Releasesby GlyphPer the June 10, 2026 release note , the configuration option to not enroll your cluster in a release channel...
Per the June 10, 2026 release note , the configuration option to not enroll your cluster in a release channel is deprecated, and will be removed on June 14, 2027. In alignment with this deprecation, creating new clusters not enrolled in a release channel is now only allowed for existing customers.
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Version targeting for Cortex Agent and Cortex Analyst evaluations (General availability)
Cortex Agent and Cortex Analyst evaluations now let you control the versioned configuration used for scoring: Version targeting pins the configuration under evaluation, not the agent behavior that gets evaluated: each run invokes the agent again and scores a newly generated trace.
CoCo automations in CLI and Snowsight (Preview)
CoCo automations in the CoCo CLI and CoCo in Snowsight are now available in public preview. Automations let you schedule recurring, unattended CoCo runs that execute in a Snowflake-managed sandbox. Each run creates a Cortex thread that you can inspect and continue in CoCo. Automations created from one surface can be monitored and managed from the other.
Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API
The Supervisor API (Beta) reaches end of life on September 30, 2026. After that date, the API is no longer available. Databricks recommends migrating to custom agents on Databricks Apps . See Supervisor API (Beta) (deprecated) .
Consumer access to query Unity Gateway services will become generally available
Querying Unity Gateway model services and model provider services with Consumer access is currently opt-in through the Consumer access to Unity Gateway Public Preview . When this capability becomes generally available, consumer access users will be able to query these services without the preview enabled.
Monitor all AI activity with the unified trace table (Beta)
The unified trace table is in Beta . It captures every request and response across your Unity Gateway services into one Unity Catalog table in OpenTelemetry format, giving you a single place to monitor, debug, secure, and audit all AI activity. See Monitor all AI activity using the unified trace table .
Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute
Configuring default Python package repositories is now generally available for Lakeflow pipelines and for classic compute created via the UI and API. Workspace admins can set private or authenticated registries as the workspace default for these workloads. See Configure default package repositories .
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The Windows Server 2019 (LTSC) GKE node image doesn't receive updates after the December 2025 version
The Windows Server 2019 (LTSC) GKE node image doesn't receive updates after the December 2025 version. Windows Server 2019 (LTSC) is in the Extended Support period of the Microsoft fixed lifecycle policy and receives only security updates. To prevent stability issues, the GKE node image for Windows Server 2019 (LTSC) is pinned to the December 2025 version.
(2026-R35) 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 1.36.3-gke.1537000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
For node pools running on GKE versions 1.36.3-gke.1480000 and later, the minimum supported boot disk size is...
For node pools running on GKE versions 1.36.3-gke.1480000 and later, the minimum supported boot disk size is 15 GB. For earlier versions, the minimum supported boot disk size is 12 GB.
(2026-R36) 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 1.36.3-gke.1640000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
In GKE version 1.36 and later, GCPAuthzPolicy and GCPAuthzExtension resources for GKE Gateway are now...
In GKE version 1.36 and later, GCPAuthzPolicy and GCPAuthzExtension resources for GKE Gateway are now available in Preview. You can use these resources to enforce identity-based access control and zero-trust authorization on incoming traffic at the Gateway layer.
Network Endpoint Group (NEG) pre-provisioning is now available in Preview
Network Endpoint Group (NEG) pre-provisioning is now available in Preview. With this feature, you can force the creation of empty zonal GCE_VM_IP_PORT NEGs in specified zones (or all zones within a region) during Service creation, regardless of whether the cluster has nodes in those zones.