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<category rdf:resource="http://projects.apache.org/category/library" />
<release>
<Version>
+ <name>Apache jclouds 2.6.0</name>
+ <created>2024-03-10</created>
+ <revision>2.6.0</revision>
+ </Version>
+ </release>
+ <release>
+ <Version>
<name>Apache jclouds 2.5.0</name>
<created>2022-03-26</created>
<revision>2.5.0</revision>
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+---
+layout: releasenotes
+title: Release Notes for Version 2.6.0
+date: 2024-03-10 20:00:00
+release_notes: true
+permalink: /releasenotes/2.6.0/
+---
+
+1. [Introduction](#intro)
+1. [Release Highlights](#highlights)
+1. [Known Issues](#knownissues)
+1. [Credits](#credits)
+1. [Test Results](#test)
+
+## <a id="intro"></a>Introduction
+
+Apache jclouds 2.6.0 is a regular release which includes compatibility and bug fixes.
+You can [read the official announcement here](https://s.apache.org/jclouds260). To get started with jclouds, please see the [jclouds installation guide](/start/install/).
+
+## <a id="highlights"></a>Release Highlights
+
+New features in Apache jclouds 2.6.0 include:
+
+* Updated dependencies, particularly those that enable Java 21 and Guice 7 support.
+
+### Bugs and patches
+
+<ul>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1519'>JCLOUDS-1519</a>] - Support for Backblaze application keys
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1601'>JCLOUDS-1601</a>] - upgrade log4j due to security issue
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1606'>JCLOUDS-1606</a>] - Cannot upload more than 32 parts to GCS
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1608'>JCLOUDS-1608</a>] - Slicing of large files can lead to exceed the 32 parts limit of GCS
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1615'>JCLOUDS-1615</a>] - Using Azure SAS Token unable to upload some parts of the file (blockid is "Not a valid base64 string")
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1616'>JCLOUDS-1616</a>] - Proxy credentials validation is missing in OkHttpCommandExecutorService API request
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1618'>JCLOUDS-1618</a>] - Jclouds 2.3.0 and above is incompatible with SpringBoot 2.7.*
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+### New Feature
+
+<ul>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1596'>JCLOUDS-1596</a>] - Support Activity Log Alert Operations
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1597'>JCLOUDS-1597</a>] - Support Alerts operations
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+### Improvement
+
+<ul>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1604'>JCLOUDS-1604</a>] - use non-beta/rc versions of auto-factory
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1609'>JCLOUDS-1609</a>] - upgrade bouncycastle due to cve
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1620'>JCLOUDS-1620</a>] - jclouds is not compatible with gson 2.9.0
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1621'>JCLOUDS-1621</a>] - Upgrade to Guice 5.1.0
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1627'>JCLOUDS-1627</a>] - Java Jakarta Support
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1628'>JCLOUDS-1628</a>] - Netty 3.10.* has multiple security vulnerabilities
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1629'>JCLOUDS-1629</a>] - Upgrade to Guice 7
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12350598&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430).
+
+## <a id="knownissues"></a> Known Issues
+
+* This release does not include labs providers. Users can depend on the SNAPSHOTs instead.
+
+## <a id="credits"></a>Credits
+
+jclouds would like to thank everyone who contributed time and effort in order to make this release happen:
+
+* Apache jclouds [PMC](http://people.apache.org/committers-by-project.html#jclouds-pmc) and community for verifying the release.
+* Check out who has been busy on [Open Hub](https://www.openhub.net/p/jclouds/contributors?query=&sort=latest_commit).
+
+## <a id="test"></a>Test Results
+
+Please see the discussion and the vote threads for live test results for 2.6.0:
+
+* RC1 [vote](https://s.apache.org/jclouds260rc1vote) and [discussion](https://s.apache.org/jclouds260rc1discuss) threads.
+
