# Blog: Falco Talon v0.2.0

DevFeed: [Blog: Falco Talon v0.2.0](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/blog-falco-talon-v0-2-0-32504.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://falco.org/blog/falco-talon-v0-2-0/>)

Published: 2024-11-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Falco - Falco](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/falco-falco.md>), [Falco - The Falco blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/falco-the-falco-blog.md>)

Topics: [Falco](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/falco.md>), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-cloud.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

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## AI overview

Falco Talon 0.2.0 is a minor release adding GCP function actions, Google Cloud Storage output, new Kubernetes action parameters, a smaller tcpdump action image, and a fix that removes the requirement for an existing config.yaml file when checking rule syntax.

## Source excerpt

Today we announce the release of Falco Talon 0.2.0 🦅! Falco Talon 0.2.0 is a minor release that includes new actionners and outputs, add parameters to existing actionners, along one small fix on the check and print commands. Features Add gcp:function actionner: Now users can call GCP function to automate GCP tasks, with authentication and authorization out of the box. - action: Invoke GCP function actionner: gcp:function additional_contexts: - aws parameters: gcp_function_name: simple-http-function gcp_function_location: us-central1 Add gcp:gcs output Now users can send output directly to GCP Google Cloud Storage, same way as s3 and minio existing outputs. Add ignore_standalone_pods parameter for kubernetes:terminate actionner Allow to wait until the completion of kubernetes:drain by configuring max_wait_period and wait_period_excluded_namespaces Use smaller image for the kubernetes:tcpdump actionner Fixes An existing config.yaml file is not required anymore to check the syntax of your rules files. Try it! 🏎 In case you just want to try out the Falco Talon 0.2.0, you can install the helm chart following the instructions on the documentation Let's meet 🤝 We meet every Wednesday in our community calls, if you want to know the latest and the greatest, you should join us there! If you have any questions Join the #falco channel on the Kubernetes Slack Join the Falco mailing list Thanks to all the amazing contributors! Enjoy 😎, Igor