Changelog

Keep up to date with our latest
releases and enhancements.

Sep 06, 2024

Sep 06, 2024

Machine Attribution for Automated Workflow & Job Cancellations Change    

The CircleCI Automation Actor will be used to attribute automated workflow and job cancellations on September 17th, 2024. This change will impact two functionalities:

Sep 05, 2024

Sep 05, 2024

Colors in CircleCI web app updated for accessibility    

The colors in the badges on the “Pipelines” page of the CircleCI web app have been updated for accessibility.

Sep 04, 2024

Sep 04, 2024

Server release 4.3.9    

Bug Fixes

  • Change Nomad server replica count default to 5
  • Fix Remote Docker checkout error when assignPublicIP is set to false
  • Fix imagePullSecrets format for Bitnami depedency charts
  • Fix Nomad auto-scaler imagePullSecrets templating
  • Fix agent_base_url helm value for Machine Provisioner

Image Updates

  • context-service
  • server-postgres
  • machine-provisioner

Aug 23, 2024

Aug 23, 2024

Server release 4.6.1    

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a CORS issue which caused the job cancel button to fail
  • Replaced x86 and ARM AMIs as the previous would cause machine job failures in some AWS regions
  • Fixed bug in our helm charts which caused an “Unable to retrieve some image pull secrets” error

Image Updates

  • authentication-service
  • ciam-gateway

Aug 22, 2024

Aug 22, 2024

Changes to GitHub repository selection in project creation flow of CircleCI UI    

Users who had more than ~200 repositories in their GitHub organization & integrated with CircleCI’s GitHub App were hitting a timeout error when setting up a new project that required them to select one of their repositories.

Aug 21, 2024

Aug 21, 2024

Audit Log event changes coming in 30 days    

We will be removing the vcs_branch field from the payload column in following audit events:

Aug 21, 2024

Aug 21, 2024

Change to webhook.body pipeline value    

Previously: The pipeline.trigger_parameters.webhook.body pipeline value was only populated when a custom webhook triggered the pipeline. If a config used pipeline.trigger_parameters.webhook.body and the pipeline was triggered with a GitHub App event, an errored pipeline would occur. This made it difficult to use one configuration file with a custom webhook & GitHub App triggers.

Aug 20, 2024

Aug 20, 2024

Upcoming to change to new user sign-up: email verification will be required    

On or shortly after August 30, 2024, all new users who sign up for CircleCI with an email/password account (the default sign-up method) will be required to verify their email immediately after CircleCI account creation.  

Aug 20, 2024

Aug 20, 2024

Server release 4.5.4    

Bug Fixes

  • SSH reruns work with GitHub Enterprise
  • Job cancellation on build page failed with ‘load failed’ output

Aug 20, 2024

Aug 20, 2024

Machine Image Updates August 2024    

CircleCI machine images have been updated with the latest software versions. Learn more about these changes:

Aug 19, 2024

Aug 19, 2024

Update to CircleCI UI to avoid confusion between GitLab Self-Managed and Bitbucket Data Center    

Organization Settings > Integrations > Remove known_hosts in the CircleCI UI no longer references GitLab Self-Managed when trying to remove known_hosts for a Bitbucket Data Center integration.

Aug 15, 2024

Aug 15, 2024

Changes to GitLab repository selection in project creation flow of CircleCI UI    

Users who had more than ~200 repositories in their GitLab.com organization were hitting a timeout error when setting up a new project that required them to select one of their repositories.

Aug 15, 2024

Aug 15, 2024

UI fixes for Bitbucket Data Center pipelines    

The “branch” and “commit” fields are now populated in the CircleCI UI for Bitbucket Data Center pipelines.

Aug 14, 2024

Aug 14, 2024

Improved error messaging for GitHub App pipelines when a config file cannot be located    

When CircleCI cannot find a config file at the configured repository + filepath, a more descriptive error message is now shown in the CircleCI UI. This is only applicable to users that integrate with CircleCI’s GitHub App.

Aug 13, 2024

Aug 13, 2024

Bitbucket Data Center integration is now in Closed Preview    

Sign up for access here

Aug 12, 2024

Aug 12, 2024

Server Release 4.6.0    

Before Upgrading

See the CircleCI server 4.6 release notes and upgrade guide for this release.

Aug 09, 2024

Aug 09, 2024

Minor modification to GitHub App installation flow    

Users who install CircleCI’s GitHub App will now be redirected very briefly (~1 second) to a loading screen in the CircleCI UI after installing the GitHub App. Users will then be automatically redirected to continue with their setup in the CircleCI UI.

Aug 09, 2024

Aug 09, 2024

Server Release 4.3.8    

Fixes

  • Fixes an issue in 4.3.7 that prevented imagePullSecrets from compiling without secrets set.

Aug 08, 2024

Aug 08, 2024

Xcode 16 Beta 5 available    

The Xcode 16 Beta 5 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines.

Aug 08, 2024

Aug 08, 2024

Server Release 4.4.6    

Fixes

  • Fixed a broken helm template when an imagePullSecret is not set
  • Fixed self signed certificates support

Aug 08, 2024

Aug 08, 2024

Server Release 4.5.3    

Fixes

  • Fixed broken rerun with ssh
  • Fixed broken self-signed cert support
  • Added support for adding an empty array for imagePullSecrets

Aug 08, 2024

Aug 08, 2024

Server Release 4.3.7    

What’s New

  • Added support for absolute paths in defining a GCP network under the machine provisioner configuration. This feature is particularly useful for VM jobs using shared networks, enabling explicit network selection. This corrects a regression from the previous VM service architecture.

NOTE: The above was incorrectly included in the 4.3.6 release but was not part of that release.

Fixes

  • Fixed a broken helm template when an imagePullSecret is not set
  • Fixed self signed certificates support

Aug 08, 2024

Aug 08, 2024

Feature Deprecation Notice for "Notify" Filtering    

An experimental feature to filter notifications by branch “notify” is now deprecated. It will be removed in 30 days September 8th, 2024. Once this change is completed customers will continue to receive notifications but they will no longer be filtered by branch.

Aug 06, 2024

Aug 06, 2024

New fields being introduced to Usage API    

Three new fields will be introduced to the Usage API on August 23, 2024 to help you better understand how your builds are running. These fields are:

Aug 01, 2024

Aug 01, 2024

Fixed truncated job names on the workflow page    

Job names greater than 10 characters were previously truncated on the workflows page. We’ve resolved this issue by increasing the box height to display the full job name.

Jul 30, 2024

Jul 30, 2024

Server Release 4.5.2    

What’s changed?

  • Authenticated users are now redirected from /server-login to the app subdomain’s dashboard.
  • Users who require admin approval before logging in will now see an error message on the login screen.
  • Improved error handling when retrieving pipeline values from GCS
  • Default resource class can now be set via Repl.
  • Project-based context restrictions now populate the project list.
  • ~Improved k8s runner start up times. Task agent will now be initialized via init image rather than waiting to copy over the agent after the task pod has started.~

Update: Aug 12, 2024. We discovered that the init container changes were not included in this release and have updated the change log.

Jul 26, 2024

Jul 26, 2024

Repository search for GitLab and GitHub App is now limited to 100 entries    

In order to prevent timeouts for customers with a large number of repositories, dropdown menus for repository search for GitLab and GitHub App now limit results to 100 repositories.

Jul 25, 2024

Jul 25, 2024

Fix slow loading of CircleCI documentation    

We have made changes to the infrastructure that hosts CircleCI’s documentation in response to reports of slow loading & intermittent usability issues.

Jul 25, 2024

Jul 25, 2024

Fixed the redirection URL of a link on the job page for Gitlab integration     

Jul 24, 2024

Jul 24, 2024

Outbound webhooks timeout increased from 5 to 10 seconds    

The timeout threshold for CircleCI’s outbound webhooks functionality has been increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.

Jul 24, 2024

Jul 24, 2024

Xcode 16 Beta 4 available    

The Xcode 16 Beta 4 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines.

Jul 22, 2024

Jul 22, 2024

New IP Range for macOS    

A new range of IPs has been added to CircleCI’s macOS Cloud. This range will go into rotation starting August 5th. Review the latest IP ranges for macOS.

Jul 20, 2024

Jul 20, 2024

Server Release 4.4.5    

FIXES

  • Resolved an issue which prevented project loading on the Insights dashboard.

Addressed regressions from server 4.2:

Jul 20, 2024

Jul 20, 2024

Server Release 4.3.6    

Fixes

  • Resolved an issue that prevented project loading on the Insights dashboard.

Addressed regressions from server 4.2:

Jul 17, 2024

Jul 17, 2024

Release Agent 1.3.0 Release    

Changes:

  • Improved updates of component status
  • Security updates
  • Minor bug fixes

Jul 15, 2024

Jul 15, 2024

Server Release 4.2.7    

Enhancements

  • Updated AMIs. These images are now based on ubuntu 22.04. Older images are no longer available at this time.

Bug Fixes

  • Fix to address a change in the Github API validation for the content-type field which is breaking webhook setup for projects

Jul 12, 2024

Jul 12, 2024

Xcode 16 Beta 3 available    

The Xcode 16 Beta 3 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines.

Jul 10, 2024

Jul 10, 2024

macOS orb version 2.5.2 available    

The newest macOS orb version 2.5.2 resolves an intermittent issue where the wrong IP address was shown in the ssh command string after running a Rebuild with SSH job.

Jul 08, 2024

Jul 08, 2024

Runner Release 3.0.24    

Runner Release 3.0.24

Both Machine and Container Runner:

Jul 05, 2024

Jul 05, 2024

Xcode 16 Beta 2 available    

The Xcode 16 Beta 2 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines.

Jul 04, 2024

Jul 04, 2024

Minor adjustment when accepting an invitation to CircleCI    

There is no longer an optional step to connect your VCS when accepting an invitation to a CircleCI organization that integrates with GitLab or GitHub App

Jul 03, 2024

Jul 03, 2024

Minor improvement to Inbound Webhook trigger creation flow    

When creating a new Inbound Webhook trigger, CircleCI automatically creates a GitHub App configuration source to be used by the trigger. With this fix, the config source is automatically created when saving the trigger, rather than when entering the creation flow.

Jul 03, 2024

Jul 03, 2024

Product tour and demo video for Releases now available    

Users visiting the Releases UI for the first time can now explore our Product Tour, which highlights the various features and value of CircleCI Releases. It also includes a demo video to walk users through different use cases that can be solved using Releases.

Jul 03, 2024

Jul 03, 2024

Error Summarizer now requires opt in    

Admins must now opt in their organization to use the experimental intelligent error summaries. Enable this experiment in the Advanced section of Organization Settings.

Jun 28, 2024

Jun 28, 2024

macOS Intel resource end of life    

As of June 28 24:00 UTC, the Intel-based macOS Gen2 macos.x86.medium.gen2 resource class is no longer available. Jobs that specify this resource will fail with an Invalid resource class error.

Learn about CircleCI macOS resource classes.

Jun 28, 2024

Jun 28, 2024

Minor updates to project creation flow    

Organizations that integrate with GitHub App or GitLab will see minor updates to the CircleCI web app after the “Create Project” button is clicked. There is now a “project type” selection page.

Jun 27, 2024

Jun 27, 2024

m1 medium Default for Performance and Scale Plans    

m1 medium is now the default resource class for Performance and Scale Plan customers. This applies only to jobs that do not have a resource class specified.

Jun 27, 2024

Jun 27, 2024

m1 Medium for free plan    

m1 medium is now the default resource class for free plan customers. Jobs that previously used medium Gen2 will automatically be upgraded to m1 medium as of June 27. Learn more.

Jun 27, 2024

Jun 27, 2024

Server 4.5.1    

Bug Fixes

  • Fix for issue in runner UI were a resource class may show up as undefined
  • Fixed broken insights UI and API due to missing table data
  • Removed unnecessary ingress
  • Fixed missing CORS for job cancel API endpoints. v1.1 and v2 job cancel endpoints will now work as expected
  • Removed hardcoded notification email in frontend and workflows-conductor services

Jun 26, 2024

Jun 26, 2024

Runner Release 3.0.23    

NOTE: Release 3.0.23 has been removed from our package repository. It contained bug breaking OIDC token injection for Cloud Runner users. Please use this release 3.0.24 instead.