Google Cloud Update Version v1.16.2

Apigee hybrid v1.16.2 adds Basic Auth support for forward proxies and sidecar authentication for Workload Identity Federation on AKS and EKS. It also includes multiple bug fixes and security/CVE updates.

• Various security and CVE fixes are included in this release.
• Fixed an issue where API products with LLMTokenQuota operations were not enforcing model-based access restrictions, allowing requests to models not listed in the product to bypass the operations check.

• Fixed a 10+ minute delay in deployment status reporting after proxy deployment.
• Fixed handling of HTTP proxy passwords containing special characters in Apigee hybrid 1.16.0-hotfix-1 configurations.
• Fixed excessive Message Processor upscaling and failure to downscale.
• Fixed an ingestion-blocking issue with apigee-stackdriver-prometheus-sidecar in Apigee hybrid 1.16.1.
• Fixed a bug where the Apigee UI and API reported delayed deployment status.
• Fixed a bug that prevented agent mode from working on Cloud Workstations.
• Fixed an issue where the iOS app crashed during disconnections in the mobile SDK for iOS 2.15.4 patch.

• Basic Auth credential support for upstream forward proxies.
• Sidecar authentication for Workload Identity Federation on AKS and EKS.
• Agent Search: Weight searchable fields (Preview).
• Agent Search: Stream answers using agentic retrieval (GA with allowlist).
• Preview stage support for Firebase Phone Number Verification and Vertex AI Search in VPC Service Controls.

• Patch releases integrate container images with the Apigee hybrid Helm charts; upgrading via Helm chart typically updates images automatically.
• For new installations, see the Apigee hybrid installation guidance referenced as "The big picture".
• Starting in v1.16.2, configure forward proxy Basic Auth credentials in overrides.yaml.
• The sidecar authentication method is an alternative to Kubernetes Projected Service Account Tokens on AKS and EKS.
• reCAPTCHA Mobile SDK v18.9.0 for Android raises the minimum supported Android API level to 24 (Android 7.0).
• GKE release note indicates rollouts may take multiple days across Google Cloud zones and some versions may not be immediately available.

• Apigee hybrid v1.16.2 release notes
  https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/hybrid/v1.16.2
• Upgrade instructions for v1.16.2
  https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/hybrid/v1.16.2/upgrading
• New installation guidance
  https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/hybrid/v1.16.2/installing

Product Information

Vendor: Google

Product: Cloud

Product type: Other

Platform: Web

Version: v1.16.2

Vendor release date: May 13, 2026

Published on updatealert.io: Jun 4, 2026

Description: Cloud platform for compute, data, networking, and developer services.