Harness Release Notes Summaries
Explore release notes from the last 30 days across the Harness Platform and modules.
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Platform Release Notes
Platform
View full release notes →Security Updates
- Enhanced authentication security to prevent the exposure of usernames in error responses.
Access & Permissions
- Resolved an issue to ensure that user group permissions are correctly applied and enforced.
System Reliability
- Updated internal system dependencies to ensure more consistent and stable performance.
Delegate
View full release notes →Infrastructure & Security
- Upgraded the internal Go runtime to enhance system security and overall stability.
- Improved Jenkins connectivity by updating API handling to ensure seamless compatibility with the latest CloudBees integrations.
Performance & Resource Management
- Introduced a configurable limit for fetching Docker image tags to optimize discovery performance in large registries.
- Implemented a default tag fetch limit to prevent resource exhaustion and ensure stable Delegate performance.
GitOps & Deployment
- Optimized GitOps repository updates by using direct provider APIs for commits, eliminating the need for full repository clones.
- Streamlined deployment workflows by reducing the network and disk overhead required for repository interactions.
Code Repository
View full release notes →API & Integration Updates
- Enhanced the fork-sync API to return a conflict status instead of a success code when merge issues occur, allowing for better error handling.
- Updated API documentation and definitions for fork operations to ensure accurate reporting of status codes.
Performance Improvements
- Optimized Git LFS uploads to reduce memory consumption and improve performance when handling large files.
Repository Management
- Resolved an issue where viewing repositories in a workspace would fail if the source repository of a fork had been deleted.
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Continuous Delivery & GitOps
View full release notes →Deployment & Platform Integrations
- Added a dedicated ECS Scale step to scale services up or down without requiring a full deployment stage.
- Integrated Dynatrace Site Reliability Guardian for automated release validation during Kubernetes canary deployments.
- Added support for Google Cloud Storage as a manifest source for Managed Instance Group deployments.
- Resolved an issue where Jenkins build logs for multi-branch pipelines were inaccessible due to URL encoding errors.
- Fixed a failure in the Azure Create ARM Resource step that prevented the processing of valid ARM templates.
Pipeline Management & Reliability
- Improved the resilience of stage executions during reruns to prevent pipelines from stalling in a queued state.
- Fixed an issue where running a subset of stages failed for pipelines using injected stage templates.
- Ensured Git codebase details are correctly displayed in the execution list for pipelines started via Git triggers.
- Updated PowerShell script steps to correctly preserve newline characters in captured output variables.
- Resolved an issue where JSON expressions failed to evaluate correctly within pipeline notification templates.
Governance & Connectivity
- Added support for independent credentials across different host groups within a single infrastructure definition for WinRM deployments.
- Enabled Open Policy Agent integration for GitOps to provide policy-based governance for applications.
- Added support for using Artifactory connectors as plugin references, enabling better tracking of image dependencies.
Interface & Performance
- Optimized the execution speed of GitOps update and merge steps for large repositories.
- Fixed a rendering issue in Pipeline Studio where unintended text appeared over the editor interface.
Continuous Integration
View full release notes →Security & Secret Management
- Upgraded Test Intelligence and Artifactory plugin runtimes to address known security vulnerabilities.
- Updated the underlying Go version for Test Intelligence to enhance security.
- Fixed an issue where double quotes within secrets were incorrectly handled in CI Run steps.
- Improved error logging for secret fetch failures during build initialization to provide more actionable details.
Azure Integration
- Added support for Azure Blob Storage in Cache Intelligence using OIDC-based authentication.
- Introduced new pipeline steps to save and restore build caches using Azure Blob Storage.
- Enabled support for User Assigned Managed Identity when building and pushing to Azure Container Registry.
- Resolved an issue where incorrect repository URLs were returned for Azure Repos commit-based builds.
Caching & Performance
- Enabled automatic dependency caching for Go projects running on Linux.
- Automated proxy configuration for Docker builds by detecting platform-level proxy environment variables.
- Fixed a permission issue in the cache proxy that caused build cache recording failures.
Pipeline Visibility & Logs
- Added real-time CPU and memory consumption metrics to Harness Cloud pipeline execution logs.
- Updated Harness Cloud logs to display descriptive machine sizes instead of internal labels.
- Enabled real-time status updates for steps within container-based step groups during execution.
Build Logic & Versioning
- Introduced branch-based version counters to allow independent build numbering for each branch.
- Extended branch-based versioning to support pipelines with codebase disabled by using trigger event data.
- Fixed an issue with tag event expressions to ensure more predictable behavior in pipeline conditions.
- Resolved environment variable resolution issues when using Docker Buildx Bake across different runner types.
Infrastructure as Code Management
View full release notes →New Features & Enhancements
- Vault Integration - Enables users to correlate a Vault connector directly with an IaCM workspace, allowing secrets to be natively pulled from Vault at runtime to support Terraform and OpenTofu workflows. Customers needed a seamless way to manage sensitive credentials within their infrastructure automation pipelines without manual intervention, reducing security risk and simplifying the operational overhead of secret management across environments.
- Terragrunt Advanced Use Cases - Expands Terragrunt support with a suite of advanced capabilities, including JEXL expression support, STO integration, resource sanitization for sensitive values, and support within the Harness Terraform provider. Additionally, the GitOps native flow now supports automated PR comments for Terragrunt executions. Customers required deeper Terragrunt compatibility to bring their existing workflows into Harness without compromise, enabling teams to maintain governance standards while operating at scale.
- AWS CDK Support | [Docs](/docs/infra-as-code-management/cdk) - Added native AWS CDK support for workspace creation and pipeline execution, enabling teams to define infrastructure using AWS CDK alongside existing Terraform and OpenTofu options- Product Analytics & Telemetry Implementation | [Docs](/docs/infra-as-code-management/analytics) - Implemented comprehensive product telemetry tracking via Segment to Mixpanel for entity inventory, orchestration metrics, user engagement, and onboarding funnel conversion to enable data-driven product decisions- Enhanced Terraform Import Experience | [Docs](/docs/infra-as-code-management/terraform-import) - Improved UI support for Terraform import operations with better exposure of required inputs including resource address and resource ID fields to align UI and documentation with existing YAML functionality.
- Module Registry Template Retrospective Assignment | [Docs](/docs/infra-as-code-management/module-registry) - Introduced the ability to retrospectively add templates to existing workspaces through API endpoints, enabling better workspace organization and standardization.
- Ansible Inventory Plugin UI - Introduced UI support for creating Ansible inventory plugins with the IACM_ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PLUGIN feature flag.
- Workspace Templates for Harness 3.0 - Redesigned workspace creation interface for Harness 3.0 with improved user experience and standardized workspace configurations.
- Fixed Module Registry old edit workflow that was failing with 400 error codes.
- Resolved module testing issues when enforce git experience was enabled, ensuring test pipelines can be created successfully.
- Fixed onboarding module "View details" link returning 404 errors, improving navigation between pipeline executions and module details.
- Resolved "y is not a function" error when updating module registry entries, ensuring smooth module management operations.
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Chaos Engineering
View full release notes →Chaos Experiment Capabilities
- Introduced native Windows network chaos support for machine-based experiments.
- Expanded machine chaos with a suite of Linux-based faults including network, API, JVM, and storage disruptions.
- Added support for egress rules within ECS network restriction faults.
- Launched Disaster Recovery support with new entities and streamlined test execution.
Chaos Studio & Workflow Updates
- Unified experiment configuration by migrating Action and Probe variables to a dedicated Inputs section.
- Added support for rendering Secret and Connector fields within experiment actions and probes.
- Fixed an issue where updates to variables in probes and actions were not being saved correctly.
- Resolved issues encountered during the migration of variables to the new Input system.
Infrastructure & Reliability Fixes
- Fixed a bug preventing the use of Environments at the Organization or Account scope during infrastructure setup.
- Resolved an issue where load testing tasks could get stuck in a pending state.
- Updated ECS Fargate components to support multiple processor architectures.
- Enhanced the installation script to ensure proper permissions for traffic monitoring tools.
User Experience Improvements
- Updated the module branding and interface banners to align with recent name changes.
- Added a shortcut to clone existing load tests directly from the user interface.
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View full release notes →Integrations & External Tools
- Integrated Jira support for improved issue tracking.
- Direct links to test runs are now available within Jira tickets.
Automation & User Interface
- New drag-and-drop command for interacting with slider elements.
- Support for parameters within the prompt enhancer tool.
- Resolved an issue where duplicate Copilot tasks were displayed in the interface.
- Added busy status tags and updated naming conventions for better consistency.
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On-Call & Incident Response
- Track all ongoing pages and responder status in a single consolidated view.
- Manage incidents on the go with new native mobile apps for iOS and Android.
- Receive urgent alerts via SMS, voice calls, and push notifications.
- Assign individual users directly to escalation policies for more flexible scheduling.
- Customize incident severity and alert priority levels to match your organization's standards.
Integrations & Automation
- Automate ServiceNow incident creation and updates with new native runbook actions.
- Create and reuse webhook templates to streamline integration setup across your organization.
- Improved reliability of Jira integrations by ensuring valid ticket links and consistent field saving.
- Resolved display issues for multi-select and label fields within Jira runbook actions.
Visibility & Platform Experience
- Assign custom display names to alert rules for easier identification and management.
- Subscribe to specific services to receive automated status updates during active incidents.
- Access updated documentation paths specifically tailored for administrators and incident responders.
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Security Testing Orchestration
View full release notes →Security & Dependency Scanning
- Scan source code to identify security issues, exposed secrets, and vulnerable open-source dependencies.
- Scan container images to detect vulnerabilities in operating system packages and libraries with risk-based prioritization.
Vulnerability Management
- Fixed a display issue where file names for Mend scanner results appeared incorrectly on the Issue Overview page.
- Corrected the approval timestamp displayed on the STO Exemptions page.
Developer Workflow
- Resolved an issue that prevented the creation of pull requests within the Harness Code Repository.
Supply Chain Security
View full release notes →SBOM & Vulnerability Management
- Filter code repository SBOM components by dependency type (Direct, Indirect, or No Relationship) to improve component classification and traceability.
- View vulnerabilities from all supported security scanners directly on the SBOM page.
- Fixed an issue where the open-source risk filter for known vulnerabilities was not functioning correctly on the SBOM page.
- Resolved a mismatch between the SBOM counts displayed on the Overview page and the SBOM tab.
Traceability & Compliance
- Improved SLSA generation to automatically default to the latest tag when a container image is provided without a version tag.
- Captured deployment events during artifact redeployments to ensure complete visibility in the Chain of Custody.
Platform & API Improvements
- Added support for modern Docker base images to ensure continued plugin compatibility in updated environments.
- Updated the SBOM Score API to correctly handle repository names that include an HTTPS prefix.
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Cloud Cost Management
View full release notes →Cost Visibility & Analysis
- Fixed a case-sensitivity issue that caused AWS Perspective anomaly data to appear empty.
- Resolved a validation error encountered when saving cost category rules that reference other cost categories.
Commitment Orchestration
- Introduced a 'Disable Atomization' option in Commitment Orchestration to provide greater control over purchase strategies.
- Improved support for stable, predictable workloads by allowing organizations to prioritize fixed, long-term capacity commitments.
API & Infrastructure Management
- Enhanced the Perspective and Budget APIs with stricter folder validation and support for duplicate perspective names.
- Improved transparency by ensuring all perspective moves and budget updates are fully recorded in the audit trail.
- Simplified cluster configuration by automatically defaulting memory capacity values to GiB when numeric values are entered.