Releasesby GlyphConfig 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.
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Amazon Bedrock AgentCore now offers a Web Search API
AWS launched the InvokeWebSearch API on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, enabling direct web search execution billed at $7 per 1,000 queries.
Flagship - Evaluate Flagship feature flags from Rust
Cloudflare released an official Rust SDK (`cloudflare-flagship`) for Flagship, enabling async Rust applications to evaluate feature flags via OpenFeature with remote or in-process local evaluation.
BigQuery generative AI functions support gemini-4-carbon
Google Cloud announced general availability for the gemini-4-carbon model across BigQuery generative AI functions.
Amazon OpenSearch Service announces managed cross-Region disaster recovery
AWS introduced managed cross-Region disaster recovery for Amazon OpenSearch Service, providing continuous data replication with an RPO under one minute and RTO under 20 minutes.
Amazon Bedrock adds bedrock-runtime endpoint support for Daybreak models
AWS added support for OpenAI Daybreak Red and Daybreak Blue cybersecurity models on Amazon Bedrock runtime endpoints via US and Global cross-Region inference profiles.
Gemini Enterprise: Gemini 4 Carbon available in web app, mobile app, Workflow Builder, and AI developer tools
Google Cloud generally released Gemini 4 Carbon across Gemini Enterprise web and mobile apps, Workflow Builder, and AI developer tools with multi-region availability.
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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 .
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.
Server Release 4.9.7
CircleCI Server 4.9.7 includes security updates to reject compromised certificates and adds new Kong routes for the OAuth authorization server.
GitHub check re-runs now run as the user who clicked Re-run
CircleCI now attributes workflow re-runs triggered from GitHub checks to the user who initiated the re-run, rather than the original workflow starter.
Improved GitHub check-run summaries for on-hold workflows
CircleCI updated GitHub check-run summaries to clearly indicate when a workflow is paused at a manual approval job, including status and duration details.