CHANGELOG.md

Latest Release

Please refer to releases for the latest CHANGELOG information.

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2.6.0 (March 23, 2026)

What's Changed

Exciting New Features

• Add built-in LVM support to the azure-chroot builder, including the optional lvm_root_device override GH-583
• Support sourcing Azure Compute Gallery images across subscriptions and preserve host availability zones for azure-chroot disks GH-582
• Add accelerated_networking and sas_token_duration options to the azure-arm builder GH-580
• Add disk_controller_type support to the azure-arm builder GH-592
• Add StandardSSD_LRS support for managed_image_storage_account_type GH-596

Bug Fixes

• Allow skip_create_image without requiring capture destinations in the ARM and chroot builders GH-579
• Relax resource group validation and VHD copy duration handling to avoid false failures GH-567

Other Changes

• Update dependencies to latest compatible versions GH-599
• Bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk from 0.6.4 to 0.6.6 GH-570, GH-597
• Upgrade CI dependencies and release automation actions GH-586, GH-587, GH-589, GH-590, GH-595, GH-598
• Prevent credential persistence in CI checkouts GH-593
• Update golangci-lint to v2 GH-594
• Improve Dependabot support for GitHub Actions updates GH-569

Full Changelog: https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/compare/v2.5.2...v2.6.0

2.5.2 (February 4, 2026)

What's Changed

Exciting New Features

Bug Fixes

• BUG: Updates tests for permissions and polling GH-572

Other Changes

• Adds dynamic resource name suffixing for isolation of Acceptance tests GH-575
• Updates Go version to 1.24.12 in module file GH-573
• Fix various lint warnings. GH-566
• Staticcheck/QF1003: Replace if-else with switch-case for OSType checks. GH-565
• Replace deprecated ui.Message with ui.Say GH-564

Full Changelog: https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/compare/v2.5.1...v2.5.2

2.5.1 (December 18, 2025)

What's Changed

Exciting New Features

• Support setting custom_resource_build_prefix via environment variable GH-541
• Add manual mount command option GH-545

Bug Fixes

• Fix disablePasswordAuthentication option GH-550
• Fix: Update number of allowed resource tags GH-552
• Increases RSA key size in tests to 2048 bits GH-555

Other Changes

• Add backport-assistant GH-542
• Bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk from 0.6.2 to 0.6.4 GH-546
• [COMPLIANCE] Update Copyright Headers by @oss-core-libraries-dashboard[bot] GH-551
• Bump x/crypto to v0.46.0 GH-554

Full Changelog: https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/compare/v2.5.0...v2.5.1

2.5.0 (September 3, 2025)

What's Changed

Breaking Changes

• VHDs are no longer built using unmanaged disks, this change was made because of the following deprecation notice from Microsoft https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/unmanaged-disks-deprecation. Users must now create the capture container in their storage account at the root of the container. The plugin no longer relies on Azure system created capture containers.

Exciting New Features

• Added Support for multiple artifact, (i.e. VHD, SharedImageGallery and Managed Image) creation in the same build in GH-522

Bug Fixes

• Move SIG Regex check to builder to fix validation failures in GH-531
• Fixed Release Artifact Schema file name in GH-532
• Fixed Unmanaged Disks in GH-522
• VHD Migrations Fixes - VHD Acceptance Tests, and Disk Revoke Access on Failures in GH-534

Other Changes

• Packer Plugin SDK v0.6.1 => v0.6.2 and run make generate in GH-525
• Remove unused constant causing linter failure in GH-533
• Updated Module for Security Vulnerability in GH-535

2.4.0 (August 6, 2025)

What's Changed

Exciting New Features

• Allow parent SIG images to referenced by their ID in GH-482
• Added KeyVaultSecret Datasource in GH-516

Bug Fixes

• Updating ARM Builder Disk Steps order in GH-505
• Prevents snapshot overwrite conflicts in managed images in GH-509
• Fetching the Blob Endpoint for Deletion from Account in GH-508
• fixes subscription ID while validating image in GH-473

Other Changes

• Update Golang-JWT to v5.2.2 in GH-493
• Enforce /x/net 0.38 in GH-494
• Updated SharedImageGallery param docs examples in GH-519
• CRT Migration Changes in GH-517

1.0.4 (October 18, 2021)

NOTES:

Support for the HCP Packer registry is currently in beta and requires Packer v1.7.7 [GH-160]

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Add SourceImageName as shared builder information variable. [GH-160]
• Add SourceImageName to HCP Packer registry image metadata. [GH-160]
• Update packer-plugin-sdk to v0.2.7 [GH-159]

BUG FIXES:

• builder/arm: Fix panic when running the cleanup step on a failed deployment. [GH-155]

1.0.3 (September 13, 2021)

NOTES:

HCP Packer private beta support requires Packer version 1.7.5 or 1.7.6 [GH-150]

FEATURES:

• Add HCP Packer registry image metadata to builder artifacts. [GH-138] [GH-150]

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Allow Premium_LRS as SIG storage account type. [GH-124]

BUG FIXES:

• Update VaultClientDelete to pass correct Azure cloud environment endpoint. [GH-137]

1.0.2 (August 19, 2021)

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Add user_data_file to arm builder. [GH-123]

BUG FIXES:

• Bump github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go to fix vulnerability in plugin dependency. [GH-117]

1.0.0 (June 15, 2021)

• Update packer-plugin-sdk to v0.2.3 [GH-96]
• Add Go module retraction for v0.0.1

0.0.3 (May 14, 2021)

• Update packer-plugin-sdk to enable use of ntlm with WinRM.

0.0.2 (May 13, 2021)

IMPROVEMENTS:

• builder/dtl: Add disallow_public_ip configuration to support private DevTest Lab VMs. [GH-85]

BUG FIXES:

• Fixes a version string issue to support plugin vendoring from within Packer hashicorp/packer#10979. [GH-84]

0.0.1 (May 7, 2021)

• Azure Plugin break out from Packer core. Changes prior to break out can be found in Packer's CHANGELOG