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v16.5.4

gravitational/teleportv16.5.4Apr 23, 2025by doggydogworld

AI Summary

This is a patch release (v16.5.4) for Teleport that includes several bug fixes but comes with a warning not to upgrade due to an unspecified breaking change that will be fixed in v16.5.5. The release addresses issues with Bot audit logging, Kubernetes GKE connections, log spam reduction, and web UI improvements.

Key Highlights

  • WARNING: Do not upgrade to this version - contains a breaking change fixed in 16.5.5
  • Fixed Bot user kind reporting in app.session.start audit log events
  • Resolved Kubernetes agent connection issues to GKE control plane using new DNS-based access
  • Reduced log spam in discovery service error messaging
  • Web UI now displays role descriptions in the roles table
  • Leaf cluster joining conflicts with existing clusters now produce explicit errors instead of silent failures

Breaking Changes

  • This release introduces a breaking change (details not specified) that is fixed in version 16.5.5 - do not upgrade to this version

New Features

  • Web UI now shows role descriptions in the roles table
  • Leaf cluster joining attempts that conflict with existing registered clusters now generate explicit error messages instead of failing silently

Full Release Notes

## Description

> [!CAUTION]
> Do not upgrade to this version. Introduces a breaking change that is fixed in 16.5.5

* User Kind is now correctly reported for Bots in the app.session.start audit log event. [#54242](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/54242)
* Fix issue that prevent Kubernetes agents from connecting to GKE control plane using the new DNS-based access mechanism. [#54217](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/54217)
* Teleport-update: stabilize binary paths in generated tbot config. [#54179](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/54179)
* Reduce log spam in discovery service error messaging. [#54150](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/54150)
* The web UI now shows role descriptions in the roles table. [#54136](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/54136)
* Leaf cluster joining attempts that conflict with an existing cluster registered with the root now generate an error instead of failing silently. [#54133](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/54133)