Looker 26.14 begins rolling out to Rapid and No Channel release channels

UpdateAug 18, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Looker (Google Cloud core) is deploying Looker 26.14 to the Rapid and No Channel release channels and Looker 26.12 to the Regular channel.

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https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/release-notes#August_18_2026

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