Google Cloud release notes

Managed workload identity for backend mTLS is generally available for the following Application Load Balancers:

• Global external Application Load Balancers
• Regional external Application Load Balancers
• Cross-region internal Application Load Balancers
• Regional internal Application Load Balancers

The key benefits are as follows:

• Streamline certificate management: Automated certificate and trust management for backend mTLS through seamless integration with Certificate Authority Service and Certificate Manager.

• Eliminate operational toil: Certificates are automatically rotated based on the workload identity pool's configuration, removing the complexity and manual bottleneck of private key provisioning and maintenance.

• Improve visibility and governance: Gain visibility into communication between distributed services and proactively apply governance to workloads across environments.

For more information, see Backend mTLS with managed workload identity overview

Filter version v4 is available and set as the default for the Latest alias. Filter version v3 is promoted to the Stable alias in all supported regions except the following:

• In asia-northeast3, v1 remains the Stable version.
• In australia-southeast2, v3 becomes the Stable version on September 25, 2026.

If your templates use the Stable alias, they automatically upgrade to v3 when v3 becomes Stable in that region.

Filter versions v1 (except in asia-northeast3, and starting September 25, 2026 in australia-southeast2) and v2 transition to Legacy status and retire on December 17, 2026. If your templates are explicitly configured with v1 or v2 in regions where those versions are in Legacy status, you must migrate them to v3 or the Stable alias before December 17, 2026.

For more information, see Version release timeline and Model Armor filter version history.

You can add unit tests to pipelines to validate your SQL transformation logic against mock datasets. Unit tests for pipelines are generally available (GA).

Cloud SQL for MySQL now automatically enables point-in-time recovery (PITR) in a separate, asynchronous operation after disaster recovery (DR) switchover and replica failover operations complete. Because PITR enablement no longer blocks switchover and replica failover, these operations complete faster, helping you reduce your recovery time.

For more information, see Use advanced disaster recovery (DR).

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL now automatically enables point-in-time recovery (PITR) in a separate, asynchronous operation after disaster recovery (DR) switchover and replica failover operations complete. Because PITR enablement no longer blocks switchover and replica failover, these operations complete faster, helping you reduce your recovery time.

For more information, see Use advanced disaster recovery (DR).

Generally available: The storage-optimized Z4D machine series is generally available for Compute Engine. Powered by AMD EPYC Turin processors and Titanium offload processors, Z4D instances are purpose-built for low core usage and high storage density workloads such as:

• SQL, NoSQL, and vector databases
• Data analytics and data warehouses
• Search
• Parallel file systems for AI/ML

The Z4D machine series delivers up to 3 TB of memory and 42,000 GiB of local Titanium SSD capacity. Z4D also supports up to 400 Gbps of network bandwidth using two physical NICs. Z4D instances are available in predefined standardlssd and highlssd machine shapes.

For more information, see Storage-optimized machine family.

You can use unit tests to test Dataform actions against mock data with an expected result set. Dataform unit tests are generally available (GA).

Gemini Enterprise: Gemini Code Assist availability update for subscriptions

If you're getting a new Gemini Enterprise Standard or Plus subscription or renewing an existing subscription online, the subscription no longer includes access to Gemini Code Assist features. Existing subscriptions that include Gemini Code Assist features can still access the features until the end of their subscription term.

Instead of Gemini Code Assist, you can use Antigravity for IDEs with AI developer tools. For more information, see AI developer tools overview.

If you're still looking to use Gemini Code Assist with your Gemini Enterprise licenses, you can obtain a new Gemini Enterprise subscription that includes Gemini Code Assist by contacting Google Cloud sales.