Google Cloud's February 2026 release notes cover updates across GKE, Vertex AI, BigQuery, Gemini, Spanner, and more over the last 60 days.
•GKE 2026-R8 version updates rolled out across all channels (Rapid, Regular, Stable, Extended), with 1.34.3-gke.1318000 as the new default for most channels
•Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (gemini-3.1-flash-image) is now available in public preview, offering improved pricing and latency for image generation
•Vertex AI Agent Engine reached General Availability (GA)
•BigQuery will restrict legacy SQL usage starting June 1, 2026, based on usage between November 2025 and June 2026
•Cloud Trace added support for configuring default observability bucket settings including location and Cloud KMS key (public preview)
•Cortex Framework 6.3.4 released with Airflow v3 support and Meta API upgrade from v21 to v25
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Release notes