insights.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for SQL Server: Faster CMEK re-encryption with zero downtime
Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports faster re-encryption of CMEK-protected instances and replicas, completing with zero downtime. This enhancement re-encrypts underlying disks in-place without creating backups, simplifying the process for users managing their own encryption keys. The change is effective immediately for all users of Cloud SQL for SQL Server.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for MySQL: Faster CMEK re-encryption with zero downtime
Cloud SQL for MySQL now offers significantly faster re-encryption for instances and replicas using customer-managed encryption keys (CMEKs), completing with zero downtime. This enhancement re-encrypts underlying disks in-place, eliminating the need for re-encryption backups. The update benefits users who manage their encryption keys and require efficient, uninterrupted key rotation.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaengineer ·
Memorystore for Valkey GA: Custom Org Policies for Security
Memorystore for Valkey is now Generally Available with support for custom organization policies. This feature allows for enhanced security, compliance, and governance by enforcing consistent configurations for instances. It is available for all users managing Memorystore for Valkey deployments.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaigcpgaengineerhealthcaremediaenergygcp-bigquerygcp-gkegcp-cloud-sqlgcp-cloud-storagegcp-dataflow ·
Google Cloud AI Infrastructure and Orchestration Updates - July 2026
Google Cloud is enhancing its AI infrastructure and orchestration capabilities with several new product updates and features, including GA availability for Managed Lustre, C4N VMs, and GKE Dataplane V2 scaling. These updates aim to support the growing demands of AI and agentic workloads, offering improved performance, scalability, and security for developers and enterprises. The announcements include new security tools, practitioner guides, and research reports, all designed to help users leverage Google Cloud's AI capabilities more effectively and efficiently. This monthly update covers a range of AI-related services and tools designed for rapid innovation and cost optimization.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Confidential VMs Expand vCPU Support on C3D/C4D
Confidential VM instances utilizing AMD SEV on C3D and C4D machine types now support configurations exceeding 255 vCPUs. This enhancement allows for larger, more demanding workloads to benefit from confidential computing capabilities. This update is particularly relevant for engineers and architects running high-performance, security-sensitive applications.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcppreviewengineer ·
Datastream adds preview support for Workday replication
Google Cloud Datastream now supports replicating change data from Workday. This feature, currently in preview, allows users to stream data from Workday into Google Cloud. It is intended for users who need to integrate Workday data with their cloud-based analytics or operational systems.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaisecuritygovernancepreviewarchitectgovernmentgcp-cloud-rungcp-cloud-functions ·
Google Cloud CISO Perspectives: AI Threat Defense for Boards
This article discusses the evolving role of AI threat defense, emphasizing its importance for boardroom security governance and business agility. It highlights how organizations can transition from manual, reactive security to an automated, AI-native capability. The piece is targeted at board members, CISOs, and business leaders needing to understand AI security strategies and governance frameworks. It introduces Google's AI Threat Defense (AITD) concept and outlines five key areas for inquiry regarding AI security.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-bigquery ·
Data Studio Conversational Analytics GA, adds BigQuery integration
Conversational Analytics in Data Studio is now generally available, enabling users to filter data agents by Google Cloud project and see agents with insufficient permissions. Email notifications for shared BigQuery data agents are also introduced. These updates are relevant for users of Data Studio and BigQuery, particularly those managing shared data agents and requiring fine-grained access control.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpgapreviewengineergcp-looker ·
Looker Updates: MFA, CI Alerts, UI Enhancements, and AI Features
Looker is rolling out several new features and enhancements, including mandatory MFA for enhanced security and general availability for custom calendars, expression assistant, enhanced search, and CI email alerts. The UI and AI capabilities are also being improved with a new LookML Projects page, a preview of a modern UI with updated visualization and dashboard designs, and a preview of verified queries to improve data agent accuracy. Some changes affect existing contract terms regarding Data Studio Pro licenses.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreviewengineergcp-bigquerygcp-looker ·
Cortex Framework v7 GA with modular architecture, Dataform, and AI features
Google Cloud Cortex Framework version 7 is now generally available, introducing a modular deployment, simplified data orchestration with Dataform, and AI-ready data products. This release enhances capabilities for building and deploying data assets and pipelines for advanced analytics and agentic use cases. Key improvements include agentic data product builder skills, Knowledge Catalog integration, expanded SAP data product support, and new solution samples. The update also brings enhanced observability and telemetry, with an opt-out option for the latter.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpga ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud adds CMEK for Exascale VM Clusters
Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) for Exascale VM Clusters. This enhancement improves data security for sensitive workloads running on Google Cloud. The feature is generally available to all users managing Exascale VM Clusters.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Bigtable integrates with LMCache for LLM KV caching
Google Cloud Bigtable can now serve as a remote storage backend for LMCache. This allows multiple AI serving instances to share and reuse precomputed attention tensors for LLM key-value caches, reducing compute overhead and improving time-to-first-token for repeated prompts. The feature is currently in Preview and intended for users running AI serving workloads.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery: Audit UI query result downloads
BigQuery now audits when users download query results via the console. Data Access audit logs will include a `uiDownloadRequest` field for requests triggered by a UI download. This enhancement is useful for security and governance, impacting users who access or manage data in BigQuery.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgadeprecationengineergcp-composer ·
Managed Service for Apache Airflow: New Release and Deprecations
A new release of Managed Service for Apache Airflow is rolling out, featuring Airflow 3.2.2 and updated build images for both Gen 3 and Gen 2 environments. While some features like Multi-Team Airflow are not yet available, bug fixes for alerts and error messages are included. This release also marks the end of support for several older Airflow versions and builds, requiring users to upgrade to avoid disruption.
deprecation feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineergcp-compute-engine ·
Google Cloud VPC: General Availability for Resolve subnet mask
Google Cloud's Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now supports the Resolve subnet mask setting for subnets in General Availability. This feature allows Compute Engine instances attached to a subnet to inherit the subnet's netmask, enabling direct communication between instances within the same subnet using MAC addresses. This enhancement is now available to all users operating Compute Engine instances within VPC networks.
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