---
component: artifact-cache
version: "1.7"
slug: artifact-cache/release-history
canonical_url: "https://docs.develocity.ai/artifact-cache/1.7/release-history/"
title: "Release History"
description: "Develocity Artifact Cache CLI release history, covering restore records for dependency origin, and caching for Maven, npm, Python, Playwright, and Cypress."
keywords:
  - "release notes"
  - "Artifact Cache"
status: current
---

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# Release History

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## Current

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### 1.7.0

24th September 2026

*   \[NEW\] Records the artifacts and Edge location a restore served, so a Build Scan can report where a dependency came from. Requires Develocity Gradle plugin 4.6.0 or Develocity Maven extension 2.6.0 or later
    
*   \[NEW\] CLI now stops with a clear error when it is incompatible with the connected Develocity deployment
    
*   \[NEW\] Restore now transfers faster over high-latency networks
    
*   \[NEW\] Restore now finishes faster for images with large cache entries
    
*   \[FIX\] The Artifact Cache CLI now shows an upgrade message when Edge rejects it for being too old
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.3.0 and Edge Node 2.3.0 or later.

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## Previous Versions

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### 1.6.0

7th September 2026

*   \[NEW\] Supports caching of the browsers Playwright downloads
    
*   \[NEW\] Supports caching of the application binary Cypress downloads
    
*   \[NEW\] Cache content that relies on symbolic links between its own files and directories is now stored and restored intact
    
*   \[FIX\] Builds with Gradle older than 9.4.0 no longer fail due to partially stored dependency accessors and other cache content
    
*   \[FIX\] Store no longer omits recently used Gradle cache content when the Gradle User Home is at a short path
    
*   \[FIX\] A rejected authentication token now stops caching immediately instead of failing every cache entry
    
*   \[FIX\] Restore no longer writes metrics into tool home directories the cache image holds no content for
    
*   \[FIX\] When Edge rejects an outdated CLI version, the CLI now shows its own upgrade message instead of server-supplied text
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.2.0 and Edge Node 2.0.0 or later.

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### 1.5.0

28th July 2026

*   \[NEW\] Supports caching of the pip download cache. Requires Develocity Python Agent 0.10.1 or later.
    
*   \[FIX\] Cache content is not restored if the tool home directory doesn’t exist.
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.2.0 and Edge Node 2.0.0 or later.

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### 1.4.0

30th June 2026

*   \[NEW\] Supports targeting Develocity as the preferred Artifact Cache location.
    
*   \[NEW\] Make visible CLI option to cache Maven snapshot dependencies.
    
*   \[FIX\] Restore summaries report a negative downloaded size when every artifact is already cached.
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.2.0 and Edge Node 2.0.0 or later.

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### 1.3.0

8th June 2026

*   \[NEW\] Introduces smart image cleanup for npm, automatically removing unused cache entries to reduce image size. Requires Develocity npm Agent 4.1.0 or later.
    
*   \[NEW\] Supports caching of Maven SNAPSHOT dependencies. Requires Develocity Maven extension 2.4.0 or later.
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.1.0 and Edge Node 2.0.0 or later.

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### 1.2.0

28th May 2026

*   \[NEW\] Caches SonarScanner analysis artifacts
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.1.0 and Edge Node 2.0.0 or later.

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### 1.1.0

7th May 2026

*   \[NEW\] Caches shared Gradle build logic (`buildSrc` and included builds) with Setup Cache, reducing build initialization time. This feature requires Develocity Gradle plugin 4.4.1 or later.
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.1.0 and Edge Node 2.0.0 or later.

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### 1.0.0

25th March 2026

*   \[NEW\] Introduces smart image cleanup for Gradle and Maven, automatically removing unused cache entries to reduce image size
    
*   \[NEW\] Adds `--dv-edge` CLI argument to connect directly to a Develocity Edge without discovery
    
*   \[NEW\] The CLI requires a valid license to run
    
*   \[FIX\] npm could fail when an image was partially restored and multiple npm processes executed in parallel
    

Compatible with Develocity 2026.1.0 and Edge Node 2.0.0 or later.

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### 0.11.0

11th January 2026

*   \[NEW\] Build tool cache locations are auto-detectable
    
*   \[NEW\] Cache efficiency for Gradle build tool is increased by ensuring only files actually accessed during builds are stored
    
*   \[NEW\] Additional Custom Value, in case the Artifact Cache CLI experiences a runtime error
    

Compatible with Develocity 2025.3 and Edge Node 1.6 or later.

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### 0.10.0

10th December 2025

*   \[NEW\] Initial release.
    

Compatible with Develocity 2025.3 and Edge Node 1.6 or later.