grafana/k6 v1.7.0

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k6 v1.7.0 is here 🎉! This release includes:

• Automatic resolution for subcommand extensions — no more manual xk6 builds required to use them!
• K6_SECRET_SOURCE env var as an alternative to --secret-source, accepting the same syntax.

Breaking changes

There are no breaking changes in this release.

New features

Automatic resolution for subcommand extensions #5664

You can now rely on automatic extension resolution
also when using a subcommand extension
that isn't included in the current binary.

Previously, using extension subcommands required manually building a custom k6 binary with xk6. Now, k6 detects the
missing extension, provisions the binary on demand, and executes the command transparently — the same experience already
available for JavaScript extensions.

For instance, if you run:

k6 x httpbin

and the xk6-subcommand-httpbin subcommand extension isn't in the
current binary, k6 will automatically provision a binary with it on demand and execute the command transparently.

UX improvements and enhancements

• #5655 Recommends the OpenTelemetry output instead of InfluxDB.
• #5724 Adds K6_SECRET_SOURCE env var as an alternative to --secret-source, accepting the same syntax. Thanks @vortegatorres, for the contribution!

Bug fixes

• #5629 Ensures that all redirected requests are handled for page.on('response') and page.on('requestfinished').

Maintenance and internal improvements

• #5447 Updates the actions/setup-go action to 7a3fe6c.
• #5471 Uses WPT's harness to test the WebCrypto API. Thanks @bjchris32, for the contribution!
• #5583, #5687 Move Size and PageEmulateMediaOptions option parsing to the Browser's mapping layer. Thanks @baeseokjae, for the contribution!
• #5598 Updates the anchore/sbom-action action to v0.22.2.
• #5599 Updates github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.18.4.
• #5600 Updates the docker/login-action action to v3.7.0.
• #5610 Improves error wrapping for Browser's actionability functions. Thanks @joaquinalmora, for the contribution!
• #5612 Adds a AGENTS.md for guiding coding agents.
• #5615 Updates the actions/checkout action to de0fac2.
• #5618 Updates protoreflect to v1.18.0.
• #5619 Updates google.golang.org/grpc to v1.78.0.
• #5626 Uses cmd/state constants when possible.
• #5643, #5647 Fix goroutine leak when running the browser tests.
• #5646 Update the Go toolchain version to 1.24.13.
• #5654, #5666 Update the tag of the Docker image for Go.
• #5656 Fixes browser tests teardown races.
• #5660 Trims away the use of afero outside of the fsext module.
• #5678 Updates golangci-lint to 2.10.1.
• #5688 Updates go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk to v1.40.0.
• #5689 Fixes browser tests by increasing the CI test run timeout.
• #5691 Updates the actions/stale action to b5d41d4.
• #5692 Updates the grafana/shared-workflows/get-vault-secrets action to v1.3.1.
• #5695 Updates the github/codeql-action action to v4.32.4.
• #5702 Bumps the Go min version to 1.25 and default to 1.26, and fixes lint issues enabled by the new minimum.
• #5708 Bumps TC39 tests.
• #5728 Updates xk6-dashboard to v0.8.1.
• #5735 Excludes non-essential administrative and metadata files from the vendor directory.

Roadmap

k6 v2.0.0 is the next planned release. It will include a set of breaking changes that have been discussed and planned.
You can find the list of planned breaking changes in #5062.