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 331 GCP releases · Updated

  • Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaarchitect ·

    Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal 1.33.800-gke.75 released

    Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for bare metal version 1.33.800-gke.75 is now available. This release includes fixes for reported vulnerabilities and runs on Kubernetes v1.33.11-gke.100. Customers should verify storage vendor compatibility for this release.

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  • Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·

    Bigtable enables row-affinity routing for standard app profiles

    Google Cloud Bigtable now supports row-affinity routing for standard app profiles, which can improve read latency for geographically distributed applications. This feature is now available for enabling via the Google Cloud console. It primarily benefits engineers and architects managing globally distributed Bigtable deployments.

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  • Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·

    Cloud Workstations supports persistent directory resizing

    Google Cloud Workstations now supports resizing persistent directories attached to workstations. This feature allows users to adjust storage capacity as needed, accommodating growing project requirements without manual intervention. It is now generally available for all Cloud Workstations users.

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  • Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·

    Cloud Data Fusion HTTP Plugin Fixes Proxy Bypass

    Cloud Data Fusion version 6.11.1 includes an update to the HTTP plugin (v1.5.2) that resolves an issue where OAuth2 token requests ignored proxy settings. This fix ensures authentication requests properly route through configured proxies, benefiting users in restricted network environments.

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  • Google Cloud release notes datagcpgapreviewengineer ·

    BigQuery Enhances Reservation Management and Studio

    BigQuery now allows grouping reservations to prioritize idle slot sharing, offering better control over high-priority workloads. A new organization policy feature, currently in preview, enables custom control over workload management resources. Additionally, BigQuery Studio now supports Git repositories for managing and versioning SQL scripts and notebooks, also in preview.

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  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·

    Google SecOps SOAR 6.3.85 Release

    Google SecOps SOAR version 6.3.85 is rolling out, starting with an initial set of regions. This update primarily addresses internal and customer-reported bugs to improve stability and reliability. The release is available in specific regions, as detailed in the provided list.

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  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·

    Google SecOps SIEM adds new parser documentation

    Google SecOps SIEM has released new documentation to assist users in ingesting and normalizing logs from a wide array of sources. This update enables better data integration for security analysis and threat detection. The documentation is now available for all Google SecOps SIEM users.

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  • Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·

    Gemini Enterprise: Agent Designer defaults to Gemini 3.1 Pro

    Gemini Enterprise's Agent Designer now defaults to Gemini 3.1 Pro for new agents in US and Global regions. This change aims to provide improved performance for users, with existing agents already migrated to the new default model. Users can still select Gemini 2.5 Pro or Gemini 2.5 Flash after creation or manually revert their agents if preferred.

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  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·

    Google SecOps adds new log parser documentation

    Google Cloud Security Operations (SecOps) has released new documentation to assist users in parsing and normalizing logs from a variety of sources. This documentation aims to simplify the ingestion process for security teams managing diverse log streams. The update provides guidance for collecting logs from numerous enterprise applications and security tools.

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  • Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaengineer ·

    Google SecOps SOAR Release 6.3.84 Available

    Google SecOps SOAR has released version 6.3.84, now available in all regions. This update brings general availability to the platform. The specific changes included in this release are not detailed.

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  • Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpgapreviewengineer ·

    Terraform Provider for Google Cloud v7.31.0: New Resources and Enhancements

    Terraform Provider for Google Cloud v7.31.0 introduces several new data sources and resources, including `google_artifact_registry_file` and various `google_contact_center_insights` resources. It also includes numerous improvements to existing resources, such as adding new fields for Cloud Deploy, Compute Engine, and Dataplex, alongside bug fixes for BigQuery, Cloud Scheduler, and Service Networking. This release impacts engineers and architects managing Google Cloud infrastructure via Terraform, with fixes addressing potential perpetual diff issues and new capabilities for managing artifact registries and contact center insights.

    feature patch announcement
  • Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcppreviewengineer ·

    Terraform Google Provider v7.29.0 Adds New Resources and Fixes Bugs

    Terraform Google Provider version 7.29.0 introduces several new resources, including support for Chronicle and Dataform, and enhances existing resources with new fields for Alloydb, Cloud Deploy, and more. These updates benefit engineers managing Google Cloud infrastructure via Terraform by expanding resource coverage and improving configuration options. The release also addresses multiple bugs, such as issues with Apigee target server settings and BigQuery dataset defaults, ensuring more reliable infrastructure management.

    feature patch announcement
  • Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpengineer ·

    Terraform Google Provider v7.28.0: New Resources and Compute Enhancements

    Terraform Google Provider version 7.28.0 introduces several new resources for Vertex AI, Apigee, and Chronicle, alongside enhancements to Compute Engine and BigQuery configurations. These updates provide expanded control over GCP services for Terraform users, including new AI-related resources and improved instance management capabilities. The release includes bug fixes for Apigee, BigQuery, and Vertex AI. This update is relevant for users managing Google Cloud infrastructure with Terraform.

    feature patch announcement
  • Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragcpengineer ·

    Terraform Google Provider v7.27.0: New features and breaking changes

    This release of the Terraform Google Provider introduces several new data sources and resources, including support for Google Discovery Engine and Chronicle dashboards. It also includes improvements to compute, container, and dataproc resources, alongside bug fixes for permadiffs and panics. A breaking change requires the `weekly_maintenance_windows` field to be set for `google_lustre_instance` resources, impacting users of Lustre instances.

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