Releasesby GlyphRollout sequencing with custom stages is now generally available
Rollout sequencing with custom stages is now generally available. This version of rollout sequencing, which is recommended if you're configuring an environment for the first time, offers a robust set of features including the following: Define custom stages : Sequence the rollout of a new GKE version across environments.
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CREATE OR ALTER is generally available for 24 object types
CREATE OR ALTER is now generally available for 24 object types. CREATE OR ALTER creates an object if it doesn’t exist, or modifies an existing object to match the statement definition. It’s especially useful in declarative deployment workflows and CI/CD pipelines where the same script must be safe to re-run.
Catalog integration for Snowflake Postgres (General availability)
Catalog integrations for Snowflake Postgres are now generally available. A Snowflake Postgres catalog integration lets Snowflake automatically discover tables managed by a Snowflake Postgres instance and access them as read-only Apache Iceberg™ tables, using vended credentials so you don’t need to configure an external volume or manage storage credentials...
Allowlist partner platform IPs in context-based ingress control (Beta)
Context-based ingress control now supports Partner Platforms as a network source. Select a partner platform to allowlist the IPs that third-party apps use to connect to Databricks, including Power BI, Tableau Cloud, and dbt platform. Databricks manages and updates these IP lists automatically. See Network sources .
Trigger.AvailableNow support for OpenSharing streaming (GA)
Streaming reads from OpenSharing tables now support the Trigger.AvailableNow trigger. This trigger captures the shared table's current version when it starts, processes all available data across one or more micro-batches (honoring maxFilesPerTrigger and maxVersionsPerRpc ), and then stops, which is well suited to scheduled, batch-like incremental...
Admin API adds Claude Enterprise user management in beta
Claude Enterprise organizations can list and look up members, change roles, remove members, manage invites and groups, and read custom roles through the Admin API. Group and custom-role requests need the ce-user-management-2026-07-13 beta header.
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains expands BYOK capabilities
This update brings major advances in customization and model provider flexibility to all tiers of GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs. With richer plugin and provider experiences, improved conversational interactions, and stronger reliability, teams can more confidently tailor Copilot to how they build software.
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GKE Dataplane V2 clusters running version 1.35.1-gke.1516000 or later now use CNI version 1.1.0 in the CNI...
GKE Dataplane V2 clusters running version 1.35.1-gke.1516000 or later now use CNI version 1.1.0 in the CNI configuration files. This change requires downstream CNI plugins to be compatible with CNI version 1.1.0.
(2026-R30) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.36.0-gke.4681000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
Starting on June 30, 2026, the Filestore API ( file.googleapis.com ) is enabled by default when you enable...
Starting on June 30, 2026, the Filestore API ( file.googleapis.com ) is enabled by default when you enable the Kubernetes Engine API ( container.googleapis.com ) in a project. The Filestore API is required for PersistentVolumes that use the ReadWriteMany access mode in GKE . New Features
In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.3204000 and later, when you manually or automatically create a GKE node pool that...
In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.3204000 and later, when you manually or automatically create a GKE node pool that consumes capacity reservations, you can stop GKE from falling back to on-demand capacity if reserved capacity isn't available.
GKE version 1.33 now supports the N4D machine series for node pool auto-creation and Autopilot clusters in...
GKE version 1.33 now supports the N4D machine series for node pool auto-creation and Autopilot clusters in the following patch versions and later: Node pool auto-creation : 1.33.12-gke.1208000 and later Autopilot : 1.33.13-gke.1079000 and later
In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.4447000 and later, the VerticalPodAutoscaler supports CPU startup boost , which...
In GKE version 1.36.0-gke.4447000 and later, the VerticalPodAutoscaler supports CPU startup boost , which temporarily increases CPU requests during application startup to improve startup latency and cost efficiency. This feature is available in Preview. Stable Channel
(2026-R29) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .