GCP key dates

Dated changes (38)

Announced changes with an explicit effective date: pricing, defaults, retirements and policy mandates that existing workloads must plan around. Every date shown has been checked against the original announcement, which each row links to.

1. 29 Sept 2026
   Retirement Google Cloud SDK 586.0.0 Includes Breaking Changes and New Features source ↗

   Cloud SDK Snap package and gcloud CLI man pages will be removed; migrate to google-cloud-cli and use --help flag.

   1 days
2. 30 Sept 2026
   Config Cloud NAT: Service Announcement source ↗

   Default TCP TIME_WAIT timeout for new Cloud NAT gateways will decrease from 120s to 30s. Review application compatibility.

   2 days
3. 1 Oct 2026
   Config Cloud Load Balancing adds post-quantum key exchange source ↗

   Post-quantum key exchange enabled by default from Oct 2026. Review SSL policy or defer if required.

   3 days
4. 16 Oct 2026
   Retirement Vertex AI Generative AI on Vertex AI: Service Announcement source ↗

   Gemini 2.5 Pro, Flash-Lite, and Flash models will be retired. Migrate workloads to other supported models.

   18 days
5. 21 Oct 2026
   Retirement Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform deprecates open model endpoints source ↗

   Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform deprecates and retires open model endpoints on Oct 21, 2026. Migrate to alternatives.

   23 days
6. 21 Oct 2026
   Retirement Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Deprecation

   Specific open model endpoints (deepseek-ocr-maas, etc.) will be retired. Migrate off these endpoints.

   23 days
7. 26 Nov 2026
   Retirement Vertex AI Vertex AI Extensions Deprecated on Google Cloud source ↗

   Vertex AI Extensions will be shut down after November 26, 2026. Migrate to Agent Platform to avoid service disruption.

   59 days
8. 29 Nov 2026
   Retirement GCP Model Armor Feature Filter v3 Stable Promotion and v1/v2 Retirement source ↗

   GCP Model Armor Feature Filter v1/v2 retire Nov 29, 2026. Migrate templates using v1/v2 explicitly to v3 or Stable alias.

   62 days
9. 30 Nov 2026
   Policy Google SecOps SOAR Migration Deadline Extended source ↗

   Google SecOps SOAR migration deadline for Stage 2 extended to November 30, 2026. Complete migration to Google Cloud.

   63 days
10. 17 Dec 2026
    Retirement Google Cloud Model Armor Updates Filter Versions: v4 Latest, v3 Stable source ↗

    Filter versions v1 and v2 retire. Migrate templates explicitly configured with v1 or v2 to v3 or Stable alias.

    80 days
11. 14 Jan 2027
    EOL Looker Looker Deprecates OpenJDK 11 Support, Requires Upgrade to OpenJDK 21 source ↗

    OpenJDK 11 support ends. Customer-hosted instances must upgrade to OpenJDK 21.

    108 days
12. 25 Jan 2027
    Config Google SecOps SIEM: Write Permissions Deprecated from chronicle.readonly Scope source ↗

    Write permissions removed from chronicle.readonly OAuth scope. Update apps using this scope for write operations.

    119 days
13. 31 Jan 2027
    Retirement Looker Looker Mobile (Legacy) App Deprecation Postponed source ↗

    Looker Mobile (Legacy) app support ends & app becomes unavailable. Migrate to alternative or new version.

    125 days
14. 1 Feb 2027
    Retirement Security Command Center Deprecates Data Security Posture Management source ↗

    Data Security Posture Management will be shut down. Users need to find alternative detection capabilities.

    126 days
15. 26 Feb 2027
    EOL GCP Data Studio Adds Private IP PostgreSQL, Bulk Styling, and Deprecates Older MySQL Versions source ↗

    MySQL 5.6/5.7 connector support ends 2027-02-26. New data sources won't connect, existing reports might fail.

    151 days
16. 15 Mar 2027
    EOL Cloud Storage Google SecOps: Deprecation source ↗

    v1 feed types for cloud storage (GCS, S3, SQS, Azure) reach EOL and stop returning data. Transition to v2 feeds.

    168 days
17. 15 Mar 2027
    EOL Cloud Storage Google SecOps SIEM: Deprecation source ↗

    v1 feed types for cloud storage (GCS, S3, SQS, Azure) reach EOL and stop returning data. Transition to v2 feeds.

    168 days
18. 15 Mar 2027
    Retirement Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Model Deprecations, CodeMender v0.7.0, Claude CVP Preview source ↗

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model will be retired. Migrate to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image.

    168 days
19. 17 Mar 2027
    Retirement GKE Cloud Service Mesh: Deprecation source ↗

    Support for GKE/EKS on AWS/Azure features in Cloud Service Mesh ends. Migrate to an alternative service mesh solution.

    170 days
20. 18 Mar 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps SIEM: Deprecation

    Legacy IOC feeds (MANDIANT_ACTIVE_BREACH_IOC, etc.) will be removed. Migrate to GTI_IOC feed.

    171 days
21. 18 Mar 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps SIEM deprecates legacy IOC feeds source ↗

    Legacy IOC feeds (MANDIANT_ACTIVE_BREACH_IOC, etc.) will be removed. Migrate to GTI_IOC feed.

    171 days
22. 18 Mar 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps SIEM Deprecates Three Mandiant/Open Source Intelligence Feeds source ↗

    Three Mandiant/Open Source Intelligence feeds will be removed. Migrate to the GTI_IOC feed.

    171 days
23. 18 Mar 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps: Deprecation

    Legacy IOC feeds (MANDIANT_ACTIVE_BREACH_IOC, etc.) will be removed. Migrate to GTI_IOC feed.

    171 days
24. 19 Mar 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps SIEM Deprecates Three Mandiant/Open Source Intelligence Feeds source ↗

    Three Mandiant/Open Source Intelligence feeds will be removed; migrate to GTI_IOC feed.

    172 days
25. 30 Mar 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps Marketplace Connector Updates and Deprecations source ↗

    Google SecOps Marketplace Connectors (e.g., Azure Security Center) deprecated on March 30, 2027. Plan for migration.

    183 days
26. 26 Apr 2027
    Retirement BigQuery BigQuery Adds Time Series ML Functions, Deprecates Graph in Standard, and Enhances AI Agent CLI Access source ↗

    BigQuery Graph core processing will be restricted to Enterprise editions. Standard edition users must upgrade or migrate.

    210 days
27. 26 Apr 2027
    Cost BigQuery BigQuery Enhances Compliance, Graph Processing, and XGBoost ML Capabilities source ↗

    Standard edition/on-demand billing for core graph processing will end for existing users. Migrate to Enterprise or Enterprise Plus.

    210 days
28. 27 Apr 2027
    Cost BigQuery BigQuery Enhances Compliance, Graph Processing, and XGBoost ML Capabilities source ↗

    BigQuery core graph processing no longer supports Standard/on-demand billing for allowlisted users; must migrate to Enterprise.

    211 days
29. 14 Jun 2027
    Config GKE Google Kubernetes Engine: Deprecation source ↗

    GKE 'No channel' config option removed. Clusters automatically enrolled. Manually enroll before date or review impact.

    259 days
30. 14 Jun 2027
    Config GKE GKE Deprecates Non-Release Channel Clusters, Freezes Windows Server 2019 Image Updates source ↗

    Non-release channel cluster configuration option removed June 14, 2027. Existing users must plan to migrate.

    259 days
31. 15 Jun 2027
    Retirement NetApp Volumes: Flex File Storage Pool Creation Discontinued, Support Ends source ↗

    Support for Flex File service level ends. Migrate data from Flex File to Flex Unified service level.

    260 days
32. 20 Jul 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps deprecates legacy SIEM APIs source ↗

    Legacy Google SecOps SIEM APIs (Backstory, Ingestion) fail from July 20, 2027. Migrate existing instances to Chronicle API.

    295 days
33. 20 Jul 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps SIEM: Deprecation

    Legacy SIEM APIs (Backstory, Ingestion) will be turned down for all existing instances. Migrate to modern Chronicle API.

    295 days
34. 20 Jul 2027
    Config Compute Engine Compute Engine: Deprecation source ↗

    Customer-supplied encryption keys (CSEKs) for Compute Engine resources will be disabled. Migrate to alternative encryption methods.

    295 days
35. 20 Jul 2027
    Retirement Google SecOps: Deprecation

    Legacy SIEM APIs (Backstory, Ingestion) will be turned down for all existing instances. Migrate to modern Chronicle API.

    295 days
36. 1 Aug 2027
    Retirement Compute Engine Google Cloud Deprecates NVIDIA P100, T4, and P4 GPUs on Compute Engine source ↗

    NVIDIA T4 and P4 GPUs on Compute Engine reach end of support; migrate instances to other GPU types.

    307 days
37. 13 Oct 2027
    EOL Cloud SQL Cloud SQL for SQL Server 2017 Deprecation and End-of-Life Announced source ↗

    SQL Server 2017 reaches EOL on Oct 13, 2027, with no security updates. Migrate existing instances and cannot create new ones.

    380 days
38. 31 Oct 2027
    EOL Cloud Run Cloud Run functions Go runtime 1.24 reaches end of life in 52 days source ↗

    Cloud Run Java 17 1st gen runtime reaches End of Life by October 31, 2027. Plan for migration or upgrade.

    398 days

Upcoming end-of-life

1. 1 Oct 2026 Google Kubernetes Engine 1.34 end of life 3 days
2. 4 Oct 2026 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.10 end of life 6 days
3. 30 Oct 2026 Cloud Run functions Node.js runtime 20 extended support ends 32 days
4. 1 Jan 2027 Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0 end of life 95 days
5. 1 Feb 2027 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 14 end of life 126 days
6. 2 Mar 2027 Cloud Run functions Go runtime 1.24 extended support ends 155 days
7. 4 Apr 2027 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.10 extended support ends 188 days
8. 11 Apr 2027 Google Kubernetes Engine 1.35 end of life 195 days
9. 30 Apr 2027 Cloud Run functions Node.js runtime 22 end of life 214 days
10. 9 Aug 2027 Google Kubernetes Engine 1.36 end of life 315 days
11. 24 Oct 2027 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.11 end of life 391 days
12. 31 Oct 2027 Cloud Run functions Node.js runtime 22 extended support ends 398 days
13. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for MySQL 5.7 extended support ends 491 days
14. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for MySQL 5.6 extended support ends 491 days
15. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 15 end of life 491 days
16. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 12 extended support ends 491 days
17. 24 Apr 2028 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.11 extended support ends 574 days
18. 30 Apr 2028 Cloud Run functions Node.js runtime 24 end of life 580 days
19. 2 Oct 2028 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.12 end of life 735 days
20. 31 Oct 2028 Cloud Run functions Node.js runtime 24 extended support ends 764 days
21. 1 Feb 2029 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 16 end of life 857 days
22. 1 Feb 2029 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 13 extended support ends 857 days
23. 2 Apr 2029 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.12 extended support ends 917 days
24. 1 Jul 2029 Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0 extended support ends 1007 days
25. 10 Oct 2029 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.13 end of life 1108 days
26. 1 Feb 2030 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 17 end of life 1222 days
27. 1 Feb 2030 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 14 extended support ends 1222 days
28. 10 Apr 2030 Cloud Run functions Python runtime 3.13 extended support ends 1290 days
29. 1 Feb 2031 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 15 extended support ends 1587 days
30. 1 Feb 2032 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 16 extended support ends 1952 days
31. 1 Feb 2033 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 17 extended support ends 2318 days