Terraform Releases
HashiCorp Terraform core releases and blog. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 60 Terraform releases · Updated
- HashiCorp Blog bloginfraazuregaengineer ·
Terraform AzureRM Provider 5.0 Released
Terraform AzureRM provider 5.0 is now generally available, introducing enhanced control over Resource Provider registration and opt-in Azure preflight validation. This release also establishes a foundation for future development. The update is relevant for users managing Azure resources with Terraform.
feature - HashiCorp Blog bloginfra ·
Terraform Enhances Resiliency, Governance, and Scalability
Terraform is introducing features like workspaces and Stacks restore to enhance resiliency and governance for infrastructure management. These updates aim to help platform teams manage infrastructure more effectively and accelerate delivery at scale. The changes are available in HCP Terraform and Terraform Enterprise. This release focuses on improving overall platform management capabilities.
feature - HashiCorp Blog bloginfra ·
Terraform Stacks simplify infrastructure management
Terraform Stacks are introduced to simplify the provisioning and management of infrastructure at scale. This new approach aims to reduce the time and operational overhead typically associated with managing complex environments. The feature is expected to benefit users managing significant infrastructure deployments.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloginfra ·
Consul adds native multi-port service support
Consul now offers native support for multi-port services, allowing applications to be represented with a single identity and multiple named ports. This change reduces catalog clutter and better aligns with how development teams model their applications. The feature is generally available and impacts users managing services within Consul.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogaiinfraengineer ·
Managing complexity in agentic infrastructure workflows
This article explores how AI agents are transforming infrastructure operations. It outlines seven essential layers for scaling autonomous workflows with confidence, control, and visibility. The content is aimed at engineers and architects managing complex infrastructure.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogaisecurityengineer ·
AI accelerates development, increasing secret sprawl risk
AI-driven development is accelerating software creation, but it's also leading to a rapid increase in secret sprawl, which poses growing security, compliance, and operational risks. This trend necessitates a closer look at how organizations manage sensitive credentials in an AI-enhanced workflow. Engineers and architects working with AI tools need to ensure their secret management practices keep pace with the speed of development.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogobservabilityinfraengineer ·
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise Performance Benchmarks
HashiCorp has released performance benchmarks for Vault Enterprise, evaluating its behavior under real-world concurrency and payload sizes. The tests cover KV, SSH, and PKI secret engines and were conducted on HashiCorp Validated Designs. These insights are valuable for engineers and architects designing scalable and performant deployments of Vault.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloggovernanceinfraengineer ·
Terraform policy for declarative governance workflow
HashiCorp introduced tfpolicy, a new tool that integrates HCL-based policy as code into Terraform workflows. This feature aims to help teams define and enforce governance policies with enhanced lifecycle context. It is now available for Terraform users to integrate into their development processes.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogsecuritypreviewengineer ·
Vault Kubernetes key management enters public beta
Vault Enterprise can now be used as a KMS provider for etcd encryption within Kubernetes environments. This feature allows Kubernetes clusters to leverage Vault's advanced security capabilities for protecting sensitive data stored in etcd. The public beta is now available, indicating an early access stage for this new integration.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogsecurityobservabilityengineer ·
Boundary session recording enhances audit trail resiliency
Boundary session recording now offers resilient and tamper-evident audit trails, ensuring durable and verifiable capture of privileged activity even during failures. This enhancement aims to bolster the integrity and reliability of security logging for privileged sessions. The feature is available for users who leverage Boundary for session management and auditing.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogsecurityengineer ·
Preparing for the post-quantum era in cryptography
Organizations should prepare for the post-quantum era by understanding quantum-safe cryptography migration efforts. This topic is essential for future-proofing systems against potential threats. The implications span across various industries requiring strategic planning and awareness.
announcement - Terraform Core Releases terraforminfraengineer ·
Terraform 1.15.8 fixes init provider installation issues
Terraform v1.15.8 resolves an error in `terraform init` that occurred when installing providers from a service-discovery alias. This patch also reverts certain changes to provider installation logging and event order to enable future enhancements without significant end-user impact. The update is relevant for users performing `terraform init` with specific backend configurations.
patch announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloginfrapreviewarchitect ·
HCP Terraform with Infragraph enters limited availability
HCP Terraform powered by Infragraph is now in limited availability, aiming to unify hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure management. This new offering addresses data silos by providing a single source of truth for optimizing and securing diverse cloud environments. It is relevant for organizations managing complex, distributed infrastructure deployments.
announcement feature - HashiCorp Blog bloginfraawsengineer ·
HCP SCIM provisioning automates identity lifecycle management
HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) now offers SCIM provisioning to automate user and group lifecycle management directly from your identity provider. This feature aims to reduce administrative overhead and enhance secure, consistent access for users. It is available for all HCP users managing their identity lifecycles.
feature - HashiCorp Blog bloginfraawspreviewarchitect ·
HCP Terraform with Infragraph in Limited Availability
HCP Terraform powered by Infragraph is now in limited availability to address data silos in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. This new capability aims to provide a unified source of truth for infrastructure optimization and security. It is intended for organizations managing complex cloud estates.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloginfrapreviewarchitect ·
HCP Terraform with Infragraph enters limited availability
HCP Terraform, now powered by Infragraph, is entering limited availability. This integration aims to unify hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure management by providing a single source of truth to optimize and secure environments. The announcement targets organizations managing complex cloud estates and facing data silo challenges.
announcement feature - HashiCorp Blog blogaigovernanceazureengineer ·
Terraform for Azure Infrastructure Discovery and Governance
Terraform can now help teams discover unmanaged Azure resources and reduce infrastructure drift. This enhancement addresses the challenges of governing and scaling cloud and AI environments. The capabilities are relevant for engineers and architects managing Azure infrastructure, particularly as AI adoption grows.
feature - HashiCorp Blog blogaiinfraengineer ·
Terraform MCP Server: AI infrastructure patterns
Terraform MCP Server integrates AI agents with organizational context and guardrails to improve infrastructure decision-making. This approach enables more effective deployment and management of AI-driven infrastructure. The article details four real-world patterns for leveraging this technology. It is relevant for engineers and architects managing complex AI deployments.
announcement - HashiCorp Blog blogsecuritypreviewengineer ·
Boundary 1.0: RDP session recording, AI agent access preview
Boundary 1.0 has launched, introducing RDP session recording capabilities to enhance audit and compliance for remote access. It also previews upcoming features for securing AI agent access, signaling a focus on emerging AI use cases. This release is significant for organizations managing remote infrastructure and preparing for AI-driven operations. RDP session recording is now generally available, while AI agent access security is in preview.
feature announcement - HashiCorp Blog bloginfra ·
HashiCorp Boundary gets official Helm charts for Kubernetes
HashiCorp Boundary has released official Helm charts to simplify its deployment on Kubernetes. These charts enable easier installation and management of Boundary controllers and workers for various deployment models. This is particularly relevant for organizations already leveraging Kubernetes for their infrastructure.
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