--- title: docs-9-18-2026 source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/docs-release-notes/docs-9-18-2026 --- ### New docs - Added [Configure the React Native agent for EAS Build](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/mobile-monitoring/new-relic-monitoring-react-native/configure-eas-build-react-native) to provide guidance on automatic source map, dSYM, and mapping-file uploads when building with EAS Build. - Added [AWS Auto Scaling actions](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/workflow-automation/setup-and-configure/actions-catalog/aws/aws-autoscaling) to the Workflow Automation actions catalog, covering actions for managing instances, desired capacity, instance refresh, and scheduled actions. ### Major changes - Renamed [New Relic Ground Truth](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/agentic-ai/mcp/overview) (formerly New Relic AI MCP) for general availability and moved setup to OAuth only. - Updated [New Relic Lens overview](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-lens/overview), [Set up connectors](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-lens/set-up-connectors), [Query data with Lens](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-lens/query-data), and [Materialized views](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-lens/materialized-views) for general availability. - Updated [Managing configurations](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-control/agent-control/configuration) with a new value providers system, and [troubleshoot common issues](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-control/agent-control/troubleshooting) with corrected config names and a new NRDiag troubleshooting section. - Updated the AWS action pages in the [Actions catalog](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/workflow-automation/setup-and-configure/actions-catalog/actions-catalog) with a consistent format, new AWS Bedrock actions, and three new Lambda actions. - Restructured [New Relic notification actions](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/workflow-automation/setup-and-configure/actions-catalog/newrelic/newrelic-notification) to add a `DASHBOARD_SNAPSHOT` attachment type for sending dashboard snapshots through workflow notifications. - Fixed a broken response-parsing selector and added a troubleshooting section to [Alert RCA with Autopilot and Slack](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/workflow-automation/workflow-examples/integrations/autopilot-slack-rca). - Added a legend control and a "Visualize relationships" section, and converted node and icon reference tables to tile grids, in [Understand and use Maps](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/service-architecture-intelligence/maps/advanced-maps). - Added a Kafka metrics configuration section to [.NET agent configuration](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/net-agent/configuration/net-agent-configuration). - Added a section on tracking changes across your estate to [How to view and analyze your changes in New Relic](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/change-tracking/view-analyze-data) and restructured [Track changes using NerdGraph](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/change-tracking/config/nerdgraph) to help users migrate off the deprecated REST API v2 and v0 deployment endpoints. - Reintroduced Service Attachment and Private Service Connect Endpoint entity types with new key-metrics tables in [Google Compute Engine monitoring integration](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/infrastructure/google-cloud-platform-integrations/gcp-integrations-list/google-compute-engine-monitoring-integration). ### Minor changes - Added a callout to [Database service identification with NRDOT](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/opentelemetry/database/capabilities/db-apm) clarifying when automatic APM-to-database entity linking can fail. - Added callouts to [Install New Relic eBPF agent for Linux hosts](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/ebpf/linux-installation) warning that the yum-based install command overwrites `newrelic-infra.repo`. - Updated [Compatibility and requirements for instrumenting Azure functions](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/serverless-function-monitoring/azure-function-monitoring/compatibility-requirement-azure-monitoring) to add .NET 10 support and correct the in-process model version requirement. - Updated [New Relic OTLP endpoint](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/opentelemetry/best-practices/opentelemetry-otlp) to recommend OTLP/HTTP over gRPC for exports across the public internet. - Added a "Cycle interval" dropdown option for TV mode to [Manage your dashboard](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/query-your-data/explore-query-data/dashboards/manage-your-dashboard). - Updated [Workload health status configuration](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-solutions/new-relic-one/workloads/workload-status-configuration) to remove an outdated compatibility table. - Added `ruby4.0` runtime support to [Compatibility and requirements for AWS Lambda monitoring](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/serverless-function-monitoring/aws-lambda-monitoring/instrument-lambda-function/compatibility-requirement-lambda-monitoring) and fixed dead links in [Install and configure Lambda monitoring on New Relic](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/serverless-function-monitoring/aws-lambda-monitoring/instrument-lambda-function/configure-serverless-aws-monitoring). - Updated supported package version numbers in [Compatibility and requirements for the Node.js agent](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/nodejs-agent/getting-started/compatibility-requirements-nodejs-agent). - Added a billing callout to [New Relic MCP tool reference](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/agentic-ai/mcp/tool-reference) clarifying which tools are metered as CCUs versus aCCUs. - Added Codex CLI setup instructions to [Set up New Relic MCP](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/agentic-ai/mcp/setup). - Added a callout to [Configure AjaxRequest events](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/browser/new-relic-browser/configuration/configure-ajax-request-events) clarifying that deny list changes don't automatically apply to NPM-installed browser agents. - Updated third-party library compatibility versions in [.NET agent: compatibility and requirements](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/net-agent/getting-started/net-agent-compatibility-requirements). - Removed an outdated tip about live archive partitions from [Long-term log storage with live archives](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/logs/get-started/live-archives). - Added a `browser_monitoring.version` configuration option and a new "Errors inbox configuration" section to [Ruby agent configuration](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/ruby-agent/configuration/ruby-agent-configuration). - Fixed a compatibility gap by documenting that only agent v7.7.7+ supports iOS/tvOS 15.0-15.5 in [iOS agent compatibility and requirements](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/mobile-monitoring/new-relic-mobile-ios/get-started/new-relic-ios-compatibility-requirements) and [New Relic for tvOS compatibility and requirements](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/mobile-monitoring/new-relic-mobile-ios/tvos/new-relic-tvos-compatibility-requirements). - Updated compliance dates and removed an outdated exclusion row in [HIPAA](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/security/security-privacy/compliance/certificates-standards-regulations/hipaa) and [FedRAMP](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/security/security-privacy/compliance/certificates-standards-regulations/fedramp). ### What's new - [New Relic Ground Truth is now generally available](/whats-new/2026/09/whats-new-09-15-ground-truth): Ground Truth gives AI tools and agents governed access to New Relic operational intelligence through MCP, helping them reason from richer operational context with the controls enterprises require. - [New Relic Lens is now generally available](/whats-new/2026/09/whats-new-09-15-nr-lens-ga): Lens lets you connect and query external data sources like Snowflake, Iceberg, and Google Sheets alongside your telemetry using SQL, without paying for extra data ingestion. ### Release notes - Stay up-to-date with our latest releases: - [Ruby agent v10.8.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/agent-release-notes/ruby-release-notes/ruby-agent-10-8-0): - Added support for reporting a unique hostname for Google Cloud Run Worker Pools and Jobs. - Added a `browser_monitoring.version` configuration option to pin the browser agent loader version. - Added `span.kind` attributes to produce and consume operations from background job libraries. - Fixed DelayedJob instrumentation reinstalling itself on every worker under prepend mode. - Fixed allowlisted configuration values requiring an exact case match. - Fixed Puma instrumentation failing to install when Puma is lazy-loaded. - [.NET agent v10.55.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/agent-release-notes/net-release-notes/net-agent-10-55-0): - Added Kafka cluster metrics. - Added support for setting the application name per IIS application pool in `newrelic.config`. - Added instrumentation for runtime-async methods. - Fixed cloud.region and ARN partition determination for AWS SDK segments. - [Node.js agent v14.5.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/agent-release-notes/nodejs-release-notes/node-agent-14-5-0): - Added a `browser_monitoring.version` configuration option to pin the browser agent version. - Fixed `http2` instrumentation to properly inject the `traceparent` header with the external segment ID. - Fixed `undici` instrumentation attempting to create an external segment when no transaction is active. - [NRDOT v2.5.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/nrdot-release-notes/nrdot-2-5-0): - Bumped OTel component versions from v0.158.0 to v0.160.0. - Bumped `nrmysqlreceiver`, `nroracledbreceiver`, `nrpostgresqlreceiver`, and `nrsqlserverreceiver` to v0.160.0. - [NRDOT Host Monitoring v2.5.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/nrdot-release-notes/nrdot-host-2-5-0): - Verified the host use case to work with `nrdot-collector:2.5.0`. - [Kubernetes integration v4.7.3](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/infrastructure-release-notes/kubernetes-integration-release-notes/kubernetes-integration-4-7-3): - See the GitHub release notes for the full list of changes. - [Browser agent v1.322.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/new-relic-browser-release-notes/browser-agent-release-notes/browser-agent-v1.322.0): - Added an observer API to catch `securitypolicyviolation` events that occurred before the agent loader executed. - Added an MFE manifest to the `register()` API for attributing errors, logs, AJAX calls, WebSockets, and resource-timing events to a Micro Frontend. - Added local debugging warnings for issues detected with `register()` API targets. - Fixed a `document` `visibilitychange` listener leak by upgrading web-vitals from 4.2.4 to 6.2.1. - [.NET MAUI agent v1.3.1](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/mobile-release-notes/net-maui-release-notes/net-maui-agent-131): - Updated the Native Android agent to version 7.8.2. - Updated the Native iOS agent to version 7.7.7. - [React Native agent v1.9.1](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/mobile-release-notes/react-native-release-notes/react-native-agent-191): - Updated the Native iOS agent to version 7.7.7. - [Capacitor agent v1.6.12](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/mobile-release-notes/capacitor-release-notes/capacitor-agent-1612): - Updated the Native iOS agent to version 7.7.7. - [Unity agent v1.7.1](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/mobile-release-notes/unity-release-notes/unity-agent-171): - Updated the Native iOS agent to version 7.7.7. - [Flutter agent v1.3.1](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/mobile-release-notes/flutter-release-notes/flutter-agent-131): - Updated the Native iOS agent to version 7.7.7. - [Cordova agent v7.1.11](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/mobile-release-notes/cordova-release-notes/cordova-agent-7111): - Updated the Native iOS agent to version 7.7.7. - [Media agent for Android v5.0.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/streaming-mobile-release-notes/streaming-android-agent-26-09-17): - Added THEOplayer integration with the `NRTHEOPlayerTracker` module and sample app support. - Fixed multiple video rendition, session boundary, and error-handling issues. - [Ping runtime v1.83.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/synthetics-release-notes/ping-runtime-release-notes/ping-runtime-1.83.0): - Fixed multiple OS and library-level security vulnerabilities. - [Node API runtime v1.2.278](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/synthetics-release-notes/node-api-runtime-release-notes/node-api-runtime-1.2.278): - Fixed multiple OS-level security vulnerabilities. - [Job Manager v625](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/synthetics-release-notes/job-manager-release-notes/job-manager-release-625): - Added support for Kerberos authentication to run Scripted Browser monitors from Private Locations. - Fixed multiple OS and library-level security vulnerabilities. - [Node browser runtime v3.0.234](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/synthetics-release-notes/node-browser-runtime-release-notes/node-browser-runtime-3.0.234): - Fixed `deepStrictEqual`/`strictEqual` failures on `$webDriver`/`$browser` return values caused by a vm-realm prototype mismatch for Scripted Browser monitors. - Upgraded Chrome from version 152.0.7977.82-1 to 153.0.8010.47-1. - Fixed multiple OS-level security vulnerabilities. - [Node browser runtime v3.0.228](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/synthetics-release-notes/node-browser-runtime-release-notes/node-browser-runtime-3.0.228): - Added `AbortController` and `AbortSignal` as available host globals in the Scripted Browser monitor runtime sandbox. - Removed the `--jitless` Chrome JS flag to re-enable JIT compilation for Scripted Browser monitors.