Breaking

Only platform services can write log entries to billing accounts. These logs have names with the format billingAccounts/[BILLING_ACCOUNT_ID]/logs/[LOG_ID]. For more information, see entries.write.

Change

(2026-R40) 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.

Change

(2026-R40) Version updates

• Version 1.34.10-gke.1328000 is now available in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.34.10-gke.1236000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.

Change

(2026-R40) Version updates

• Version 1.35.8-gke.1225000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1056000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1380000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1247000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.11-gke.1044000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.11-gke.1044000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1225000

Change

(2026-R40) Version updates

• Version 1.36.4-gke.1391000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1209000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1626000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1495000
• Alpha version 1.38.0-gke.1002000+preview is now available for GKE alpha clusters in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1056000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1380000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1247000
  • 1.37.0-gke.3165000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.11-gke.1102000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.8-gke.1439000
    • 1.35 to 1.36.4-gke.1391000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.11-gke.1102000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1439000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.4-gke.1391000
    • 1.37 to 1.37.0-gke.3503000

Change

(2026-R40) Version updates

• Version 1.35.8-gke.1225000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1209000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1626000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1495000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2759000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2504000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1721000
  • 1.34.11-gke.1209000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1626000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1495000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.11-gke.1044000

Change

(2026-R40) Version updates

• Version 1.35.8-gke.1225000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2689000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2759000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2411000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2504000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1636000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1721000
  • 1.34.11-gke.1056000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1380000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1247000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2630000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2704000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2337000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2427000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1547000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1647000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.31.14-gke.2667000
    • 1.31 to 1.32.13-gke.2393000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.2667000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.2393000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1613000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.11-gke.1044000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1225000

Change

(2026-R39) 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.

Change

(2026-R39) Version updates

• Version 1.34.10-gke.1236000 is now available in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.34.10-gke.1106000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.35.6-gke.1250000

Change

(2026-R39) Version updates

• Version 1.35.8-gke.1036000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1036000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1767000

Change

(2026-R39) Version updates

• Version 1.36.4-gke.1247000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1102000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1439000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1391000
  • 1.37.0-gke.3503000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000
  • 1.37.0-gke.2941000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.11-gke.1056000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.8-gke.1380000
    • 1.35 to 1.36.4-gke.1247000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.11-gke.1056000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1380000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.4-gke.1247000
    • 1.37 to 1.37.0-gke.3165000

Change

(2026-R39) Version updates

• Version 1.35.8-gke.1036000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1102000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1439000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1391000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2704000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2427000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1647000
  • 1.34.11-gke.1102000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1439000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1391000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.6-gke.1250000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1250000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1767000

Change

(2026-R39) Version updates

• Version 1.35.8-gke.1036000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2630000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2667000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2704000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2337000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2393000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2427000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1547000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1613000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1647000
  • 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2579000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2613000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2689000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2268000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2314000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2411000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1329000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1499000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1636000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.31.14-gke.2630000
    • 1.31 to 1.32.13-gke.2337000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.2630000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.2337000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1547000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1036000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1767000

Feature

General Availability: You can add Dynamic NICs to the same VPC network used by other network interfaces of a Compute Engine instance. For more information, see Multiple network interfaces.

Feature

General Availability: VPC Flow Logs supports logging for App Engine resources that are configured with Direct VPC egress. For more information, see Serverless flows and ServerlessDetails field format.

Feature

General Availability: VPC Flow Logs adds the following metadata annotations for Private Service Connect:

• src_psc_interface and dest_psc_interface
• psc.consumer_connection
• psc.psc_endpoint.name
• psc.psc_attachment.name

For more information, see Record format.

Change

(2026-R38) 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.

Change

(2026-R38) Version updates

• Version 1.34.10-gke.1106000 is now available in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.34.10-gke.1079000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.

Change

(2026-R38) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1222000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1236000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1236000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1222000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1640000

Change

(2026-R38) Version updates

• Version 1.36.4-gke.1082000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1056000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1380000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1247000
  • 1.37.0-gke.3165000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
  • 1.37.0-gke.2155000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.11-gke.1044000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.8-gke.1225000
    • 1.35 to 1.36.4-gke.1082000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.11-gke.1044000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1225000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.4-gke.1082000
    • 1.37 to 1.37.0-gke.2941000

Change

(2026-R38) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1222000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1056000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1380000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1247000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2689000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2411000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1636000
  • 1.34.11-gke.1056000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1380000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1247000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1222000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1640000

Change

(2026-R38) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1222000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2689000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2411000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1636000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2667000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2393000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1613000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1236000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1222000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1640000

Change

(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.

Change

(2026-R37) Version updates

• Version 1.34.10-gke.1079000 is now available in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.34.9-gke.1610001 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1655001

Change

(2026-R37) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1150000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • 1.36.2-gke.2064000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1106000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1106000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1150000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1537000

Change

(2026-R37) Version updates

• Version 1.36.3-gke.1767000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000
  • 1.37.0-gke.2155000
  • 1.37.0-gke.2941000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1026000 is deprecated in the Rapid channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
• The following alpha versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.37.0-gke.2034000+preview
  • 1.37.0-gke.2048000+preview
  • 1.37.0-gke.2074000+preview
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.8-gke.1036000
    • 1.35 to 1.36.3-gke.1767000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1328000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.8-gke.1036000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1767000
    • 1.37 to 1.37.0-gke.2155000

Change

(2026-R37) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1150000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2667000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2393000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1613000
  • 1.34.11-gke.1044000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1225000
  • 1.36.4-gke.1082000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610001 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.6-gke.1710000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.8-gke.1026000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.2-gke.2064000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1655001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1150000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1537000

Change

(2026-R37) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1150000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2613000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2667000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2314000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2393000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1499000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1613000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2543000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2630000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2231000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2337000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1269000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1547000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • 1.36.2-gke.2064000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.31.14-gke.2579000
    • 1.31 to 1.32.13-gke.2268000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.2579000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.2268000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1329000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1106000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1150000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1537000

Feature

Session affinity support using GCPTrafficDistributionPolicy for GKE Gateway is generally available. This release currently supports single-cluster GKE Gateway load balancers using the following GatewayClasses:

• gke-l7-rilb
• gke-l7-regional-external-managed
• gke-l7-global-external-managed

In addition to the session affinity types available in Preview, you can now use the STRONG_COOKIE_AFFINITY type, which provides the most persistent session stickiness among the session affinity types available in Google Cloud Application Load Balancers.

The session affinity types require the following minimum GKE versions:

• CLIENT_IP, HEADER_FIELD, GENERATED_COOKIE, and HTTP_COOKIE: version 1.35.2-gke.1269001 or later
• STRONG_COOKIE_AFFINITY: version 1.36.3-gke.1767000 or later

For more information, see Configure session affinity using GCPTrafficDistributionPolicy.

Virtual Private Cloud

Feature

General Availability: You can create Compute Engine instances that have multiple virtual network interfaces (vNICs) in the same VPC network. For more information, see Multiple network interfaces in the same VPC network.

Feature

Cloud Run is now available in your Google Cloud Dedicated universe. For more information, see the Product overview.

Security

Cloud Armor supports advanced match conditions to include attributes for inspecting request body content and parameters in Preview. This lets you write custom CEL rules to filter traffic based on raw body content, structured data (JSON, Form Data, GraphQL), and query parameters. For more information, see Configure custom rules language attributes.

Google Kubernetes Engine

Feature

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. By extending the documentation.s3ns.fr/neg Service annotation with a custom zones parameter, you can seamlessly automate infrastructure deployments (such as attaching NEGs to backend services) without waiting for workloads to deploy. For more information, see Pre-provisioning empty NEGs.

Virtual Private Cloud

Feature

General Availability: VPC Flow Logs generates log records for dropped traffic. For more information, see Records for dropped traffic.

Feature

General Availability: You can reserve static external IPv6 addresses from bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP) sub-prefixes that are in EXTERNAL_IPV6_FORWARDING_RULE_CREATION mode.

You can assign these addresses to forwarding rules for external passthrough Network Load Balancers and external protocol forwarding. You can also promote ephemeral IPv6 BYOIP addresses that are used by external forwarding rules to reserved static IP addresses.

For more information, see Create external forwarding rules.

Change

(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.

Change

(2026-R36) Version updates

• Version 1.34.9-gke.1655001 is now available in the Stable channel.
• Version 1.34.9-gke.1322001 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1610001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1610001

Change

(2026-R36) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1027000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.35.6-gke.1710000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1079000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1079000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1027000

Change

(2026-R36) Version updates

• Version 1.36.3-gke.1640000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
• The following alpha versions are now available for GKE alpha clusters in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.37.0-gke.2034000+preview
  • 1.37.0-gke.2048000+preview
  • 1.37.0-gke.2074000+preview
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000
• Alpha version 1.37.0-gke.1173000+preview is no longer available in the Rapid channel.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1236000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.7-gke.1222000
    • 1.35 to 1.36.3-gke.1640000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1236000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1222000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1640000

Change

(2026-R36) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1027000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2630000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2337000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1547000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1328000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1026000
  • 1.35.8-gke.1036000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1767000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322001 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.6-gke.1641000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1610001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1610001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1027000

Feature

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. These capabilities are supported on the following GatewayClasses:

• gke-l7-global-external-managed
• gke-l7-regional-external-managed
• gke-l7-rilb

For more information, see Configure the GCPAuthzExtension resource.

Change

(2026-R36) Version updates

• Version 1.35.7-gke.1027000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2579000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2630000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2268000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2337000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1547000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2456000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2613000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2175000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2314000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1499000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.35.6-gke.1710000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.31.14-gke.2543000
    • 1.31 to 1.32.13-gke.2231000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.2543000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.2231000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1079000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1027000

Feature

Cloud KMS supports deleting key rings in General Availability.

For more information about deleting Cloud KMS resources, see Delete Cloud KMS resources.

Google Kubernetes Engine

Feature

This entry clarifies the May 26, 2026 announcement regarding Cloud Storage FUSE CSI driver support.

To use the driver with GKE versions 1.36.0-gke.2684000 and later, specify the skipCSIBucketAccessCheck: "true" volume attribute. Specifying custom-endpoint isn't required because the CSI driver automatically determines the storage endpoint.

For GKE versions between 1.36.0-gke.1266000 and 1.36.0-gke.2684000, you must specify both the skipCSIBucketAccessCheck: "true" volume attribute and the custom-endpoint mount option by using either the gcsfuse CLI or the configuration file format.

For more information, see About Cloud Storage FUSE CSI driver for GKE and Google Cloud Dedicated differences for GKE.

Change

(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.

Change

(2026-R35) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322001
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610001
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1101000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1109000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1065000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1322001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1322001

Change

(2026-R35) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1710000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1269000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1329000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.6-gke.1641000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1655001
    • 1.34 to 1.35.6-gke.1710000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1655001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1710000

Change

(2026-R35) Version updates

• Version 1.36.3-gke.1537000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1414000 is deprecated in the Rapid channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1462000 is deprecated in the Rapid channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • 1.36.2-gke.2064000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1106000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.7-gke.1150000
    • 1.35 to 1.36.3-gke.1537000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1106000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1150000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.3-gke.1537000

Change

(2026-R35) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1710000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322001
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610001
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2613000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2314000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1499000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322001
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610001
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.34.10-gke.1236000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1222000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1640000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1101000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1109000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1269000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1329000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1414000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1462000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.6-gke.1258000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.2-gke.1498000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1322001
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1322001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1710000

Change

(2026-R35) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1710000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2543000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2613000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2231000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2314000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1499000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655001
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2437000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2579000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2137000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2268000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.6-gke.1641000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.31.14-gke.2456000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.2456000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.2175000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1655001
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1710000

Feature

Global Front End is a unified offering that simplifies billing by consolidating pricing across networking products. Cloud Armor is included in the Global Front End Enterprise billing tier. Enabling Global Front End Enterprise in a project enables specific Cloud Armor Enterprise features for your global external Application Load Balancers. For more information, see Global Front End.This feature is available in Preview.

Feature

If you delete your project, buckets that have soft delete enabled are now retained for a limited amount of time before being permanently deleted. If you restore a deleted project during this time period, these buckets are restored to the state that they were in when the project was deleted.

For more information about soft delete and the restoration window, see Soft delete.

Change

(2026-R34) 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.

Change

(2026-R34) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1250000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Stable channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1109000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1011000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1287000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.5-gke.1057002 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.5-gke.1163012 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.5-gke.1241004 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1101000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1101000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1250000

Change

(2026-R34) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1641000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1329000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1710000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1109000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1258000
  • 1.36.2-gke.1346000 is deprecated in the Regular channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1269000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1610000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.6-gke.1641000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1269000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1610000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1641000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.2-gke.2064000

Change

(2026-R34) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1462000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000
• Alpha version 1.37.0-gke.1173000+preview is now available for GKE alpha clusters in the Rapid channel.
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1329000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1710000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1244000 is deprecated in the Rapid channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.3-gke.1253000 is deprecated in the Rapid channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1414000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.10-gke.1079000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1414000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.10-gke.1079000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.7-gke.1027000

Change

(2026-R34) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1641000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1462000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2579000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2268000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1462000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1106000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1150000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1537000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1011000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.8-gke.1278000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1287000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.5-gke.1057002 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.5-gke.1163012 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.5-gke.1241004 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.2-gke.1346000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.3-gke.1244000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.3-gke.1253000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1269000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1269000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1641000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.2-gke.2064000

Change

(2026-R34) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1641000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2456000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2579000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2175000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2268000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1329000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1655000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1710000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2246000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2543000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.1930000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2231000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1109000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1322000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1258000
  • 1.36.2-gke.1346000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.31.14-gke.2437000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.2437000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.2137000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1269000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1610000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1641000
    • 1.36 to 1.36.2-gke.2064000

Change

(2026-R33) 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.

Change

(2026-R33) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1101000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1287000
  • 1.35.5-gke.1163012
  • 1.35.5-gke.1241004
  • 1.35.6-gke.1250000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Stable channel:
  • 1.33.12-gke.1270000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1131000 is deprecated in the Stable channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1011000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1011000

Change

(2026-R33) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1258000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Regular channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1269000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1641000
  • 1.36.2-gke.2064000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1101000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1287000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1250000
  • 1.36.2-gke.1498000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1322000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.6-gke.1258000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1322000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1258000

Change

(2026-R33) Version updates

• The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1414000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1244000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1253000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1269000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1641000
  • 1.36.2-gke.2281000 is deprecated in the Rapid channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1329000
    • 1.33 to 1.34.9-gke.1655000
    • 1.34 to 1.35.6-gke.1710000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1329000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1655000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1710000

Change

(2026-R33) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1258000 is now the default version for cluster creation.
• The following versions are now available:
  • 1.33.13-gke.1414000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.5-gke.1163012
  • 1.35.5-gke.1241004
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1244000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1253000
• The following node versions are now available:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2543000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2231000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1414000
  • 1.34.10-gke.1079000
  • 1.35.7-gke.1027000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1244000
  • 1.36.3-gke.1253000
• The following versions are no longer available:
  • 1.33.12-gke.1270000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.34.9-gke.1131000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.35.6-gke.1127000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.36.2-gke.2281000 is deprecated. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.32 to 1.33.13-gke.1109000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1258000

Change

(2026-R33) Version updates

• Version 1.35.6-gke.1258000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Extended channel.
• The following versions are now available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.31.14-gke.2246000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2437000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2543000
  • 1.32.13-gke.1930000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2137000
  • 1.32.13-gke.2231000
  • 1.33.13-gke.1269000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1610000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1641000
  • 1.36.2-gke.2064000
• The following versions are no longer available in the Extended channel:
  • 1.30.14-gke.2767000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2816000
  • 1.30.14-gke.2866000
  • 1.31.14-gke.2169000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2233000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.31.14-gke.2456000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.1844000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.1913000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.32.13-gke.2175000 is deprecated in the Extended channel. This version will be removed in 90 days, or at the end of support, if sooner.
  • 1.33.13-gke.1101000
  • 1.34.9-gke.1287000
  • 1.35.6-gke.1250000
  • 1.36.2-gke.1498000
• Clusters in this channel running the listed minor version have new general auto-upgrade targets. GKE can upgrade control planes and nodes to the following new versions with this release:
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new minor versions if there are no factors, such as maintenance exclusions or deprecated APIs, preventing upgrades:
    • 1.30 to 1.31.14-gke.2246000
  • GKE upgrades clusters to the following new patch versions if no minor version upgrade is available, or if the cluster has maintenance exclusions or other factors preventing minor version upgrades:
    • 1.31 to 1.31.14-gke.2246000
    • 1.32 to 1.32.13-gke.1930000
    • 1.33 to 1.33.13-gke.1109000
    • 1.34 to 1.34.9-gke.1322000
    • 1.35 to 1.35.6-gke.1258000

Network Intelligence Center

Feature

Connectivity Tests supports using a Cloud Run job as a source endpoint for connectivity testing.

For more information, see Test from a Cloud Run job to a destination.

Feature

Secret Manager is generally available in your Google Cloud Dedicated universe.

Virtual Private Cloud

Feature

General Availability: You can use Private Service Connect endpoints to access global Google APIs. For more information, see About accessing Google APIs through endpoints.

Feature

Access Transparency is generally available in Google Cloud Dedicated universe.

Cloud Key Management Service

Feature

Preview: Cloud KMS supports quantum-safe key import. You can use the following quantum-safe import methods:

• HPKE_KEM_XWING_HKDF_SHA256_AES_256_GCM
• HPKE_KEM_ML_KEM_768_HKDF_SHA256_AES_256_GCM
• HPKE_KEM_ML_KEM_1024_HKDF_SHA256_AES_256_GCM

For more information about quantum-safe key import, see Quantum-safe key import.

Feature

Cloud SQL for MySQL supports resource groups. MySQL resource groups let you manage resource allocation for different workloads on your Cloud SQL for MySQL instance. By using resource groups, you can prevent less important workloads from consuming excessive CPU or memory resources.

To use MySQL resource groups, you must have maintenance version MYSQL_VERSION.R20260320.00_20 or later installed on your instance.

For more information, see Manage CPU allocation with MySQL resource groups.