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Digital.ai Deploy 25.3.x Release Notes

Early Access (EA) Releases​

Deploy Operator​

Support Policy​

For each version of Deploy, we provide maintenance support for 15 months. For more information, see Digital.ai Support Policy.

Upgrade Instructions​

The Digital.ai Deploy upgrade process you use depends on the version from which you are upgrading, and the version to which you want to go.

For upgrade instructions, see:

Updated System Requirements​

Deploy 25.3 supports the following latest versions of Java, operating systems, and databases. Before upgrading, ensure your environment meets the following requirements:

  • JDK: Supports OpenJDK 21
    (Oracle JDK 17 and OpenJDK 17 are no longer supported)

  • Windows Server: 2025, 2022
    (2019 is no longer supported)

  • RHEL: 9.x, 10.x
    (8.x is no longer supported)

  • PostgreSQL: 17.5, 16.9
    (17.2 and 16.6 are no longer supported)

  • MySQL: 8.4 LTS
    (8.0 LTS is no longer supported)

  • SQL Server: 2022 (16.0)
    (2019 (15.0) is no longer supported)

For more information, see Installation Prerequisites.

Breaking Changes​

Breaking changes in Deploy 25.3 require your attention before upgrading:

Bitnami Secure Images Initiative—Kubernetes Operator Impact​

Effective September 29, 2025, Bitnami will restrict its public container image catalog to a curated set of security-hardened images. This change impacts only Digital.ai Deploy installations using the Kubernetes Operator. VM and cloud-based installations are not affected.

  • Bitnami images (PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Nginx, init containers, Helm chart hooks) are optional and provided for convenience.
  • To check if your installation is impacted, use kubectl commands to list pods and init containers using Bitnami images.
  • Mitigation: Upgrade to the latest Maintenance Release (MR) before September 29, 2025, or patch your Custom Resource (CR) to use the Bitnami Legacy repository. Patch scripts and migration steps are available in the documentation.
  • After September 29, 2025, any pod restart using old Bitnami images will fail unless patched.
  • Troubleshooting and recovery steps are provided for image pull failures and operator upgrade issues.
  • For more information, see Bitnami Secure Images Breaking Changes.

RabbitMQ 4.x and Quorum Queues​

From operator version 25.3 or later, RabbitMQ is upgraded to version 4.x, and quorum queues are now used by default instead of mirrored classic queues.

For more details, see Manual Upgrade RabbitMQ.

Personal Access Token (PAT) Support for Deploy​

You can now use Personal Access Tokens (PATs) for secure, passwordless authentication with Digital.ai Deploy APIs. PATs offer a safer alternative to username-password authentication, especially for automated use cases. Users can manage tokens through the new Access Tokens tab in their profile. PAT support is also available for SSO-authenticated users, such as those using Office 365, Okta, or Azure AD. Organizations can control whether SSO users are allowed to generate PATs through a system-level setting, ensuring access remains aligned with the SSO provider's active user and role state. You can authenticate by passing the PAT directly as a command-line flag or by storing it in a configuration file.

For more details, see XL Command Line Interface reference.

Expiration Notification​

Users can set custom expiration periods ranging from 7 days to no expiration. Administrators can enforce maximum token lifespans through system settings. A Expires in column provides clear visibility into token validity and expiration warnings.

For more information, see Personal Access Token for Authentication.

Plugin Manager Improvements​

Digital.ai Deploy 25.3 introduces improved plugin handling across both the Plugin Manager UI and CLI.

Official Plugin Upgrade Enhancement​

Core plugins such as base-plugin, command-plugin, and database-plugin are now visible in the Installed section of the UI and can be upgraded, deleted, or reinstalled directly. A dedicated plugin metadata file ensures consistent classification of official and custom plugins during installation.

Artifactory Plugin Manager Support​

The CLI now supports official and local arguments to control installation paths, and in offline environments, plugins are installed based on these flags even without metadata access. Additionally, Deploy now removes duplicate plugin entries from the _local_ folder when an official version is installed, resolving upgrade conflicts.

For more information, refer to Plugin Synchronization.

Plugins and Integrations​

Azure Plugin​

You can now manage API versions and revisions in Azure API Management directly through Digital.ai Deploy. This enhancement allows you to define API version sets, create multiple versions of an API, and manage non-breaking updates using revisions all within your deployment workflow. With this support, you can evolve APIs safely, maintain backward compatibility, and streamline versioned API deployments without manual steps in the Azure portal.

For more information, refer to Azure Plugin.

Backstage YAML-Based Application Provisioning​

You can now provision Digital.ai Deploy applications in Backstage using either inline YAML or YAML files from GitHub. This feature allows you to define your Deploy application configuration as YAML and apply it directly to Digital.ai Deploy through Backstage, supporting both manual and GitOps-compatible workflows.

For more information, refer to Provisioning Deploy Applications in Backstage Using YAML.

Google Compute Plugin​

You can now upload deployment artifacts including files, folders, and archives from your deployment package to a Google Cloud Storage (GCS) bucket. This feature supports both full replacement uploads and intelligent folder syncing, similar to AWS S3 functionality.

For more information, refer to Google Compute Plugin.

Kubernetes Plugin​

The Kubernetes plugin has been enhanced with new authentication and security features for AWS EKS and Azure AKS connections.

External ID Support for EKS Connections​

The Kubernetes plugin now supports External ID configuration for AWS EKS connections when using assume role functionality. This enhancement provides an additional security layer for cross-account AWS deployments.

Entra ID Authentication Support for AKS Connections​

The Kubernetes plugin now supports Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) authentication for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) connections. This enhancement allows you to configure AKS clusters that are integrated with Microsoft Entra ID for authentication.

For more information, see Kubernetes Plugin.

Bug Fixes—25.3.0​

  • D-40967 – Fixed an issue where public access restrictions on Bitnami container images could disrupt Digital.ai Release Kubernetes Operator users. Starting September 29, 2025, upgrade to the latest maintenance release or configure the Bitnami Legacy repository to avoid impact. See Bitnami Secure Images Breaking Changes for migration steps and troubleshooting.