Google Cloud release notes covering major product updates from late February 2026.
•Cortex Framework 6.3.4 adds Airflow v3 compatibility for all Composer DAGs and upgrades Meta API from v21 to v25
•Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (gemini-3.1-flash-image) is now available in public preview with improved pricing and latency for image generation on Vertex AI
•BigQuery will restrict legacy SQL usage starting June 1, 2026, based on whether projects used it between November 2025 and June 2026
•GKE (2026-R8) updates default cluster versions across Rapid, Regular, Stable, and Extended channels with new auto-upgrade targets for control planes and nodes
•Cloud Trace introduces public preview support for configuring default observability bucket settings including location and Cloud KMS key
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Release notes