Server Release 4.9.6
Updates nginx upstream connections to Kong now use keepalive pooling to reuse TCP connections. This prevents ephemeral port exhaustion under high load, eliminating the 502 errors that could occur in busy deployments. A connection-pool defect in the Redis client used by the oidc-tasks-service has been resolved.
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Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA)
Query templates for data clean rooms are generally available (GA). Query templates allow data clean room owners and publishers to share predefined queries without exposing the underlying tables and views. Additionally, table parameters in table-valued functions (TVFs) are generally available (GA).
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features and improvements. Validate VARIANT values with is_valid_variant The is_valid_variant function returns true when its input is a well-formed VARIANT value and false otherwise.
ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Attribute-based access control (ABAC) GRANT policies dynamically grant Unity Catalog privileges to securables whose governed tags match a condition. They now support model services, model provider services, Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, and agent services, which are the resource types Unity Gateway governs.
REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
REPLACE USING flows are now available for standalone streaming tables in Beta . Use a REPLACE USING flow when your source is a series of partial snapshots keyed by column. On each update, the flow replaces all rows that match the specified key columns and leaves all other rows unchanged.
Unity Catalog ABAC GRANT policies support more securable types in Beta
ABAC GRANT policies dynamically grant Unity Catalog privileges to securables whose governed tags match a condition. These policies were previously only available for models, but now also support model services, model provider services, Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, and agent services. All supported types are in Beta.
Gemini Enterprise: New data stores and support for new actions (Public Preview)
The following data stores are available in Public Preview in Gemini Enterprise: Cisco Workspaces Fibery Gong Guru Hex LegalZoom Mercury Miro Ramp Solve Intelligence Vanta Webex Meetings You can search and read data from these data stores using natural language.
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Server Release 4.10.1
Updates The NGINX default image has been updated to version 1.30.1, which addresses security vulnerabilities present in version 1.30.0 that were not resolved until after its release. No action is required unless you have pinned the NGINX image tag in your deployment.
OAuth 2.0 API Access with Dynamic Client Registration
CircleCI APIs now support OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with Dynamic Client Registration (DCR). Tools and integrations can now authenticate to CircleCI APIs using standard OAuth 2.0 , no manually issued client secrets required.
Copy Fix Prompt, diagnose and fix failures with any AI coding agent
You can now copy a failure-diagnosing prompt directly from the CircleCI UI and paste it into your preferred AI coding agent. Select the wrench icon on a failing workflow and choose Copy Fix Prompt to copy a ready-to-use prompt to your clipboard. Paste it into any AI coding tool to diagnose the failure and get a fix.
Fix with Claude Code now available from more places in the CircleCI UI
The Fix with Claude Code option is now accessible from two additional surfaces. On the Pipelines page , click the wrench icon (🔧) on any failing workflow in the workflows list. Inside a failing workflow , click the Fix dropdown in the header toolbar.
Native Slack integration is now generally available
CircleCI’s native Slack integration is now generally available , shared project notifications for the team, and personal DM notifications for you, no orb config required.
Fix failing workflows with Claude Code from the CircleCI UI
You can now triage and fix failing workflows using Claude Code directly from the CircleCI UI. Navigate to a pipeline run, click the wrench icon on a failing workflow, and select Fix with Claude Code .
Email notifications for expiring personal API tokens
CircleCI now emails you before a personal API token expires, so you can rotate it before any scripts, pipelines, or integrations that use it start failing. You receive an email at four points ahead of the expiry date: 30 days before 15 days before 7 days before 1 day before Emails go to your default email address.
IP ranges support available for Gen2 Docker (x86)
IP ranges is now supported for x86 Docker Gen2 resources classes. Pricing for IP ranges is unchanged and is the same across all executor generations: 450 credits per 1 GB of data used, for customers on a Performance or Scale plan, billed in addition to standard compute costs. See the x86 (gen2) Docker documentation and IP ranges documentation for details.