What does an immutable API version mean here?
Google describes a dated version as a snapshot whose behavior does not change after publication. Teams still need to inspect that version's release notes and test their own workloads before adoption.
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Google Compute Engine Adds Date-Pinned API ContractsCompute Engine now lets teams select dated API versions while legacy v1 remains the default. Here is how to test the contract before adopting it.
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