From c1ecf09abc2a26252dc22cc5e18c99e87f4fafc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colleen McGinnis Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:35:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add 8.18.6 release notes --- .../release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc | 64 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc index d2f1dc445..b5bc73364 100644 --- a/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ This section summarizes the changes in each release. +* <> +* <> * <> * <> * <> @@ -25,6 +27,68 @@ Also see: * {kibana-ref}/release-notes.html[{kib} release notes] * {beats-ref}/release-notes.html[{beats} release notes] +// begin 8.18.6 relnotes + +[[release-notes-8.18.6]] +== {fleet} and {agent} 8.18.6 + +Review important information about the 8.18.6 release. + +[discrete] +[[security-updates-8.18.6]] +=== Security updates + +Elastic Agent:: + +* Upgrade to Go version 1.24.6. {agent-pull}9287[#9287] + +[discrete] +[[new-features-8.18.6]] +=== New features + +The 8.18.6 release adds the following new and notable features. + +Elastic Agent:: + +* Adjust the timeout for Elastic Defend check command. {agent-pull}9213[#9213] + +[discrete] +[[bug-fixes-8.18.6]] +=== Bug fixes + +Elastic Agent:: + +* On Windows, retry saving the agent information file to disk. {agent-pull}9224[#9224] {agent-issue}5862[#5862] +* Correct hints annotations parsing to resolve only `${Kubernetes.*}` placeholders instead of resolving all `${...}` patterns. {agent-pull}9307[#9307] +* Treat exit code 28 from endpoint binary as non-fatal. {agent-pull}9320[#9320] +* Fixed jitter backoff strategy reset. {agent-pull}9342[#9342] {agent-issue}8864[#8864] +* Fix deb upgrade by stopping elastic-agent service before upgrading. {agent-pull}9462[#9462] + +Fleet Server:: + +* Fix 503 handling in enrollment. {fleet-server-pull}5232[#5232] {fleet-server-issue}5197[#5197] +* Remove extra ES search when preparing Agent policy. {fleet-server-pull}5283[#5283] +* Reset trace links on bulk items when returning to pool. {fleet-server-pull}5317[#5317] + +// end 8.18.6 relnotes + +// begin 8.18.5 relnotes + +[[release-notes-8.18.5]] +== {fleet} and {agent} 8.18.5 + +Review important information about the 8.18.5 release. + +[discrete] +[[bug-fixes-8.18.5]] +=== Bug fixes + +Fleet Server:: + +* Fix upgrade details download_rate as string handling. {fleet-server-pull}5218[#5218] {fleet-server-pull}5224[#5224] {fleet-server-pull}5176[#5176] {fleet-server-issue}5164[#5164] + +// end 8.18.5 relnotes + // begin 8.18.4 relnotes [[release-notes-8.18.4]] From 21494af80cf36d8c30b330c0589778fec68fbd51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Visha Angelova <91186315+vishaangelova@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:58:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Apply suggestions from code review --- .../release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc b/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc index b5bc73364..18cde5188 100644 --- a/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc +++ b/docs/en/ingest-management/release-notes/release-notes-8.18.asciidoc @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Review important information about the 8.18.6 release. Elastic Agent:: -* Upgrade to Go version 1.24.6. {agent-pull}9287[#9287] +* Upgrade Go version to 1.24.6. {agent-pull}9287[#9287] [discrete] [[new-features-8.18.6]] @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Elastic Agent:: * Correct hints annotations parsing to resolve only `${Kubernetes.*}` placeholders instead of resolving all `${...}` patterns. {agent-pull}9307[#9307] * Treat exit code 28 from endpoint binary as non-fatal. {agent-pull}9320[#9320] * Fixed jitter backoff strategy reset. {agent-pull}9342[#9342] {agent-issue}8864[#8864] -* Fix deb upgrade by stopping elastic-agent service before upgrading. {agent-pull}9462[#9462] +* Fix deb upgrade by stopping `elastic-agent` service before upgrading. {agent-pull}9462[#9462] Fleet Server:: @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Review important information about the 8.18.5 release. Fleet Server:: -* Fix upgrade details download_rate as string handling. {fleet-server-pull}5218[#5218] {fleet-server-pull}5224[#5224] {fleet-server-pull}5176[#5176] {fleet-server-issue}5164[#5164] +* Fix upgrade details `download_rate` as string handling. {fleet-server-pull}5218[#5218] {fleet-server-pull}5224[#5224] {fleet-server-pull}5176[#5176] {fleet-server-issue}5164[#5164] // end 8.18.5 relnotes