Cloud Deploy now uses Kubectl's Kustomize by default
Cloud Deploy has updated its default Kustomize behavior, now leveraging the Kustomize version embedded within Kubectl. This change affects users who deploy applications using Kustomize, offering a more consistent experience with the Kubectl toolchain. Explicit Kustomize versions can still be specified during release creation if needed.
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- Cloud Deploy
The Cloud Deploy image now uses Kubectl Kustomize. By default, Cloud Deploy now uses the Kustomize built into kubectl . Previously, the default version of Kustomize was the version embedded in the Cloud Deploy image. Now it's the version used by kubectl. You can still use kustomize directly (not through kubectl) by specifying the kustomize version when you create a release.
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#June_15_2026
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