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Add Fleet & Agent 8.16.0 Release Notes (#1412) (#1459)
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// Use these for links to issue and pulls.
:kibana-issue: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/
:kibana-pull: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/
:beats-issue: https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/
:beats-pull: https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/
:agent-libs-pull: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/pull/
:agent-issue: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/issues/
:agent-pull: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/
:fleet-server-issue: https://github.com/elastic/fleet-server/issues/
:fleet-server-pull: https://github.com/elastic/fleet-server/pull/

[[release-notes]]
= Release notes

This section summarizes the changes in each release.

* <<release-notes-8.16.0>>

Also see:

* {kibana-ref}/release-notes.html[{kib} release notes]
* {beats-ref}/release-notes.html[{beats} release notes]

// begin 8.16.0 relnotes

[[release-notes-8.16.0]]
== {fleet} and {agent} 8.16.0

Review important information about the {fleet} and {agent} 8.16.0 release.

[discrete]
[[security-updates-8.16.0]]
=== Security updates

{fleet-server}::
* Update {fleet-server} Go version to 1.23.1. {fleet-server-pull}3924[#3924]

[discrete]
[[breaking-changes-8.16.0]]
=== Breaking changes

Breaking changes can prevent your application from optimal operation and
performance. Before you upgrade, review the breaking changes, then mitigate the
impact to your application.

{agent}::
* When using the System integration, uppercase characters in the `host.hostname` are being converted to lowercase in {agent} output. This can possibly result in duplicated host entries appearing in {kib}. {beats-issue}39993[#3993]

[discrete]
[[new-features-8.16.0]]
=== New features

The 8.16.0 release Added the following new and notable features.

{fleet}::
* Add support for content-only packages in integrations UI. {kibana-pull}195831[#195831]
* Add advanced agent monitoring options for HTTP endpoint and diagnostics. {kibana-pull}193361[#193361]
* Add support for periodic unenrollment of inactive agents. Once an {agent} transitions to an `inactive` state and after a configurable timeout has expired, the agent will be unenrolled. {kibana-pull}189861[#189861]
* Add support for dynamic topics to the Kafka output. This allows the Kafka output to write to a topic which is dynamically set in an event field. {kibana-pull}192720[#192720]
* Add support for GeoIP processor databases in Ingest Pipelines. {kibana-pull}190830[#190830]
* Add support for reusable/shareable integration policies. This feature allows you to create integrations policies that can be shared with multiple {agent} policies, thereby reducing the number of integrations policies that you need to actively manage. {kibana-pull}187153[#187153]
* Add support for integration-level outputs. This feature enables you to send integration data to a specific output, overwriting the output defined in the {agent} Policy. {kibana-pull}189125[#189125]


{fleet-server}::
* Add `/api/fleet/agents/:id/audit/unenroll` API that an {agent} or Endpoint process may use to report that an agent was uninstalled or unenrolled to {fleet}. {fleet-server-pull}3818[#3818] {agent-issue}484[#484]
* Add a `secret_paths` attribute to the policy data sent to agents. This attribute is a list of keys that {fleet-server} has replaced with a reference to a secret value. {fleet-server-pull}3908[#3908] {fleet-server-issue}3657[#3657]

{agent}::
* Uninstalling a {fleet}-managed {agent} instance will now do a best-effort attempt to notify {fleet-server} of the agent removal so the agent status appears correctly in the {fleet} UI (related to {fleet-server-pull}3818[#3818] above). {agent-pull}5302[#5302] {agent-issue}484[#484]
* Introduce a Helm Chart for deploying {agent} in Kubernetes. {agent-pull}5331[#5331] {agent-issue}3847[#3847]
* Remove support for the experimental shippers feature. {agent-pull}5308[#5308] {agent-issue}4547[#4547]
* Add the GCP Asset Inventory input to Cloudbeat. {agent-pull}5422[#5422]
* Add support for passphrase protected mTLS client certificate key during install/enroll. {agent-pull}5494[#5494] {agent-issue}5489[#5489]
* Elastic Defend now accepts a passphrase protected client certificate key for mTLS. {agent-pull}5542[#5542] {agent-issue}5490[#5490]
* Add a Kustomize template to enable hints-based autodiscovery by default when deploying standalone {agent} in a Kubernetes cluster. This also removes `root` privileges from the init container. {agent-pull}5643[#5643]

[discrete]
[[enhancements-8.16.0]]
=== Enhancements

{fleet}::
* Update maximum supported package version. {kibana-pull}196551[#196551]
* Add additional columns to {agent} Logs UI. {kibana-pull}192262[#192262]
* Show `+build` versions for {agent} upgrades. {kibana-pull}192171[#192171]
* Add format parameter to `agent_policies` APIs. {kibana-pull}191811[#191811]
* Add toggles for `agent.monitoring.http.enabled` and `agent.monitoring.http.buffer.enabled` to agent policy advanced settings. {kibana-pull}190984[#190984]
* Support integration policies without agent policy references (aka orphaned integration policies). {kibana-pull}190649[#190649]
* Allow `traces` to be added to the `monitoring_enabled` array in Agent policies. {kibana-pull}189908[#189908]
* Add setup technology selector to the Add Integration page. {kibana-pull}189612[#189612]

{fleet-server}::
* Alter the checkin API to remove attributes set by the audit or unenroll API (follow-up to {fleet-server-pull}3818[#3818] above). {fleet-server-pull}3827[#3827] {agent-issue}484[#484]
* Enable warnings for configuration options that have been deprecated throughout the 8.x lifecycle. {fleet-server-pull}3901[#3901]

{agent}::
* Re-enable support for Elastic Defend on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2. {agent-pull}5429[#5429]
* Include the correct Elastic License 2.0 file in build artifacts and packages. {agent-pull}5464[#5464]
* Add the `pprofextension` to the {agent} OTel collector. {agent-pull}5556[#5556]
* Update the base container image from Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 24.04. {agent-pull}5644[#5644] {agent-issue}5501[#5501]
* Redact values from the `elastic-agent inspect` command output for any keys in the `secret_paths` array. {agent-pull}5621[#5621]
* Redact secret paths in files written in {agent} diagnostics bundles. {agent-pull}5745[#5745]
* Update the versions of OpenTelemetry Collector components from v0.111.0/v1.17.0 to v0.112.0/v1.18.0. {agent-pull}5838[#5838]

[discrete]
[[bug-fixes-8.16.0]]
=== Bug fixes

{fleet}::
* Revert "Fix client-side validation for agent policy timeout fields". {kibana-pull}194338[#194338]
* Add proxy arguments to install snippets. {kibana-pull}193922[#193922]
* Rollover if dimension mappings changed in dynamic templates. {kibana-pull}192098[#192098]

{fleet-server}::
* Fix the error handling when {fleet-server} attempts to authenticate with {es}. {fleet-server-pull}3935[#3935] {fleet-server-issue}3929[#3929]
* Fix an issue that caused {fleet-server} to report a `500` error on {agent} check-in because the agent has upgrade details but the referenced action ID is not found. {fleet-server-pull}3991[#3991]

{agent}::
* Fix {agent} crashing when self unenrolling due to too many authentication failures against {fleet-server}. {agent-pull}5438[#5438] {agent-issue}5434[#5434]
* Change the deprecated `maintainer` label in Dockerfile to use the `org.opencontainers.image.authors` label instead. {agent-pull}5527[#5527]

// end 8.16.0 relnotes

// ---------------------
//TEMPLATE
//Use the following text as a template. Remember to replace the version info.

// begin 8.7.x relnotes

//[[release-notes-8.7.x]]
//== {fleet} and {agent} 8.7.x

//Review important information about the {fleet} and {agent} 8.7.x release.

//[discrete]
//[[security-updates-8.7.x]]
//=== Security updates

//{fleet}::
//* add info

//{agent}::
//* add info

//[discrete]
//[[breaking-changes-8.7.x]]
//=== Breaking changes

//Breaking changes can prevent your application from optimal operation and
//performance. Before you upgrade, review the breaking changes, then mitigate the
//impact to your application.

//[discrete]
//[[breaking-PR#]]
//.Short description
//[%collapsible]
//====
//*Details* +
//<Describe new behavior.> For more information, refer to {kibana-pull}PR[#PR].
//*Impact* +
//<Describe how users should mitigate the change.> For more information, refer to {fleet-guide}/fleet-server.html[Fleet Server].
//====
//[discrete]
//[[notable-changes-8.13.0]]
//=== Notable changes
//The following are notable, non-breaking updates to be aware of:
//* Changes to features that are in Technical Preview.
//* Changes to log formats.
//* Changes to non-public APIs.
//* Behaviour changes that repair critical bugs.
//{fleet}::
//* add info
//{agent}::
//* add info
//[discrete]
//[[known-issues-8.7.x]]
//=== Known issues
//[[known-issue-issue#]]
//.Short description
//[%collapsible]
//====
//*Details*
//<Describe known issue.>
//*Impact* +
//<Describe impact or workaround.>
//====
//[discrete]
//[[deprecations-8.7.x]]
//=== Deprecations
//The following functionality is deprecated in 8.7.x, and will be removed in
//8.7.x. Deprecated functionality does not have an immediate impact on your
//application, but we strongly recommend you make the necessary updates after you
//upgrade to 8.7.x.
//{fleet}::
//* add info
//{agent}::
//* add info
//[discrete]
//[[new-features-8.7.x]]
//=== New features
//The 8.7.x release Added the following new and notable features.
//{fleet}::
//* add info
//{agent}::
//* add info
//[discrete]
//[[enhancements-8.7.x]]
//=== Enhancements
//{fleet}::
//* add info
//{agent}::
//* add info
//[discrete]
//[[bug-fixes-8.7.x]]
//=== Bug fixes
//{fleet}::
//* add info
//{agent}::
//* add info
// end 8.7.x relnotes

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