Releasesby GlyphNode.js default version is now 26.x
Heroku has updated the default Node.js version for builds to 26.x following Node.js 26.x reaching Active LTS status. Builds that explicitly specify a Node.js version remain unaffected.
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Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash
Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is now generally available, offering omni-modal processing for text, image, and video. New features include standalone video upscaling, extended generation durations, and reference-guided video editing.
Use GPT-6-Cyber to investigate vulnerabilities, reproduce them in an authorized test environment, and verify
OpenAI has released GPT-6-Cyber, a model designed to investigate vulnerabilities, reproduce them in authorized environments, and verify fixes.
Gemini Enterprise: Prepaid credits for Pay-as-you-go subscriptions and usage above quota
Prepaid credits are now generally available for self-serve Cloud Billing accounts, allowing users to pay for Gemini Enterprise usage without an invoiced billing account.
The BigQuery Metadata curation console page has been removed
The BigQuery Metadata curation console page has been deprecated. Users should now use Knowledge Catalog for data discovery, profiling, and governance tasks.
Conversational analytics in BigQuery is now available in the asia-northeast1 (Tokyo) location
Conversational analytics in BigQuery is now supported in the asia-northeast1 (Tokyo) region.
Announcing Web Answer on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
Web Answer is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. It provides a managed tool that returns synthesized, cited answers grounded in web sources in a single call.
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Ruby apps now default to Node version 26.13.0
Applications using the heroku/ruby buildpack that do not have Node installed by another buildpack will now default to Node version 26.13.0.
JRuby version 10.1.3.0 is now available
JRuby version 10.1.3.0 is now available on Heroku. Users can specify this version by adding the engine configuration directive to their Gemfile.
JRuby version 10.0.8.0 is now available
JRuby version 10.0.8.0 is now available on Heroku. Applications can run on this version by configuring the ruby directive in their Gemfile.
Updated payment method experience for Heroku billing
Heroku updated its billing system to process new or modified payment methods via a secure Stripe-hosted interface starting November 3, 2026.
Python buildpacks updated to Pipenv 2026.10.4 and uv 0.13.6
We have updated the package managers used during the build of Python apps as follows: uv updated from 0.13.4 to 0.13.6 ( changelog ) And for Cedar-generation Python apps only: Pipenv updated from 2026.10.2 to 2026.10.4 ( changelog )
Unified login for Sendgrid add-on
Heroku Sendgrid add-on customers must now create a Sendgrid account to access the service.
PHP updates - Late October 2026
Heroku updated PHP extensions including ext-blackfire, ext-grpc, and ext-newrelic, and added support for Composer 2.2.31 and 2.11.0.
Node.js 26.13.0 and 24.22.2 now available
Heroku added support for Node.js versions 26.13.0 and 24.22.2 for application builds.