Google Cloud CLI 551.0.0 is now available

[google-cloud-sdk-announce]

Hi all,

Google Cloud CLI 551.0.0 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

 ## 551.0.0 (2026-01-06)

### Breaking Changes

*   **(Google Cloud CLI)** Removed the deprecated `Cloud Tools for PowerShell` component from "`gcloud` CLI".
  * Starting this release, `Cloud Tools for PowerShell` is no longer available
    in Google Cloud CLI. The component is removed from distribution. Cloud Tools
    for PowerShell has not been installed by default since April 2025 and this
    change will likely not affect you.
  * We recommend migrating any workflows dependent on these tools to the
    "`gcloud` CLI" or the Client Libraries to ensure future compatibility and
    support.
  * If you require Cloud Tools for PowerShell, you can install it manually from
    an archived Google Cloud CLI install version 550.0.0 or older.


### AI

*   Added `--min-gpu-driver-version` flag to `gcloud beta ai endpoints deploy-model` for specifying the minimum GPU driver version.

### App Engine

* Updated the Java SDK to new major version 4.0.0 from 3.0.3
<https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/appengine-java-standard/releases/tag/v4.0.0>.
* API breaking changes described in <https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/appengine-java-standard/blob/main/RELEASENOTES.md>.

### Cloud Backup DR

* Promoted `gcloud backup-dr resource-backup-config` command group to GA.

### Cloud Dataplex

* Added `--enable-catalog-publishing` flag to `gcloud dataplex datascans dataprofile create/update` command groups.

### Cloud Firestore Emulator

* Release Cloud Firestore emulator v1.20.3
  * Fixed transaction lock timeout error.
  * Fixed bug where import job did not properly reserve imported ids.

### Cloud Functions

* Added flags `--network`, `--subnet`, `--network-tags`, and
  `--direct-vpc-egress` to `gcloud functions deploy` in `alpha` and `beta`
  tracks for supporting Direct VPC.

### Cloud Memorystore

* Add `--labels` flag to `gcloud redis clusters create`.
* Add `--update-labels` flag to `gcloud redis clusters update`.
* Add `--remove-labels` flag to `gcloud redis clusters update`.
* Add `--clear-labels` flag to `gcloud redis clusters update`.

### Cloud Run

* Added `gcloud beta run worker-pools logs` command group, including `read` and
  `tail` commands, to support viewing logs for worker pools.
* Fixed an issue where `gcloud run services logs` and `gcloud run jobs logs`
  command groups, including `read` and `tail` commands, would crash if a
  request log had a missing attribute value.

### Cloud Spanner

* Add autoscaler flags to `gcloud spanner instance-partitons create` and `gcloud spanner instance-partitions update` commands in beta and GA.
* Add total CPU based autoscaling flags to `gcloud spanner instances create` and `gcloud spanner instances update` commands in beta and GA.
* Promote `disable downscaling` flag options for `gcloud spanner instances create` and `gcloud spanner instances update` commands for GA.

### Cloud Storage

* `gcloud storage cp`:
  * Skipping copying files which goes outside of destination directory.

### Cloud Workstations

* Added `--disk-type`, `--disk-size`, `--disk-reclaim-policy`, and `--disk-source-snapshot` to `gcloud workstations configs create` and `gcloud workstations configs update`.
* Added support for Hyperdisk with `--disk-type=hyperdisk-balanced-ha`.

### Compute Engine

* Added `--resource-manager-tags` flag for alpha to
 `gcloud compute snapshots create` to allow users to add Resource Manager
 tags to the snapshot resource during creation.
* Added `--resource-manager-tags` flag for alpha to
  `gcloud compute disks create` to allow users to add Resource Manager tags
  to the disk resource during creation.

### Compute Firewall Policies

*   Promoted `--src-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute firewall-policies rules create` to beta.
*   Promoted `--src-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute firewall-policies rules update` to beta.
*   Promoted `--dest-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute firewall-policies rules create` to beta.
*   Promoted `--dest-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute firewall-policies rules update` to beta.
*   Promoted `--src-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute network-firewall-policies rules create` to beta.
*   Promoted `--src-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute network-firewall-policies rules update` to beta.
*   Promoted `--dest-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute network-firewall-policies rules create` to beta.
*   Promoted `--dest-network-context` flag of `gcloud compute network-firewall-policies rules update` to beta.

### Gemini

* Promoted `gcloud gemini cloud-assist investigations` commands to beta.

### Kubernetes Engine

* Added `--node-drain-grace-period-seconds`,
  `--node-drain-pdb-timeout-seconds`, and
  `--respect-pdb-during-node-pool-deletion` to `gcloud container node-pools
  create` and `gcloud container node-pools update` commands.

### Workbench

* Added `NVIDIA_H200_141GB` and `NVIDIA_B200`
option to `--accelerator-type` flag of `gcloud workbench instances create`
and `gcloud workbench instances update`.


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