GKE Cluster Toolkit v1.97.0 Integrates Health Checks
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Cluster Toolkit v1.97.0 introduces integrated cluster health checks, support for static node counts from blueprints, and stricter validation for GKE node auto-provisioning accelerators. These updates enhance operational visibility and control for GKE users managing cluster configurations and resource allocation. The release is now available, with further details on GitHub.
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- Cluster Toolkit
Cluster Toolkit v1.97.0 is available. This release integrates cluster health checks into the toolkit, adds support for collecting static node counts from blueprints, and enforces strict Google Kubernetes Engine node auto-provisioning (NAP) accelerator validation. For details, see the release announcement on GitHub .
Read the original announcement →
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_13_2026
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