Google Cloud CLI 553.0.0 is now available

[google-cloud-sdk-announce]

Hi all,

Google Cloud CLI 553.0.0 is now available for download at:
https://developers.google.com/cloud/sdk/

Release notes can be found here:
https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes

 ## 553.0.0 (2026-01-21)

### AI

* Added support for the 'dcgm-fi-dev-gpu-util', 'vllm-gpu-cache-usage-perc',
and 'vllm-num-requests-waiting' autoscaling metrics to
`gcloud ai endpoints deploy-model` and `gcloud ai deployment-resource-pools
create`.

### Auth Login

* Added a warning message for scopes that will be blocked soon for the default
client ID generated by `gcloud auth application-default login`. Scopes include:
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adwords
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/content
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events.readonly
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.scripts
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
  - https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly
* For more information, see <https://docs.cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/troubleshoot-adc#access_blocked_when_using_scopes>.

### Cloud Backup DR

* Promoted `gcloud backup-dr resource-backup-config` command group to GA.
*   [Backup DR] Added `--update-labels`, `--remove-labels`, and `--clear-labels`
    flags to `gcloud backup-dr backups update` to support label management.
* Made `--backup-rule` optional in `gcloud backup-dr backup-plans create`.

### Cloud Dataproc

*   Added `--auto-zone-exclude-zones` flag to `gcloud dataproc clusters create`
    to allow excluding specific zones when using auto zone placement.
*   Added `--auto-zone-exclude-zones` flag to `gcloud dataproc
    workflow-templates set-managed-cluster` to allow managed clusters to be
    to allow excluding specific zones when using auto zone placement.

### Cloud Datastream

* Added Spanner as a supported source in `gcloud datastream connection-profiles` and `gcloud datastream streams` command groups.
* Added flags for Spanner source in `gcloud datastream connection-profiles` command group.
* Added flags for Spanner source in `gcloud datastream streams` command group.

### Cloud NetApp

* Added `gcloud netapp volumes establish-peering` command to establish peering for cache volumes.

### Cloud Resource Manager

* Promoted `--allowed-values-regex` flag of `gcloud resource-manager
tags keys create/update` to GA. This will allow the Tag Values shortName
confining to the regex getting created during the time of Binding creation.

### Cloud Run

* Modified `gcloud run compose up` to support caching in source builds.

### Cloud Storage

*   Updated `gcloud storage batch-operations jobs list` to return a new column "DRY_RUN" to indicate the mode of the jobs.

### Compute Engine

* Added `--accelerator-topology-mode` flag to `gcloud compute resource-policies create workload-policy` and `gcloud compute resource-policies create group-placement` commands.
* Added RESERVATION_BOUND and FLEX_START options to --provisioning-model flag in gcloud compute instances update-from-file command.
* Promoted `--allow-cidr-routes-overlap` flag of `gcloud compute networks subnets update` to GA.
* Added `--allow-cidr-routes-overlap` flag to `gcloud compute networks subnets create` to allow creating subnetworks with IP ranges that can overlap with custom routes within the VPC.
* Promoted `--capacity-tier` flag to beta.

### Developer Connect

* Updated `gcloud developer-connect insights-configs create` to support `--target-projects` flag.
* Added generic HTTP Endpoint config connection type to `gcloud developer-connect connection create|update commands`.
* Updated `gcloud developer-connect create` to support `--github-enterprise-config-organization` flag.

### Kubernetes Engine

* Added `--subnet` to `gcloud container node-pools
  create` command.

### Oracle Database

* Removed unsupported fields from Autonomous Database Update command.


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