# Google Cloud Moves the Compute Engine API to Immutable Date-Based Versions

Source: [InfoQ](https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/11/compute-engine-api-versioning/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global) · 2026-11-14 · Cloud & DevOps
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/google-cloud-moves-the-compute-engine-api-to-immutable-date-based-versions-023a2ab77397a930
Kind: release · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Google Cloud has made date-based versioning of the Compute Engine API generally available.
- The single mutable /v1 surface is replaced by immutable quarterly snapshots, such as 2026-09-01.
- Clients select a version per request with a header or query parameter.

## Why it matters

Pinned snapshots should keep API behaviour stable, but new versions can change defaults, so developers need to check which version their requests use.

## Versions

- Compute Engine API 2026-09-01

## Coverage

- [Google Cloud Moves the Compute Engine API to Immutable Date-Based Versions](https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/11/compute-engine-api-versioning/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global) — InfoQ, 2026-11-14

Tags: google-cloud, compute-engine, api-versioning, cloud, api

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