What changed
Time to bail on App Engine apps on Ruby 3.3? Act. You can stay. After March 31, 2027 you cannot deploy Ruby 3.3 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 Ruby 3.3 on the App Engine standard environment on March 31, 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 31, 2027 (Google Cloud)
- Runtime: Ruby 3.3 (runtime ID ruby33) 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 31, 2028 (Google Cloud)
- Can the dates change?: Google says key dates might be delayed (Google Cloud)
- Newer runtimes: ruby34 ends support March 31, 2028; ruby40 March 31, 2029 (Google Cloud)
- Apps on Ruby 3.3: Cannot be deployed again after March 31, 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 Ruby 3.3: Cannot be deployed again after March 31, 2027 without an exception.
The date to remember is March 31, 2027. Make the change before then.
What to do before March 31
- Find services on Ruby 3.3. 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 ruby34 or ruby40 in app.yaml and update your dependencies.
- Deploy and test. Deploy each service on the new runtime before March 31, 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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