---
name: Google
slug: google
domain: google.com
description: American multinational technology company; parent organization for Chrome, Workspace, Gemini, and other developer-facing products.
category: infrastructure
sources: 10
total_releases: 488
releases_last_30d: 125
avg_releases_per_week: 19.1
last_updated: 2026-05-07
tracking_since: 2023-12-13
canonical: https://releases.sh/google
overview_url: https://releases.sh/google/overview.md
tags:
  - ai
  - cloud
  - consumer
  - enterprise
---

## Overview

Three product tracks ship in parallel: Gemini's API, CLI, and SDKs; the Chrome browser across all channels; and Workspace, where the bulk of the changelog reads as Gemini-in-Workspace plumbing rather than feature work on Docs/Sheets/Meet themselves.

**Gemini CLI ran a stable v0.41 train and a v0.42 preview/nightly track in parallel.** Multiple `v0.41.x` patches landed alongside a `v0.42.0-preview.[0-2]` cadence and daily `v0.42.0-nightly.*` tags. The first-party SDKs `googleapis/python-genai` (v1.74→v1.75) and `googleapis/js-genai` (v1.51→v1.52) shipped weekly minors; the deprecated `google-gemini/generative-ai-{python,js}` mirrors stayed archived. The Gemini API itself shut down `gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview`, the largest visible deprecation in the window.

**Chrome pushed the multi-channel firehose through 148.** Stable, Beta, Dev, and Long-Term Support updates landed across Desktop, Android, iOS, ChromeOS, and ChromeOS Flex. Developer-facing notes covered DevTools changes for Chrome 148 and a Container Timing origin trial.

**Workspace's release stream was overwhelmingly AI/agent surface.** Custom instructions for Gemini in Docs, an AI control center for managing agent access to Workspace data, customization for AI-generated meeting notes, and explicit-consent flows for Gemini in Meet (Take Notes, recordings, transcripts) all shipped. New Agent tools and security updates dropped for Workspace developers; bulk client-side-encrypted Drive import went GA; audit logs gained new event fields. Workspace Studio improvements to Meet and Calendar time-blocking rounded out the non-AI changes.


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## Recent Releases

_Summaries below — fetch the release's `canonical` URL for full content, or `url` for the original source._

<Release source="gemini-cli" version="v0.41.2" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T18:39:59.000Z" url="https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.41.2" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_1N4vyjcDSKa7zXnUAI7b5" truncated="true">
### Release v0.41.2

## What's Changed
* fix(patch): cherry-pick 02995ba to release/v0.41.1-pr-26568 to patch version v0.41.1 and create version 0.41.2 by @gemini-cli-robo...
</Release>

<Release source="chrome-releases" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T18:13:33.594Z" url="http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/chrome-beta-for-desktop-update.html" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_n6aSKfSr5CpqHN4kxhAF5" truncated="true">
### Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 149 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 149.0.7827.3 contains our us...
</Release>

<Release source="chrome-releases" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T17:32:08.331Z" url="http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_t8M335624z5LQKFoxM_2P" truncated="true">
### Stable Channel Update for Desktop

The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 148 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the com...
</Release>

<Release source="workspace-updates-blog" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T16:54:35.562Z" url="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/05/improvements-to-meet-starter-step-and-Calendar-time-blocking-capabilities-in-Google-Workspace-Studio.html" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_qAC-7F5Q3j9VDtpYm8_Nf" truncated="true">
### Improvements to the Meet starter step and Calendar time-blocking capabilities in Google Workspace Studio

We’re introducing enhancements to the Google Meet starter step in [Google Workspace Studio](https://studio.workspace.google.com/). As part of this, th...
</Release>

<Release source="workspace-updates-blog" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T16:44:19.474Z" url="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/05/turn-your-ai-prompts-into-one-click-tools-using-skills-in-Chrome.html" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_engW53bW4Lq1VyIyD--XI" truncated="true">
### Turn your AI prompts into one-click tools using skills in Chrome

Professionals are using Gemini in Chrome to accelerate their daily workflows—from summarizing complex reports to drafting client emails and analyzing ...
</Release>

<Release source="chrome-releases" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T16:43:32.878Z" url="http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/chrome-beta-for-ios-update.html" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_984f-Tet8izzYjaw4O6-L" truncated="true">
### Chrome Beta for iOS Update

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Beta 149 (149.0.7827.2) for iOS; it'll become available on App Store in the next few days.

You can see a part...
</Release>

<Release source="workspace-updates-blog" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T15:12:58.775Z" url="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/04/require-explicit-consent-for-take-notes-with-Gemini-recordings-and-transcripts-in-Google-Meet.html" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_wNywg44TTPY-xUEZUNm4E" truncated="true">
### Require explicit consent for Take Notes with Gemini, recordings, and transcripts in Google Meet

We’re introducing a new feature that allows administrators to require explicit consent from meeting participants before automatic note-taking, recordi...
</Release>

<Release source="chrome-releases" date="May 6, 2026" published="2026-05-06T01:29:08.877Z" url="http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/beta-channel-update-for-chromeos.html" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_C1Ue7ybDpydILVNV-BQ-a" truncated="true">
### Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16640.29.0 (Browser version 148.0.7778.158) for most ChromeOS devices.

If you find new issues, please...
</Release>

<Release source="gemini-cli" version="v0.41.1" date="May 5, 2026" published="2026-05-05T22:45:58.000Z" url="https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.41.1" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_Q87E1Fkp_hBHzWaZ_JjQt" truncated="true">
### Release v0.41.1

## What's Changed
* fix(patch): cherry-pick 3627f47 to release/v0.41.0-pr-26542 to patch version v0.41.0 and create version 0.41.1 by @gemini-cli-robo...
</Release>

<Release source="gemini-cli" version="v0.41.0" date="May 5, 2026" published="2026-05-05T20:47:50.000Z" url="https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.41.0" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_FMOcJfIJtLxil9G6bxa-K" truncated="true">
### Release v0.41.0

## What's Changed
* chore(release): bump version to 0.41.0-nightly.20260423.gaa05b4583 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini...
</Release>

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