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| lastupdated | 2026-05-18 | ||
| keywords | IBM Cloud Container Registry release notes, change, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, registry, images, vulnerability advisor, what's new, whats new, what is new | ||
| subcollection | Registry | ||
| content-type | release-note |
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{: #registry_release_notes}
What's new in {{site.data.keyword.registrylong}} and Vulnerability Advisor? The changes are grouped by date. {: shortdesc}
{: #registry-18may2026} {: release-note}
New region in India, Mumbai - Airtel {: #18may2026_mumbai}
: A new region in India, Mumbai - Airtel, is available. The new region is in-mum and the domain name is in2.icr.io. You can target the new region in the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} console or in the command-line interface (CLI) by running ibmcloud cr region-set in-mum. For more information, see Local regions.
{: #registry-09feb2026} {: release-note}
New region in India, Chennai - Airtel {: #09feb2026_chennai}
: A new region in India, Chennai - Airtel, is available. The new region is in-che and the domain name is in.icr.io. You can target the new region in the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} console or in the command-line interface (CLI) by running ibmcloud cr region-set in-che. For more information, see Local regions.
{: #registry-29jul2025} {: release-note}
New region in Canada {: #29jul2025_montreal}
: A new region in Montreal, Canada is available. The new region is ca-mon and the domain name is ca2.icr.io. You can target the new region in the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} console or in the command-line interface (CLI) by running ibmcloud cr region-set ca-mon. For more information, see Local regions.
{: #registry-14feb2025} {: release-note}
Access {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} by using trusted profiles {: #14feb2025_trustprof} : You can use trusted profiles to grant different {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} identities access to {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} resources in your account. Automatically grant federated users access to your account with conditions based on SAML attributes from your corporate directory.
For more information, see [Accessing {{site.data.keyword.registryshort_notm}} by using trusted profiles](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_access_trusted_profiles).
{: #registry-09dec2024} {: release-note}
Content delivery network (CDN) is enabled for users that pull {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} images from global (icr.io) over a public network {: #09dec2024_cdn}
: To ensure continued worldwide performance for global registry (icr.io) in {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}}, a content delivery network (CDN) is now enabled.
{: #registry-26jun2024} {: release-note}
Firewall changes from 4 September 2024 for users that pull {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} images from global (icr.io) {: #26jun2024_firewall}
: To ensure continued worldwide performance for global registry (icr.io) in {{site.data.keyword.registrylong}}, a content delivery network (CDN) is being enabled that means that you might have to adjust your firewall settings. If you need to adjust your firewall settings, you must adjust them by 4 September 2024.
For more information, see [Important firewall changes from 4 September 2024 for users that pull {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} images from global (`icr.io`)](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_notices_firewall).
{: #registry-15mar2024} {: release-note}
New region in Madrid {: #15mar2024_madrid}
: A new region in Madrid, Spain is available. The new region is eu-es and the domain name is es.icr.io. For more information, see Local regions.
{: #registry-13nov2023} {: release-note}
Discontinuation of Vulnerability Advisor version 3 {: #13nov2023_va3} : Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is discontinued.
For more information about how to update to Vulnerability Advisor version 4, see [Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is being discontinued on 13 November 2023](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_notices_va_v3).
{: #registry-11oct2023} {: release-note}
Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is discontinued from 13 November 2023 {: #registry-11oct2023_v3} : Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is being discontinued on 13 November 2023. If you have version 3 set as the default, you must update to Vulnerability Advisor version 4 by 13 November 2023. If you are already using version 4, no action is required.
For more information about how to update to version 4, see [Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is being discontinued on 13 November 2023](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_notices_va_v3).
{: #registry-24jul2023} {: release-note}
Added the option to output several {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} commands in JSON format {: #registry-24jul2023_json_option} : The following {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} commands now have an output option for JSON format:
- `ibmcloud cr exemption-add`
- `ibmcloud cr exemption-list`
- `ibmcloud cr exemption-types`
- `ibmcloud cr image-list`
- `ibmcloud cr namespace-list`
- `ibmcloud cr plan`
- `ibmcloud cr quota`
- `ibmcloud cr retention-policy-list`
For more information about the {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} commands, see [{{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} CLI](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-containerregcli).
The --json option for {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} commands is deprecated {: #registry-24jul2023_json}
: The --json option is replaced with the --output json option in the following commands:
- `ibmcloud cr image-digests`
- `ibmcloud cr image-prune-untagged`
- `ibmcloud cr image-retention-run`
- `ibmcloud cr trash-list`
For more information about the {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} commands, see [{{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} CLI](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-containerregcli).
{: #registry-19jun2023} {: release-note}
Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is deprecated from 19 June 2023 {: #registry-19jun2023_v3} : For more information about how to update to version 4, see Update Vulnerability Advisor to version 4 by 19 June 2023.
{: #registry-19may2023} {: release-note}
Update Vulnerability Advisor to version 4 by 19 June 2023 {: #19may2023_va_v4} : The Vulnerability Advisor component of {{site.data.keyword.registrylong}} is being updated.
Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is being deprecated as the default on 19 June 2023. From 19 June 2023, the default will be Vulnerability Advisor version 4. If you have version 3 set as the default, you can continue to use version 3 until the end of support date. An end of support date is not available yet.
For more information, see [Update Vulnerability Advisor to version 4 by 19 June 2023](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_notices_va_v4).
{: #registry-26apr2023} {: release-note}
Using Portieris to block the deployment of images with issues is deprecated. {: #26apr2023_portieris} : The use of Portieris to block the deployment of images with issues that are found by Vulnerability Advisor is deprecated.
{: #registry-27jun2017} {: release-note}
Introducing {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} {: #27jun2017_ga} : {{site.data.keyword.registrylong_notm}} is available as a service in {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}. {{site.data.keyword.registryshort}}{: external} provides a multi-tenant private image registry that you can use to store and share your container images with users in your {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} account.
For more information about how to use {{site.data.keyword.registryshort}}, see [Getting started with {{site.data.keyword.registryshort}}](/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-getting-started).