Google Cloud exam guide changes and updates
Check guide versions, announcements and upcoming changes across every certification in the registry.
Registry snapshot, not live monitoring. Each guide and announcement has a stored source-check date below. Check Google before booking; later experience-only checks do not update these dates.
Professional Agentic Architect
Certification and announcements last checked . Beta registration is closed. GA registration is announced for November 2, with exam availability in mid-November; Google does not state a year.
Official certification pageBeta guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- GA registration opens November 2; exam availability is planned for mid-November. The announcement does not explicitly state a year. Checked October 17, 2026.
- Beta registration is closed. Beta multiple-choice results are expected in CM Connect in late October; successful beta candidates must complete required PAA labs by December 31, 2026.
- The PAA-specific FAQ says GA is a 2-hour session with results in 7–10 business days and 2 months after passing to complete required labs. Both components must be passed.
Upcoming versions
- Exam variant
- GA (general availability)
- Registration opens (as stated)
- November 2
- Date uncertainty
- The November 2 registration and mid-November availability announcements do not explicitly state a year; no full date is inferred.
- Announcement source
- Read Google’s announcement
- Exam availability (as stated)
- mid-November
Metadata not stated by Google (6 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Beta guide: version
- Beta guide: effective date
- Beta guide: as-of date
- Upcoming version 1: version
- Upcoming version 1: future guide link
- Upcoming version 1: effective date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Associate Google Workspace Administrator
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
No announcements recorded in this snapshot.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (3 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Cloud Architect
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Renewal guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam was updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (6 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
- Renewal guide: version
- Renewal guide: effective date
- Renewal guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Cloud Database Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam will soon be updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
Upcoming versions
- Announcement
- This exam will soon be updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
- Announcement source
- Read Google’s announcement
- Note
- Upcoming change is stated, but variant, version, date or future guide link may be unspecified. Do not substitute the current guide.
Metadata not stated by Google (8 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
- Upcoming version 1: variant
- Upcoming version 1: version
- Upcoming version 1: future guide link
- Upcoming version 1: effective date
- Upcoming version 1: date stated
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Cloud Developer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam was updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (3 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
No announcements recorded in this snapshot.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (3 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Cloud Digital Leader
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Effective date
- 2026-08-12
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- As of August 12, the new version of the exam is now live. See the exam guide for topics that may be assessed.
- The Cloud Digital Leader sample questions will familiarize you with the format of exam questions and example content that may be covered on both of the exams. The sample questions do not represent the range of topics or level of difficulty of questions presented on the exam. Performance on the sample questions should not be used to predict your Cloud Digital Leader exam result. There is no limit to the number of times you can complete the sample questions. The sample questions are not timed. If you close the sample questions while in progress, your work won't be saved and you will have to start from the beginning. Launch sample questions
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (2 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Associate Cloud Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Renewal guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam was updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (6 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
- Renewal guide: version
- Renewal guide: effective date
- Renewal guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Cloud Network Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
No announcements recorded in this snapshot.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (3 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Cloud Security Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
No announcements recorded in this snapshot.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (3 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Data Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Renewal guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam will soon be updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
Upcoming versions
- Announcement
- This exam will soon be updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
- Announcement source
- Read Google’s announcement
- Note
- Upcoming change is stated, but variant, version, date or future guide link may be unspecified. Do not substitute the current guide.
Metadata not stated by Google (11 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
- Renewal guide: version
- Renewal guide: effective date
- Renewal guide: as-of date
- Upcoming version 1: variant
- Upcoming version 1: version
- Upcoming version 1: future guide link
- Upcoming version 1: effective date
- Upcoming version 1: date stated
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Associate Data Practitioner
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam will soon be updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
Upcoming versions
- Announcement
- This exam will soon be updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
- Announcement source
- Read Google’s announcement
- Note
- Upcoming change is stated, but variant, version, date or future guide link may be unspecified. Do not substitute the current guide.
Metadata not stated by Google (8 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
- Upcoming version 1: variant
- Upcoming version 1: version
- Upcoming version 1: future guide link
- Upcoming version 1: effective date
- Upcoming version 1: date stated
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Generative AI Leader
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam was recently updated to reflect branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
- The Generative AI Leader sample questions will familiarize you with the format of exam questions and example content that may be covered on both of the exams. The sample questions do not represent the range of topics or level of difficulty of questions presented on the exam. Performance on the sample questions should not be used to predict your Generative AI Leader exam result. There is no limit to the number of times you can complete the sample questions. The sample questions are not timed. If you close the sample questions while in progress, your work won't be saved and you will have to start from the beginning. Launch sample questions
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (3 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Machine Learning Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide as-of date
- 2026-06-01
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
- This exam was updated to reflect recent branding changes. Refer to the exam guide to review product names used on the exam.
- This exam was updated to reflect the transition from Vertex AI to Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, updates to Google Cloud's data and analytics stack, and prioritizes Google Cloud native solutions. Please refer to the new exam guide for products covered in the new exam.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (2 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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Professional Security Operations Engineer
Certification and announcements last checked . Registration availability is not stated in this snapshot; check Google before booking.
Official certification pageStandard guide · current
- Guide last checked
- 2026-10-04
Announcements
No announcements recorded in this snapshot.
Upcoming versions
No upcoming version recorded. This does not rule out future changes.
Metadata not stated by Google (3 fields)
These fields are unspecified in our source snapshot. We do not infer missing versions, dates or future guide links.
- Standard guide: version
- Standard guide: effective date
- Standard guide: as-of date
Retirement: No retirement notice recorded; not proof of continued availability.
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What this tracker can tell you
Exam preparation starts with the guide you will actually be assessed against. This tracker brings together the current guide records, exam variants, announcements and upcoming versions from our Google Cloud certification registry. Each credential links to Google's certification page and each stored guide links to its official source. Bookmark this page as a starting point before you book or revise your study plan.
A guide version, an effective date and an as-of date mean different things. An effective date describes when a guide applies; an as-of date describes the document snapshot. When Google does not state a version or date in the registry, we show that gap rather than infer one from a filename. Standard, renewal and beta guides are listed separately. A beta guide marked current does not mean general registration is open.
The last-checked dates describe our stored source checks, not a live monitoring service. Later checks of recommended experience do not refresh guide or announcement dates. An upcoming branding change without a new guide link is still an announcement, not a replacement outline. Likewise, no recorded retirement notice does not prove an exam cannot retire. Follow the official links for the latest information, and recheck your chosen guide close to exam day. Testero does not provide Google's registration service.
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