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Digital.ai Release 26.1.x Release Notes

Early Access (EA) Releases​

Release Operator Docker Images​

Release Docker Images​

Support Policy​

See Digital.ai Support Policy.

Upgrade Instructions​

The upgrade process depends on your current and target Digital.ai Release versions.

For upgrade instructions, see:

Breaking Changes​

Please review these breaking changes in Release 26.1 before upgrading:

End-of-life Notifications​

The following features are deprecated or nearing end of support.

Git Folder Versioning Improvements​

GitOps-enabled folder versioning now includes improvements that streamline configuration management and version control operations.

Version Comparison​

With the new Compare functionality, Release makes validation, troubleshooting, and collaboration easier by clearly showing changes between versions.

You can now compare two saved versions, or a saved version with the current folder state Release.

GitOps Comparison Example

During comparison, files are shown by change type:

  • Modified – The file exists in both versions but has changes
  • Added – The file exists in the main version but not in the version being compared
  • Removed – The file does not exist in the main version but exists in the version being compared
  • Unchanged – Files with no changes are not highlighted

GitOps File Dropdown Explorer

File changes are displayed using standard Git notation - additions are highlighted in green, removals in red, unchanged content has no highlighting.

Version Operations​

Each version now has quick actions:

  • Compare with current state – View differences between a saved version and the current configuration in Release
  • Copy commit hash – Copy the full commit hash for reference

These updates make it easier to manage, compare, and track folder versions across your Release environments.

For more information, see GitOps-enabled Folder Versioning.

UI and Functional Enhancements​

Connection Enhancements​

The Connections page, available at both the Global and Folder levels, displays the total number of available connections and the counts per connection type. A search bar lets you filter by connection type or name, and the counts update dynamically as filters are applied.

A new View only configured setting is introduced, which shows only the connections that are already configured. This helps you quickly review and manage the integrations that are actively in use.

Connections Page

For more information, see Connections.

Passwords in Tasks Setting​

A new global setting, Passwords in Tasks, has been added to configure how password variables are used in task fields. By default, password variables cannot be used in normal (non-encrypted) fields. When the setting is enabled, the Allow passwords in all fields option becomes available in Releases and Templates, which when enabled allows password variables to be used in normal fields for that particular release/template.

To configure this setting, navigate to System settings > Releases and Triggers > Passwords in tasks.

For more information, see Passwords in Tasks.

Filtering Improvements​

Release 26.1 introduces a more consistent filtering experience across the Tasks, Templates, Workflow Templates, and Workflow Executions pages. Filters are now easier to review and manage, with all options available in the Filters drawer.

Tasks​

The Tasks page has been reorganized to help you find what you need. Use the free-text search to filter tasks by Title, or open the Filters drawer for additional options such as ownership, status, folder, active range, and tags.

You can sort tasks by multiple fields:

  • Due date – Sort by due date, with the soonest due appearing first.
  • Start date – Sort by when tasks start, with earliest started or upcoming tasks first.
  • Status – Sort by task status, showing Failed/Failing tasks first, followed by In Progress, then Planned.

For more information, see Filtering Tasks.

Templates and Workflow Templates​

Both pages now support tag-based filtering with two modes:

  • ALL – Shows templates that contain all selected tags.
  • ANY – Shows templates that contain at least one selected tag.

Additionally, Workflow Templates support category filtering to filter templates based on one or more workflow categories.

For more information, see:

Workflow Executions​

Filtering now aligns with the Releases page and includes:

  • Search by owner – Filter by username or email.
  • My workflow executions – Quick access option above the Owner dropdown.
  • Tag filtering – Supports both ALL and ANY modes.

For more information, see Filtering Workflow Executions.

Account Lockout​

The Account Lockout feature improves security by automatically locking internal user accounts after a configurable number of failed login attempts, helping protect against unauthorized access. Changes are made in the xl-release.conf file and require a server restart to take effect. Configurable settings include:

  • Maximum number of failed attempts
  • Lockout duration
  • Whitelisted users

When enabled, a Locked column appears on the Users management page, making it easy to identify and manage locked accounts. Administrators can unlock accounts manually or wait for them to auto‑unlock after the configured duration.

API Updates​

  • User Details API - Now includes information on whether a user is locked.
  • Unlock User API - New endpoint to programmatically unlock a user account.

For more information, see Configure Account Lockout.

Permission Updates​

Two new global permissions are added to enable granular control over runner management:

  • View runner – Allows users to access the Runners page in Settings > Runners. Without this permission, users will not see the Runners option in the settings menu.
  • Edit runner – Allows users to edit and delete runner configurations. When granted, this permission enables the Edit and Delete options for runners in the runner list.

These permissions replace the previous Runner registration permission and provide clearer separation of responsibilities.

For more information, see Configure Global Permissions.

Plugins and Integrations​

The following plugins and integrations have been updated or added in this release.

ArgoCD Plugin​

The following updates are introduced for the ArgoCD plugin:

  • The ArgoCD: Create Application task has been renamed to ArgoCD: Create Or Update Application.
  • Added support to specify Labels for the Argo CD Application when using the ArgoCD: Create Or Update Application task.
    • Labels are defined as key-value pairs and applied to the Application in Argo CD.
    • These labels can be used to organize, search, and filter applications in the Argo CD UI.
  • Added a new Server-Side Apply option in the ArgoCD: Sync Application task.
    • When enabled, Argo CD performs the sync using Kubernetes Server-Side Apply (SSA).
    • Server-Side Apply allows Kubernetes to merge updates on the server, improving reliability and reducing unintended overwrites.
    • For more information, see Kubernetes Docs: Server-Side Apply.

For more information, see Argo CD Plugin.

Confluence Plugin​

  • Added a new Is Data Center option in the Confluence: Server connection configuration. This checkbox lets Release determine which type of Confluence instance is being used.
    • When enabled, Release uses Data Center–specific endpoints
    • When disabled, it uses Cloud endpoints.
  • Introduced a new Get HTML Page By Title task.
    • Retrieving very large pages may impact release performance. If you expect the page content to be large, increase the Output variable size to avoid truncation.

For more information, see the Confluence Plugin.

Dynatrace Plugin​

Added a new Allow input autocompletion option in the Dynatrace: Server connection configuration.

  • When enabled, supported fields provide lookup-based autocompletion as you type.
  • When disabled, the fields behave as plain text inputs without suggestions.

For more information, see Dynatrace Plugin.

Python SDK Enhancements​

The Python SDK now supports explicit script location specification for improved performance and better file organization:

  • Added scriptLocation hidden property to explicitly define task implementation file paths in type-definitions.yaml.
  • Supports organizing Python task files in subfolders within the src directory.
  • By default, the SDK automatically scans all files in the src directory to find matching task classes.
  • Using explicit scriptLocation reduces scanning overhead and provides better control over project structure.

For more information, see Digital.ai Release Integration Python SDK Overview.

Remote Completion Plugin​

The Remote Completion plugin now supports Microsoft Graph API as an alternative email source for receiving remote completion responses, in addition to the existing IMAP support. A new Email Source configuration option has been added to support this enhancement.

Email Source – When configuring the Remote Completion: Email Server connection (previously Remote Completion: IMAP Server), you can now select between IMAP or Microsoft Graph API as the email source.

For more information, see Remote Completion Plugin.

ServiceNow Plugin​

Enhanced OAuth configuration options in the ServiceNow server connection:

  • Added Grant Type field (External OAuth only) to specify the OAuth grant type (e.g., password).
  • Added Scope field (External OAuth only) to define OAuth scope values.

These fields are only applicable when using external OAuth servers. ServiceNow's native OAuth does not require these configurations.

For more information, see ServiceNow Plugin.

Tekton Plugin​

Added a new Wait For Pipeline Run (Container) task to wait for a Tekton PipelineRun to complete.

This task waits until the specified PipelineRun reaches a terminal state (Succeeded or Failed) and updates the Release task status accordingly. It is intended for scenarios where a pipeline run is triggered externally or by a previous step and the release must wait for completion before continuing.

For more information, see Tekton Container Plugin.