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August 13, 2026
Cloud SQL for MySQLCloud 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:
- Vector search: support for the community-standard vector storage format combined with advanced approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) vector indexing in Cloud SQL.
- Hypergraph optimizer: an alternative join-planning framework designed for complex, multi-table queries. You can enable the hypergraph optimizer using an optimizer switch.
- JSON Duality Views: a feature that bridges relational SQL and hierarchical JSON document models to interact with the same underlying data.
- Upgrade and migration paths: support for in-place major version upgrade from Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.4 and migrations from MySQL 8.4 using the Database Migration Service (DMS).
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.
August 07, 2026
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQLNewly 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.
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.
August 05, 2026
Cloud SQL for MySQLPerformance 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.
August 04, 2026
Cloud SQL for MySQLDNS 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 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.
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.
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.
August 03, 2026
Cloud SQL for MySQLYou 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.
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.
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.
July 31, 2026
Cloud SQL for MySQLStarting 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.
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.