Vault 1.18.0 release notes
GA date: 2024-10-09
Release notes provide an at-a-glance summary of key updates to new versions of Vault. For a comprehensive list of product updates, improvements, and bug fixes refer to the changelog included with the Vault code on GitHub.
We encourage you to upgrade to the latest release of Vault to take advantage of continuing improvements, critical fixes, and new features.
Important changes
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| New default (1.18.0) | Default activity log querying period |
| New default (1.18.0) | Docker image no longer contains curl |
| Beta feature removed (1.18) | Request limiter removed |
Vault companion updates
Companion updates are Vault updates that live outside the main Vault binary.
None.
Community updates
Follow the learn more links for more information, or browse the list of Vault tutorials updated to highlight changes for the most recent GA release.
None.
Enterprise updates
| Release | Update | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive overload protection | GA | Prevent client requests from overwhelming a variety of server resources that could lead to poor server availability. Learn more: Adaptive overload protection overview |
| Autopilot | ENHANCED | Overall stability improvements. Learn more: Autopilot overview |
| Client count | ENHANCED | Improved clarity around metering and billing attribution. Learn more: Client count calculations |
| PKI CMPv2 | GA | Enable PKI support for automated certificate enrollment with CMPv2 protocols for 5G networks per 3G PP standards. Learn more: CMPv2 in the Vault PKI plugin |
| Vault UI | GA | Use the Vault UI to configure AWS WIF plugins. Learn more: AWS WIF |
| PostgreSQL plugin | GA | Use rootless rotation for PostgreSQL static roles so individual database accounts can rotate their own passwords. Learn more: PostgreSQL plugin overview |
| KV Patch and Subkey support in Vault’s GUI | GA | Configure GUI access to key names in the KV plugin for users without granting read access to the values. |
| Vault Enterprise with HSM for ARM architecture | GA | Run Vault Enterprise on ARM machines with Hardware Security Modules. Vault releases: releases.hashicorp.com/vault |
Feature deprecations and EOL
| Deprecated in 1.18.x | Retired in 1.18.x |
|---|---|
| None | None |
Please refer to the Deprecation Plans and Notice page for up-to-date information on feature deprecations and plans or the Feature Deprecation FAQ for general questions about our deprecation process.