Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.65.03439.3010
Version 1.63 - April 2026$$$Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-165---june-2026
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.64.03414.2961
Version 1.63 - April 2026$$$Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-164---may-2026
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.64.03414.2961
Version 1.63 - April 2026$$$Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-164---may-2026
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.63.03384.2896
Version 1.63 - April 2026$$$Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-163---APril-2026
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.63.03384.2896
Version 1.63 - April 2026$$$Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-163---APril-2026
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.63.03384.2896
Version 1.63 - April 2026$$$Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-163---APril-2026
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.62.03365.2847
Version 1.62 - March 2026$$$$$$FeaturetWindowstLinuxtChange Type$$$Guest Configt1.29.106.0t1.26.105.0t$$$Fixed extension installation behavior post cleanup. t?t?tBug Fix$$$Azcmagentt1.62t1.62t$$$Support for SLES 16 (x86_64); Alma 10 (x86_64 & Arm64); and Rocky 10 (x86_64 and Arm64). tt?tFeature$$$Added automatic backup and restore functionality for agentconfig.json to improve reliability.t?t?tFeature$$$New --enable-automatic-upgrade flag for azcmagent connect to enable auto-upgrade during onboarding.t?t?tFeature$$$Added --use-aws-ec2-hostname flag to use hostname instead of instance ID for AWS EC2 resource names.t?t?tFeature$$$Fixed configuration file updates to only write when there are actual changes; reducing unnecessary I/O.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed relay URL; which is used in SSH and WAC scenarios.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed IPv6 detection when setting up SSL endpoint.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Added azcmagent upgrade CLI command for upgrading the Azure Connected Machine agentt?t?tFeature$$$New --identity-key-store flag for azcmagent connect to enable TPM-backed Identity. Reserved for future use; see aka.ms/arc-tpm-backed-identity/preview to participate in private preview.t?t?tFeature$$$Added azcmagent check tpm to verify TPM-backed Identity readiness. Reserved for future use; see aka.ms/arc-tpm-backed-identity/preview to participate in private preview.t?t?
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.62.03365.2847
Version 1.62 - March 2026$$$$$$FeaturetWindowstLinuxtChange Type$$$Guest Configt1.29.106.0t1.26.105.0t$$$Fixed extension installation behavior post cleanup. t?t?tBug Fix$$$Azcmagentt1.62t1.62t$$$Support for SLES 16 (x86_64); Alma 10 (x86_64 & Arm64); and Rocky 10 (x86_64 and Arm64). tt?tFeature$$$Added automatic backup and restore functionality for agentconfig.json to improve reliability.t?t?tFeature$$$New --enable-automatic-upgrade flag for azcmagent connect to enable auto-upgrade during onboarding.t?t?tFeature$$$Added --use-aws-ec2-hostname flag to use hostname instead of instance ID for AWS EC2 resource names.t?t?tFeature$$$Fixed configuration file updates to only write when there are actual changes; reducing unnecessary I/O.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed relay URL; which is used in SSH and WAC scenarios.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed IPv6 detection when setting up SSL endpoint.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Added azcmagent upgrade CLI command for upgrading the Azure Connected Machine agentt?t?tFeature$$$New --identity-key-store flag for azcmagent connect to enable TPM-backed Identity. Reserved for future use; see aka.ms/arc-tpm-backed-identity/preview to participate in private preview.t?t?tFeature$$$Added azcmagent check tpm to verify TPM-backed Identity readiness. Reserved for future use; see aka.ms/arc-tpm-backed-identity/preview to participate in private preview.t?t?
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.62.03365.2847
Version 1.62 - March 2026$$$$$$FeaturetWindowstLinuxtChange Type$$$Guest Configt1.29.106.0t1.26.105.0t$$$Fixed extension installation behavior post cleanup. t?t?tBug Fix$$$Azcmagentt1.62t1.62t$$$Support for SLES 16 (x86_64); Alma 10 (x86_64 & Arm64); and Rocky 10 (x86_64 and Arm64). tt?tFeature$$$Added automatic backup and restore functionality for agentconfig.json to improve reliability.t?t?tFeature$$$New --enable-automatic-upgrade flag for azcmagent connect to enable auto-upgrade during onboarding.t?t?tFeature$$$Added --use-aws-ec2-hostname flag to use hostname instead of instance ID for AWS EC2 resource names.t?t?tFeature$$$Fixed configuration file updates to only write when there are actual changes; reducing unnecessary I/O.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed relay URL; which is used in SSH and WAC scenarios.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed IPv6 detection when setting up SSL endpoint.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Added azcmagent upgrade CLI command for upgrading the Azure Connected Machine agentt?t?tFeature$$$New --identity-key-store flag for azcmagent connect to enable TPM-backed Identity. Reserved for future use; see aka.ms/arc-tpm-backed-identity/preview to participate in private preview.t?t?tFeature$$$Added azcmagent check tpm to verify TPM-backed Identity readiness. Reserved for future use; see aka.ms/arc-tpm-backed-identity/preview to participate in private preview.t?t?
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.61.03319.2737
Version 1.61 - February 2026$$$$$$FeaturetWindowstLinuxtChange Type$$$Guest Configt1.29.105.0t1.26.105.0t$$$Fixed support for security baseline customization on localized operating systems.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Resolved an issue where upgrading the Run Command extension caused previously executed commands to re-run.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed a bug that caused extension enable operations to time out prematurely.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Improved reliability of GPG signature validation of extensions on Linux distributions.tt?tImprovement$$$Update OpenSSL to 3.6.1 for improved security and performance.t?t?tImprovement$$$Azcmagentt1.61.03310.2719t1.61.03310848t$$$Added support for ARM64 Oracle 8; x86_64 Oracle 10; and Debian 13.tt?tFeature$$$Auto upgrade script now respects proxy configuration on Linux.tt?tImprovement$$$Added option to disable automatic upgrades locally.t?t?tFeature$$$Added MSI signature verification to the Windows installation script for enhanced security.t?ttImprovement$$$Fixed a bug in the Linux install script where the wrong package manager was invoked on some distributions.tt?tBug Fix$$$Fix bug where serial number is not detected by azcmagent connect command; causing certificate-based authentication to fail.t?ttBug Fix$$$Fix bug causing installation to fail on machines with .NET < 4.5.1.t?ttBug Fix
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.61.03319.2737
Version 1.61 - February 2026$$$$$$FeaturetWindowstLinuxtChange Type$$$Guest Configt1.29.105.0t1.26.105.0t$$$Fixed support for security baseline customization on localized operating systems.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Resolved an issue where upgrading the Run Command extension caused previously executed commands to re-run.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Fixed a bug that caused extension enable operations to time out prematurely.t?t?tBug Fix$$$Improved reliability of GPG signature validation of extensions on Linux distributions.tt?tImprovement$$$Update OpenSSL to 3.6.1 for improved security and performance.t?t?tImprovement$$$Azcmagentt1.61.03310.2719t1.61.03310848t$$$Added support for ARM64 Oracle 8; x86_64 Oracle 10; and Debian 13.tt?tFeature$$$Auto upgrade script now respects proxy configuration on Linux.tt?tImprovement$$$Added option to disable automatic upgrades locally.t?t?tFeature$$$Added MSI signature verification to the Windows installation script for enhanced security.t?ttImprovement$$$Fixed a bug in the Linux install script where the wrong package manager was invoked on some distributions.tt?tBug Fix$$$Fix bug where serial number is not detected by azcmagent connect command; causing certificate-based authentication to fail.t?ttBug Fix$$$Fix bug causing installation to fail on machines with .NET < 4.5.1.t?ttBug Fix
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.60.03293.2680
Version 1.60 - January 2026$$$Featurett$$$Guest Configt$$$Address CVE 2026-21224 -Security Fix$$$Fixed bugs that cause Machine Configuration agent and GC worker to crash - Bug Fix$$$Added additional parameter validation to ExtensionCleanup.ps1 - Improvement$$$Enhanced reliability for compliance evaluation for ApplyAndAutoCorrect Machine Configuration policy assignments-Improvement$$$Azcmagentt1.60.03293.2680t1.60.03293.809t$$$Address CVE 2026-21224-Security Fix$$$Refer- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-160---january-2026$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.60.03293.2680
Version 1.60 - January 2026$$$Featurett$$$Guest Configt$$$Address CVE 2026-21224 -Security Fix$$$Fixed bugs that cause Machine Configuration agent and GC worker to crash - Bug Fix$$$Added additional parameter validation to ExtensionCleanup.ps1 - Improvement$$$Enhanced reliability for compliance evaluation for ApplyAndAutoCorrect Machine Configuration policy assignments-Improvement$$$Azcmagentt1.60.03293.2680t1.60.03293.809t$$$Address CVE 2026-21224-Security Fix$$$Refer- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-160---january-2026$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.60.03293.2680
Version 1.60 - January 2026$$$Featurett$$$Guest Configt$$$Address CVE 2026-21224 -Security Fix$$$Fixed bugs that cause Machine Configuration agent and GC worker to crash - Bug Fix$$$Added additional parameter validation to ExtensionCleanup.ps1 - Improvement$$$Enhanced reliability for compliance evaluation for ApplyAndAutoCorrect Machine Configuration policy assignments-Improvement$$$Azcmagentt1.60.03293.2680t1.60.03293.809t$$$Address CVE 2026-21224-Security Fix$$$Refer- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-160---january-2026$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.59.03246.2605
Version 1.59 - December 2025$$$Featuret$$$Guest Configtt$$$Increased unzipped extension package size limit from 400 MB to 1GB - Improvement$$$Changed behavior on extension install when extension files already exist. Now; install will continue after attempting cleanup instead of failing. - Improvement$$$Updated bundled PowerShell version from 7.4.7 to 7.4.13. - Improvement$$$Updated Azure Storage API version from 2019-02-02 to 2025-11-05. - Improvement$$$Azcmagentt$$$Improved error handling for regional identity service network check. - Bug Fix$$$Added new authentication method for azcmagent to use Azure CLI credentials for azcmagent connect and disconnect. - Improvement$$$Fixed crashes caused by concurrent access of the agents local config. - Bug Fix$$$Updated Configuration UI to talk to Azure Resource Graph API to allow access on subscriptions with inherited permissions. - Improvement$$$$$$Refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-156---september-2025$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.59.03246.2605
Version 1.59 - December 2025$$$Featuret$$$Guest Configtt$$$Increased unzipped extension package size limit from 400 MB to 1GB - Improvement$$$Changed behavior on extension install when extension files already exist. Now; install will continue after attempting cleanup instead of failing. - Improvement$$$Updated bundled PowerShell version from 7.4.7 to 7.4.13. - Improvement$$$Updated Azure Storage API version from 2019-02-02 to 2025-11-05. - Improvement$$$Azcmagentt$$$Improved error handling for regional identity service network check. - Bug Fix$$$Added new authentication method for azcmagent to use Azure CLI credentials for azcmagent connect and disconnect. - Improvement$$$Fixed crashes caused by concurrent access of the agents local config. - Bug Fix$$$Updated Configuration UI to talk to Azure Resource Graph API to allow access on subscriptions with inherited permissions. - Improvement$$$$$$Refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-156---september-2025$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.59.03246.2605
Version 1.59 - December 2025$$$Featuret$$$Guest Configtt$$$Increased unzipped extension package size limit from 400 MB to 1GB - Improvement$$$Changed behavior on extension install when extension files already exist. Now; install will continue after attempting cleanup instead of failing. - Improvement$$$Updated bundled PowerShell version from 7.4.7 to 7.4.13. - Improvement$$$Updated Azure Storage API version from 2019-02-02 to 2025-11-05. - Improvement$$$Azcmagentt$$$Improved error handling for regional identity service network check. - Bug Fix$$$Added new authentication method for azcmagent to use Azure CLI credentials for azcmagent connect and disconnect. - Improvement$$$Fixed crashes caused by concurrent access of the agents local config. - Bug Fix$$$Updated Configuration UI to talk to Azure Resource Graph API to allow access on subscriptions with inherited permissions. - Improvement$$$$$$Refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-156---september-2025$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.56.03167.2465
Version 1.56 - September 2025$$$Feature$$$Guest Config$$$Increased timeout when retrieving data from HIMDS on Azure Local servers.- Bug Fix$$$Azcmagent$$$Azcmagent commands requiring admin privileges now confirm the pipe owner as HIMDS during IPC - tSecurity; Bug Fix$$$Removed requests concerning the Arc gateway feature for ALDO (Azure Local Disconnected Operations). - Bug Fix$$$Increased token acquisition timeout. - Bug Fix$$$HIMDS now reports service stop only after cleanup tasks complete. - Bug Fix$$$$$$Refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-156---september-2025$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.56.03167.2465
Version 1.56 - September 2025$$$Feature$$$Guest Config$$$Increased timeout when retrieving data from HIMDS on Azure Local servers.- Bug Fix$$$Azcmagent$$$Azcmagent commands requiring admin privileges now confirm the pipe owner as HIMDS during IPC - tSecurity; Bug Fix$$$Removed requests concerning the Arc gateway feature for ALDO (Azure Local Disconnected Operations). - Bug Fix$$$Increased token acquisition timeout. - Bug Fix$$$HIMDS now reports service stop only after cleanup tasks complete. - Bug Fix$$$$$$Refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-156---september-2025$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.56.03167.2465
Version 1.56 - September 2025$$$Feature$$$Guest Config$$$Increased timeout when retrieving data from HIMDS on Azure Local servers.- Bug Fix$$$Azcmagent$$$Azcmagent commands requiring admin privileges now confirm the pipe owner as HIMDS during IPC - tSecurity; Bug Fix$$$Removed requests concerning the Arc gateway feature for ALDO (Azure Local Disconnected Operations). - Bug Fix$$$Increased token acquisition timeout. - Bug Fix$$$HIMDS now reports service stop only after cleanup tasks complete. - Bug Fix$$$$$$Refer - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes#version-156---september-2025$$$
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.55.03132.2414
Version 1.55 - August 2025$$$$$$Fixed$$$Improved logic to accurately detect whether the server is Azure Local.$$$Arc proxy no longer requests tokens from HIMDS unless explicitly enabled.$$$[Windows Only] Minor accessibility improvements to the GUI application.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.55.03132.2414
Version 1.55 - August 2025$$$$$$Fixed$$$Improved logic to accurately detect whether the server is Azure Local.$$$Arc proxy no longer requests tokens from HIMDS unless explicitly enabled.$$$[Windows Only] Minor accessibility improvements to the GUI application.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.54.03105.2362
Version 1.54 - July 2025$$$Fixed$$$Fixed issues related to double-free memory errors and updating policy compliance status.$$$[Linux Only] Updated Boost on Linux to resolve service start issues caused by compatibility problems.$$$[Linux Only] Corrected Arc proxy log file permission during upgrade.$$$[Windows Only] Updated local PATH environment variable to resolve service install/delete errors.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.54.03105.2362
Version 1.54 - July 2025$$$Fixed$$$Fixed issues related to double-free memory errors and updating policy compliance status.$$$[Linux Only] Updated Boost on Linux to resolve service start issues caused by compatibility problems.$$$[Linux Only] Corrected Arc proxy log file permission during upgrade.$$$[Windows Only] Updated local PATH environment variable to resolve service install/delete errors.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.53.03069.2298
Version 1.53 - June 2025$$$Download for Windows or Linux$$$$$$Fixed$$$[Linux Only] Resolved No public key error by adding GPG package signature validation. $$$New features and enhancements$$$[Linux Only] Replaced the use of daemon-reexec with daemon-reload when setting environment variables.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.53.03069.2298
Version 1.53 - June 2025$$$Download for Windows or Linux$$$$$$Fixed$$$[Linux Only] Resolved No public key error by adding GPG package signature validation. $$$New features and enhancements$$$[Linux Only] Replaced the use of daemon-reexec with daemon-reload when setting environment variables.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.52.03039.2243
Version 1.52 - May 2025$$$$$$Fixed$$$Fixed a bug in the installer where the installation would fail if the TPM udev rule could not be created.$$$$$$New features and enhancements$$$Added --include-all flag to azcmagent check to enable network checks beyond onboarding scenarios.$$$$$$[Windows Only] GC 1.29.95.0: Added dependent DLLs needed to support Windows Server 2012.$$$[Windows Only] Added Windows Event Logs to the .zip generated by azcmagent logs.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.51.03008.2167
Version 1.51 - April 2025$$$Fixed$$$Extension Delete improvements to ensure removal requests are always attempted irrespective of Version mismatches and other out of sync cases$$$$$$Redacted upstream proxy data before sending configuration details to HIS to enhance security.$$$$$$New Features & Enhancements$$$Updated Dependencies$$$$$$Upgraded to PowerShell 7.4.7$$$Upgraded to .NET 8.0$$$IP address caching to reduce excessive DNS resolver calls.$$$$$$[Windows only] Optimized PayGo processing for improved efficiency.$$$$$$Enabled Arc proxy to run by default$$$$$$Added detection for SCCM and SCOM$$$$$$Enhanced logging with security annotations in azcmagent and himds logs.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.50.02986.2095
$$$Fixed$$$If an extension package fails to download 10 times; the download request will fail instead of continuing until timeout.$$$Fixed a deadlock issue in the Policy agent that occurred in certain edge cases.$$$New features and enhancements$$$Tags Input: Now supports escaped characters using backslashes when running azcmagent connect.$$$Location Flag: Automatically removes spaces from user-provided values for --location.$$$Request Logging: The optional Client-Id header is now logged for requests made to HIMDS.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.49.02952.2030
Version 1.49 - February 2025$$$Fixed$$$Added retry logic for reading the status file before sending a report if the agent fails to deserialize it the first time.$$$Suppressed terminal error due to a certificate having a negative serial number. This error will be re-enabled in January 2026; customers should update their certificates before then; especially if using SSL inspection.$$$$$$New features and enhancements$$$Increased package size limit for AMA only.$$$Preserved HandlerManifest.json file during deletion to prevent extension removal failures.$$$Added detection for PostgreSQL and MySQL.$$$Compressed archived logs.$$$Display certificate chain information for failed requests (if the TLS handshake reaches the cert stage).$$$Display absolute path for log zip files to improve visibility.$$$Updated recommended actions for failures to reach Service endpoints.$$$Windows only$$$The agent now saves MSI certificates both on disk and in the Windows cert store (only for Windows Servers 2019 (10.0.17763) and newer).$$$Added authentication option to use certificates from the Windows cert store for azcmagent connect and azcmagent disconnect.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.49.02952.2030
Version 1.49 - February 2025$$$Fixed$$$Added retry logic for reading the status file before sending a report if the agent fails to deserialize it the first time.$$$Suppressed terminal error due to a certificate having a negative serial number. This error will be re-enabled in January 2026; customers should update their certificates before then; especially if using SSL inspection.$$$$$$New features and enhancements$$$Increased package size limit for AMA only.$$$Preserved HandlerManifest.json file during deletion to prevent extension removal failures.$$$Added detection for PostgreSQL and MySQL.$$$Compressed archived logs.$$$Display certificate chain information for failed requests (if the TLS handshake reaches the cert stage).$$$Display absolute path for log zip files to improve visibility.$$$Updated recommended actions for failures to reach Service endpoints.$$$Windows only$$$The agent now saves MSI certificates both on disk and in the Windows cert store (only for Windows Servers 2019 (10.0.17763) and newer).$$$Added authentication option to use certificates from the Windows cert store for azcmagent connect and azcmagent disconnect.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.48.02881.1941
Fixed$$$Addressed a security issue related to Redirection Guard.$$$Resolved a bug that caused issues during the upgrade of the RunCommand extension.$$$Fixed high port usage in the Azure Arc proxy.$$$Fixed an issue with the Alma Linux install script.$$$Improved handling of disassociated Gateway URLs.$$$Resolved an issue with disk space queries.$$$Improved HIMDS behavior when IMDS data is unavailable.$$$New features and enhancements$$$Added support for extension telemetry.$$$Updated the OpenSSL library for security enhancements.$$$Improved error reporting for azcmagent commands.$$$Increased connectivity check timeout for better reliability.$$$Expanded ARM64 platform support to include RHEL 9.
Azure Connected Machine agent x64 Version 1.48.02881.1941
Fixed$$$Addressed a security issue related to Redirection Guard.$$$Resolved a bug that caused issues during the upgrade of the RunCommand extension.$$$Fixed high port usage in the Azure Arc proxy.$$$Fixed an issue with the Alma Linux install script.$$$Improved handling of disassociated Gateway URLs.$$$Resolved an issue with disk space queries.$$$Improved HIMDS behavior when IMDS data is unavailable.$$$New features and enhancements$$$Added support for extension telemetry.$$$Updated the OpenSSL library for security enhancements.$$$Improved error reporting for azcmagent commands.$$$Increased connectivity check timeout for better reliability.$$$Expanded ARM64 platform support to include RHEL 9.
