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Chronicle SOAR Announcement Release 6.2.50 is currently in Preview. Feature In the Entity Explorer page, Case Distribution has been renamed to Alert Distribution. This change makes the information easier to understand. (ID #48941723) Fixed Docker hub login is not needed and as such this instruction has been removed from the platform. (ID #49611790) Fixed Users with a single character in their last name are unable to login (ID #49008785) Fixed Alerts are being grouped into cases after the time specified in the platform. Fixed Inline CSS with styles and classes are not supported in Insights. Note that Scripts are not supported for security reasons. (ID #00273271) Fixed Custom integration settings: existing script dependencies don't show up (ID #49703871) Fixed Unable to create new playbook blocks (ID #00275270) Cloud Asset Inventory Feature The following resource types are now publicly available through the ExportAssets, ListAssets, BatchGetAssetsHistory, QueryAssets, Feed, and Search (SearchAllResources, SearchAllIamPolicies) APIs. Cloud Configuration Manager API config.googleapis.com/Deployment Cloud Billing Feature Create your first budget with one click You can now create your first budget and receive budget alerts in one step using the Create a budget alert panel on the Billing Overview page. The tool shows you recommended budget amounts based on your usage patterns, and you will receive alerts when your actual spend reaches 50%, 75%, 100%, and 150% of your selected budget. You can later edit these settings in the Manage budgets and alerts section. Learn more about budgets. Cloud Build Feature Cloud Build repositories (2nd gen) now supports integration with Bitbucket Cloud and Bitbucket Data Center. These features are generally available. Cloud Logging Changed Log buckets in the africa-south1 region can now be upgraded to use Log Analytics. For more information, see Supported regions. Cloud Monitoring Feature You can display events, such as the crash of a GKE pod, on your dashboards. This feature is now GA. This feature is available for dashboards managed by Cloud Monitoring, and for the observability dashboards managed by Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run. For a list of supported events, see Event types. For information about enabling events, see Show events on a dashboard. Cloud Run Feature Charts on the metrics dashboard of Cloud Run services now display deployment events. Container Optimized OS Changed cos-97-16919-450-26 Kernel Docker Containerd GPU Drivers COS-5.10.208 v20.10.24 v1.6.21 v470.223.02 (default),v535.154.05(latest),v470.223.02(R470 for compatibility with K80 GPUs) Security Upgraded net-misc/curl to version 8.6.0. This fixes CVE-2024-0853. Security Updated dev-libs/libxml2 to version 2.11.7. This fixes CVE-2024-25062. Security Fixed CVE-2024-23851 in the Linux kernel. Security Fixed CVE-2024-26581 in the Linux kernel. Security Fixed CVE-2022-3566 in the Linux kernel. Security Fixed CVE-2022-3567 in the Linux kernel. Dataproc Announcement New Dataproc Serverless for Spark runtime versions: 1.1.53 2.0.61 2.1.40 2.2.0-RC13 Changed Dataproc Serverless for Spark: Upgraded Cloud Storage connector to 2.2.20 version in the latest 1.1, 2.0, and 2.1 runtimes. Google Cloud VMware Engine Announcement Beginning mid-March 2024, the VMware Engine operations team will upgrade VMware components to newer versions. Users affected by this upgrade will receive an email with planned maintenance dates and times. For details about the upgrade and steps to prepare, see Latest service annoucements. Google Kubernetes Engine Security The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes: CVE-2023-3611 For more information, see the GCP-2024-017 security bulletin. Changed Starting in GKE 1.29.2-gke.1035000, you can configure Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) with Google Managed OAuth Client for load balancers configured through GKE Ingress. To learn more, see Ingress configuration on Google Cloud. Changed (2024-R07) Version updates GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and Upgrades. No channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. The following cluster and node versions are now available: 1.25.16-gke.1596000 1.26.14-gke.1076000 1.27.11-gke.1118000 1.28.7-gke.1100000 1.29.1-gke.1589017 1.29.2-gke.1217000 The following versions are no longer available: 1.25.16-gke.1360000 1.26.13-gke.1052000 1.27.11-gke.1018000 1.28.6-gke.1456000 1.29.1-gke.1589000 1.29.2-gke.1060000 Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release. Stable channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Regular channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. The following versions are now available in the Regular channel: 1.25.16-gke.1537000 1.26.14-gke.1006000 1.29.1-gke.1589017 The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel: 1.25.16-gke.1360000 1.26.13-gke.1052000 1.29.0-gke.1381000 Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release. Rapid channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 is now the default version in the Rapid channel. The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel: 1.25.16-gke.1596000 1.26.14-gke.1076000 1.27.11-gke.1118000 1.28.7-gke.1100000 1.29.1-gke.1589017 1.29.2-gke.1217000 The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel: 1.25.16-gke.1537000 1.26.14-gke.1006000 1.27.11-gke.1018000 1.28.6-gke.1456000 1.29.0-gke.1381000 1.29.1-gke.1589000 1.29.2-gke.1060000 Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1570000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.14-gke.1044000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release. Feature You can now preload data or container images in new nodes to get fast workload deployment and auto scaling. This feature is available in Preview starting from GKE version 1.28.3-gke.1067000. Changed (2024-R07) Version updates Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. The following cluster and node versions are now available: 1.25.16-gke.1596000 1.26.14-gke.1076000 1.27.11-gke.1118000 1.28.7-gke.1100000 1.29.1-gke.1589017 1.29.2-gke.1217000 The following versions are no longer available: 1.25.16-gke.1360000 1.26.13-gke.1052000 1.27.11-gke.1018000 1.28.6-gke.1456000 1.29.1-gke.1589000 1.29.2-gke.1060000 Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release. Changed (2024-R07) Version updates Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. The following versions are now available in the Regular channel: 1.25.16-gke.1537000 1.26.14-gke.1006000 1.29.1-gke.1589017 The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel: 1.25.16-gke.1360000 1.26.13-gke.1052000 1.29.0-gke.1381000 Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release. Changed (2024-R07) Version updates Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 is now the default version in the Rapid channel. The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel: 1.25.16-gke.1596000 1.26.14-gke.1076000 1.27.11-gke.1118000 1.28.7-gke.1100000 1.29.1-gke.1589017 1.29.2-gke.1217000 The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel: 1.25.16-gke.1537000 1.26.14-gke.1006000 1.27.11-gke.1018000 1.28.6-gke.1456000 1.29.0-gke.1381000 1.29.1-gke.1589000 1.29.2-gke.1060000 Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1570000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.14-gke.1044000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release. Changed (2024-R07) Version updates Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release. Secret Manager Feature Preview: Secret Manager add-on for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is now available in preview. With the add-on, you can access the secrets stored in Secret Manager as volumes mounted in Kubernetes Pods. You can install the Secret Manager add-on on both Standard clusters and Autopilot clusters. The Secret Manager add-on is a Google managed and officially supported version of the open source Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI driver. For more information, see Use Secret Manager add-on with Google Kubernetes Engine. Sensitive Data Protection Feature The discovery service of Sensitive Data Protection now supports Cloud SQL. You can run discovery at the organization, folder, or project level to generate data profiles of your Cloud SQL tables. Data profiles provide metrics and insights about the sensitivity and risk levels of your data to help you plan your data governance workflows. To get started on profiling Cloud SQL data, see the following: Profile Cloud SQL data in a single project Profile Cloud SQL data in an organization or folder For more information about sensitive data discovery, see Data profiles. VPC Service Controls Feature General availability support for the following integration: Storage Insights Virtual Private Cloud Feature Internal ranges are available in General Availability. Internal ranges let you allocate blocks of private IP addresses in VPC networks and specify how those addresses can be used.

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Title: March 07, 2024
[content]
Chronicle SOAR
Announcement
Release 6.2.50 is currently in Preview.
Feature
In the Entity Explorer page, Case Distribution has been renamed to Alert Distribution. 

This change makes the information easier to understand. (ID #48941723)
Fixed
Docker hub login is not needed and as such this instruction has been removed from the platform. (ID #49611790)
Fixed
Users with a single character in their last name are unable to login (ID #49008785)
Fixed
Alerts are being grouped into cases after the time specified in the platform.
Fixed
Inline CSS with styles and classes are not supported in Insights. Note that Scripts are not supported for security reasons.  (ID #00273271)
Fixed
Custom integration settings: existing script dependencies don't show up (ID #49703871)
Fixed
Unable to create new playbook blocks (ID #00275270)
Cloud Asset Inventory
Feature
The following resource types are now publicly available through the ExportAssets, ListAssets, BatchGetAssetsHistory, QueryAssets, Feed, and Search (SearchAllResources, SearchAllIamPolicies) APIs.


Cloud Configuration Manager API

config.googleapis.com/Deployment


Cloud Billing
Feature
Create your first budget with one click

You can now create your first budget and receive budget alerts in one step using the Create a budget alert panel on the Billing Overview page. The tool shows you recommended budget amounts based on your usage patterns, and you will receive alerts when your actual spend reaches 50%, 75%, 100%, and 150% of your selected budget. You can later edit these settings in the Manage budgets and alerts section.

Learn more about budgets.
Cloud Build
Feature
Cloud Build repositories (2nd gen) now supports integration with Bitbucket Cloud and Bitbucket Data Center. These features are generally available.
Cloud Logging
Changed
Log buckets in the  africa-south1 region  can now be upgraded to use Log Analytics. For more information, see Supported regions.
Cloud Monitoring
Feature
You can display events, such as the crash of a GKE pod, on your dashboards. This feature is now GA. This feature is available for dashboards managed by Cloud Monitoring, and for the observability dashboards managed by Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run. 


For a list of supported events, see Event types.
For information about enabling events, see Show events on a dashboard.

Cloud Run
Feature
Charts on the metrics dashboard of Cloud Run services now display deployment events.
Container Optimized OS
Changed
cos-97-16919-450-26 


  
    Kernel
    Docker
    Containerd
    GPU Drivers
  
  
    COS-5.10.208
    v20.10.24
    v1.6.21
    v470.223.02
(default),v535.154.05(latest),v470.223.02(R470 for compatibility with K80 GPUs)
  

Security
Upgraded net-misc/curl to version 8.6.0. This fixes CVE-2024-0853.
Security
Updated dev-libs/libxml2 to version 2.11.7. This fixes CVE-2024-25062.
Security
Fixed CVE-2024-23851 in the Linux kernel.
Security
Fixed CVE-2024-26581 in the Linux kernel.
Security
Fixed CVE-2022-3566 in the Linux kernel.
Security
Fixed CVE-2022-3567 in the Linux kernel.
Dataproc
Announcement
New Dataproc Serverless for Spark runtime versions:


1.1.53
2.0.61
2.1.40
2.2.0-RC13

Changed
Dataproc Serverless for Spark: Upgraded Cloud Storage connector to 2.2.20 version in the latest 1.1, 2.0, and 2.1 runtimes.
Google Cloud VMware Engine
Announcement
Beginning mid-March 2024, the VMware Engine operations team will upgrade VMware components to newer versions. Users affected by this upgrade will receive an email with planned maintenance dates and times.

For details about the upgrade and steps to prepare, see Latest service annoucements.
Google Kubernetes Engine
Security
The following vulnerabilities were discovered in the Linux kernel that can lead to a privilege escalation on Container-Optimized OS and Ubuntu nodes:


CVE-2023-3611


For more information, see the GCP-2024-017 security bulletin.
Changed
Starting in GKE 1.29.2-gke.1035000, you can configure Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) with Google Managed OAuth Client for load balancers configured through GKE Ingress. To learn more, see Ingress configuration on Google Cloud.
Changed
(2024-R07) Version updates

GKE cluster versions have been updated.

New versions available for upgrades and new clusters.

The following Kubernetes versions are now available for new clusters and for
opt-in control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more
information on versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support
and Upgrades.

No channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

The following cluster and node versions are now available:

1.25.16-gke.1596000
1.26.14-gke.1076000
1.27.11-gke.1118000
1.28.7-gke.1100000
1.29.1-gke.1589017
1.29.2-gke.1217000

The following versions are no longer available:

1.25.16-gke.1360000
1.26.13-gke.1052000
1.27.11-gke.1018000
1.28.6-gke.1456000
1.29.1-gke.1589000
1.29.2-gke.1060000

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release.

Stable channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.

Regular channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:

1.25.16-gke.1537000
1.26.14-gke.1006000
1.29.1-gke.1589017

The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:

1.25.16-gke.1360000
1.26.13-gke.1052000
1.29.0-gke.1381000

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release.

Rapid channelNote: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

Version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 is now the default version in the Rapid channel.
The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:

1.25.16-gke.1596000
1.26.14-gke.1076000
1.27.11-gke.1118000
1.28.7-gke.1100000
1.29.1-gke.1589017
1.29.2-gke.1217000

The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:

1.25.16-gke.1537000
1.26.14-gke.1006000
1.27.11-gke.1018000
1.28.6-gke.1456000
1.29.0-gke.1381000
1.29.1-gke.1589000
1.29.2-gke.1060000

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1570000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.14-gke.1044000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release.


Feature
You can now preload data or container images in new nodes to get fast workload deployment and auto scaling. This feature is available in Preview starting from GKE version 1.28.3-gke.1067000.
Changed
(2024-R07) Version updates
Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

The following cluster and node versions are now available:

1.25.16-gke.1596000
1.26.14-gke.1076000
1.27.11-gke.1118000
1.28.7-gke.1100000
1.29.1-gke.1589017
1.29.2-gke.1217000

The following versions are no longer available:

1.25.16-gke.1360000
1.26.13-gke.1052000
1.27.11-gke.1018000
1.28.6-gke.1456000
1.29.1-gke.1589000
1.29.2-gke.1060000

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release.

Changed
(2024-R07) Version updates
Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

The following versions are now available in the Regular channel:

1.25.16-gke.1537000
1.26.14-gke.1006000
1.29.1-gke.1589017

The following versions are no longer available in the Regular channel:

1.25.16-gke.1360000
1.26.13-gke.1052000
1.29.0-gke.1381000

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1460000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.13-gke.1144000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Regular channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release.

Changed
(2024-R07) Version updates
Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

Version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 is now the default version in the Rapid channel.
The following versions are now available in the Rapid channel:

1.25.16-gke.1596000
1.26.14-gke.1076000
1.27.11-gke.1118000
1.28.7-gke.1100000
1.29.1-gke.1589017
1.29.2-gke.1217000

The following versions are no longer available in the Rapid channel:

1.25.16-gke.1537000
1.26.14-gke.1006000
1.27.11-gke.1018000
1.28.6-gke.1456000
1.29.0-gke.1381000
1.29.1-gke.1589000
1.29.2-gke.1060000

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.24 to version 1.25.16-gke.1570000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.14-gke.1044000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.27 to version 1.27.11-gke.1062000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Rapid channel will be upgraded from version 1.29 to version 1.29.1-gke.1589017 with this release.

Changed
(2024-R07) Version updates
Note: Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress
when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud
zones.

Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.25 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.
Control planes and nodes with auto-upgrade enabled in the Stable channel will be upgraded from version 1.26 to version 1.26.11-gke.1055000 with this release.

Secret Manager
Feature
Preview: Secret Manager add-on for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is now available in preview. With the add-on, you can access the secrets stored in Secret Manager as volumes mounted in Kubernetes Pods. You can install the Secret Manager add-on on both Standard clusters and Autopilot clusters. The Secret Manager add-on is a Google managed and officially supported version of the open source Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI driver. 
For more information, see Use Secret Manager add-on with Google Kubernetes Engine. 
Sensitive Data Protection
Feature
The discovery service of Sensitive Data Protection now supports Cloud SQL. You can run discovery at the organization, folder, or project level to generate data profiles of your Cloud SQL tables. Data profiles provide metrics and insights about the sensitivity and risk levels of your data to help you plan your data governance workflows.

To get started on profiling Cloud SQL data, see the following:


Profile Cloud SQL data in a single project
Profile Cloud SQL data in an organization or folder


For more information about sensitive data discovery, see Data profiles.
VPC Service Controls
Feature
General availability support for the following integration:


Storage Insights

Virtual Private Cloud
Feature
Internal ranges are available in General Availability. Internal ranges let you allocate blocks of private IP addresses in VPC networks and specify how those addresses can be used.
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Release 6.2.50 is currently in Preview.

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New Dataproc Serverless for Spark runtime versions:

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Beginning mid-March 2024, the VMware Engine operations team will upgrade VMware components to newer versions. Users affected by this upgrade will receive an email with planned maintenance dates and times.

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