What’s new

• Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.7
• .NET Core 3.1.415, 5.0.403
• Git 2.33.1
• Git LFS 3.0.2
• Python 3.9.9
• Ruby 3.0.3-1, 2.7.5-1, 2.6.9-1
• JDK 16.0.1, JDK 17.0.1
• Google Chrome 96.0.4664.45
• Microsoft Edge 96.0.1054.43
• Firefox 94.0.2
• Go 1.17.4, 1.16.11
• CMake 3.22.0
• Qt 6.2.2
• PowerShell Core 7.2.0
• Apache Maven 3.8.4
• NSIS 3.08
• Android SDK 30
• WiX Toolset v3.11.1
• xUnit 2.4.1
• NUnit 2.7.1, 3.13.0
• Mercurial 6.0
• Meson 0.60.1

New Python defaults

Python 3.10 is default in PATH now (C:\Python310, C:\Python310\Scripts).

To use Python 2.7.x in your builds add the following in your appveyor.yml:

init:
- set PATH=C:\Python27;%PATH%

New Ruby defaults

Ruby 3.0 is default in PATH now (C:\Ruby30).

To use Ruby 1.9.3 in your builds add the following in your appveyor.yml:

init:
- set PATH=C:\Ruby193;%PATH%

Previous worker image

There is a build worker image available from previous deployment. You can use it in case of any issues with the current image:

Previous Visual Studio 2019

You can select build worker image in “Build worker image” dropdown on Environment tab of project settings or if you use appveyor.yml:

image: Previous Visual Studio 2019

What’s new in Ubuntu images

• PowerShell Core 7.2.0
• .NET Core 6.0.100, 5.0.403, 3.1.413
• Python 3.6.15, 3.7.12, 3.8.12, 3.9.8, 3.10.0
• Go 1.16.10, 1.17.3
• CMake 3.21.4
• Node.js 17
• Ruby 3.0
• VirtualBox 6.1.28

Other changes

• Localstack has been removed

Previous worker images

There are build worker images available from previous deployment. You can use them in case of any issues with the current images:

• Previous Ubuntu
• Previous Ubuntu1604
• Previous Ubuntu1804
• Previous Ubuntu2004

You can select build worker image in “Build worker image” dropdown on Environment tab of project settings or if you use appveyor.yml:

image: Previous Ubuntu

Initial release of Visual Studio 2022 image:

• Based on Windows Server 2019.
• The software on the image is mostly identical to the one installed on Visual Studio 2019 image.
• WiX toolset is not installed on the image (related issue).
• Visual Studio 2022 is now 64-bit with installation location at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community.
• Python 3.10 is now default in PATH.
• Ruby 3.0 is now default in PATH.

What’s new

• Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition
• .NET Core 3.1.415, 5.0.403, 6.0.100
• Git 2.33.1
• Git LFS 3.0.2
• JDK 16.0.1, JDK 17.0.1
• PowerShell Core 7.2.0

Give Visual Studio 2022 image a try and let us know if anything’s missing.

What’s new

• Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.5
• .NET Core 3.1.414, 5.0.402
• Python 3.10.0
• Google Chrome 95.0.4638.69
• Microsoft Edge 95.0.1020.40
• Firefox 93.0
• Go 1.17.2, 1.16.9
• CMake 3.21.4
• Qt 6.2.1
• PowerShell Core 7.1.5
• Apache Maven 3.8.3

Previous worker image

There is a build worker image available from previous deployment. You can use it in case of any issues with the current image:

Previous Visual Studio 2019

You can select build worker image in “Build worker image” dropdown on Environment tab of project settings or if you use appveyor.yml:

image: Previous Visual Studio 2019

What’s new

• #3706 Qt 6.1.3
• #3738 Qt 6.2.0
• #3707 Strawberry Perl 5.32.1.1
• #3710 Chocolatey v0.11.2
• #3713 NuGet v5.11.0
• #3715 Curl 7.79.1
• #3717 OpenSSL 3.0.0
• #3718 GitVersion 5.7.0
• #3729 Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.3
• #3730 .NET Core 3.1.413, 5.0.401
• #3731 CMake 3.21.3
• #3732 Go 1.17.1, 1.16.8
• #3733 Firefox 92.0.1
• #3734 Google Chrome 94.0.4606.61
• #3735 Microsoft Edge 94.0.992.31
• #3736 Windows 11 WDK (10.0.22000.1)
• #3737 Windows 11 SDK (10.0.22000.1)

Other changes

• Qt 5.13.2 removed from the image

Previous worker image

There is a build worker image available from previous deployment. You can use it in case of any issues with the current image:

Previous Visual Studio 2019

You can select build worker image in “Build worker image” dropdown on Environment tab of project settings or if you use appveyor.yml:

image: Previous Visual Studio 2019