Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal 1.31.300-gke.81 is now available for download

## Announcement ### Release 1.31.300-gke.81 Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal 1.31.300-gke.81 is now available for [download](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/bare-metal/docs/downloads). To upgrade, see [Upgrade clusters](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/bare-metal/docs/how-to/upgrade). Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal 1.31.300-gke.81 runs on Kubernetes v1.31.5-gke.700. After a release, it takes approximately 7 to 14 days for the version to become available for installations or upgrades with the [GKE On-Prem API clients](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/bare-metal/docs/installing/cluster-lifecycle-management-tools): the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform. If you use a third-party storage vendor, check the [Ready storage partners](https://cloud.google.com/anthos/docs/resources/partner-storage) document to make sure the storage vendor has already passed the qualification for this release of Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal. ## Fix The 1.31.300-gke.81 release includes many vulnerability fixes. For a list of all vulnerabilities fixed in this release, see [Vulnerability fixes](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/bare-metal/docs/vulnerabilities).