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
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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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 release notes awsgaengineer ·
Cloud KMS Autokey with same-project key storage GA
Cloud Key Management Service Autokey with same-project key storage is now generally available. This feature allows for more flexible key management within Google Cloud projects. It can be used independently or in conjunction with the dedicated-project key storage option, making it relevant for engineers and architects managing cryptographic keys in Google Cloud.
feature - 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 aiga ·
Gemini Enterprise adds Microsoft Teams federated connector
Gemini Enterprise has achieved general availability for its Microsoft Teams federated connector. This integration allows users to query Teams data, including channels, chats, and messages, and perform supported actions directly within Gemini Enterprise. The connector is now available for all Gemini Enterprise users.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaiawsgcpgapreviewengineermediagcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-sqlgcp-spannergcp-looker ·
Google Cloud Conversational Analytics expands across data ecosystem
Google Cloud's Conversational Analytics, which leverages generative AI for data interaction, is now generally available for BigQuery and Looker, with preview availability for AlloyDB, Cloud SQL, and Spanner. This expansion allows querying data across multi-cloud and database workloads with enhanced enterprise security, governance, and integration capabilities. It aims to provide proactive insights and flexible developer integration for data practitioners and business teams.
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