Cloud Workstations: Base Image Updates and RubyMine Enhancements
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feature announcement
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.
Features (1) ›
- Cloud Workstations
The JetBrains RubyMine preconfigured base image uses a custom gem directory ( /usr/local/share/gems/ruby/3.1.0 ).
Notes (2) ›
- Cloud Workstations
The preconfigured base images include Antigravity CLI .
- Cloud Workstations
The base VM was upgraded to use Container-Optimized OS 129 LTS .
Read the original announcement →
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#May_29_2026