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 330 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes aigcpgadata-scientist ·
BigQuery Data Science Agent for Colab Enterprise GA
The Data Science Agent for Colab Enterprise and BigQuery is now generally available. This agent aims to improve the data science workflow by integrating AI capabilities directly into the environment. It is now ready for production use by data scientists and engineers working with BigQuery.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgapreviewengineer ·
Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog: Data Products GA, New Features
Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog has reached General Availability for its Data Products feature, enabling curated data asset packaging for business problems. Key enhancements include approval workflows for consumption, automated documentation generation with Gemini, and service account support. A preview feature allows programmatic interaction with data products via a remote Model Context Protocol server for data applications and AI agents.
feature - Google Cloud release notes governancegcpgaarchitect ·
Key Access Justifications default policies GA on GCP
Default Key Access Justifications policies are now generally available on Google Cloud Platform. This feature allows organizations to set default policies at the organization, folder, or project level when using Cloud KMS or Cloud HSM with Assured Workloads Japan Data Boundary. This enhancement aims to improve access control and security for sensitive data operations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
Access Approval with DNS Armor reaches GA
Access Approval, integrated with DNS Armor, is now generally available. This integration enhances security posture for Google Cloud services by providing a unified approach to approval workflows and DNS security. The feature is available for all Google Cloud customers.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing: Traffic Duration for Backends
Application Load Balancers now support configuring traffic duration settings (SHORT or LONG) for backends. This allows for better control over how long backends can take to respond to HTTP requests, with an in-flight balancing mode for requests exceeding one second. This feature is now generally available, impacting engineers and architects managing application traffic.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Database Migration Service supports Cloud SQL for SQL Server sources
Cloud Database Migration Service now offers dedicated support for Cloud SQL for SQL Server as a source in homogeneous SQL Server migrations. This enhancement simplifies migrations by automatically exporting backups and uploading them to Cloud Storage. The feature is now generally available and is relevant for engineers and architects migrating SQL Server databases to Cloud SQL.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpga ·
Access Transparency with DNS Armor is GA
Google Cloud's Access Transparency is now generally available with DNS Armor. This feature helps customers maintain compliance and security by providing visibility into Google's access to customer data. It is now production-ready for all customers.
feature - Google Cloud release notes awsgaengineer ·
SAP on Google Cloud Agent for SAP v3.14 GA
Version 3.14 of Google Cloud's Agent for SAP is now generally available, introducing support for customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) during SAP HANA disk snapshot recovery. This update also includes logging and stability enhancements, along with minor bug fixes. This release impacts SAP users on Google Cloud needing enhanced data protection for recovery operations.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgaarchitect ·
Google Distributed Cloud for VMware 1.35.100-gke.72 Released
Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware version 1.35.100-gke.72 is now available, running on Kubernetes v1.35.3-gke.400. This update includes a fix for cluster health checks and diagnostics on non-advanced user clusters. Administrators should verify storage partner compatibility and be aware of a 7-14 day rollout period for API clients.
patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgapreviewengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing Zonal Affinity GA
Zonal affinity for internal passthrough Network Load Balancers is now generally available after a preview period. This feature enhances network performance and reliability for specific workloads. It is now available for production use by all users of Cloud Load Balancing.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud adds GoldenGate support
Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Oracle Cloud Infrastructure GoldenGate, allowing users to create deployments and connections for data replication and transformation between systems. This new capability is now Generally Available. This enhancement is for Oracle Database users operating on Google Cloud.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgadeprecationengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Deprecates NotebookLM Enterprise, Podcast API
Gemini Enterprise is deprecating NotebookLM Enterprise and the Podcast API. This deprecation means no new customers will be allowlisted for the Podcast API, which was previously GA with allowlist. This change affects users of these specific Gemini Enterprise features.
deprecation - Google Cloud release notes dataaigcpgapreviewengineer ·
BigQuery Enhances Query Execution and Python UDFs
BigQuery can now re-execute queries to proactively detect performance or correctness regressions at no extra cost. Python User-Defined Functions (UDFs) are now generally available, allowing integration with PyPI libraries and external services. Additionally, a new AI.AGG function is available in preview for semantic aggregation of unstructured data using natural language.
feature announcement - Terraform Google Provider Releases terraforminfragapreview ·
Terraform Google Provider v7.33.0: New Resources and Compute Migrations
HashiCorp's Terraform Google Provider has released version 7.33.0, introducing several new resources including data sources for logging views and Apigee data collectors. Multiple compute resources have been migrated to use direct HTTP calls instead of client libraries, potentially improving performance and reliability. This release addresses various bugs across services like Apigee, BigQuery, and Compute Engine, enhancing the stability for infrastructure management. The updates are primarily relevant to engineers and architects managing Google Cloud resources via Terraform.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreview ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Updates
Google Cloud announces several new features for its Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, including the general availability of Gemini 3.5 Flash and public previews for agent revisions, traffic splitting, Skill Registry, and a Managed Agents API. These updates aim to improve agent development, deployment, and management for enterprise users. Most features are in preview, with Gemini 3.5 Flash now generally available, impacting developers and architects building AI-powered agents.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgapreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Updates: Crossbeam, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and NotebookLM
Gemini Enterprise now supports connecting Crossbeam data stores in public preview and offers Gemini 3.5 Flash in general availability across multiple regions. NotebookLM Enterprise also gains GA for creating slide decks and infographics. These updates benefit Gemini Enterprise users, offering enhanced data integration and improved AI model access, alongside new content generation capabilities in NotebookLM.
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 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 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.
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