Google has switched from updating its googlebot.json file, the file that contains the list of IP addresses Googlebot uses, from weekly to daily. This change was implemented based on feedback received from the community, according to Gary Illyes from Google.
Gary Illyes wrote on LinkedIn: "Based on feedback from large network operators, we changed the refresh time of the JSON objects containing the Google crawler and fetcher IP ranges from weekly to daily."
This update means website administrators and SEO professionals who rely on these IP lists may need to make adjustments to their systems. Illyes noted that those consuming these files might "need to update your libraries if you care about changes to these ranges."
The more frequent updates should help organizations better manage their interactions with Google's crawling infrastructure and improve the accuracy of identifying legitimate Googlebot activity.
