Merge pull request #615 from hashicorp/karthik/prepare_1.5.0

version cut: release 1.5.0

Author: kp2099

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,8 +3,37 @@
 Please refer to [releases](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/releases) for the latest CHANGELOG information.
 
 ---
-## 1.5.0 (Upcoming)
+## 1.5.0 (September 22, 2025)
 
+## ✨ Features
+- **IPv6 Support** – by @siriusfreak ([#544](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/544))  
+  Adds support for IPv6-only configurations, expanding networking compatibility.
+- **Upgrade AMI Import Post-Processor to AWS SDK v2** – by @kp2099 ([#573](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/573))  
+    Modernizes the AMI import post-processor by migrating to AWS SDK v2.
+
+---
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+- **Remove `KmsKeyId` from device details in AMI creation** – by @drrk ([#589](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/589))  
+  Eliminates the unnecessary `KmsKeyId` field in `step_create_ami` to prevent misconfigurations.
+
+- **Fix `UserAgentProducts` handling** – by @kp2099 ([#600](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/600))  
+  Corrects construction of `UserAgentProducts` when building AWS requests.
+
+- **Acceptance test fix: `EbsCopyRegionEncryptedBootWithDeprecation`** – by @kp2099 ([#609](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/609))  
+  Ensures stable and accurate results in the EBS encrypted boot with deprecation acceptance test.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠 Improvements
+- **Acceptance Test Notifications** – by @kp2099 ([#613](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/613))  
+  Adds notifications for failed acceptance tests to improve visibility.
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Dependencies
+- **Bump `github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk`** from **0.6.2 → 0.6.3** – by @dependabot ([#601](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/601))
+- **Bump `github.com/ulikunitz/xz`** from **0.5.10 → 0.5.15** – by @kp2099 ([#607](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-amazon/pull/607))
 
 ## 1.4.0 (August 27, 2025)
 ### AWS SDK V2 UPGRADES:

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Then, run [`packer init`](https://www.packer.io/docs/commands/init).
 packer {
   required_plugins {
     amazon = {
-      version = ">= 1.3.8"
+      version = ">= 1.5.0"
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
     }
   }

version/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.0-dev
+1.5.0

version/version.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/version"
 
 var (
 	Version           = "1.5.0"
-	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
+	VersionPrerelease = ""
 	VersionMetadata   = ""
 	PluginVersion     = version.NewPluginVersion(Version, VersionPrerelease, VersionMetadata)
 )