Changelog

Keep up to date with our latest
releases and enhancements.

Nov 14, 2024

Nov 14, 2024

CMD + K fixed when redirecting to an organization    

A bug has been fixed which prevented navigating to an organization when using “cmd + k” in the CircleCI web app.

Nov 14, 2024

Nov 14, 2024

Update to CircleCI web app infrastructure - User Settings    

CircleCI is updating the underlying infrastructure for its CircleCI web app that powers the User Settings pages. No negative impact is expected, however, if you see anything that looks like unexpected behavior in the User Settings pages, email me at sebastian@circleci.com.

Nov 13, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

"Delete Docker Layer Cache Content" button fixed in Project Settings    

The “Delete Docker Layer Cache Content” button in Project Settings of the CircleCI web app was occasionally not working as expected. This has now been fixed.

Nov 12, 2024

Nov 12, 2024

Changes to CircleCI web app infrastructure - tooltips    

A change has been made to the underlying infrastructure that powers the “Pipelines” page of the CircleCI web app, specifically the infrastructure that powers the tooltips on the page. Reach out to sebastian@circleci.com if you are experiencing any issues with the tooltips on the page.

Nov 06, 2024

Nov 06, 2024

Docker Executor Infrastructure Upgrade    

The host OS that Docker jobs run on has been upgraded to support new features and ongoing security and bug patches. This upgrade will roll out to all customers over the next few weeks. We do not expect any negative impact. Learn more about this change in Discuss: Docker Executor Infrastructure Upgrade.

Nov 04, 2024

Nov 04, 2024

Bug fixed when triggering a pipeline in the CircleCI web app    

We resolved a bug that was preventing users from clicking the ‘Run Pipeline’ button on smaller screen sizes. All users can now access the button by scrolling within the modal.

Oct 30, 2024

Oct 30, 2024

Bug fixed when creating Bitbucket Data Center trigger in Project Settings of CircleCI web app    

A bug has been fixed which prevented users from viewing all Bitbucket Data Center pipelines as options when creating a Bitbucket Data Center trigger. All pipelines are now available to be selected. 

Oct 29, 2024

Oct 29, 2024

Link from GitHub to CircleCI web app fixed when using GitHub App triggers in a GitHub OAuth App org    

Oct 29, 2024

Oct 29, 2024

Config source column no longer includes org name when displaying the repo in Project Settings of CircleCI web app    

In Project Settings > Pipelines of the CircleCI web app, the org name has been removed from the “Config Source” column to remove unnecessary information and improve the readability of the page.

Oct 29, 2024

Oct 29, 2024

Minor change to "Edit Pipeline" form in Project Settings    

The “checkout source” is no longer editable if a pipeline has associated triggers in the “Edit Pipeline” form in Project Settings of the CircleCI web app.

This was done to avoid getting into a state which would result in error pipelines being generated if the pipeline’s checkout source was edited to use a different repo.

Oct 28, 2024

Oct 28, 2024

"Add" & "Edit" pipeline/trigger forms updated     

Minor changes have been made to the order in which items are presented in the “Add” and “Edit” forms for Pipelines & Triggers in Project Settings of the Circle web app to streamline the user experience.

Oct 28, 2024

Oct 28, 2024

Update to "Edit Pipeline" form in Project Settings of the CircleCI web app    

The “Edit Pipeline” form in Project Settings of the CircleCI web app did not have a field to show whether a user can properly use the rest of the form via a VCS connection. This led to confusing error messages when users were not properly connected.

This issue has been fixed by putting the “connection” field in the form.

Oct 23, 2024

Oct 23, 2024

Bug fixed when viewing more than 20 Triggers in Project Settings    

Users could only view the first 20 scheduled pipelines within Project Settings in the Triggers tab.

This bug has now been fixed.

Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

Server Release 4.4.8    

Updates:

  • frontend pod will now redeploy when the circleci license has been changed
  • the timeout for windows and linux machine instances can now be configured using machine_provisioner.terminatePendingWindowsAfter and machine_provisioner.terminatePendingLinuxAfter respectively in your values.yaml
  • fixed table ownership issue which prevented insights data from loading

Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

Server Release 4.6.3    

Updates:

  • frontend pod will now redeploy when the circleci license has been changed
  • the timeout for windows and linux machine instances can now be configured using machine_provisioner.terminatePendingWindowsAfter and machine_provisioner.terminatePendingLinuxAfter respectively in your values.yaml
  • nomad server pod replica count will now default to 5

Image Updates:

  • builds-service
  • ciam-gateway
  • authentication-svc
  • orb-service
  • workflows-conductor
  • machine-provisioner
  • api-service
  • domain-service
  • permissions-service

Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

Server Release 4.5.6    

Updates:

  • Frontend pod will redeploy when license updates are made
  • The timeout for windows and linux machine instances can now be configured using machine_provisioner.terminatePendingWindowsAfter and machine_provisioner.terminatePendingLinuxAfter respectively in your values.yaml

Oct 15, 2024

Oct 15, 2024

New IP Range for macOS - October 2024    

The list of IP ranges for CircleCI’s macOS cloud has been updated.

Oct 13, 2024

Oct 13, 2024

Fixed repository name display in the review step of project creation    

The “review your setup” step of project onboarding had stopped displaying the repository name under “code”. This issue has now been fixed.

Oct 11, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

Fixed edit functionality for GitHub App pipelines    

Fixed an issue that prevented saving edits to GitHub App pipelines (Project Settings > Pipelines).

Oct 10, 2024

Oct 10, 2024

Branch field fixed for in Releases UI    

There was an edge case where the “Branch” field in the Releases UI in the CircleCI web app was not getting populated correctly. This has now been fixed.

Oct 10, 2024

Oct 10, 2024

Formatting change to Trigger Event column for pipelines that use GitHub App in CircleCI web app    

On the “All Pipelines” page of the CircleCI web app, the “Trigger Event” column now has slightly different formatting for pipelines that are triggered via CircleCI’s GitHub App integration.

Oct 10, 2024

Oct 10, 2024

New IP Ranges for macOS    

The list of IP ranges for CircleCI’s macOS cloud has been updated with new additions.

Oct 07, 2024

Oct 07, 2024

"Trigger Event" in CircleCI web app correctly populated for custom webhooks    

When using custom webhooks in an org that integrates with CircleCI’s GitHub OAuth App integration, the “Trigger Event” column in the CircleCI web app is now correctly populated.

Oct 07, 2024

Oct 07, 2024

Font fixed in CircleCI web app when using Safari    

The font is no longer unexpectedly bold on certain pages of the CircleCI web app when using Safari

Oct 03, 2024

Oct 03, 2024

Runner Release 3.0.25    

Runner Release 3.0.25

Both Machine and Container Runner:

Sep 17, 2024

Sep 17, 2024

Config compilation change: Don't process workflows that won't be run    

Previously, when processing a configuration file, CircleCI would process all workflows defined in the workflow. Upon completion of processing, errors such as missing or undefined parameters would be included in feedback.

Sep 12, 2024

Sep 12, 2024

Reminder: Launch Agent 1.x Variants EOL    

Sep 11, 2024

Sep 11, 2024

Updates to the 'Last Run' value for projects with 0 pipelines    

We were incorrectly displaying the project creation date as the ‘Last Run’ date for projects that have 0 pipelines on the Organization Home project cards. This has now been fixed.

Sep 11, 2024

Sep 11, 2024

Broken breadcrumb link fixed in CircleCI web app    

Sep 10, 2024

Sep 10, 2024

Bug fix: Concurrency limit error messages    

Concurrency limit error messages sometimes appeared erroneously on infrastructure failed jobs. Concurrency limit error messages now appear only where relevant.

Sep 10, 2024

Sep 10, 2024

Formatting fixed for "Needs Approval" badge in CircleCI web app     

The formatting for the “Needs Approval” badge on the “Pipelines” page of the CircleCI web app has been fixed.

Sep 06, 2024

Sep 06, 2024

Server release 4.4.7    

Changes

  • Increased the default number of nomad servers from 3 to 5 to improve stability
  • Increased memory request and JVM heap size for frontend to 3GB
  • Added support for HSTS

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue where remote docker jobs are unable to checkout when assaignPublicIP is false
  • Fixed templating error in Machine Provisioner which resulted in agent_base_url not being set
  • Fixed issue in templating where some services where not referencing the correct registry credential secrets for image pulls
  • Fixed for failing job cancel button

Image Updates

  • runner-admin
  • contexts-service
  • server-postgres

Sep 06, 2024

Sep 06, 2024

Server release 4.5.5    

Changes

  • Increased the default number of nomad servers from 3 to 5 to improve stability

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue where remote docker jobs are unable to checkout when assaignPublicIP is false
  • Fixed templating error in Machine Provisioner which resulted in agent_base_url not being set
  • Fixed issue in templating where some services where not referencing the correct registry credential secrets for image pulls

Image Updates

  • workflows-conductor
  • machine-provisioner
  • contexts-service
  • ciam-gateway
  • auth-service

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 to enhance accessibility.

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 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

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 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

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.

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 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 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 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 08, 2024

Jul 08, 2024

Runner Release 3.0.24    

Runner Release 3.0.24

Both Machine and Container Runner: