Terraform Azure Provider v5.6.0 Introduces New Resources and Enhancements
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HashiCorp has released Terraform Azure Provider v5.6.0, which introduces new resources for managing Azure Batch Accounts, CDN Frontdoor Origin Groups, and Storage Discovery Workspaces. This update also brings numerous enhancements, adding new properties to existing resources like IoT Hub device updates, Azure Function Apps, and Web Apps, along with support for new API versions for several Azure services. These changes expand the provider's capabilities, enabling engineers and architects to provision and manage a broader array of Azure infrastructure with Terraform more efficiently. The release also includes a bug fix for Site Recovery replicated VMs.
- →New List Resource: azurerm_batch_account
- →New List Resource: azurerm_cdn_frontdoor_origin_group
- →New Resource: azurerm_storage_discovery_workspace
- →containers - update API version to 2026-05-01
- →go-azure-sdk - update to v0.20260910.1141000
Features (3) ›
- New List Resource: azurerm_batch_account
- New List Resource: azurerm_cdn_frontdoor_origin_group
- New Resource: azurerm_storage_discovery_workspace
Enhancements (15) ›
- dependencies containers - update API version to 2026-05-01
- dependencies go-azure-sdk - update to v0.20260910.1141000
- dependencies qumulo - update API version to 2026-04-16
- dependencies servicebus - update to API version 2026-01-01
- azurerm_iothub_device_update_instance - add support for the connection_string_wo and connection_string_wo_version properties
- azurerm_linux_function_app - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
- azurerm_linux_function_app_slot - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
- azurerm_linux_web_app - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
- azurerm_linux_web_app_slot - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
- azurerm_mongo_cluster - Support new property network_bypass_mode
- azurerm_servicebus_namespace - add support for the 1.3 value to the minimum_tls_version property
- azurerm_windows_function_app - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
- azurerm_windows_function_app_slot - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
- azurerm_windows_web_app - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
- azurerm_windows_web_app_slot - add support for the end_to_end_tls_encryption_enabled property
Fixes (1) ›
- azurerm_site_recovery_replicated_vm - select managed_disk properties compared case insensitive
Read the original announcement →
https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm/releases/tag/v5.6.0
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