Cloud Deploy now uses a Google-specific Skaffold fork
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Cloud Deploy's internal image has been updated to use a custom fork of Skaffold. This change is reflected in the versioning seen via `gcloud` commands and the Cloud Console, now showing 'cd-skaffold'. This update is part of Google's internal management of Skaffold within Cloud Deploy.
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- Cloud Deploy
The Cloud Deploy image now uses a Google-specific fork of Skaffold. The Skaffold version that you see if you run gcloud deploy releases describe , or if you view the release in the Google Cloud Console, is now cd-skaffold instead of a version number.
Read the original announcement →
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_10_2026