The docker package is being removed from gcloud CLI docker images

[anindyatahsin]

We are removing the docker dependency from all Google Cloud CLI Docker images to mitigate customers' exposure to vulnerabilities found in this component and its dependencies according to the following timeline. If your workflows rely on docker, you will need to pin to the respective Pin-To gcloud version or earlier. Alternatively, you could build your own docker image and include docker using a custom Dockerfile. Here are some examples: Dockerfile Examples.

Update Timeline

Date	Removed in gcloud version	Pin-to gcloud version to continue using docker	docker removed from images
Jul 1, 2025	529.0.0	528.0.0	:alpine and :debian_component_based
Jul 22, 2025	531.0.0	530.0.0	:slim and :latest

[boiledsteak]

lol my pipeline broke just today. Easy fix. Glad I found this