buildkite/elastic-ci-stack-for-aws v7.9.0 on GitHub

v7.9.0 (2026-10-22)

Full Changelog

Changed

Update the stable Buildkite agent from v4.7.0 to v4.8.0 #1940 (@renovate[bot]).
Update the Buildkite agent scaler from v1.16.0 to v1.16.1 #1948 (@renovate[bot]).
Update AWS CLI to v2.38.4 and Session Manager plugin to v1.2.896.0 #1952, #1951 (@renovate[bot]).
Update Docker Compose to v5.6.1 and Buildx to v0.38.1 #1953, #1955 (@renovate[bot]).
Update Linux binfmt emulation to qemu-v10.2.3-68 #1957 (@renovate[bot]).
Update lifecycled to v3.7.0 #1954 (@renovate[bot]).
Update Git for Windows to v2.56.0 #1956 (@renovate[bot]).
Update bundled S3 secrets hooks and helper to v2.9.1 #1958 (@scadu).
Update bundled ECR plugin to v2.12.0 and Docker login plugin to v3.1.0 #1961, #1960 (@renovate[bot]).

Fixed

Fix Windows CA bundle sanitization and checks for Git 2.56's native layout, check the separate MSYS CA bundle, and discover Git's native binary directory for PATH #1959 (@scadu).

Internal

Automate bundled plugin updates with Renovate and document manual S3 secrets updates #1958 (@scadu).
Update the Go toolchain to v1.27.3 #1950 (@renovate[bot]).
Update CI plugins aws-assume-role-with-web-identity to v1.8.1 and docker-compose to v5.16.0 #1947, #1953 (@renovate[bot]).
Update changelogs for v7.8.0 and v6.71.8 #1945, #1946 (@scadu).

Agent Changelog (v4.8.0)

v4.8.0

What's Changed

✨ Added

Add the program-status experiment to show program status in job logs and report job and upload progress by @wolfeidau in buildkite/agent#4534

🔧 Changed

Upgrade to Go 1.27.3: macOS binaries now require macOS 13 or later; big-endian Linux ppc64 binaries require ELFv2 support (kernel 3.13 or a compatible backport). ppc64le is unaffected by @isaacsu in buildkite/agent#4559

🏠 Internal

Check cancellation results in integration tests by @isaacsu in buildkite/agent#4558
Dependency updates by @dependabot[bot] in buildkite/agent#4557

Full Changelog: buildkite/agent@v4.7.0...v4.8.0

Upgrading

Follow the v7 upgrade guide before updating. Remove or replace retired parameters in parameter files and deployment automation. If you use a custom AMI through ImageId or ImageIdParameter, rebuild it from the v7 base AMI and update it in the same stack update; a v6-based AMI might not boot under the v7 template depending on the configuration.

Perform a CloudFormation stack update with the following URL:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/buildkite-aws-stack/v7.9.0/aws-stack.yml

If you want to launch a new stack, you can use this link (make sure not to use your production AWS account, create a new one for CI):

Full Changelog: v7.8.0...v7.9.0