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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 infragcpengineer ·
Config Connector 1.151.0 adds Alpha resources, new fields
Config Connector version 1.151.0 introduces new Alpha resources, including CloudDeployAutomation and VertexAIDataLabelingJob, enhancing deployment and AI capabilities. Several fields were added or updated for MemorystoreInstance, providing more control over backups and replication. Bug fixes for BigQueryDataTransferConfig and ContainerCluster improve stability and resource management. This release is for users managing GCP resources via Kubernetes.
feature patch announcement - 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 governancegcppreview ·
GCP VPC: Org Policy Custom Constraints GA, Peering Deletion Cancel Preview
Google Cloud's Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) now offers General Availability for Organization Policy Service custom constraints, enabling finer control over VPC resources as of December 19, 2023. Additionally, a new preview feature allows users to cancel pending deletion requests for VPC Network Peering connections in consensus mode. These updates enhance resource management and operational flexibility for GCP users managing network configurations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaarchitect ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud Adds Autonomous Data Guard
Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Autonomous Data Guard for local peer databases, bringing enhanced disaster recovery capabilities to users. This feature is now Generally Available, offering production-ready disaster recovery for Oracle databases hosted within Google Cloud. The enhancement is relevant for Oracle database administrators and architects managing critical workloads on Google Cloud.
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 infragcppreview ·
Certificate Manager (2nd gen) reaches Preview
Google Cloud's Certificate Manager (2nd gen) is now available in Preview. This update provides a unified control plane for managing and automating certificates across an organization. It is accessible to users interested in advanced certificate management capabilities.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewarchitectfinance ·
Anti Money Laundering AI: Backtest API and Recall Metrics Update
Google Cloud has announced improvements to its Anti Money Laundering AI's backtest API and recall metrics, available with engine version v004.011. These enhancements simplify recall calculations and introduce Performance Targeting by the number of parties required above a threshold. This update benefits engineers and architects working with financial compliance and AI-driven fraud detection.
announcement - 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 infra ·
Google Distributed Cloud for VMware 1.33.800-gke.75 Released
Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.33.800-gke.75 is now available, running on Kubernetes v1.33.11-gke.100. This release includes fixes for vulnerabilities and specific issues preventing cluster health checks and impacting preflight configuration checks when bundled ingress was disabled. The update is recommended for administrators managing GDC for VMware environments, with version propagation to cloud APIs taking 7-14 days.
patch announcement - 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 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.
patch announcement - 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.
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