This page documents production updates to Data Catalog. Check this page for announcements about new or updated features, bug fixes, known issues, and deprecated functionality.
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## April 09, 2025

v1 Announcement Dataplex Catalog has been renamed [BigQuery universal catalog](https://docs.cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/catalog-overview).

## March 17, 2025

v1 Feature Data Catalog is available in the `europe-north2` (Stockholm) region.

## February 03, 2025

v1beta1 \& v1 Deprecated Data Catalog is deprecated and will be discontinued on January 30, 2026. For steps to transition your Data Catalog users, workloads, and content to Dataplex Catalog, see [Transition from Data Catalog to Dataplex Catalog](https://docs.cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/transition-to-dataplex-catalog).

## December 09, 2024

v1 Feature You can now transition your Data Catalog content and usage to Dataplex Catalog. For more information, see [Transition from Data Catalog to Dataplex Catalog](https://docs.cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/transition-to-dataplex-catalog).

## November 18, 2024

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in the Mexico (`northamerica-south1`) region. For more information, see [Global locations](https://cloud.google.com/about/locations) and [pricing](https://docs.cloud.google.com/dataplex/pricing).

## October 18, 2024

v1 Feature Data lineage is available in the following Google Cloud regions:

- Berlin (`europe-west10`)
- Dammam (`me-central2`)
- Doha (`me-central1`)
- Johannesburg (`africa-south1`)
- Turin (`europe-west12`)

Data lineage is available in the following BigQuery Omni regions:

- AWS - Asia Pacific (Sydney) (`aws-ap-southeast-2`)
- AWS - Europe (Ireland) (`aws-eu-west-1`)
- AWS - Europe (Frankfurt) (`aws-eu-central-1`)
- AWS - US West (Oregon) (`aws-us-west-2`)

## October 10, 2024

v1 Feature In the data lineage list view, you can filter lineage information based on the time that lineage occurred. For more information, see [About data lineage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/about-data-lineage).

## August 12, 2024

v1 Feature Data lineage list view is available in [preview](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages).
The lineage list view displays full lineage information in a single table. For more information, see [Data lineage list view](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/about-data-lineage#lineage-list-view).

## July 24, 2024

v1 Feature Column-level data lineage for BigQuery is available in [Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages) for allowlisted users. The existing [data lineage feature](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/about-data-lineage) tracks how BigQuery data moves through your systems at the table level. Column-level lineage extends this feature to let you track BigQuery data movement at the column level.

To sign up for access, fill out the [Column-level lineage sign-up
form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN77D7jCrZ2NJZxcl2_2yyf-vnBgNM0vh4RSyGKN24-XwLvg/viewform).

## February 29, 2024

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in the Frankfurt (`aws-eu-central-1`) and Sydney (`aws-ap-southeast-2`) regions. For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## February 02, 2024

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in Johannesburg (`africa-south1`). For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## September 19, 2023

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is available in the me-central2 (Dammam) region.

For more information, see [Regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## September 06, 2023

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in Berlin (`europe-west10`). For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## July 31, 2023

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in the Oregon (`aws-us-west-2`) and Ireland (`aws-eu-west-1`) regions. For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## April 12, 2023

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in the Turin (`europe-west12`) and Doha (`me-central1`) regions. For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## March 24, 2023

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in Dallas (`us-south1`). For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## February 01, 2023

v1 Announcement Announcing the [General Availability (GA)](https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages#launch-stages) release of the [Data Catalog Bulk Tagging](https://data-catalog/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.entryGroups.entries.tags/reconcile).

## October 14, 2022

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in the following regions: Columbus (`us-east5`), Milan (`europe-west8`), Paris (`europe-west9`), and Madrid (`europe-southwest1`). For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## October 11, 2022

v1 Feature Data Catalog integration with Analytics Hub is now [generally available](https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages) (GA). For more information, see [Analytics Hub documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/analytics-hub-introduction) and [Search syntax](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/how-to/search-reference#qualified_predicates).

## September 29, 2022

v1 Feature Public tags are now [generally available](https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages) (GA). For more information, see [Public tags](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/tags-and-tag-templates#public_tags).

## August 24, 2022

v1 Feature Data Catalog search now supports filtering results based on tag values. For more information see [Filters for search results](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/how-to/search#filters).

## July 26, 2022

v1 Feature The UI for dataset entry detail pages now includes a section that lets you see what entries are included in that dataset. Look for the new **Entry list** section when browsing dataset entries in Data Catalog.

## July 20, 2022

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now a part of Dataplex to provide a complete data management and governance experience with built-in data intelligence and automation capabilities. See [Dataplex product overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/dataplex).

## May 27, 2022

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in Santiago (`southamerica-west1`). For more information on region and feature availability, see [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).

## April 06, 2022

v1 Feature **Public Preview** : Data Catalog is integrated with Analytics Hub, enabling you to work with linked datasets. For more information, see [Analytics Hub documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/analytics-hub-introduction) and updated [Data Catalog search syntax](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/how-to/search-reference#qualified_predicates).

## February 23, 2022

v1 Feature **Public preview** : [Public tags](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/tags-and-tag-templates#public_tags) that provide less strict access control as compared to private tags for searching and viewing tags is rolled out to all Data Catalog regions with minimal disruption and in a controlled way. Public tags support [simple search and search with predicates](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/how-to/search-reference) while private tags support only search with predicates.

## February 15, 2022

v1 Feature Data Catalog now supports cataloguing and searching data entries from Dataplex lakes, zones, tables, and filesets. For more information, see the [Dataplex documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/introduction) and [Data Catalog documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/overview).

## February 03, 2022

v1 Feature In the Data Catalog table details page, there is now an additional section called **Schema and column tags** that lets you view the applied schema and their values. For more information, see [View table details](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/how-to/search#view_table_details).

## January 20, 2022

v1 Feature **Public preview** : [Creating rich-text overview and adding data stewards](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/metadata#types_of_business_metadata) to your data entries is rolled out to all Data Catalog regions with minimal disruption and in a controlled way. For more information, see [Create tag templates, tags, overviews, and data stewards](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/quickstart-tagging).

## December 16, 2021

v1 Feature [Starring](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/how-to/search#star_your_favorite_entries_and_search_for_them) is now [generally available](https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages) (GA). You can now mark your favorite entries as starred and see them on the Data Catalog's main page in the corresponding list. The list of starred entries is private to you.

## October 26, 2021

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in two new North Virginia [regions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions) (`aws-us-east-1` and `azure-eastus2`).

## September 29, 2021

v1 Change The [catalog.search](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/reference/rest/v1/catalog/search) API method now returns the `displayName` and `description` of an entry in `SearchCatalogResult`.

## March 08, 2021

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in Toronto (`northamerica-northeast2`), Melbourne (`australia-southeast2`), and Delhi (`asia-south2`).

## January 05, 2021

v1 Announcement Data Catalog is now available in Warsaw (`europe-central2`).

## November 30, 2020

v1 Change Exposed modification time as an attribute in the results of search API.

## November 11, 2020

v1 Feature Data Catalog is now available in Singapore (`asia-southeast1`).

## October 17, 2020

v1 Feature Data Catalog is now available in Tulsa (`us-central2`) and the Asia multiregion (`asia`).

## October 05, 2020

v1 Change The description field in the `TagTemplateField` resource is now visible.

## September 23, 2020

v1 Change Exposed API for a policy tag manager: `PolicyTag` messages and RPCs.

## September 04, 2020

v1 Feature Data Catalog is now available in Jakarta (`asia-southeast2`).

## July 24, 2020

v1 Feature Data Catalog is now available in Seoul (`asia-northeast3`).

## July 20, 2020

v1 Feature Data Catalog is now available in Salt Lake City (`us-west3`) and Las Vegas (`us-west4`).

## June 14, 2020

v1 Change Exposed the new `RenameTagTemplateFieldEnumValue` API method.

## May 07, 2020

v1 Change Added an enum value for BigQuery materialized views in the `TableSourceType` of the entry API resource.

## April 30, 2020

v1 Feature Data Catalog is now generally available (GA).
- The Data Catalog v1 API, gcloud commands, and UI are now available. For details, [see the API reference](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/reference). Code samples throughout the documentation have been updated to use the new API.
- Data Catalog has been regionalized, and now hosts user metadata in [23 regions worldwide](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/regions).
- Billing has been enabled for Data Catalog API calls and storage using all supported resources. For more info, see the [pricing page](https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/pricing).

## March 12, 2020

v1beta1 Feature [Support for custom entries](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/how-to/custom-entries) is now in beta. This feature lets you ingest metadata of any type, so it can be tagged and searched in Data Catalog.

## January 27, 2020

v1beta1 Feature Data Catalog users, when creating a tag template, can now specify an attribute as [required](https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/projects.locations.tagTemplates.fields#TagTemplateField.SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION) ([Beta](https://docs.cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages#launch-stages) release). A tag cannot be created unless all the required attributes are populated with valid values. For an example, see [Create a tag template and attach the tag to your table](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/quickstarts/quickstart-search-tag#create_a_tag_template_and_attach_tags_to_your_table).

## January 21, 2020

v1beta1 Change IAM policies are no longer available for individual entries, but still are available for tag templates and entry groups. With this change, users will not be able to set ACLs for individual entries such as filesets, only for tag templates and entry groups. Each fileset belongs to an entry group and an entry group can contain multiple filesets or entries.

This change is relevant to users who have created filesets in Data Catalog. Data Catalog users who do not have filesets are not impacted by this change.

## June 27, 2019

v1beta1 Feature Announcing the [Beta](https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages#launch-stages) release of [Data Catalog](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs), a fully managed and scalable metadata management service that allows organizations to quickly discover, manage, and understand their data in Google Cloud.