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 datagcpgaengineer ·
Firestore integrates with Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog
Firestore now supports searching and managing resources via Google Cloud Knowledge Catalog. This integration allows users to leverage Knowledge Catalog's metadata management capabilities for Firestore data. The feature is available now, enhancing data discovery and governance for Firestore users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
Firestore adds MongoDB compatibility and Knowledge Catalog integration
Google Cloud Firestore now offers MongoDB compatibility, allowing users to manage resources with familiar tools. This update integrates with Knowledge Catalog, enhancing metadata management and access for Firestore resources. This feature is now available for Firestore users seeking improved compatibility and data governance.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aiinfragcpgaengineer ·
Compute Engine GA for TPUs and MIG Bulk Mode
Google Cloud's Compute Engine now offers general availability for Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), enabling unified AI accelerator management for training and inference. Additionally, a new bulk mode for managed instance groups (MIGs) ensures all requested VMs are provisioned simultaneously, preventing partial deployments. These features benefit AI/ML practitioners and batch workload users by simplifying infrastructure management and ensuring resource availability.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Container Optimized OS Updates: Kernel, Docker, GPU Drivers
This release of Google Container Optimized OS includes significant updates to its kernel, Docker, and NVIDIA GPU drivers across several versions. Key changes include the addition of new libraries, Python version upgrades, and enhancements to the Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) policy. These updates aim to improve system stability, security, and hardware compatibility for users running containerized workloads on GCP.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaarchitect ·
Composite Health for Private Service Connect GA on GCP
Composite Health for Private Service Connect is now generally available on Google Cloud Platform. This feature allows service producers to define health criteria for their published services, enabling automatic cross-region failover for consumers. This enhancement impacts service producers and consumers utilizing Private Service Connect backends.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcppreviewengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise updates: Agent Designer migration, Canvas editing
Gemini Enterprise has automatically migrated Agent Designer agents to Gemini 3.5 Flash, requiring no user action. Additionally, a new Canvas feature allows users to create and edit AI-generated documents and presentations within the Gemini Enterprise web app, which is currently in public preview. This enhancement is available after an administrator enables the feature, offering direct export to various formats like Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Filestore remote MCP server now GA
The Filestore remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server has reached general availability. This feature enables the creation and management of Filestore instances directly from AI applications and LLM-powered platforms. It is now production-ready for all users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcpgaarchitectfinance ·
Cloud Billing CUD Analysis GA
Cloud Billing's CUD Analysis tool is now generally available, offering a unified view for managing both spend-based and resource-based Committed Use Discounts. This feature helps customers understand savings, track commitment effectiveness, and download usage data for analysis. It is available to all Cloud Billing customers who use Committed Use Discounts.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkingpreviewengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing: Preview of Modernized Component Interface
A new component-centric interface for Cloud Load Balancing is now in Preview, offering enhanced transparency into load balancing infrastructure. This release provides a comprehensive resource inventory, interactive topology visualization, and integrated audit logging. It is aimed at technical teams needing to manage and troubleshoot load balancing configurations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpengineer ·
Cloud Trace adds DAG call hierarchy view
Cloud Trace now displays call hierarchy for spans using a directed acyclic graph (DAG) on the span details page. This enhancement helps engineers visualize trace data more effectively, particularly when integrated with Application Monitoring dashboards. The DAG view is now available within Trace Explorer and select integrations.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Cloud TPU on Compute Engine generally available
Google Cloud's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is now generally available on Compute Engine, offering a unified experience for AI accelerators. Engineers can manage TPU VMs via the Compute Engine and MIG APIs, enabling custom OS configurations and boot disk settings. This integration supports diverse workloads from small-scale experiments to large-scale training and inference.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgaengineer ·
Agent Assist GA: Gemini 3.5 Flash & Enhanced Summarization
Agent Assist version 6.0 is now generally available, powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash and extending to all regions. This release enhances summarization autoevaluation with more rubrics for completeness and clarifies the use of 'N/A' in performance views. The new summarization capabilities are also available in additional regions, including us-east1 and eu-west1.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpengineer ·
Cloud Monitoring adds trace call hierarchy visualization
Cloud Monitoring now displays trace call hierarchies using a directed acyclic graph (DAG) on span details pages. This enhancement allows engineers to better understand trace data within Application Monitoring dashboards and the Trace Explorer. The DAG visualization is available for users exploring trace data in these services.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Apigee hybrid v1.15.4 includes security fixes and upgrade guidance
Google Cloud released Apigee hybrid version 1.15.4 on May 30, 2026. This patch release incorporates various security and CVE fixes, enhancing the platform's robustness. Upgrading to this version is recommended for all users to benefit from the security improvements and the latest integrated container images.
security announcement - Google Cloud release notes gcpengineermedia ·
Apigee X: UI Updates and DataCapture Policy Enhancement
Google Cloud has released an updated Apigee UI with new features for managing Spaces directly within the interface. Additionally, the DataCapture policy now supports EventFlow, allowing extraction of data from server-sent event streams like LLM responses. These updates primarily affect engineers and architects managing API policies and data flows within Apigee X.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Cloud Workstations: Base Image Updates and RubyMine Enhancements
Google Cloud Workstations has updated its base images with the Antigravity CLI and Container-Optimized OS 129 LTS. A new JetBrains RubyMine image now uses a custom gem directory. These changes primarily impact developers using Cloud Workstations, particularly those working with Ruby.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
GKE: Workload Identity timeouts, Gateway TLS auth
Workloads using Workload Identity in GKE 1.35+ may encounter transient timeouts connecting to the metadata server after node startup. A new feature adds backend authenticated TLS support for Gateway-originated connections to Pods and InferencePools in specific GatewayClasses. Users experiencing connection issues should consult the provided documentation for recommendations and workarounds.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagovernancegcpengineer ·
GCP Knowledge Catalog Adds Data Lineage Search
The Data Lineage API in Google Cloud's Knowledge Catalog now supports the searchLineageStreaming method. This feature enables breadth-first searches for lineage links, making it easier for engineers and architects to trace data flow and dependencies. This enhancement is available now for users of the Knowledge Catalog.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR Unifies and Upgrades Chronicle API
Google SecOps SOAR has unified its API resources from legacy SOAR APIs into a single Chronicle API. This upgrade offers a more robust, secure, and extensible experience, signaling functional completeness for production adoption by customers and partners. Users are encouraged to adopt the Chronicle API for enhanced capabilities.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgapreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM upgrades Chronicle API to v1 GA
Google SecOps SIEM has upgraded its Chronicle API resources from v1 beta to v1. This upgrade signifies API stability and functional completeness, encouraging production usage for new integrations. Customers and partners should adopt the v1 API for a more robust and secure experience. The upgrade includes numerous features across alerts, dashboards, data tables, ingestion, normalization, detections, search, exports, and enrichment controls.
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