diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83d3181e..3c384ab5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this
 project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [26.3.0](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db/compare/v26.2.2...v26.3.0) (2025-11-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Backup configuration location for mssql ([#775](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db/issues/775)) ([1848851](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db/commit/18488518c4d381b8c8a5362287d7c13f0d434b8a))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* added missing validations ([#781](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db/issues/781)) ([3d30555](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db/commit/3d305555f95871cf5793f18409644c21f5d91da5))
+
 ## [26.2.2](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db/compare/v26.2.1...v26.2.2) (2025-09-30)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96fd0148..144b7433 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ For MySQL :
 ```
 module "sql-db" {
   source  = "GoogleCloudPlatform/sql-db/google//modules/mysql"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/mssql-failover-replica/README.md b/examples/mssql-failover-replica/README.md
index 837c9f5f..dbb94248 100644
--- a/examples/mssql-failover-replica/README.md
+++ b/examples/mssql-failover-replica/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Promote instance 2 as primary and change instance 1 as failover replica
 ```diff
 module "mssql2" {
   source  = "terraform-google-modules/sql-db/google//modules/mssql"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 
 -  master_instance_name = module.mssql1.instance_name
 
diff --git a/examples/postgresql-with-cross-region-failover/README.md b/examples/postgresql-with-cross-region-failover/README.md
index 9633072b..97159b20 100644
--- a/examples/postgresql-with-cross-region-failover/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgresql-with-cross-region-failover/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Promote instance 2 as primary and change instance 1 as failover replica
 ```diff
 module "pg2" {
   source  = "terraform-google-modules/sql-db/google//modules/postgresql"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 
 -  master_instance_name = module.pg1.instance_name
 
diff --git a/modules/mssql/README.md b/modules/mssql/README.md
index dae123d2..d2164a3b 100644
--- a/modules/mssql/README.md
+++ b/modules/mssql/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Basic usage of this module is as follows:
 ```hcl
 module "mssql" {
   source  = "terraform-google-modules/sql-db/google//modules/mssql"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 
   name                 = var.name
   random_instance_name = true
diff --git a/modules/mssql/metadata.yaml b/modules/mssql/metadata.yaml
index 99a3a472..911d4ed5 100644
--- a/modules/mssql/metadata.yaml
+++ b/modules/mssql/metadata.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       repo: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db.git
       sourceType: git
       dir: /modules/mssql
-    version: 26.2.2
+    version: 26.3.0
     actuationTool:
       flavor: Terraform
       version: ">= 1.3"
diff --git a/modules/mssql/versions.tf b/modules/mssql/versions.tf
index 9bc7af49..05f5aac2 100644
--- a/modules/mssql/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/mssql/versions.tf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ terraform {
   }
 
   provider_meta "google-beta" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:mssql/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:mssql/v26.3.0"
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/mysql/README.md b/modules/mysql/README.md
index e6f4e5d2..b5dbf9fa 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/README.md
+++ b/modules/mysql/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Functional examples are included in the [examples](../../examples/) directory. B
 ```hcl
 module "mysql-db" {
   source  = "terraform-google-modules/sql-db/google//modules/mysql"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 
   name                 = var.db_name
   random_instance_name = true
diff --git a/modules/mysql/metadata.yaml b/modules/mysql/metadata.yaml
index 78a6a337..fd43ff1c 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/metadata.yaml
+++ b/modules/mysql/metadata.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       repo: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db.git
       sourceType: git
       dir: /modules/mysql
-    version: 26.2.2
+    version: 26.3.0
     actuationTool:
       flavor: Terraform
       version: ">= 1.3"
diff --git a/modules/mysql/versions.tf b/modules/mysql/versions.tf
index e0f29e9b..21ecfdb6 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/mysql/versions.tf
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ terraform {
   }
 
   provider_meta "google" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:mysql/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:mysql/v26.3.0"
   }
   provider_meta "google-beta" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:mysql/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:mysql/v26.3.0"
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/postgresql/README.md b/modules/postgresql/README.md
index cb40cb82..a7467845 100644
--- a/modules/postgresql/README.md
+++ b/modules/postgresql/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Basic usage of this module is as follows:
 ```hcl
 module "pg" {
   source  = "terraform-google-modules/sql-db/google//modules/postgresql"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 
   name                 = var.pg_ha_name
   random_instance_name = true
diff --git a/modules/postgresql/metadata.yaml b/modules/postgresql/metadata.yaml
index a3cdfa60..8810d921 100644
--- a/modules/postgresql/metadata.yaml
+++ b/modules/postgresql/metadata.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       repo: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db.git
       sourceType: git
       dir: /modules/postgresql
-    version: 26.2.2
+    version: 26.3.0
     actuationTool:
       flavor: Terraform
       version: ">= 1.3"
diff --git a/modules/postgresql/versions.tf b/modules/postgresql/versions.tf
index f237cf03..8c498722 100644
--- a/modules/postgresql/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/postgresql/versions.tf
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ terraform {
   }
 
   provider_meta "google" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:postgresql/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:postgresql/v26.3.0"
   }
   provider_meta "google-beta" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:postgresql/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:postgresql/v26.3.0"
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/private_service_access/README.md b/modules/private_service_access/README.md
index 43b3794d..9bb845ca 100644
--- a/modules/private_service_access/README.md
+++ b/modules/private_service_access/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Basic usage of this module is as follows:
 ```
 module "test_psa" {
   source  = "terraform-google-modules/sql-db/google//modules/private_service_access"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 
   project_id      = var.project_id
   vpc_network     = google_compute_network.default.name
diff --git a/modules/private_service_access/metadata.yaml b/modules/private_service_access/metadata.yaml
index 7a06e956..c3c5be8f 100644
--- a/modules/private_service_access/metadata.yaml
+++ b/modules/private_service_access/metadata.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       repo: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db.git
       sourceType: git
       dir: /modules/private_service_access
-    version: 26.2.2
+    version: 26.3.0
     actuationTool:
       flavor: Terraform
       version: ">= 1.3"
diff --git a/modules/private_service_access/versions.tf b/modules/private_service_access/versions.tf
index 3ab4f233..e98b7e47 100644
--- a/modules/private_service_access/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/private_service_access/versions.tf
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ terraform {
   }
 
   provider_meta "google" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:private_service_access/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:private_service_access/v26.3.0"
   }
 
   provider_meta "google-beta" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:private_service_access/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:private_service_access/v26.3.0"
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/safer_mysql/README.md b/modules/safer_mysql/README.md
index 42e80c24..298c92be 100644
--- a/modules/safer_mysql/README.md
+++ b/modules/safer_mysql/README.md
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Functional examples are included in the [examples](../../examples/) directory. B
 ```hcl
 module "safer-mysql-db" {
   source  = "terraform-google-modules/sql-db/google//modules/safer_mysql"
-  version = "~> 26.2"
+  version = "~> 26.3"
 
 
   name                 = var.db_name
diff --git a/modules/safer_mysql/metadata.yaml b/modules/safer_mysql/metadata.yaml
index 6142561f..fe0f0403 100644
--- a/modules/safer_mysql/metadata.yaml
+++ b/modules/safer_mysql/metadata.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       repo: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-sql-db.git
       sourceType: git
       dir: /modules/safer_mysql
-    version: 26.2.2
+    version: 26.3.0
     actuationTool:
       flavor: Terraform
       version: ">= 1.3"
diff --git a/modules/safer_mysql/versions.tf b/modules/safer_mysql/versions.tf
index 12f8155e..a795db5e 100644
--- a/modules/safer_mysql/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/safer_mysql/versions.tf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ terraform {
   }
 
   provider_meta "google" {
-    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:safer_mysql/v26.2.2"
+    module_name = "blueprints/terraform/terraform-google-sql-db:safer_mysql/v26.3.0"
   }
 
 }