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 ·
Datastream adds free tier for change data capture
Datastream now includes a free tier for change data capture (CDC) data processed from Google Cloud sources like AlloyDB for PostgreSQL and Spanner. This offers cost savings for users by providing the first 100 GiB of CDC data free per billing account monthly. The feature is available now and details are on the Pricing page.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpgaengineer ·
Cloud Monitoring Histogram widgets for custom dashboards now GA
Histogram widgets are now generally available for Cloud Monitoring custom dashboards, offering a new way to visualize data distributions. These widgets group time series values into ranges and display their relative frequency, providing insights beyond simple point-in-time values. This enhancement is available for all users creating custom dashboards.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcppreviewengineer ·
Cloud Composer: Internal ingress for Cloud Run endpoints
Cloud Composer now supports accessing Cloud Run endpoints restricted to internal ingress traffic via your environment's network attachment. This enhancement is available for all Managed Airflow (Gen 3) versions through gcloud CLI beta commands and the beta Cloud Composer API. This update allows for more secure and restricted communication between Airflow environments and internal Cloud Run services.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcpengineer ·
Cloud Trace enforces organization policies for observability buckets
The create-observability bucket flow now enforces organization policies for resource locations, Customer-Managed Encryption Keys (CMEKs), and key storage projects. This change enhances security and compliance for trace data stored in observability buckets. The feature is available now for organizations using Cloud Trace with applicable policies.
feature - Google Cloud release notes networkinggcpgaengineer ·
Filestore supports Private Service Connect
Google Cloud Filestore instances can now be configured to use Private Service Connect. This allows consumers to access managed services privately from within their VPC network using NFSv3 or NFSv4.1 file system protocols and IPv4 or IPv6 address families. This feature is now generally available.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
BigQuery Remote Functions: Custom Paths in Endpoint URL
BigQuery remote functions now support custom paths in the endpoint URL, allowing reuse of a single Cloud Run service for multiple functions via path suffixes. This enhancement provides greater flexibility in managing remote function endpoints. The feature is now generally available.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Cloud Load Balancing adds post-quantum key exchange
Google Cloud Load Balancing now supports post-quantum key exchange for Application Load Balancers and external proxy Network Load Balancers. This feature protects current traffic from future quantum decryption risks by enabling clients that support TLS 1.3 and X25519MLKEM768 to use post-quantum key exchange. The rollout occurs in three phases, with opt-in available now and enablement by default beginning October 2026.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpengineer ·
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: Configure read pool autoscaling cooldown
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now allows configuration of a cooldown period before read pool instances autoscale. This feature provides more control over scaling events, potentially reducing costs and improving stability. It is available for users managing read pool instances and is detailed in the instance scaling documentation.
feature - Google Cloud release notes awsgaengineer ·
Cloud Interconnect GA: Single-Region Critical Production SLA
Google Cloud's Cloud Interconnect now offers a Generally Available single-region Critical production SLA, ensuring 99.99% availability for specific workloads. This enhancement is crucial for production environments demanding high uptime within a single region. The new SLA is available for Dedicated Interconnect and Cross-Cloud Interconnect.
feature - 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 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.
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