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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 1.37.1-gke.1697000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
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Improved Lakeflow Performance Observability will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Databricks is enabling improved Lakeflow performance observability by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile.
QuickBooks connector is available in Beta
The managed QuickBooks connector is now available in beta, enabling incremental ingestion of accounting data into Databricks.
Improved Lakeflow Performance Observability is now generally available
Lakeflow Jobs now provide job-level query performance metrics, insights, and optimization suggestions via Genie Code.
OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, offering improved visual reasoning and computer use capabilities for enterprise workloads.
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra model
OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Terra, a model optimized for visual reasoning, computer use, and natural writing.
GitHub Copilot assisted permissions generally available
Assisted permissions are now generally available, using an LLM to evaluate and approve requests for command execution, file system access, and URL navigation.
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C4D bare metal machine types are generally available on GKE
C4D bare metal machine types are now generally available on Google Kubernetes Engine for clusters running version 1.36 or later.
(2026-R45) 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 .
You can now provision GKE nodes from storage-optimized Z4M machine series : - Manually: starting from GKE...
You can now provision GKE nodes from storage-optimized Z4M machine series : Manually: starting from GKE version 1.36.3-gke.1767000 and later. Using compute classes, cluster autoscaler, node pool auto-creation and in Autopilot clusters: starting from GKE version 1.37.0-gke.4713000 and later.
For GKE Standard CPU node pools, GKE can now upgrade nodes by updating the existing Compute Engine VM in...
For GKE Standard CPU node pools, GKE can now upgrade nodes by updating the existing Compute Engine VM in place, instead of deleting the VM and creating a new one. Because the node keeps its underlying VM, it also keeps its compute capacity during the upgrade. This lowers the risk that a node upgrade fails or stalls because resources aren't available.
(2026-R44) 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 1.37.1-gke.1552000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
(2026-R43) 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 1.36.4-gke.2046002 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.