Cloud SQL for MySQL 9.7 is Generally Available, Enhances Database Capabilities
Cloud SQL for MySQL 9.7 has reached general availability, offering significant enhancements for database users. This version introduces capabilities such as vector search, a hypergraph optimizer for complex queries, and JSON Duality Views to bridge relational and document models. It also supports in-place upgrades from MySQL 8.4 and migrations via DMS. A breaking change requires updating clients from the legacy `mysql_native_password` authentication plugin to `caching_sha2_password` for built-in user accounts.
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- Cloud SQL for MySQL Flag updates for MySQL 9.7
Cloud SQL for MySQL 9.7 is generally available ( GA ). For more information about the differences between MySQL 9.7 and previous versions, review the MySQL 9.7 Release Notes . By default, if you specify MySQL 9.7 as the version when you create a Cloud SQL instance (either primary or replica) using the gcloud CLI, the Google Cloud console, or the REST API, then the Cloud SQL edition is Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus edition. This release introduces support for key MySQL 9.7 capabilities, including: Vector search : support for the community-standard vector storage format combined with advanced approx
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#August_13_2026
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