GCP key dates

Every dated GCP change that forces action, in one place: end-of-life and end-of-support deadlines, plus announced pricing changes, configuration-default changes, retirements and policy mandates that impact your stack and costs. What's changing, when, and how long you have. For day-to-day announcements, see the GCP release feed.

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Dated changes (1)

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. 13 Oct 2027

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

    380 days

Upcoming end-of-life

  1. 1 Jan 2027 Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0 end of life 95 days
  2. 1 Feb 2027 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 14 end of life 126 days
  3. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for MySQL 5.7 extended support ends 491 days
  4. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for MySQL 5.6 extended support ends 491 days
  5. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 15 end of life 491 days
  6. 1 Feb 2028 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 12 extended support ends 491 days
  7. 1 Feb 2029 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 16 end of life 857 days
  8. 1 Feb 2029 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 13 extended support ends 857 days
  9. 1 Jul 2029 Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0 extended support ends 1007 days
  10. 1 Feb 2030 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 17 end of life 1222 days
  11. 1 Feb 2030 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 14 extended support ends 1222 days
  12. 1 Feb 2031 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 15 extended support ends 1587 days
  13. 1 Feb 2032 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 16 extended support ends 1952 days
  14. 1 Feb 2033 Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL 17 extended support ends 2318 days

By service

Cloud SQL Auth Proxy Details & FAQ →

Version Released End of life Status
2 17 Jan 2023 n/a no date
1 1 Jan 2020 n/a no date

Cloud SQL for MySQL Details & FAQ →

Version End of life Status Extended support
8.0 1 Jan 2027 94 days left 1 Jul 2029
5.7 1 Feb 2025 end of life 1 Feb 2028
5.6 1 Feb 2025 end of life 1 Feb 2028

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Details & FAQ →

Version End of life Status Extended support
17 1 Feb 2030 1221 days left 1 Feb 2033
16 1 Feb 2029 856 days left 1 Feb 2032
15 1 Feb 2028 490 days left 1 Feb 2031
14 1 Feb 2027 125 days left 1 Feb 2030
13 1 Feb 2026 end of life 1 Feb 2029
12 1 Feb 2025 end of life 1 Feb 2028