Google Cloud Update Version 2026-R26

June 29, 2026 Google Cloud release notes cover BigQuery Migration Service billing changes, Cloud Run GA features, Cloud Service Mesh security patches, and GKE 2026-R26 version updates. The release also adds new observability, Gemini Enterprise, and VPC Service Controls capabilities. Reference IDs: GCP-2026-045, GCP-2026-040.

• Cloud Service Mesh 1.29.5-asm.5, 1.28.9-asm.4, and 1.27.9-asm.9 include fixes for the security vulnerability in GCP-2026-045.
• Cloud Service Mesh proxy version csm_mesh_proxy.csm_mesh_proxy.20260624e_RC01 includes fixes for the security vulnerabilities in GCP-2026-040.
• GKE 2026-R26 includes updated Container-Optimized OS images with cumulative security fixes.

• reCAPTCHA Mobile SDK v18.9.2 for Android includes minor bug fixes.

• Cloud Run service health is now GA for highly available multi-region services with automated failover and failback.
• HTTP and gRPC readiness probes for Cloud Run services are now GA.
• Cloud Monitoring alerting policies based on PromQL queries can now operate over more than 25 hours of data.
• Cloud Trace observability buckets now support europe-west9.
• Gemini Enterprise adds GA support for Jira Data Center federated data store.
• Gemini Enterprise adds Preview action-filtering support for Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive data stores.
• Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now uses Gemini 3.5 Flash by default for Memory Bank generation.
• Semantic Governance Policies and the SGP engine are available in Preview.
• Provisioned Throughput email notifications are now GA.
• VPC Service Controls now generally supports agent identities and SPIFFE formats for third-party workforce and workload identities.

• Effective Mar 9, 2026, new BigQuery Migration Service users need a Cloud Billing account; after May 18, 2026, all users need one. The service remains free of charge.
• Preview access extensions let Google Account user credentials grant Data Preparations and Pipelines access to Google Drive, Bigtable, and Knowledge Catalog.
• Preview access extensions let Dataform workflows access Bigtable, Google Drive, and Knowledge Catalog when run or scheduled with Google Account user credentials.
• Cloud Service Mesh upgrade guidance is referenced for the new patch releases; Envoy versions are v1.37.5, v1.36.9, and v1.35.13 respectively.
• GKE release notes indicate version rollouts may take multiple days and some versions may not be available in every zone.
• GKE deprecated versions will be removed in 90 days or at end of support, whichever comes first.

Product Information

Vendor: Google

Product: Cloud

Product type: Other

Platform: Web

Version: 2026-R26

Vendor release date: Jun 29, 2026

Published on updatealert.io: Jun 30, 2026

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