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Elastic released Elastic Stack version 8.19.22, providing bug fixes and maintenance improvements over version 8.19.21.
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New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 brings AI-assisted tool approvals, more control over agent conversations, and shared skills and instructions for your organization. You can also review plans with the Codex agent and manage MCP tools with persistent controls.
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available on all supported compute types. This release adds named handlers for row-at-a-time scalar UDFs, removes the five-UDF-call-per-query limit, and aligns scalar TIMESTAMP inputs with PySpark behavior.
Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)
You can now build governed data and AI apps without code. Genie App Builder authors apps in natural language, App Spaces enforce governance, and Serverless Micro Apps scale to zero when idle. See Governed agentic app building .
Non-deterministic aggregate functions are supported with dynamic table incremental refresh (General availability)
Non-deterministic aggregate functions such as approx count distinct , approx percentile , and approx top k are now supported with dynamic table incremental refresh in INCREMENTAL, AUTO, and ADAPTIVE refresh modes. For incremental refresh, these functions are supported only in the SELECT clause. any value remains unsupported.
More ways to request and configure Copilot code reviews
GitHub Copilot code review now offers additional personal configurations to an expanded set of Copilot plans and an enterprise-level default setting. These improvements are now generally available: A dedicated personal settings page for automatic review and your default review effort An enterprise-wide default review effort setting for organization-owned...
Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actions
This is the final notification that Node 20 is no longer available on GitHub Actions runners. Runners now use Node 24 for JavaScript actions. The temporary ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION opt-out is no longer available. If you maintain a JavaScript action, update its runs.using value to node24 and publish a new release as soon as possible.
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Elastic Cloud on Azure gets a speed boost: Compute-optimized instances on Azure Cobalt ARM
Elastic Cloud on Azure has added compute-optimized hardware profiles powered by Microsoft's Cobalt ARM processors, delivering up to 37% better throughput at a lower cost.
Elastic Cloud Serverless: Another Azure region
Elastic Cloud Serverless is now available in the Microsoft Azure Iowa region. This expansion brings the total number of supported serverless Azure regions to 12.
Elastic announces GA of cross-project search on Serverless, enabling teams to query across all linked projects without moving a byte
Cross-project search is now GA on Elastic Cloud Serverless. Link multiple projects and query all of them from a single Discover or ES|QL session: no certificates, no remote cluster config, and three clicks to set up. Available from September 1, 2026.
Bring your own key to existing Elastic Cloud deployments
Elastic Cloud now allows users to encrypt data and snapshots using their own KMS keys on existing deployments. This update enables encryption in place without requiring the recreation of the deployment.
Elastic Stack 9.4.7 released
Version 9.4.7 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version . We recommend 9.4.7 over the previous versions 9.4.6 For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes .
Elastic Stack 9.5.4 released
Version 9.5.4 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version . We recommend 9.5.4 over the previous versions 9.5.3 For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes .
Elastic Stack 9.5.5 released
Elastic has released version 9.5.5 of the Elastic Stack, which includes bug fixes and changes over the previous version 9.5.4.
Elastic Stack 9.4.8 released
Elastic has released version 9.4.8 of the Elastic Stack, which includes bug fixes and changes over the previous version 9.4.7.