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 aigcppreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise updates: Site filters, PagerDuty integration, and Flash control
Gemini Enterprise now supports filtering Google Sites data stores and connecting PagerDuty data stores, both in public preview. The Gemini Enterprise assist feature has been deprecated and shut down. Administrators can control Gemini 3.5 Flash visibility, with changes to default availability planned for June 2026.
deprecation feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Trace GA with SQL Analytics and Observability API
Google Cloud Trace is now generally available, integrating SQL-based query and analysis of trace data within Observability Analytics. This allows users to chart query results, save queries, and join trace with log data. The Observability API is also GA, enabling configuration of trace data storage, encryption, and BigQuery dataset linking for enhanced analysis.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Colab Enterprise Data Science Agent GA
The Data Science Agent is now generally available in Colab Enterprise. This agent automates data analysis, ML tasks, and insight delivery directly within Colab notebooks. It is available for all Colab Enterprise users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgapreviewengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing: Granular CDN Cache Policies and IPv6 Support
Cloud Load Balancing now allows granular configuration of Cloud CDN cache policies at multiple levels within a URL map for global external Application Load Balancers. This feature is GA and offers finer control based on request criteria. Additionally, IPv6 frontend configuration is now supported for several regional and cross-region proxy and Application Load Balancers, currently in Preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
Cloud CDN adds granular cache policy control for external Application Load Balancers
Cloud CDN now offers granular cache policy control for global external Application Load Balancers, allowing configuration at various URL map levels. This enables specific caching logic based on hostnames, URL paths, HTTP headers, and query parameters. The feature is now Generally Available, providing more control for engineers managing global load balancing infrastructure.
feature - 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 infragcppreviewengineer ·
GKE adds JobSet efficiency metrics in preview
Google Kubernetes Engine is now offering two new system metrics in preview to monitor the efficiency of GKE training JobSets. These metrics, kubernetes.io/jobset/scheduling_goodput and kubernetes.io/jobset/proxy_runtime_goodput, aim to provide insights into resource availability and accelerator productivity during training jobs. They are accessible via the GKE metrics and a dedicated JobSet monitoring dashboard.
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 securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR adds calculated fields for dynamic data derivation
Google Security Operations Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) introduces calculated fields, allowing users to dynamically derive new data points within cases and alerts using logical formulas. This enhancement, now in Preview, enables real-time computation based on existing fields, aiding in richer case analysis. The feature is rolling out with release 6.3.86, which also includes general bug fixes.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps Adds Calculated Fields and Enhanced Search Time Ranges
Google Security Operations (SecOps) is introducing Calculated Fields in preview, allowing users to derive new data points within cases and alerts using logical formulas. The platform also now supports relative and absolute time range selections for search queries. These enhancements aim to provide more dynamic data analysis and flexible search capabilities to security analysts and engineers working with SecOps data.
feature patch - 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 aigcppreviewengineer ·
Database Center Generative Views in Preview
Database Center generative views are now available in preview, leveraging Gemini to create custom dashboard views from natural language prompts. This feature allows users to generate and save detailed views of their database fleet inventory and metrics. It is intended for engineers and architects managing database fleets.
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 securitygcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Apigee Emulator v2.0.0 improves security and decouples releases
Apigee Emulator has been updated to version 2.0.0, independently versioned from Apigee hybrid for faster security updates. This release addresses 78 security vulnerabilities across various components, including Jackson Databind, SnakeYAML, Guava, and Go standard library. The updated emulator is available now and can be accessed via Google Artifact Registry, with instructions provided for updating VS Code Cloud Code settings.
security feature announcement - 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 securityinfragcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Container Optimized OS Updates: Kernel, Drivers, and Security Fixes
Container Optimized OS (COS) has been updated with a new Linux kernel version (6.18.32) and numerous security patches, including fixes for CVE-2025-38584 and CVE-2026-43060. The update also introduces support for new NVIDIA driver branches and adds the `cos_kernel_args` tool for manipulating kernel command line arguments. These changes are relevant for users running workloads on Google Cloud's Container Optimized OS, particularly those utilizing GPUs.
security feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewdeprecationengineer ·
Security Command Center updates and deprecations
Google Cloud's Security Command Center has updated several compliance frameworks, including CIS Controls and ISO 27001. The Security Command Center Enterprise tier is being deprecated and will be shut down on May 21, 2027, with organizations automatically migrating to the Premium tier. New features, Artifact Guard and Risk Engine for Cloud Build, are now available in preview.
deprecation feature patch - Google Cloud release notes securityinfragcppreview ·
Secure Web Proxy now supports listening on all ports
Google Cloud's Secure Web Proxy can now be configured to listen on all ports (1-65535) when used as a next hop. This simplifies security policy enforcement for all outbound traffic by removing the need for manual port list management. The feature is currently in preview.
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