Kubernetes 1.37 is available
Kubernetes 1.37 is now available in the Rapid channel. For more information about the content of Kubernetes 1.37, read the Kubernetes 1.37 Release Notes and Kubernetes 1.37 Release Blog .
Also shipped Sep 4, 2026Google Cloud in September 2026 →
SAS to Snowflake migration (Preview)
The Snowflake AIM Agent for Data Warehouses now supports migrating SAS workloads to Snowflake. This capability covers AI-assisted assessment of SAS codebases and AI-based code conversion of SAS programs to Snowflake SQL, including loading SAS dataset files ( .sas7bdat ) into Snowflake tables.
GitHub Copilot weekly releases , August 31
This week, GitHub Copilot expands model choice and content protections, while VS Code adds new ways to manage agent sessions and get pull requests merge-ready. GitHub Copilot, general Claude Fable 5.1 is available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. Gemini 3.8 Flash is rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users.
GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot
GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks.
Attack surface map | CodeRabbit Security | Advanced, Beta
Attack surface map | The attack surface map is a living view of the security-relevant parts of that repository: CodeRabbit groups mapped code locations into subsystems, sorts each one into a lane , entry points, trust boundaries, access controls, sinks, or security configuration , and overlays open findings.
Manage and protect your preview links
You can now create several shared preview links for the same project, give each one a name, and decide per link whether guests can comment. The Share dialog shows every active link, and when you delete a link, it stops working immediately.
Google Workspace MCP Setup Guidance
The Google Drive, Gmail, and Calendar MCP configure pages now warn that the Google Cloud project must be enrolled in the Developer Preview and explain the bring-your-own OAuth client setup.
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Removed in 1.37
- Identity Service for GKE is no longer supported starting in GKE 1.37: Creating new clusters or upgrading existing clusters to GKE version 1.37 or later with Identity Service for GKE enabled is blocked. For external OIDC authentication, please migrate to Workforce Identity Federation .
Other changes in 1.37
- Starting with GKE version 1.37.0-gke.2100000, newly created clusters default to using control plane node creation, which improves cluster security by having the control plane manage node registration instead of kubelet self-registration. Existing clusters are not affected.
New features in 1.37
- The PodCertificateRequest and ClusterTrustBundle APIs are generally available and promoted to certificates.k8s.io/v1. DRA device metadata publishing is enabled with beta support (for use with DRA drivers which include this feature). HorizontalPodAutoscaler enables beta support for scaling to zero . StatefulSet maxUnavailable support is now enabled.
GKE support for using the c3-standard-*-lssd machine types as Confidential GKE Nodes with Intel TDX is...
GKE support for using the c3-standard-*-lssd machine types as Confidential GKE Nodes with Intel TDX is generally available. For more information, see the following: To use this feature with GKE, see Encrypt workload data in-use with Confidential GKE Nodes . To learn more about the feature from Compute Engine, see Confidential VM overview .
(2026-R37) 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.1767000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
GKE version 1.35.1-gke.1031000 and later include the following changes to automatically created firewall...
GKE version 1.35.1-gke.1031000 and later include the following changes to automatically created firewall rules for Services : Changes the priority of multiple existing firewall rules for Services from 1000 to 999 . Creates additional firewall rules to deny traffic that is not explicitly allowed by other auto-created firewall rules.
The bare metal machine types from the C3 machine series are now generally available with GKE clusters
The bare metal machine types from the C3 machine series are now generally available with GKE clusters. You can now provision machine types such as c3-standard-192-metal in Standard mode with any available GKE version.