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PUBLISHER UPDATE · PACKER-1.15.1

PACKER-1.15.1 release notes and known issues

v1.15.1

Scope: HashiCorp Packer. This update record adds version, fix and known-issue context. Its publication date is not a lifecycle boundary.

Summary

1.15.1 (March 26, 2026) FEATURES: hcp: native sbom generation for hcp. Refer to the guide here for more information. GH-13566 BUG FIXES: core: Scrub multiline sensitive values from build output (including OS-specific multiline sensitive-value fixtures) GH-13582 SECURITY: deps: bump syft to v1.42.3 (fixes GO-2026-4809) GH-13581 deps: bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk to v0.6.7 GH-13581 deps: bump github.com/hashicorp/hcp-sdk-go from 0.136.0 to 0.167.0 GH-13560 deps: Updates OpenTelemetry dependencies to v1.41.0 GH-13572 deps: Upgrade go-git to v5.17.0 and grpc to 1.79.3 GH-13570 deps: Updates circl dependency to v1.6.3 GH-13564 INTERNAL: ci: Adds grouped and scheduled updates for GitHub Actions (monthly, grouped PRs, ignore major bumps) GH-13575 docs: remove docs validation from packer (docs changes move to web-unified-docs) GH-13577 legal: Update LICENSE GH-13563

Improvements and security content

  • 1.15.1 (March 26, 2026) FEATURES: hcp: native sbom generation for hcp. Refer to the guide here for more information. GH-13566 BUG FIXES: core: Scrub multiline sensitive values from build output (including OS-specific multiline sensitive-value fixtures) GH-13582 SECURITY: deps: bump syft to v1.42.3 (fixes GO-2026-4809) GH-13581 deps: bump github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk to v0.6.7 GH-13581 deps: bump github.com/hashicorp/hcp-sdk-go from 0.136.0 to 0.167.0 GH-13560 deps: Updates OpenTelemetry dependencies to v1.41.0 GH-13572 deps: Upgrade go-git to v5.17.0 and grpc to 1.79.3 GH-13570 deps: Updates circl dependency to v1.6.3 GH-13564 INTERNAL: ci: Adds grouped and scheduled updates for GitHub Actions (monthly, grouped PRs, ignore major bumps) GH-13575 docs: remove docs validation from packer (docs changes move to web-unified-docs) GH-13577 legal: Update LICENSE GH-13563

Known issues

Publisher statement

Not stated. The verified publisher record does not contain a known-issues statement.

Affected products and versions

Products

  • HashiCorp Packer

Affected versions

  • 1.15.1
  • 1.42.3
  • 0.6.7
  • 0.136.0
  • 0.167.0
  • 1.41.0
  • 5.17.0
  • 1.79.3
  • 1.6.3

Fixed versions or updates

  • No fixed version is stated in this record.

Recommended action

Review the official publisher document before deployment.

Official publisher evidence