Releases: backstage/backstage
v1.34.0-next.1
See docs/releases/v1.34.0-next.1-changelog.md for more information.
v1.33.5
v1.32.6
This release hardens scaffolder template execution by preventing overrides of the git configuration.
v1.31.4
This release hardens scaffolder template execution by preventing overrides of the git configuration.
v1.34.0-next.0
See docs/releases/v1.34.0-next.0-changelog.md for more information.
v1.33.4
This release fixes an issue where index page configuration injection would not work correctly with query parameters.
v1.33.3
This release republishes packages that were affected by too aggressive tree shaking in rollup.
v1.33.2
This release fixes an issue where config would not be present on the index path (/
or /index.html
) in the frontend.
v1.33.1
This release fixes an issue where the experimental Rspack build could fail due to an outdated html-webpack-plugin
dependency.
v1.33.0
These are the release notes for the v1.33.0 release of Backstage.
A huge thanks to the whole team of maintainers and contributors as well as the amazing Backstage Community for the hard work in getting this release developed and done.
Highlights
Catalog performance improvements and breadcrumbs
Some database improvements and fixes have been made to the catalog. The refresh_state
table is no longer needed in the read path, and some indices have been dropped. We don't expect this to have any negative impact on end users; rather, performance should increase due to reduced index churn and less used storage.
Entity pages now also by default have a breadcrumb control in the page header, showing the context of the current entity such as what system and domain it’s in, if any.
App backend config injection with read-only filesystem
The app-backend
now stores the templated index.html
file in memory rather than writing it to disk. This means you no longer need to use the app.disableConfigInjection
flag when running with a read-only filesystem, allowing you to take advantage of the config injection.
BREAKING: LEGACY_BACKEND_START
has been removed
The CLI no longer supports the LEGACY_BACKEND_START
flag, which means that old dev endpoints in src/run.ts
have to be migrated to the new dev/index.ts
structure instead.
Scaffolder now supports Node.js v22
The isolated-vm
dependency has been upgraded to v5
, which means the scaffolder now supports Node.js v22. It also means that running Scaffolder with Node.js v16 is no longer possible.
Scaffolder permissions and actions
A new scaffolder.template.management
permission has been added. This permission is useful if you want to limit access to the frontend template management features. Contributed by @stephenglass in #26946
A new fs:readdir
action has been added. This action is useful if you need to retrieve the contents of a specific directory within a workspace. Contributed by @secustor in #27283
Catalog service ref for backends
The @backstage/plugin-catalog-node
package now has a catalogServiceRef
that backends should move to depending on for their catalog communication needs. If you are currently instantiating a CatalogService
by hand, you will enjoy using this new service instead. The most important improvement is that it supports a credentials argument directly which gives it support for proper auth toward the catalog without having to make tokens with the auth
core service.
New generate-patch cli command
We have added a new generate-patch
CLI command that can be used to generate patches for current changes in a source workspace, which can then be installed in a target workspace. This allows you to easily and immediately use changes that have been contributed upstream, without needing to wait for a release.
#27331
Google LDAP support
Added support for Google LDAP to @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-ldap
. Contributed by @megatroom in #27373
BREAKING: AWS ALB authentication
The AWS ALB fullProfile
will no longer have its username or email converted to lowercase. This is to ensure unique handling of the users. You may need to update and configure a custom sign-in resolver or profile transform as a result via @backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-aws-alb-provider
.
Security Fixes
The kubernetes plugin received a bump of the @kubernetes/client-node
dependency to mitigate CVEs related to the request
and tough-cookie
packages. Contributed by @coreydaley in #25385
Upgrade path
We recommend that you keep your Backstage project up to date with this latest release. For more guidance on how to upgrade, check out the documentation for keeping Backstage updated.
Links and References
Below you can find a list of links and references to help you learn about and start using this new release.
- Backstage official website, documentation, and getting started guide
- GitHub repository
- Backstage's versioning and support policy
- Community Discord for discussions and support
- Changelog
- Backstage Demos, Blog, Roadmap and Plugins
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