Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.35.500-gke.142 is available

## Announcement Announcement Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.35.500-gke.142 is available for download. To upgrade, see [Upgrade clusters](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/vmware/docs/how-to/upgrading). Google Distributed Cloud 1.35.500-gke.142 runs on Kubernetes v1.35.8-gke.100. If you use a third-party storage vendor, check the listing of our previously-qualified [storage partners](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/enterprise/docs/resources/partner-storage). After a release, it takes approximately 7 to 14 days for the version to become available for use with GKE On-Prem API clients: the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform. ## Fix Fixed The following issues were fixed in 1.35.500-gke.142: * Fixed vulnerabilities listed in [Vulnerability fixes](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/vmware/docs/vulnerabilities). * Fixed a reconciliation loop issue in `metrics-server` by checking the ConfigMap on the target cluster. * Updated `etcd` to `v3.5.33-0-gke.3` to address security vulnerabilities CVE-2026-46595 and CVE-2026-39821. * Fixed an issue in split-datacenter environments where cluster validation and diagnostics incorrectly reported missing datastores for PersistentVolumes residing in the user datacenter. * Fixed an issue where deleting a cluster stalled indefinitely because node pool controllers recreated machine resources during cluster deletion.