Combined DevOps Change Velocity release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family DevOps Change Velocity release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich to Australia.

Tip:

If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

Important information for upgrading DevOps Change Velocity to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for DevOps Change Velocity.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Import based evidence collection Improve instance efficiency by skipping step-level pipeline processing for accelerated change management and evidence collection for GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps (ADO), GitLab and  Jenkins orchestration tools.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing DevOps Change Velocity features.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Support for MID Server cluster Improve load balancing and failover protection by selecting a MID Server cluster when connecting to a tool instance associated with a MID Server cluster. This configuration enables multiple MID Servers with relevant capabilities to be grouped. Improved UX for DevOps Change health scans Run health scans and analyze findings efficiently in the DevOps Change workspace with an intuitive and user-friendly interface. Pipeline association for GitHub Actions When onboarding GitHub Actions pipelines through the App onboarding catalog or the onboarding APIs, now only the selected pipelines are associated with the DevOps app. If no pipeline is selected, all pipelines within the specified repository are associated. Tool connection check status If a tool is marked as Disconnected because of a system-generated failure during an unsuccessful connection check, any subsequent successful check automatically updates the connection status to Connected. If you manually disconnect the tool, the tool status remains Disconnected even if there’s a subsequent successful connection check. New roles for vulnerability integration The sn_vul.app_sec_manager role is added to the DevOps Tool Owner [sn_devops.tool_owner] role when the DevOps Vulnerability Integrations plugin (sn_devops_vul_ints) is installed. The sn_vul_veracode.configure_integration role is added to the DevOps Tool Owner [sn_devops.tool_owner] role when the Vulnerability Response Integration with Veracode plugin (sn_vul_veracode) is installed. Prod deploy commit logic for other step types Update the sn_devops.commit_rel_change_step_type property to have other step types, like Test or Deploy, use the same commit logic as Prod Deploy. Override start and end time of a change request Set the  sn_devops.change_request.auto_close_allow_override_start_time  and  sn_devops.change_request.auto_close_allow_override_end_time  properties as false to consider the change request start and end time instead of the pipeline’s when the  autoCloseChange  parameter is enabled in a pipeline. Node version of DevOps extension The node version of the ServiceNow DevOps  extension has been upgraded to version 20.x in Azure DevOps. Enhanced pipeline governance in GitLab View change request details like status, sys_id, priority in the GitLab console when a change request is created in GitLab using Docker image. Health scan enhancements Identify outdated or prolonged discover and import requests using the DevOps -Stale or Long-Running Discover and Import Requests health check. Verify whether webhooks have been configured correctly for any tracked repository, pipeline, or plan in  GitHub,  GitLab,  Azure DevOps, and  Jenkins using the DevOps webhook configuration analysis health check. Identify OAuth app configuration issues for GitHub tools in the connected state using the DevOps webhook configuration analysis health check. Verify if any scheduled job has been configured to run as an invalid or non-admin user. Navigate to the Findings list from the DevOps Change Workspace home page by selecting  View all findings  in the  Health scan findings  widget.  Enhanced JFrog integration with DevOps Change Velocity Gather JFrog evidence seamlessly and create change records automatically using the improved JFrog integration with DevOps Change Velocity. Bearer authentication in JFrog Connect to JFrog using the secure bearer token authentication to comply with JFrog’s updated security policies. HTTP proxy for Docker Connect to DevOps Change Velocity through HTTP proxy settings using environment variables in your Docker deployment for instances that run a proxy server. Health scan enhancements Identify any callback processing issues in your instance. Identify any access control rule (ACL) that is incorrectly associated with a role in your instance. Verify whether all DevOps tables are present in your instance and confirm whether all metadata in sys_* tables is present. Verify whether all DevOps roles in your instance contain all expected roles, including inherited roles. Auto close without Change Management - State Model [Legacy] plugin Change requests can now be auto-closed without requiring you to install the Change Management - State Model [Legacy] plugin.
Australia	Enhanced JFrog integration with DevOps Change Velocity Gather JFrog evidence seamlessly and create change records automatically using the improved JFrog integration with DevOps Change Velocity. Bearer authentication in JFrog Connect to JFrog using the secure bearer token authentication to comply with JFrog’s updated security policies. HTTP proxy for Docker Connect to DevOps Change Velocity through HTTP proxy settings using environment variables in your Docker deployment for instances that run a proxy server. Health scan enhancements Identify any callback processing issues in your instance. Identify any access control rule (ACL) that is incorrectly associated with a role in your instance. Verify whether all DevOps tables are present in your instance and confirm whether all metadata in sys_* tables is present. Verify whether all DevOps roles in your instance contain all expected roles, including inherited roles. Auto close without Change Management - State Model [Legacy] plugin Change requests can now be auto-closed without requiring you to install the Change Management - State Model [Legacy] plugin.

Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some DevOps Change Velocity features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some DevOps Change Velocity features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate DevOps Change Velocity.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Install DevOps Change Velocity by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store.
Australia	Install DevOps Change Velocity by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for DevOps Change Velocity we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for DevOps Change Velocity we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for DevOps Change Velocity, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Zurich
Australia	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for DevOps Change Velocity we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	No updates for this release.
Australia	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for DevOps Change Velocity we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Zurich	Improve instance efficiency by skipping step-level pipeline processing. Improve load balancing and failover protection by selecting a MID Server cluster during tool connection. See DevOps Change Velocity for more information.
Australia	Gather JFrog evidence seamlessly and create change records automatically. Connect to JFrog using the secure bearer token authentication. Connect to DevOps Change Velocity through HTTP proxy settings in your Docker deployment. See DevOps Change Velocity for more information.