Gallery Module for Azure PowerShell: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Az/16.1.0
To install Az from the PowerShell Gallery, run the following command:
Install-Module -Name Az -Repository PSGallery -Force
To update from an older version of Az, run the following command:
Update-Module -Name Az
Docker images
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:latest
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:alpine-3.21
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:16.1.0-alpine-3.21
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:alpine-3.22
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:16.1.0-alpine-3.22
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:debian-12
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:16.1.0-debian-12
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:azurelinux-3.0
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:16.1.0-azurelinux-3.0
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:azurelinux-3.0-arm64
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:16.1.0-azurelinux-3.0-arm64
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:ubuntu-24.04
- mcr.microsoft.com/azure-powershell:16.1.0-ubuntu-24.04
Release Notes
Az.Accounts 5.5.1
- Upgraded 'Azure.Core' dependency from 1.50.0 to 1.56.0.
- Upgraded 'Azure.Identity' dependency to 1.21.0.
- Upgraded 'Azure.Identity.Broker' dependency from 1.1.0 to 1.6.0.
- Upgraded 'System.ClientModel' dependency from 1.8.0 to 1.12.0.
- Upgraded 'System.Text.Json' dependency from 8.0.6 to 10.0.3.
- Upgraded MSAL dependencies ('Microsoft.Identity.Client', 'Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal', 'Microsoft.Identity.Client.Broker') from 4.83.1 to 4.84.0.
- Upgraded 'Microsoft.Identity.Client.NativeInterop' from 0.20.2 to 0.20.4.
- Fixed 'MicrosoftGraphUrl' not being populated when ARM (Azure Resource Manager) metadata returns endpoint without trailing slash
Az.Aks 7.2.1
- Added support for 'AzureContainerLinux' OS SKU in 'New-AzAksCluster' ('-NodeOsSKU') and 'New-AzAksNodePool' ('-OsSKU')
- Azure Container Linux is a container-optimized, immutable Linux OS for AKS node images. See https://aka.ms/azurecontainerlinux
- Bumped API version to 2026-03-01
Az.AppConfiguration 2.2.0
- Upgraded API version from 2024-06-01 to 2026-04-01
- Added support for Description field for Key Values and Snapshots
Az.Automation 1.12.1
- Updated Automation account identity handling to explicitly use the Automation SDK 'Identity' model in create/update flows.
Az.Batch 4.1.1
- Fixed module load conflict by aligning 'Microsoft.ApplicationInsights' to the common 2.18.0 dependency version, resolving 'Assembly with same name is already loaded' error.
Az.CognitiveServices 1.17.1
- Updated Cognitive Services account identity handling to explicitly use the Cognitive Services SDK 'Identity' model in create/update flows.
Az.Compute 11.7.0
- ComputeRP related cmdlets will now use 2026-03-01 version of the ComputeRP API.
- Added support for configuring ScheduledEventsPolicy on Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, and Availability Sets.
- Added '-ScheduledEventsApiVersion' and '-EnableAllInstancesDown' parameters to 'Update-AzAvailabilitySet', 'Update-AzVM', 'New-AzVM' (SimpleParameterSet), and 'New-AzVmss' cmdlets.
- Added '-ScheduledEventsApiVersion' and '-EnableAllInstancesDown' parameters to 'Update-AzVmss'. These parameters are only supported when updating via the '-VirtualMachineScaleSet' object parameter (e.g. piping the output of 'Get-AzVmss'); using them with the PATCH parameter sets will throw an error.
- Added VMSS (Virtual Machine Scale Set) Lifecycle Hooks support (public preview)
- Added 'New-AzVmssLifecycleHookConfig' cmdlet to create an in-memory lifecycle hook configuration object
- Added 'Set-AzVmssLifecycleHooksProfile' cmdlet to attach lifecycle hooks to a VMSS configuration or live VMSS object
- Added 'Remove-AzVmssLifecycleHook' cmdlet to remove one hook by '-Type' or all hooks with '-All' from a live VMSS
- Added 'Get-AzVmssLifecycleHookEvent' cmdlet to list or retrieve lifecycle hook events for a VMSS
- Added 'Update-AzVmssLifecycleHookEvent' cmdlet to respond to a lifecycle hook event (approve, reject, or delay) with optional per-VM instance filtering via '-InstanceId'
- Added '-LifecycleHooksProfile' parameter to 'New-AzVmssConfig' to support inline lifecycle hooks profile construction
Az.DataFactory 1.20.1
- Updated 'System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl' dependency from '4.5.0' to '5.0.0'.
Az.DataMigration 1.1.1
- Removed the authentication key from console output.
Az.DataProtection 3.0.1
- Deprecated the '-OverwriteLifeCycle' parameter on 'Edit-AzDataProtectionPolicyRetentionRuleClientObject'
- The parameter will be removed in an upcoming release; existing retention rule lifecycles are replaced in place by default
- Updated the retention rule '-Name' help messages in 'Edit-AzDataProtectionPolicyRetentionRuleClientObject' for clarity
Az.Dns 2.2.0
- Added support for linking a DNS record set to an Azure Traffic Manager profile (Traffic Manager link, also known as TMLink)
- Added '-TrafficManagerProfileId' to 'New-AzDnsRecordSet'
- 'Get-AzDnsRecordSet' and 'Set-AzDnsRecordSet' now expose 'TrafficManagerProfileId' for round-trip updates
Az.IotHub 2.9.1
- Updated 'Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions' dependency from '8.0.2' to '10.0.3'.
Az.KeyVault 6.5.1
- Updated 'System.Security.Cryptography.Cng' dependency from '4.5.0' to '5.0.0'.
Az.Network 8.0.1
- Onboarded 'Microsoft.HorizonDB/clusters' to Private Link Common Cmdlets
Az.OperationalInsights 3.4.1
- Updated 'PSIdentity' conversions to explicitly use the Operational Insights SDK 'Identity' model.
Az.RecoveryServices 7.13.0
- Updated 'System.Security.Cryptography.Cng' dependency from '4.4.0' to '5.0.0'.
- Added Cross region restore support for Delos cloud regions
- Updated Az.RecoveryServices.SiteRecovery to use API version 2026-02-01.
- Added Private Disk Access support for Azure-to-Azure managed disk replication: new '-RecoveryNetworkAccessPolicy', '-RecoveryDiskAccessId' and '-RecoveryPublicNetworkAccess' parameters on 'New-AzRecoveryServicesAsrAzureToAzureDiskReplicationConfig'; values are honored by 'New-AzRecoveryServicesAsrReplicationProtectedItem' and surfaced on 'ASRAzureToAzureProtectedDiskDetails'.
Az.Resources 10.0.1
- Updated 'Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions' dependency from '8.0.2' to '10.0.3'.
Az.Storage 9.7.1
- Updated storage account identity handling to explicitly use the Storage SDK 'Identity' model in 'New-AzStorageAccount' and 'Set-AzStorageAccount'.
SHA256 Hashes of the release artifacts
- Az-Cmdlets-16.1.0.40949.tar.gz
- 126242433EE6060E26E2902B072C53EBA74D2C26A474271B5E1C30BDC60A3791