Google Cloud Update Version 1-18-0-apigee-2

July 27, 2026 Cloud release highlights include AlloyDB write endpoints, cross-region failover, and OpenSearch external search in Preview. Other notable updates include BigQuery GA enhancements, Cloud Billing spend cap budgets, and security fixes in Apigee X and Anthos Config Management.

• Apigee X: security fix for the Java Callout policy and infrastructure hardening.
• Anthos Config Management: updated bundled Helm and dependencies to address multiple CVEs.
• Cloud NGFW: enabling WildFire in an existing firewall endpoint can cause a temporary data plane outage; WildFire is temporarily removed.
• Google Kubernetes Engine: GA mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer fix traffic routing errors from earlier stages.

• Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service: fixed numerous issues affecting reports, call handling, chat behavior, integrations, transcripts, and agent desktop workflows.
• Apigee X: updated infrastructure and libraries.
• Cloud Run / Cloud Run functions / App Engine: added Node.js 26 runtime support in Preview.
• Compute Engine: increased Hyperdisk Balanced Storage Pools IOPS limits.
• BigQuery: added GA support for APPENDS and CHANGES history functions, ODBC driver, and Marketplace listing discovery.

• AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: write endpoints in Preview for stable DNS-based connection management.
• AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: cross-region failover in Preview for supported single-primary, single-secondary topologies.
• AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: external search with OpenSearch in Preview via external_search_fdw.
• BigQuery: commercial sharing listings discovery on Google Cloud Marketplace is GA.
• BigQuery: APPENDS and CHANGES change history functions are GA.
• BigQuery: Google-developed ODBC driver is GA.
• Cloud Billing: spend cap budgets are available in Preview for eligible services.
• Cloud Load Balancing: serviceLbPolicy support for regional external and internal Application Load Balancers is in Preview.
• Dataform: centralized deployments connected to remote Git repositories are in Preview.
• Gemini Enterprise: Transparent thinking is GA.
• Google Cloud Contact Center as a Service: Smart disposition is a new AI-powered feature.
• Google Cloud Managed Service for Apache Kafka: Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Source connector and Generic PostgreSQL Source connector are now available.
• Google Kubernetes Engine: mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer are GA in version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 and later.
• Google Kubernetes Engine: GKE Dataplane V2 with NetworkPolicies now supports up to 15,000 nodes per cluster in version 1.36 and later.
• Memorystore for Valkey: Valkey 9.1 support is in Preview.
• Security Command Center: AI Protection can be enabled at the project level in Premium.

• Cloud NGFW: enabling WildFire in an existing firewall endpoint can cause a temporary data plane outage.

• AlloyDB cross-region failover is supported only for topologies with a single primary cluster and a single secondary cluster.
• Cloud Billing spend caps pause usage when spend exceeds the configured budget; enforcement is not instant and overages are still billed normally.
• GKE clusters exceeding 5,000 nodes require Cloud Customer Care to request a quota increase.
• Apigee X rollout began on July 27, 2026 and may take four or more business days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.

Product Information

Vendor: Google

Product: Cloud

Product type: Other

Platform: Web

Version: 1-18-0-apigee-2

Vendor information published: Jul 27, 2026

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Jul 28, 2026

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