Apache Kafka 2.8 and 3.7 have reached end-of-life
Heroku has deprecated support for Apache Kafka versions 2.8 and 3.7, and is taking action on remaining clusters for non-compliance.
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Gemini Enterprise: Support for Brazil ( br ) region (GA with allowlist)
Gemini Enterprise is now generally available in the Brazil region with support for at-rest data residency and machine learning processing.
Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic
Datadog introduced the Infrastructure Basic tier, a lightweight monitoring option designed for lower-priority workloads to track host health and resource usage.
ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can claim monthly API credits
Eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can now claim up to $500 per month in free API credits by linking an API organization to their subscription.
Upcoming end of life for the Genie One MCP Beta endpoint
The Genie One MCP Beta endpoint will reach end of life on November 30, 2026. Users must migrate to the generally available system.ai.genie_one_mcp MCP in Unity Gateway.
Serverless GPU for clean room notebooks is now generally available
Databricks has made serverless GPU compute generally available for clean room notebooks, enabling model inference and training over shared data.
Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion
GitHub Copilot Fusion is now generally available, providing intelligent routing and orchestration across multiple models to balance performance and cost.
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Heroku-22, Heroku-24 and Heroku-26 stacks updated
Heroku has updated its stack base images to include security and bug fixes. The Heroku-22 stack is now deprecated and scheduled for end-of-life on April 30, 2027.
Ruby apps now default to Node version 24.22.1
Heroku Ruby buildpacks now default to Node version 24.22.1 for applications without a specified Node version.
Python 3.11 support is deprecated
Heroku has deprecated support for Python 3.11, with removal from buildpacks scheduled for January 2028.
Python 3.10 has reached its upstream end-of-life
Python 3.10 has reached its upstream end-of-life and will be removed from Heroku buildpacks on January 6, 2027.
Python 3.15.2, 3.14.10, 3.13.18, 3.12.16 and 3.11.18 are now available
Heroku has added support for the latest patch versions of Python 3.11 through 3.15.
.NET 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114 and 10.0.403 SDKs are now available
Heroku now supports .NET 8.0.133, 8.0.427, 9.0.123, 9.0.320, 10.0.114, and 10.0.403 SDKs for builds.
Default Ruby version for new apps is now 3.4.12
Heroku has set Ruby 3.4.12 as the default version for new applications that do not specify a version.
OpenJDK 27.0.1, 25.0.5, 21.0.13, 17.0.21, 11.0.33 and 1.8.0_512 now available
Heroku has updated the default versions for Java 8, 11, 17, 21, 25, and 27.