Orbnetes Changelog and Release Notes

Product updates are versioned to keep release behavior transparent for operators, platform teams, and engineering stakeholders.

This changelog tracks how Orbnetes evolves as a self-hosted CI/CD release orchestration platform, including deployment approvals, rollback policy, pipeline execution reliability, and API-first automation improvements.

[1.8.0] - 2026-03-14

  1. Added an enhanced live console with log search and match navigation.
  2. Improved Pipeline Graph with more accurate live status and active DAG branch rendering.
  3. Added Rerun all and Rerun failed strategies with better recovery behavior.
  4. Refined Release UI into a single Source + Blueprint + Launch Inputs flow.
  5. Stabilized Rollback Policy block (modes, check target, delay).
  6. Improved Release to Pipeline to Job Run linkage for stronger traceability.
  7. Fixed edge cases in redirects after create, approve, and cancel release actions.
  8. Expanded API coverage for releases, pipelines, runs, and logs (v1 endpoints).
  9. Optimized performance for monitoring pages and run listing views.
  10. Improved artifact handling stability and file metadata rendering.

Focus: release runtime observability, DAG accuracy, rerun recovery, and production-grade rollback control.

[1.7.0] - 2026-03-01

  1. Introduced Projects as the primary scope for operational workflows.
  2. Added project-level isolation for blueprints, runs, releases, and related entities.
  3. Implemented project context selection in UI with a global project switcher.
  4. Added project-level members and baseline project access model.
  5. Separated global and project secrets/variables with deterministic priority rules.
  6. Added environment support and environment-scoped runtime configuration.
  7. Enabled multi-environment deployment flow from a single release.
  8. Improved navigation and breadcrumbs for project-scoped workflows.
  9. Added new management screens for project configuration entities.
  10. Performed major refactors for consistent project-scoped behavior.

Focus: project-scoped governance, environment isolation, and safer multi-service deployment boundaries.

[1.6.0] - 2026-02-20

  1. Delivered a complete approval model for release governance.
  2. Added approvers, approval comments, and pending_approval status.
  3. Implemented release-centric governance flow (approve/cancel/start).
  4. Added email notifications for key release and approval events.
  5. Extended release detail page with discussion, actions, and status blocks.
  6. Improved role behavior in approval processes.
  7. Added actor/timestamp traceability for approval actions.
  8. Improved status lifecycle visualization for release/deployment entities.
  9. Added guard checks before launching high-risk production flows.
  10. Extended Audit Log with approval and release governance events.

Focus: approval-gated release flow, deployment authorization, and end-to-end auditability.

[1.5.0] - 2026-02-05

  1. Expanded Blueprint YAML support for if, needs, and allow_failure.
  2. Added typed launch inputs with validation.
  3. Added artifact handoff support between job stages.
  4. Improved Blueprint editor with templates, actions, functions, and helper docs.
  5. Added YAML syntax validation in UI with clearer error details.
  6. Improved create/edit blueprint forms with reusable components.
  7. Added source-driven runtime variables including release file support.
  8. Improved tag rendering and selection UX in core forms.
  9. Improved Blueprint integration with release flow and API launch.
  10. Refactored parser and launcher logic for stronger execution stability.

Focus: YAML blueprint authoring quality, CI/CD pipeline controls, and release launch consistency.

[1.4.0] - 2026-01-20

  1. Introduced a new Agent model with improved lifecycle and heartbeat handling.
  2. Added multi-platform runner packages for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  3. Implemented package-based agent update mechanism.
  4. Added Agent Archives management (upload/list/download/delete).
  5. Improved install instructions and quick-start registration flow for agents.
  6. Added agent health metrics (CPU/memory/disk/last seen).
  7. Implemented project-to-agent access checks.
  8. Added agent-facing API endpoints for control plane interaction.
  9. Improved reliability of claim/execute/report loop.
  10. Updated agent documentation and operational runbook patterns.

Focus: lightweight multi-OS agent runtime, runner lifecycle stability, and scalable execution-plane operations.