Cloud SDK 257.0.0 removes support for multistore format credentials, requiring a specific upgrade process for older installations. It also updates the Cloud Firestore emulator to v1.7.0 with WebChannel support and adds a --disable-database-encryption flag to gcloud beta container clusters update for Kubernetes Engine.

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Breaking Changes

  • Removed support for multistore format credentials. Users upgrading from versions older than 155.0.0 must first update to 255.0.0, run gcloud auth list, then update again to avoid losing credentials.

New Features by Service

Cloud Firestore Emulator

  • Released Cloud Firestore emulator v1.7.0 with experimental support for the WebChannel protocol, allowing communication with browser clients.

Kubernetes Engine

  • Added --disable-database-encryption flag to gcloud beta container clusters update to allow disabling Database Encryption.
    • Flags: --disable-database-encryption

Credential & Auth Changes

  • Removed support for the multistore format for credentials. This requires a specific upgrade path for users on older versions (<155.0.0) involving updating to 255.0.0, running gcloud auth list, and then completing the update to avoid credential loss.

Stats

  • Files changed: 89
  • Inserted lines: +3,039
  • Deleted lines: -1,764

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