What changed
Time to bail on App Engine apps on Go 1.24 and 1.25? Act. You can stay. After March 2, 2027 you cannot deploy Go 1.24 and 1.25 apps on App Engine. They keep serving traffic.
On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
Google ends support for Go 1.24 and 1.25 on the App Engine standard environment on March 2, 2027. Apps keep running, but you can no longer deploy new versions on it, and it gets no security fixes.
Here are the facts we checked:
- End of support: March 2, 2027 (Google Cloud)
- Runtime: Go 1.24 and Go 1.25 (runtime ID go124, go125) in the App Engine standard environment (Google Cloud)
- After end of support: Your app keeps running and serving traffic, but you can no longer create or update it on this runtime (Google Cloud)
- Security fixes: Google no longer applies security updates or patches to the runtime (Google Cloud)
- Exception: An organization policy can re-enable deployments until the runtime is deprecated (Google Cloud)
- Deprecated: March 2, 2028 (Google Cloud)
- Can the dates change?: Google says key dates might be delayed (Google Cloud)
- Go version policy: Each Go release is supported until there are two newer major releases, so dates may change (Google Cloud)
- Newer runtimes: Go 1.26 (go126) ends support Feb/March 2027 (estimate); Go 1.27 (go127) ends Aug/Sept 2027 (estimate) (Google Cloud)
- Apps on Go 1.24 and 1.25: Cannot be deployed again after March 2, 2027 without an exception (Google Cloud)
You can stay on App Engine. You have to change a setting or plan before the date.
Leaving is a choice here, not a must.
Google Cloud is the main source for this page. App Engine has not said more than what is listed here. If a fact is not on this page, we do not know it yet.
Who is affected
Apps on Go 1.24 and 1.25: Cannot be deployed again after March 2, 2027 without an exception.
The date to remember is March 2, 2027. Make the change before then.
What to do before March 2
- Find services on Go 1.24 and 1.25. Check the runtime line in each app.yaml, or the runtime of each service and version in the console.
- Change the runtime. Set runtime to go127 in app.yaml. Go 1.26 also ends support in Feb/March 2027, so skip it.
- Deploy and test. Deploy each service on the new runtime before March 2, 2027.
A few tips:
- Make the change yourself before the date. Do not wait for the last reminder email.
- Write down your current plan or settings first, so you can compare after the change.
- After the change, open your settings again and check that it worked.
How to tell your users
If the change affects your members or team, send one short email. Say what changes for them and when. Put the most important line first.
If there is a date, send a short reminder a few days before it. Keep a copy of the list you sent it to.
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