Google Cloud CLI 529.0.0 is now available

[google-cloud-sdk-announce]

Hi all,

Google Cloud CLI 529.0.0 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

 ## 529.0.0 (2025-07-01)

### Breaking Changes

*   **(Cloud Datastore Emulator)** Removed support for running the Datastore emulator
*   **(Cloud Datastore Emulator)** (`gcloud beta emulators datastore start`) in environment with Java versions
*   **(Cloud Datastore Emulator)** prior to 21. Users can upgrade to Java 21 or above to continue using the latest
*   **(Cloud Datastore Emulator)** Datastore emulator. Alternatively, users can use previous `gcloud` CLI
*   **(Cloud Datastore Emulator)** versions to continue using the Datastore emulator with
*   **(Cloud Datastore Emulator)** Java 11 support.
*   **(Cloud Firestore Emulator)** Removed support for running the Firestore emulator
*   **(Cloud Firestore Emulator)** (`gcloud beta emulators firestore start`) in environment with Java versions
*   **(Cloud Firestore Emulator)** prior to 21. Users can upgrade to Java 21 or above to continue using the latest
*   **(Cloud Firestore Emulator)** Firestore emulator. Alternatively, users can use previous `gcloud` CLI
*   **(Cloud Firestore Emulator)** versions to continue using the previous Firestore emulator with
*   **(Cloud Firestore Emulator)** Java 11 support.
*   **(Compute Engine)** Demoted `--igmp-query` flag in `--network-interface` of `gcloud compute instances bulk create` to alpha.
*   **(Eventarc)** Removed option for `--destinations` to set `network_attachment` when `http_endpoint_uri` is not set.
*   **(Network Services)** Removed `--service-directory-namespace`, `--service-directory-region`, and `--service-directory-service` flags in `gcloud network-services service-bindings create`.


### AI

* Added support for the `request-counts-per-minute` autoscaling metric to
`gcloud ai endpoints deploy-model` and `gcloud ai deployment-resource-pools
create`.

### AlloyDB

* Fix being able to enable managed connection pooling for the first time when
calling `gcloud alloydb instances update` without having to specify all managed
connection pooling related flags.

### Anthos Multi-Cloud

* Added `--system-component-tolerations` flag to `gcloud container attached clusters register` to customize Kubernetes tolerations for system components.
* Added `--system-component-labels` flag to `gcloud container attached clusters register` to customize Kubernetes labels for system components.

### App Engine

* Fixed open source issue <https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/329705717> for python appengine SDK.

### BigQuery

* Added new flag `--external_catalog_table_options` in `bq mk -t` and `bq update -t` to create and update tables with external catalog options.

### Cloud Backup DR

* Fixed `backup-vault create` command to return the created resource.
* Modified `backups list` command to use basic view by default.

### Cloud Managed Kafka

* Fixed an error where the mode or compatibility being unset would causes the command to fail.
* Made the output of the commands more readable.
* Add informative text to the "subject describe" command to inform if the mode/compatibility was inherited from the schema registry.

### Cloud Memorystore

* Promote `gcloud redis clusters create` CMEK related commands to GA track.
* Promote `gcloud memorystore instances create` CMEK related commands to GA track.

### Cloud Run

* Promoted `--no-default-url` flag to GA for `gcloud run services` command groups.
* Promoted .env support for `--env-vars-file` flag for `gcloud run deploy` from alpha to beta.
* Added .env support for `--env-vars-file` flag for `gcloud run jobs deploy`.

### Cloud Services

* Promoted `gcloud services groups list-expanded-members` to beta.

### Cloud Storage

* Updated gsutil component to 5.35.

### Compute Engine

* Promoted `--append-licenses`, `--remove-licenses` and `--replace-license` flags of `gcloud compute disks update` to beta and GA.
* Added `--enable_emergent_maintenance` flag to `gcloud compute reservations update`.
* Fixed issue where `gcloud compute vpn-gateways list --regions {region}` call aggregated list instead of regional list.
* Fixed issue where `gcloud compute vpn-tunnels list --regions {region}` call aggregated list instead of regional list.
* Promoted `--resource-manager-tags` flag for `gcloud compute networks create` to GA.
* Promoted `--resource-manager-tags` flag for `gcloud compute networks subnets create` to GA.
* Promoted `--resource-manager-tags` flag for `gcloudc compute routers create` to beta.
*   Fixed an issue where exceptions in `gcloud compute instances bulk create`
    with `--format` flag were not logged.

### Eventarc

* Removed requirement for `--destinations` to set `network_attachment` when `http_endpoint_uri` is set.

### Kubernetes Engine

*   Additional kubectl versions:
    * kubectl.1.27 (1.27.16)
    * kubectl.1.28 (1.28.15
    * kubectl.1.29 (1.29.14)
    * kubectl.1.30 (1.30.14)
    * kubectl.1.31 (1.31.10)
    * kubectl.1.32 (1.32.6)
    * kubectl.1.33 (1.33.2)
* Added `--additional-ip-ranges` and `--remove-additional-ip-ranges` flags to `gcloud container clusters update` to allow multiple subnets in a cluster.

### Looker

* Added `core-trial-standard`, `core-trial-enterprise`, and `core-trial-embed` options to `--edition` flag of `gcloud looker instances create`.

### Network Services

*   Added `--update-strategy` flag in `gcloud compute networks peerings create` and `gcloud compute networks peerings update` commands.
*   Added a new command `gcloud compute networks peerings request-delete`.
*   Support "export" and "import" surfaces for Service Binding resource.
*   Support "update" surface for Service Binding resource.

### Policy Simulator

* Promoted `gcloud policy-intelligence simulate` to GA.

### Security Command Center

*   Added `--organization` and `--location` argument flags to `gcloud scc posture-deployments list` to list scc's posture deployments for organization level.
* Added `vm-manager`, `ec2-vulnerability-assessment`, `gce-vulnerability-assessment`, `azure-vulnerability-assessment`, and `notebook-security-scanner` services to the `SUPPORTED_SERVICES` list.
*   Added `--organization` and `--location` argument flags to `gcloud scc posture-templates list` to list Cloud Security Command Center posture templates for an organization.

### Service Extensions

* Promoted the following Service Extensions Plugins command groups to GA:
  * `gcloud service-extensions wasm-plugins`
  * `gcloud service-extensions wasm-plugin-versions`

### Workbench

* Added `gcloud beta workbench instances` command group for pre-GA features.


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