v1.8.0

1.8.0 (November 19, 2025)

✨ Features

• Upgrade Builder Ebs to AWS SDK v2 – by @kp2099 (#618)
  Modernizes the Ebs Builder by migrating to AWS SDK v2.

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📦 Dependencies

Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.39.0 → 0.43.0 – by @kp2099 (#634)

v1.7.1

1.7.1 (November 13, 2025)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• SSM Session Manager Config Bug Fix – by @kp2099 (#629)

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v1.7.0

1.7.0 (November 11, 2025)

✨ Features

• Upgrade Builder Ebs Surrogate to AWS SDK v2 – by @kp2099 (#606)
  Modernizes the Ebs Surrogate Builder by migrating to AWS SDK v2.

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v1.6.0

1.6.0 (October 21, 2025)

✨ Features

• Upgrade Builder Ebs Volume to AWS SDK v2 – by @kp2099 (#578)
  Modernizes the Ebs Volume Builder by migrating to AWS SDK v2.

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📦 Dependencies

• Bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk from 0.6.3 → 0.6.4 – by @dependabot (#622)

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v1.5.0

1.5.0 (September 22, 2025)

✨ Features

• IPv6 Support – by @siriusfreak (#544)
  Adds support for IPv6-only configurations, expanding networking compatibility.
• Upgrade AMI Import Post-Processor to AWS SDK v2 – by @kp2099 (#573)
  Modernizes the AMI import post-processor by migrating to AWS SDK v2.

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🐛 Bug Fixes

• Remove KmsKeyId from device details in AMI creation – by @drrk (#589)
  Eliminates the unnecessary KmsKeyId field in step_create_ami to prevent misconfigurations.

• Fix UserAgentProducts handling – by @kp2099 (#600)
  Corrects construction of UserAgentProducts when building AWS requests.

• Acceptance test fix: EbsCopyRegionEncryptedBootWithDeprecation – by @kp2099 (#609)
  Ensures stable and accurate results in the EBS encrypted boot with deprecation acceptance test.

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🛠 Improvements

• Acceptance Test Notifications – by @kp2099 (#613)
  Adds notifications for failed acceptance tests to improve visibility.

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📦 Dependencies

• Bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk from 0.6.2 → 0.6.3 – by @dependabot (#601)
• Bump github.com/ulikunitz/xz from 0.5.10 → 0.5.15 – by @kp2099 (#607)

v1.4.0

1.4.0 (August 27, 2025)

AWS SDK V2 UPGRADES:

• Datasource: Secretsmanager Aws Sdk v2 upgrade by @kp2099 in #569
• Datasource: Parameterstore Aws Sdk v2 upgrade by @kp2099 in #562

OTHER CHANGES:

• [COMPLIANCE] Add Copyright and License Headers by @hashicorp-copywrite[bot] in #590

NOTES:

Binary Distribution Update: To streamline our release process and align with other HashiCorp tools, all release binaries will now be published exclusively to the official HashiCorp release site. We will no longer attach release assets to GitHub Releases. Any scripts or automation that rely on the old location will need to be updated. For more information, see our post here.

v1.3.10

1.3.10 (August 6, 2025)

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Updated plugin release process: Plugin binaries are now published on the HashiCorp official release site, ensuring a secure and standardized delivery pipeline. Detailed info on the same: announcement
• Imds support for Amazon AMI-Import Post Processor GH-577
• Fixing typos in the documentation for ebs volume builder GH-576

NOTES:

• Binary Distribution Update: To streamline our release process and align with other HashiCorp tools, all release binaries will now be published exclusively to the official HashiCorp release site. We will no longer attach release assets to GitHub Releases. Any scripts or automation that rely on the old location will need to be updated. For more information, see our post here.

v1.3.9

What's Changed

Bug fixes🧑‍🔧 🐞

• fix: IMDS credential detection in AMI datasource by @jreslock in #568
• fix: use the aws http client by @mogrogan in #567

Other Changes

• version: prepare v1.3.9-dev by @kp2099 in #561

New Contributors

• @jreslock made their first contribution in #568

Full Changelog: v1.3.8...v1.3.9

v1.3.8

What's Changed

Other Changes

• version: prepare v1.3.8-dev by @kp2099 in #550
• [COMPLIANCE] Add Copyright and License Headers by @hashicorp-copywrite in #551
• build(deps): bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk from 0.6.0 to 0.6.1 by @dependabot in #536
• attaching run tags to Iam Instance Profile for ebsvolume, ebssurrogate and instance builder by @kp2099 in #553
• feat: add retry logic for insufficient spot capacity errors by @gnought in #524
• lint fix for #524 by @kp2099 in #555
• feat: allow customizing spot allocation strategy by @vucong2409 in #481
• build(deps): bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2 by @dependabot in #556
• Update aws-sdk-go from v1 to v2 for datasource AMI by @mogrogan in #552
• version: cut release v1.3.8 by @kp2099 in #560

New Contributors

• @vucong2409 made their first contribution in #481

Full Changelog: v1.3.7...v1.3.8

v1.3.7

What's Changed

Other Changes

• release v1.3.6 by @mogrogan in #532
• Speed up and fix acceptance tests by @mogrogan in #533
• ci: use the proper datasource target for acc tests by @mogrogan in #537
• more fix for acceptance test by @mogrogan in #539
• Skip attaching run tags to the finished AMI. by @kp2099 in #538
• fix(docs): correct firewall command for WinRM HTTPS setup by @anurag5sh in #540
• Fix Volume cleanup in StepSwapVolumes for volumes with delete_on_termination = true by @kp2099 in #545
• [COMPLIANCE] Add Copyright and License Headers by @hashicorp-copywrite in #541
• Update PR template for PCI by @devashish-patel in #547
• Feat: Time Based Copy for AMI's by @kp2099 in #543
• version: cut release v1.3.7 by @kp2099 in #549

New Contributors

• @anurag5sh made their first contribution in #540
• @devashish-patel made their first contribution in #547

Full Changelog: v1.3.6...v1.3.7