Releasesby GlyphServer Release 4.9.8
Before Upgrading See the CircleCI server 4.9 release notes and upgrade guide for this release. If you mirror images to a private registry or run an air-gapped install, copy the new NGINX image before you upgrade. See Configuration Changes below.
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AlloyDB AI smart batching and sentiment analysis are generally available
AlloyDB AI smart batching for AI functions and the ai.analyze_sentiment function are now generally available on PostgreSQL 17 and later. Smart batching improves query performance by offloading AI operations asynchronously.
BigQuery compute cost attribution is available in preview
BigQuery now supports compute cost attribution in preview, allowing users to track billed compute charges at the project level based on reservation capacity usage for FinOps reporting.
BigQuery jobs explorer performance troubleshooting is generally available
BigQuery jobs explorer now provides generally available tools for troubleshooting query performance and comparing job and system performance to diagnose regressions.
BigQuery pipeline task concurrency limits are generally available
Users can now specify the maximum number of concurrently executed tasks when creating or scheduling BigQuery pipelines.
BigQuery adds Zstandard compression functions in preview
BigQuery now supports Zstandard (Zstd) compression and decompression functions for bytes and string values in GoogleSQL, currently available in preview.
AWS Glue adds 100 new native connectors for popular SaaS applications
AWS Glue now includes 100 native connectors for SaaS and REST API applications, enabling data integration without custom code. These connectors allow teams to reuse connections across ETL jobs with existing permission models.
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Improved commit status links and failure details
We’ve updated the commit statuses CircleCI posts to your VCS to make it faster to see which run failed and why, for both people and AI agents. More descriptive status URLs Status links previously used the format https://circleci.com/{project-slug}/{build-number} .
Xcode 27.3 Beta 1 Available
The Xcode 27.3 Beta 1 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines. The full manifest of installed software can be found here .
Config validation warnings will block pipelines on December 14, 2026
Starting December 14, 2026, CircleCI will treat config validation warnings as hard failures, blocking pipeline execution. Users are advised to review and fix existing warnings before this date.
Deprecation of `branches` data in the v1 and v1.1 project and settings APIs
CircleCI is removing the branches field from the following v1 and v1.1 endpoints on December 7, 2026 : GET /api/v1/projects GET /api/v1.1/projects GET /api/v1/project/:vcs-type/:username/:repo/settings GET /api/v1.1/project/:vcs-type/:username/:repo/settings This change applies to CircleCI cloud.
“Rerun job with SSH” sessions can now be opened right from the CircleCI web app
You no longer need a local terminal, a copied IP address, or any allowlisting on your workstation. What’s new One address, one trusted host key. Connect with ssh ssh.circleci.com instead of a different IP and port for every job. You’ll no longer get a “do you trust this host?” warning on each SSH re-run. Works from restrictive networks.
Re-announcing the deprecation of Xcode 16.2.0 and 26.2.0
CircleCI announced that Xcode 16.2.0 and 26.2.0 images will be removed on December 7, 2026, with 24-hour brownouts conducted prior to enforcement.
Functions now available in beta
CircleCI launched Functions in beta, allowing developers and AI agents to define, version, pin, and reuse CI environment setup modules via CLI and MCP server.
Server Release 4.10.2
CircleCI Server 4.10.2 includes security updates to reject compromised certificates and adds new Kong routes for the OAuth authorization server.