GCP Managed Airflow (Composer) Begins Rollout of New Release, Adds Airflow 3.3.1
GCP's Managed Service for Apache Airflow (Composer) has started rolling out a new release as of August 20, 2026. This update introduces Airflow 3.3.1 for Gen 3 environments and includes new builds and images for both Gen 2 and Gen 3. Key enhancements include Podman support in the Composer Local Development CLI and an upgrade to `apache-airflow-providers-google` v22.3.0. Users should be aware that some changes may still be propagating across regions as the rollout is in progress.
- →Airflow 3.3.1
Features (2) ›
- Managed Service for Apache Airflow Airflow 3.3.1
Airflow 3.3.1 is available in Managed Airflow (Gen 3).
- Managed Service for Apache Airflow
Composer Local Development CLI tool now supports deployment with Podman in Linux and Windows.
Enhancements (4) ›
- Managed Service for Apache Airflow
Airflow 3.1.8 is no longer included in Managed Airflow images and builds.
- Managed Service for Apache Airflow
(Airflow 3.2.2, 3.1.8, and 2.11.1) The apache-airflow-providers-google package was upgraded to version 22.3.0. For more information about changes, see the apache-airflow-providers-google changelog .
- Managed Service for Apache Airflow
New Airflow builds are available in Managed Airflow (Gen 3): composer-3-airflow-3.3.1-build.0 composer-3-airflow-3.2.2-build.4 composer-3-airflow-2.11.1-build.17 (default) composer-3-airflow-2.10.5-build.50
- Managed Service for Apache Airflow
New images are available in Managed Airflow (Gen 2): composer-2.17.11-airflow-2.11.1 (default) composer-2.17.11-airflow-2.10.5
Notes (1) ›
- Managed Service for Apache Airflow
A new Managed Service for Apache Airflow release has started on August 20, 2026 . Get ready for upcoming changes and features as we roll out the new release to all regions. This release is in progress at the moment. Listed changes and features might not be available in some regions yet.
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#August_20_2026
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