A new Managed Service for Apache Airflow release has started on

## Announcement Announcement A new Managed Service for Apache Airflow release has started on**May 27, 2026**. Get ready for upcoming changes and features as we roll out the new release to all regions. This release is in progress at the moment. Listed changes and features might not be available in some regions yet. ## Feature Feature Managed Service for Apache Airflow now[supports Google Cloud tags](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/composer-3/create-and-manage-tags)for environments. [Tags](https://docs.cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/tags/tags-overview)provide a way to create annotations for resources, and conditionally allow or deny policies based on whether a resource has a specific tag. ## Feature Feature In Managed Airflow (Gen 3), it is now possible to create Kubernetes Secrets with the `kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson` [secret type](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/#secret-types)through the beta Cloud Composer API, in addition to the default`Opaque` secret type. For more information, see [Manage Kubernetes Secrets](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/composer-3/use-kubernetes-pod-operator#api). ## Fix Fixed (Airflow 3) The INFO log level filter in Airflow UI now correctly displays log messages with this logging level. ## Change Change New [Airflow builds](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/composer-versions#images-composer-3)are available in Managed Airflow (Gen 3): * [composer-3-airflow-3.1.7-build.10](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/versions-packages#composer-3-airflow-3-1-7-build-10) * [composer-3-airflow-2.11.1-build.6](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/versions-packages#composer-3-airflow-2-11-1-build-6) (default) * [composer-3-airflow-2.10.5-build.39](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/versions-packages#composer-3-airflow-2-10-5-build-39) ## Change Change New [images](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/composer-versions#images-composer-2)are available in Managed Airflow (Gen 2): * [composer-2.17.3-airflow-2.11.1](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/versions-packages#composer-2-17-3-airflow-2-11-1) (default) * [composer-2.17.3-airflow-2.10.5](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/versions-packages#composer-2-17-3-airflow-2-10-5) ## Deprecate Deprecated The following Managed Airflow versions and builds have reached their[end of support period](https://docs.cloud.google.com/composer/docs/composer-versioning-overview#version-deprecation-and-support): composer-3-airflow-2.9.3-build.24, composer-2.13.2-airflow-2.9.3, composer-2.13.2-airflow-2.10.5.