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 aiawsengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing: Google tag gateway for advertisers
Google Cloud now offers a Google tag gateway for advertisers, enabling website owners to manage and deploy Google tags via Cloud Load Balancing. This feature routes measurement traffic through your domain using a global external Application Load Balancer, enhancing data accuracy for advertising campaign optimization. It is now available for use, with detailed information provided in the documentation.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Security Command Center adds XFS/NTFS disk scanning
Google Cloud's Security Command Center now supports vulnerability assessment for XFS and NTFS disk partition types. This enhancement expands the scope of security monitoring to more diverse storage configurations commonly used in cloud environments. It benefits security engineers and architects by providing a more comprehensive view of potential vulnerabilities across various disk formats.
patch - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaengineer ·
Apigee hybrid v1.16.3 release: Guardrail env vars, Redis fix
Google has released Apigee hybrid version v1.16.3, a patch update that includes a fix for the apigee-redis pod CrashLoopBackOff state when using Vault-based secret injection. This release also introduces custom environment variable support for Guardrail pods, allowing configuration of NO_PROXY to bypass HTTP proxies for internal endpoints. The update is available for existing installations and new deployments, with specific instructions for upgrading.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·
Spanner graph query performance optimized with factorized execution
Spanner now supports factorized execution to optimize graph query performance by eliminating duplicate intermediate results. This feature benefits engineers and architects working with graph patterns in Spanner, potentially reducing query latency. The optimization is applied using the @{factorize_mode} hint at the query or pattern traversal level.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgadeprecationengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM Data Export API GA with Enhancements
Google SecOps SIEM's enhanced Data Export API is now generally available, offering improved security and scalability for exporting security data to Google Cloud Storage. Key new features include advanced data filtering, zero-trust encryption with customer-managed keys, and identity-aware extraction via RBAC. Legacy export APIs and specific endpoints are deprecated with an end-of-life date of June 18, 2026, requiring users to update their API calls to the new v1 endpoint.
deprecation feature - Google Cloud release notes awsgapreviewengineer ·
NetApp Volumes Flex Unified and replication reach GA
Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex Unified service level is now available with limited performance in several regions, and generally available in one additional region. Replication features for Flex Unified volumes are now generally available across all supported protocols and regions. ONTAP-mode also gains GA for S3 endpoints, thick clone splitting, and privilege levels, with backup capabilities in preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgadeprecationengineer ·
Google SecOps Enhanced Data Export API GA with Security Improvements
The Google SecOps Data Export API is now generally available with enhanced security and data filtering capabilities, allowing bulk export of security data to customer-controlled Google Cloud Storage buckets. This upgrade provides a more secure and scalable archival experience with features like customer-managed encryption keys and RBAC integration. Users must update their API settings to use the new v1 endpoint, and legacy endpoints will be deprecated by June 18, 2026.
deprecation feature - 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.
feature - 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.
feature - 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.
patch - 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.
feature - 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.
announcement - 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.
announcement - 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.
feature - 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.
announcement - 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.
announcement - 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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