You are creating a CI/CD pipeline in Cloud Build to build an application container image...

The best options for creating a CI/CD pipeline in Cloud Build to build an application container image and ensuring that production image builds are only run against the main branch and that the change control team approves all pushes to the main branch are to create a trigger on the Cloud Build job, set the repository event setting to Push to a branch, and configure a branch protection rule for the main branch on the repository. A trigger is a resource that starts a build when an event occurs, such as a code change. By creating a trigger on the Cloud Build job and setting the repository event setting to Push to a branch, you can ensure that the image build is only run when code is pushed to a specific branch, such as the main branch. A branch protection rule is a rule that enforces certain policies on a branch, such as requiring reviews, status checks, or approvals before merging code. By configuring a branch protection rule for the main branch on the repository, you can ensure that the change control team approves all pushes to the main branch.