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 networkinggcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL: Private Service Connect changes August 2026
Starting August 1, 2026, Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instances enabled with Private Service Connect will have connection reconciliation enabled by default. This change will impact applications relying on Private Service Connect endpoints in projects that are later removed from the allowed list, as their connections will be immediately closed. This update applies to users creating, cloning, or enabling Private Service Connect on their instances.
patch - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpengineergcp-cloud-sql ·
Cloud SQL for SQL Server: Private Service Connect connection behavior changes
Starting August 1, 2026, Cloud SQL for SQL Server instances enabled with Private Service Connect will have connection reconciliation enabled by default. This change ensures that applications stop connecting immediately when a project is removed from the allowed list, enhancing security. The behavior is enabled by default and cannot be disabled for new or existing instances configured with Private Service Connect.
patch - 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 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 infragcpgadeprecationengineergcp-gke ·
Google Kubernetes Engine: New versions and deprecations
Google Kubernetes Engine has released new versions for cluster creation and upgrades across its Rapid, Regular, Stable, and Extended channels. Several older versions are now deprecated and will be removed within 90 days, requiring users to upgrade to avoid disruption. This update affects all GKE users managing cluster versions.
patch - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·
Google Cloud Marketplace Adds City Field to Customer Insights Reports
Google Cloud Marketplace has enhanced its reporting by adding a 'city' field to both Customer Insights and Detailed Disbursements reports. This change provides more granular location data, which can be valuable for analyzing customer trends and managing financial disbursements. The update is available now for all users of these reports.
patch - 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 infra ·
Google Distributed Cloud: Keepalived VRRP config change
Release 1.32.200 and later for Google Distributed Cloud software-only bare metal removes the nopreempt flag from Keepalived VRRP configurations. This change impacts how virtual router redundancy protocol instances handle elections upon restart, ensuring the control plane VIP remains stable even if HAProxy is unavailable. Engineers managing GDC deployments should be aware of this configuration update.
patch - 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 infragcpengineer ·
Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service: Numerous Bug Fixes
Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service has released a comprehensive update addressing numerous issues across voice, chat, and agent functionalities. These fixes aim to improve call stability, data accuracy, integration robustness, and user experience for agents and callers. The update is available for all users of the Contact Center as a Service platform.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Guest Environment Updates Include OS Login Fixes and Security Patches
The Guest Environment Fixed Version 20260716.00 is now available, addressing issues with OS Login zombie processes and the extensions monitor. This update also includes dependency updates to patch multiple high-severity CVEs. The release benefits all supported operating systems by improving stability and security.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps Marketplace Update for Chronicle
Google Chronicle Security Operations (SecOps) Marketplace has updated the Wiz Defend alert naming format within its Chronicle Alerts Connector. This change affects how alerts from Wiz Defend are represented in Chronicle, potentially improving clarity for security analysts. The update is available as part of Chronicle Version 91.0.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineergcp-vertex-ai ·
Google SecOps Marketplace updates Active Directory, Vertex AI, and more
Google SecOps Marketplace has released updates across several integrations. Notably, the Vertex AI integration now supports multi-region endpoints, and Active Directory gains configurable network timeouts. These changes benefit security engineers and architects managing threat intelligence and incident response workflows by improving connectivity and data handling.
patch - Google Cloud Blog blogaiinfragcpengineergcp-gkegcp-compute-engine ·
GKE Optimizations Reduce AI Agent Compute Costs Up To 75%
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) offers new optimizations to significantly reduce the cost of running AI agent workloads by improving compute density. By leveraging GKE Agent Sandbox and Pod snapshots, engineers can pack more agents onto existing nodes and release resources from idle agents, enabling up to 3.5x greater density and cost reductions of up to 75% per agent. This is particularly beneficial for platform engineering teams scaling agentic applications, with advanced options for balancing cost savings against performance requirements.
feature patch - 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 release notes infragcpgapreviewengineergcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-rungcp-gkegcp-cloud-sqlgcp-compute-enginegcp-composer ·
Cloud SDK 578.0.0: Database Migration default change, AlloyDB backup DR GA, BigQuery improvements
The Cloud SDK 578.0.0 release introduces breaking changes, notably making the `--auto-commit` flag the default for database migration operations and promoting AlloyDB Backup DR restore flags to GA. Key enhancements include BigQuery improvements like force deletion for connections and fixed configuration reading, along with updates to Cloud Run, Compute Engine, and Secret Manager commands. This release affects users of various Google Cloud services, with some changes requiring explicit action to maintain previous behavior.
breaking - Google Cloud release notes governance ·
Google Cloud Contact Center AI Platform resolves numerous issues
This release of Google Cloud Contact Center AI Platform addresses a wide range of defects impacting call handling, agent workflows, and integration stability. Key fixes include resolving issues with call state persistence, data reporting accuracy, and integration failures across platforms like Salesforce and ServiceNow. These updates aim to improve overall system reliability and user experience for contact center agents and administrators. The fixes are now generally available.
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