tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes Cloud SQL - Release notes Google Cloud Platform 2026-09-29T00:00:00-07:00 September 29, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_29_2026 2026-09-29T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Change

You can use the pgAudit extension to prevent string literals that might indicate sensitive information, such as passwords and secrets, from appearing in your log query results. This release provides minor bug fixes to the previous version.

This pgAudit extension capability is supported on [PostgreSQL version].R20260712.01_RC31 or later.

For more information, see Audit for PostgreSQL using pgAudit.

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Cloud SQL for MySQL

Breaking

To improve security, removed the cloudsql.instances.export permission from the following roles:

  • Cloud SQL Viewer (roles/cloudsql.viewer)
  • Basic Reader (roles/reader)
  • Basic Viewer (Legacy) (roles/viewer)

To retain export capabilities, assign the Cloud SQL Editor (roles/cloudsql.editor) role or update custom roles to include the cloudsql.instances.export permission.

For more information, see Cloud SQL roles.

Change

Cloud SQL for MySQL 9.7.1 is upgraded to MySQL 9.7.2. For more information, see the MySQL 9.7.2 Release Notes and Cloud SQL database versions.

Change

Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.4.10 is upgraded to MySQL 8.4.11. For more information, see the MySQL 8.4.11 Release Notes and Cloud SQL database versions.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Breaking

To improve security, removed the cloudsql.instances.export permission from the following roles:

  • Cloud SQL Viewer (roles/cloudsql.viewer)
  • Basic Reader (roles/reader)
  • Basic Viewer (Legacy) (roles/viewer)

To retain export capabilities, assign the Cloud SQL Editor (roles/cloudsql.editor) role or update custom roles to include the cloudsql.instances.export permission.

For more information, see Cloud SQL roles.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Breaking

To improve security, removed the cloudsql.instances.export permission from the following roles:

  • Cloud SQL Viewer (roles/cloudsql.viewer)
  • Basic Reader (roles/reader)
  • Basic Viewer (Legacy) (roles/viewer)

To retain export capabilities, assign the Cloud SQL Editor (roles/cloudsql.editor) role or update custom roles to include the cloudsql.instances.export permission.

For more information, see Cloud SQL roles.

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September 21, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_21_2026 2026-09-21T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

The C4 machine series is available for Cloud SQL for MySQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions:

  • asia-east2 — Hong Kong
  • asia-southeast2 — Jakarta, Indonesia
  • europe-west3 — Frankfurt, Germany
  • europe-west4 — Eemshaven, Netherlands
  • europe-west8 — Milan, Italy
  • us-east5 — Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • us-south1 — Dallas, Texas, USA
  • us-west4 — Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The C4 machine series provides the following benefits:

  • Supports fifth and sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Offers a price-performance balance that makes it suitable for high-demand workloads.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

The C4 machine series is available for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions:

  • asia-east2 — Hong Kong
  • asia-southeast2 — Jakarta, Indonesia
  • europe-west3 — Frankfurt, Germany
  • europe-west4 — Eemshaven, Netherlands
  • europe-west8 — Milan, Italy
  • us-east5 — Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • us-south1 — Dallas, Texas, USA
  • us-west4 — Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The C4 machine series provides the following benefits:

  • Supports fifth and sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Offers a price-performance balance that makes it suitable for high-demand workloads.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

The C4 machine series is available for Cloud SQL for SQL Server Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions:

  • asia-east2 — Hong Kong
  • asia-southeast2 — Jakarta, Indonesia
  • europe-west3 — Frankfurt, Germany
  • europe-west4 — Eemshaven, Netherlands
  • europe-west8 — Milan, Italy
  • us-east5 — Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • us-south1 — Dallas, Texas, USA
  • us-west4 — Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The C4 machine series provides the following benefits:

  • Supports fifth and sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Offers a price-performance balance that makes it suitable for high-demand workloads.
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September 17, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_17_2026 2026-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Change

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

Change

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).

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September 14, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_14_2026 2026-09-14T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

You can use the pg_textsearch extension in Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL to perform full-text search using the industry-standard BM25 (Best Matching 25) scoring algorithm for highly accurate relevance scoring.

This extension requires PostgreSQL 17 or later and is supported on PostgreSQL release R20260712.01_06 or later.

For more information, see Full-text search using pg_textsearch.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Deprecated

Beginning April 12, 2027, you won't be able to create new instances of Cloud SQL for SQL Server 2017. Starting on October 13, 2027, SQL Server 2017 will reach end of life (EOL) and Microsoft will stop releasing security updates. Cloud SQL for SQL Server will stop supporting SQL Server 2017 after this date.

For more information, see Database versions and version policies.

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September 10, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_10_2026 2026-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Breaking

Appending sqlcommenter tags using the sql_commenter_enabled parameter when executing SQL queries on a Cloud SQL remote MCP server is temporarily disabled.

For more information, see sqlcommenter tags.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Breaking

Appending sqlcommenter tags using the sql_commenter_enabled parameter when executing SQL queries on a Cloud SQL remote MCP server is temporarily disabled.

For more information, see sqlcommenter tags.

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September 08, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_08_2026 2026-09-08T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

Regional endpoints (REP) are now generally available (GA) for the Cloud SQL for MySQL Admin API.

Regional endpoints let you interact with Cloud SQL for MySQL instances using regionalized URLs (such as sqladmin.{region}.rep.googleapis.com) rather than through a single global endpoint.

Regional endpoints provide regional frontend and load balancing infrastructure that improves data residency by keeping network traffic within the same region as the instance. This reduces the instance's dependency on global frontend infrastructure.

Regional endpoints have strong regional isolation, so the failure of a load balancer or frontend in one region doesn't affect any other region. Regional service load balancers have a separate, regionally isolated control plane.

Regional endpoints are designed to meet stringent data residency and sovereignty standards, such as ITAR and Assured Workloads Regions, ensuring data in transit remains within the committed region.

Certificate management and TLS termination occurs within each region, on the regional load balancer, so data remains encrypted until it reaches its destination region and stays within that region while being processed there.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Regional endpoints (REP) are now generally available (GA) for the Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Admin API.

Regional endpoints let you interact with Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instances using regionalized URLs (such as sqladmin.{region}.rep.googleapis.com) rather than through a single global endpoint.

Regional endpoints provide regional frontend and load balancing infrastructure that improves data residency by keeping network traffic within the same region as the instance. This reduces the instance's dependency on global frontend infrastructure.

Regional endpoints have strong regional isolation, so the failure of a load balancer or frontend in one region doesn't affect any other region. Regional service load balancers have a separate, regionally isolated control plane.

Regional endpoints are designed to meet stringent data residency and sovereignty standards, such as ITAR and Assured Workloads Regions, ensuring data in transit remains within the committed region.

Certificate management and TLS termination occurs within each region, on the regional load balancer, so data remains encrypted until it reaches its destination region and stays within that region while being processed there.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

Regional endpoints (REP) are now generally available (GA) for the Cloud SQL for SQL Server Admin API.

Regional endpoints let you interact with Cloud SQL for SQL Server instances using regionalized URLs (such as sqladmin.{region}.rep.googleapis.com) rather than through a single global endpoint.

Regional endpoints provide regional frontend and load balancing infrastructure that improves data residency by keeping network traffic within the same region as the instance. This reduces the instance's dependency on global frontend infrastructure.

Regional endpoints have strong regional isolation, so the failure of a load balancer or frontend in one region doesn't affect any other region. Regional service load balancers have a separate, regionally isolated control plane.

Regional endpoints are designed to meet stringent data residency and sovereignty standards, such as ITAR and Assured Workloads Regions, ensuring data in transit remains within the committed region.

Certificate management and TLS termination occurs within each region, on the regional load balancer, so data remains encrypted until it reaches its destination region and stays within that region while being processed there.

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September 04, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_04_2026 2026-09-04T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

The C4 machine series is now available for Cloud SQL for MySQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions:

  • africa-south1 — Johannesburg
  • asia-northeast3 — Seoul
  • asia-south2 — Delhi
  • europe-west6 — Zürich
  • southamerica-west1 — Santiago
  • us-west3 — Salt Lake City

The C4 machine series provides the following benefits:

  • Supports fifth and sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Offers a price-performance balance that makes it suitable for high-demand workloads.

Feature

Cloud SQL supports in-place upgrades and downgrades to your instance's infrastructure. You can change all of the following in place:

  • The edition that your Cloud SQL instance uses.
  • The machine type.
  • The storage type.
  • The database version.

Making in-place changes is the most direct and least error-prone way to reconfigure an instance.

For more information about in-place upgrades and downgrades, see Upgrade in place.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

The C4 machine series is now available for Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions:

  • africa-south1 — Johannesburg
  • asia-northeast3 — Seoul
  • asia-south2 — Delhi
  • europe-west6 — Zürich
  • southamerica-west1 — Santiago
  • us-west3 — Salt Lake City

The C4 machine series provides the following benefits:

  • Supports fifth and sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Offers a price-performance balance that makes it suitable for high-demand workloads.

Feature

Cloud SQL supports in-place upgrades and downgrades to your instance's infrastructure. You can change all of the following in place:

  • The edition that your Cloud SQL instance uses.
  • The machine type.
  • The storage type.
  • The database version.

Making in-place changes is the most direct and least error-prone way to reconfigure an instance.

For more information about in-place upgrades and downgrades, see Upgrade in place.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

Cloud SQL for SQL Server supports the sp_help_revlogin stored procedure in the msdb database. You can enable this stored procedure by configuring the cloud sql enable sp_help_revlogin database flag to export SQL Server logins, password hashes, and security identifiers (SIDs) when migrating databases or synchronizing logins.

For more information, see Export SQL Server logins and Configure database flags.

Feature

Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports connecting to instances with write endpoints using the Cloud SQL Auth Proxy or Cloud SQL language connectors. When you configure the proxy or a language connector with a write endpoint DNS name, connections are redirected automatically to the new primary instance during replica failover or switchover.

For more information, see Connect to an instance using a write endpoint.

Feature

The C4 machine series is now available for Cloud SQL for SQL Server Enterprise Plus instances in the following regions:

  • africa-south1 — Johannesburg
  • asia-northeast3 — Seoul
  • asia-south2 — Delhi
  • europe-west6 — Zürich
  • southamerica-west1 — Santiago
  • us-west3 — Salt Lake City

The C4 machine series provides the following benefits:

  • Supports fifth and sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
  • Offers a price-performance balance that makes it suitable for high-demand workloads.

Feature

Cloud SQL supports in-place upgrades and downgrades to your instance's infrastructure. You can change all of the following in place:

  • The edition that your Cloud SQL instance uses.
  • The machine type.
  • The storage type.
  • The database version.

Making in-place changes is the most direct and least error-prone way to reconfigure an instance.

For more information about in-place upgrades and downgrades, see Upgrade in place.

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September 02, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#September_02_2026 2026-09-02T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

Cloud SQL supports Workforce Identity Federation authentication. This lets you authenticate to your Cloud SQL instance using identities from an external identity provider such as Microsoft Active Directory or Okta. For more information, see Workforce Identity Federation authentication.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Cloud SQL supports Workforce Identity Federation authentication. This lets you authenticate to your Cloud SQL instance using identities from an external identity provider such as Microsoft Active Directory or Okta. For more information, see Workforce Identity Federation authentication.

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August 31, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_31_2026 2026-08-31T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

You can use the pgAudit extension to prevent string literals that might indicate sensitive information, such as passwords and secrets, from appearing in your log query results.

This pgAudit extension capability is supported on [PostgreSQL version].R20260712.01_06 or later.

For more information, see Audit for PostgreSQL using pgAudit.

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August 27, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_27_2026 2026-08-27T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

Cloud SQL now makes it easier to configure Private Service Connect for your Cloud SQL instance. When you create an instance that's enabled with Private Service Connect, you can choose to automatically create the service connection policy and endpoint in the VPC network that you want to use with Private Service Connect.

For more information, see Configure Private Service Connect.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Change

The rollout of the following extension upgrades is complete:

  • pg_partman is upgraded from 5.2.4 to 5.4.3.
  • pgfincore is upgraded from 1.3.1 to 1.4.
  • pgvector is upgraded from 0.8.1 to 0.8.5.

For more information, see Configure PostgreSQL extensions.

Feature

Cloud SQL now makes it easier to configure Private Service Connect for your Cloud SQL instance. When you create an instance that's enabled with Private Service Connect, you can choose to automatically create the service connection policy and endpoint in the VPC network that you want to use with Private Service Connect.

For more information, see Configure Private Service Connect.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

Cloud SQL now makes it easier to configure Private Service Connect for your Cloud SQL instance. When you create an instance that's enabled with Private Service Connect, you can choose to automatically create the service connection policy and endpoint in the VPC network that you want to use with Private Service Connect.

For more information, see Configure Private Service Connect.

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August 25, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_25_2026 2026-08-25T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Use assessments (Preview) in Database Center to assess and test the performance impact of database recommendations before you apply them to your production database fleet.

The assessments workflow performs these operations:

  • Clones your database instance.
  • Runs benchmarking simulation tests on the clone.
  • Compares the baseline performance of the clone against the performance after you apply the recommended configuration changes.

For more information, see Assessments in Database Center.

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August 13, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_13_2026 2026-08-13T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

Cloud SQL for MySQL 9.7 is generally available (GA).

For more information about the differences between MySQL 9.7 and previous versions, review the MySQL 9.7 Release Notes.

By default, if you specify MySQL 9.7 as the version when you create a Cloud SQL instance (either primary or replica) using the gcloud CLI, the Google Cloud console, or the REST API, then the Cloud SQL edition is Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus edition.

This release introduces support for key MySQL 9.7 capabilities, including:

Flag updates for MySQL 9.7

Additionally, this release introduces several database flag changes.

MySQL database flag Action Details
activate_mandatory_roles Added / Supported Exposes mandatory roles configuration. Default is ON.
innodb_native_foreign_keys Added / Supported Exposes SQL layer foreign key handling configuration.
table_open_cache_triggers Added / Supported Configures trigger cache size limits.
connection_memory_status_limit Added / Supported Sets limit configurations on connection memory.
global_connection_memory_status_limit Added / Supported Sets global limit configurations on connection memory.
performance_schema_max_logger_classes Added / Supported Sets limits for performance schema logger classes.
caching_sha2_password_proxy_users Added / Supported Configures proxy users support for caching SHA-2.
caching_sha2_password_enforce_storage_format Added / Supported Enforces storage format rules for caching SHA-2.
caching_sha2_password_storage_format Added / Supported Sets storage format defaults for caching SHA-2.
innodb_log_file_size Removed Flag not supported in MySQL 9.7 and later.
innodb_log_files_in_group Removed Flag not supported in MySQL 9.7 and later.
innodb_undo_tablespaces Removed Flag not supported in MySQL 9.7 and later.
mysql_native_password_proxy_users Removed Flag not supported in MySQL 9.7 and later.
replica_parallel_type Removed Flag not supported in MySQL 9.7 and later.
slave_parallel_type Removed Flag not supported in MySQL 9.7 and later.
temptable_use_mmap Removed Flag not supported in MySQL 9.7 and later.

For more information about MySQL database flags, see Configure database flags.

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August 11, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_11_2026 2026-08-11T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

The Cloud SQL remote MCP server now supports specialized endpoint URLs (toolsets) for /readonly, /instance_manage, and /query_execution. Specialized toolset URLs let you restrict the set of exposed MCP tools based on your security and workflow requirements.

For more information, see Available toolsets.

Feature

You can now use the create_instance tool in the Cloud SQL remote MCP server to provision free trial instances for testing and development by setting the free_trial parameter to true.

For more information, see Create a free trial instance.

Feature

When executing SQL queries using the execute_sql or execute_sql_readonly tool, setting the sql_commenter_enabled parameter to true automatically appends sqlcommenter tags (mcp.tool, mcp.server, user.identity, mcp.client) to SQL statements for enhanced database observability.

For more information, see sqlcommenter tags.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

The Cloud SQL remote MCP server now supports specialized endpoint URLs (toolsets) for /readonly, /instance_manage, and /query_execution. Specialized toolset URLs let you restrict the set of exposed MCP tools based on your security and workflow requirements.

For more information, see Available toolsets.

Feature

You can now use the create_instance tool in the Cloud SQL remote MCP server to provision free trial instances for testing and development by setting the free_trial parameter to true.

For more information, see Create a free trial instance.

Feature

When executing SQL queries using the execute_sql or execute_sql_readonly tool, setting the sql_commenter_enabled parameter to true automatically appends sqlcommenter tags (mcp.tool, mcp.server, user.identity, mcp.client) to SQL statements for enhanced database observability.

For more information, see sqlcommenter tags.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

You can now use the update_user tool in the Cloud SQL remote MCP server to update passwords for Cloud SQL for SQL Server database users.

For more information, see Available tools.

Feature

The Cloud SQL remote MCP server now supports specialized endpoint URLs (toolsets) for /readonly and /instance_manage. Specialized toolset URLs let you restrict the set of exposed MCP tools based on your security and workflow requirements.

For more information, see Available toolsets.

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August 07, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_07_2026 2026-08-07T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Change

Newly created instances configured with high availability (HA) now have Knowledge Catalog (formerly Dataplex Universal Catalog) enabled by default.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instances running on PostgreSQL version 14.0 or later send updates and metadata to Knowledge Catalog in near real-time.

You can either verify enablement or disable the feature using the Google Cloud console.

For more information, see Near real-time.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Change

Newly created instances configured with high availability (HA) now have Knowledge Catalog (formerly Dataplex Universal Catalog) enabled by default.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server instances send updates and metadata to Knowledge Catalog to help support data discovery.

You can either verify enablement or disable the feature using the Google Cloud console.

For more information, see Manage your Cloud SQL resources using Knowledge Catalog.

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August 05, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_05_2026 2026-08-05T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

Performance capture for Cloud SQL for MySQL is now generally available (GA). Performance capture lets you take a point-in-time snapshot of your database and operating system metrics automatically and route them to Cloud Logging for root-cause analysis.

With the GA release, you can configure custom thresholds that end long-running transactions automatically before they slow down your database. In addition, the GA release includes six additional performance capture triggers:

  • High CPU utilization
  • High memory usage
  • High temporary files usage
  • History list length
  • Semaphore waits
  • Transaction lock waits

For more information, see Cloud SQL performance capture overview.

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August 04, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_04_2026 2026-08-04T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

DNS automation is now generally available (GA) on Cloud SQL instances where Private Service Connect is enabled.

You can use DNS automation to provision and manage per-instance DNS records automatically. On Enterprise Plus edition instances where DNS automation is enabled, you can also enable a global write endpoint DNS that automatically resolves to your current primary instance.

Feature

Cloud SQL for MySQL supports resource groups. MySQL resource groups let you manage resource allocation for different workloads on your Cloud SQL for MySQL instance. By using resource groups, you can prevent less important workloads from consuming excessive CPU or memory resources.

To use MySQL resource groups, you must have maintenance version MYSQL_VERSION.R20260320.00_20 or later installed on your instance.

For more information, see Manage CPU allocation with MySQL resource groups.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

DNS automation is now generally available (GA) on Cloud SQL instances where Private Service Connect is enabled.

You can use DNS automation to provision and manage per-instance DNS records automatically. On Enterprise Plus edition instances where DNS automation is enabled, you can also enable a global write endpoint DNS that automatically resolves to your current primary instance.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

DNS automation is now generally available (GA) on Cloud SQL instances where Private Service Connect is enabled.

You can use DNS automation to provision and manage per-instance DNS records automatically. On Enterprise Plus edition instances where DNS automation is enabled, you can also enable a global write endpoint DNS that automatically resolves to your current primary instance.

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August 03, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#August_03_2026 2026-08-03T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Change

You can change the backup plan for your Cloud SQL enhanced backups without first removing the existing plan. For more information, see Change your instance's associated backup plan.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Change

You can change the backup plan for your Cloud SQL enhanced backups without first removing the existing plan. For more information, see Change your instance's associated backup plan.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Change

You can change the backup plan for your Cloud SQL enhanced backups without first removing the existing plan. For more information, see Change your instance's associated backup plan.

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July 31, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#July_31_2026 2026-07-31T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Change

Starting on August 1, 2026, when you create or clone a Cloud SQL instance enabled with Private Service Connect, or when you enable Private Service Connect for an existing instance, then connection reconciliation behavior is enabled by default and can't be disabled.

When you remove a project from the list of allowed projects, all existing Private Service Connect connections from the removed project are immediately closed (reconciled). This means that applications using Private Service Connect endpoints in those removed projects can't continue to connect to the Cloud SQL instance using those endpoints.

For more information, see Allowed Private Service Connect projects.

Feature

QueryData adds support for parameterized secure views (PSVs) to help secure applications that use natural language queries. For more information, see Secure and control access to application data.

This feature is in Preview.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Change

Starting on August 1, 2026, when you create or clone a Cloud SQL instance enabled with Private Service Connect, or when you enable Private Service Connect for an existing instance, then connection reconciliation behavior is enabled by default and can't be disabled.

When you remove a project from the list of allowed projects, all existing Private Service Connect connections from the removed project are immediately closed (reconciled). This means that applications using Private Service Connect endpoints in those removed projects can't continue to connect to the Cloud SQL instance using those endpoints.

For more information, see Allowed Private Service Connect projects.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Change

Starting on August 1, 2026, when you create or clone a Cloud SQL instance enabled with Private Service Connect, or when you enable Private Service Connect for an existing instance, then connection reconciliation behavior is enabled by default and can't be disabled.

When you remove a project from the list of allowed projects, all existing Private Service Connect connections from the removed project are immediately closed (reconciled). This means that applications using Private Service Connect endpoints in those removed projects can't continue to connect to the Cloud SQL instance using those endpoints.

For more information, see Allowed Private Service Connect projects.

Feature

Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports executing SQL statements using the Cloud SQL Data API.

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July 29, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#July_29_2026 2026-07-29T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports significantly faster re-encryption of instances and replicas protected by customer-managed encryption keys (CMEKs), and re-encryption now completes with zero downtime. The steps to re-encrypt your instances and replicas are unchanged, but the operation now re-encrypts the underlying disks in-place, without creating re-encryption backups.

For more information, see Re-encrypt an existing CMEK-enabled instance or replica.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL now supports significantly faster re-encryption of instances and replicas protected by customer-managed encryption keys (CMEKs), and re-encryption now completes with zero downtime. The steps to re-encrypt your instances and replicas are unchanged, but the operation now re-encrypts the underlying disks in-place, without creating re-encryption backups.

For more information, see Re-encrypt an existing CMEK-enabled instance or replica.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

Cloud SQL for SQL Server now supports significantly faster re-encryption of instances and replicas protected by customer-managed encryption keys (CMEKs), and re-encryption now completes with zero downtime. The steps to re-encrypt your instances and replicas are unchanged, but the operation now re-encrypts the underlying disks in-place, without creating re-encryption backups.

For more information, see Re-encrypt an existing CMEK-enabled instance or replica.

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July 24, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#July_24_2026 2026-07-24T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL now supports logical replication using failover slot which you can use with advanced disaster recovery (DR) switchover and replica failover operations to ensure business continuity.

For more information, see Advanced disaster recovery (DR) with logical failover slot.

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July 20, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#July_20_2026 2026-07-20T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL now supports authentication via Secret Manager when executing SQL statements using the Data API (executeSql). You can store your database password in a regional secret in Secret Manager and pass the secret version resource name in your API request.

For more information, see Execute SQL statements on a Cloud SQL instance.

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July 16, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#July_16_2026 2026-07-16T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Change

Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.4.8 is upgraded to MySQL 8.4.10. For more information, see the MySQL 8.4.10 Release Notes and Cloud SQL database versions.

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July 13, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#July_13_2026 2026-07-13T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

You can now create and query parameterized secure views in Cloud SQL for MySQL. Parameterized secure views let you create MySQL views in your MySQL database that reference session variables for managing data access. By using a parameterized secure view, you can create a single view that is flexible enough to accommodate multiple queries across a predefined range of data without being required to create multiple static view definitions for different users.

To use parameterized secure views, you're required to have Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0.43 or later and maintenance version R20260320.00_20 or later installed on your instance.

For more information, see Parameterized secure views in Cloud SQL. This feature is in Preview.

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June 29, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#June_29_2026 2026-06-29T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

MySQL 8.0.45 is now the default minor version for Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0.

For more information about minor version support in Cloud SQL for MySQL, see MySQL 8.0.

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June 25, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#June_25_2026 2026-06-25T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

You can now assess the upgrade readiness of your Cloud SQL for MySQL instances before a major version upgrade by running a precheck. This precheck analyzes your instance for version incompatibilities and lists any issues that need to be fixed prior to your upgrade. For more information, see Assess upgrade readiness for your instance.

This feature is in Preview.

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June 24, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#June_24_2026 2026-06-24T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Change

Cloud SQL now supports Private Service Connect outbound connectivity on the following additional types of instances:

  • Read replica instances.

  • Instances that use advanced disaster recovery features such as switchover and failover operations.

For more information about Private Service Connect outbound connectivity see About Private Service Connect.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Change

Cloud SQL now supports Private Service Connect outbound connectivity on the following additional types of instances:

  • Read replica instances.

  • Instances that use advanced disaster recovery features such as switchover and failover operations.

For more information about Private Service Connect outbound connectivity see About Private Service Connect.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Change

Cloud SQL now supports Private Service Connect outbound connectivity on the following additional types of instances:

  • Read replica instances.

  • Instances that use advanced disaster recovery features such as switchover and failover operations.

  • Primary instances that have replicas.

For more information about Private Service Connect outbound connectivity see About Private Service Connect.

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June 22, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#June_22_2026 2026-06-22T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Customer-managed encryption key (CMEK) support for Cloud SQL enhanced backups is generally available. You can protect your CMEK-enabled Cloud SQL instances using Google Cloud Backup and DR Service.

For more information, see Choose your backup option.

Cloud SQL for SQL Server

Feature

Customer-managed encryption key (CMEK) support for Cloud SQL enhanced backups is generally available. You can protect your CMEK-enabled Cloud SQL instances using Google Cloud Backup and DR Service.

For more information, see Choose your backup option.

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June 19, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#June_19_2026 2026-06-19T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Change

When you migrate from Percona XtraBackup physical file to Cloud SQL for MySQL, you can now specify multiple data files in the innodb_data_file_path parameter of your external server configuration. Also, you are no longer required to use the default name for your data files.

Change

Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports multiple system tablespace files, allowing system tablespace size to grow larger than 16TB.

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June 18, 2026 tag:google.com,2016:cloud-sql-release-notes#June_18_2026 2026-06-18T00:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[

Cloud SQL for MySQL

Feature

Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports minor version 8.0.46. To upgrade your existing instance to the new minor version, see Upgrade the database minor version.

Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL

Feature

Cloud SQL is integrated with Google AI Studio to help you build full-stack applications that use a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL developer edition instance as the database. You can enter natural language prompts in the Google AI Studio to build applications backed by Cloud SQL and add features such as authentication, search, and persistent data storage.

For more information, see Build vibe-coded applications using Google AI Studio and Cloud SQL.

This feature is generally available (GA).

Feature

The rollout of the following Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL minor version and extension upgrades is complete:

Minor versions

  • 14.22 is upgraded to 14.23.
  • 15.17 is upgraded to 15.18.
  • 16.13 is upgraded to 16.14.
  • 17.9 is upgraded to 17.10.
  • 18.3 is upgraded to 18.4.

The new maintenance version is [PostgreSQL version].R20260319.07_04. To apply the new maintenance version, see Perform self-service maintenance.

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