diff --git a/_attributes/common-attributes.adoc b/_attributes/common-attributes.adoc
index 82f84d313c..ef8c6b4e35 100644
--- a/_attributes/common-attributes.adoc
+++ b/_attributes/common-attributes.adoc
@@ -245,10 +245,11 @@ endif::[]
 :aws-first: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
 :aws-full: Amazon Web Services
 :aws-short: AWS
-// Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
-:gcp-first: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
-:gcp-full: Google Cloud Platform
-:gcp-short: GCP
+// Google Cloud
+//as of Oct 15 2025, the only acceptable name is Google Cloud
+:gcp-first: Google Cloud
+:gcp-full: Google Cloud
+:gcp-short: Google Cloud
 // IBM general
 :ibm-name: IBM(R)
 :ibm-title: IBM