Packer version history
Tool for building machine images across cloud and virtualization platforms.
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1.16.0Verified 2026-08-23 from Packer GitHub releases.
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Newest first15 stable release records
- 1.16.0v1.16.0Official release ↗
provenance: add new `provenance` post-processor and `packer verify-attestation` command for
- 1.15.4v1.15.4Official release ↗
builder: update build constraints to support arm architecture on FreeBSD
- 1.15.3v1.15.3Official release ↗
hcp: skip bucket update requests when description and labels already match, avoiding unnecessary updates for existing buckets.
- 1.15.2v1.15.2Official release ↗
provisioner: added support for the enforced provisioner.
- 1.15.1v1.15.1Official release ↗
hcp: native sbom generation for hcp. Refer to the guide [here](https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/docs/provisioners/hcp-sbom) for more information.
- 1.15.0v1.15.0Official release ↗
1.15.0 (February 4, 2026)
- 1.14.3v1.14.3Official release ↗
1.14.3 (November 18, 2025)
- 1.14.2v1.14.2Official release ↗
1.14.2 (September 9, 2025)
- 1.14.1v1.14.1Official release ↗
core: Changes on the packer plugin installation process to ensure that the plugin is installed correctly.
- 1.14.0v1.14.0Official release ↗
core: Changes to pull official packer plugins binaries from official site (releases.hashicorp.com).
- 1.13.1v1.13.1Official release ↗
Fixed issues with powershell script execution by ensuring environment variables are correctly set, appending newline characters to prevent formatting-related errors, and updatin…
- 1.13.0v1.13.0Official release ↗
core: Enhanced the existing inline field in the shell provisioner to support any script with its own shebang (#!).
- 1.12.0v1.12.0Official release ↗
1.12.0 (January 22, 2025)
- 1.11.2v1.11.2Official release ↗
core/hcp: export Packer options, OS, CI and VCS metadata for a build.
- 1.11.1v1.11.1Official release ↗
Future Scaffolding: This release contains additional changes that allow
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