# Continua CI - v1.6.0.117 Released **URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/continua-ci-v1-6-0-117-released/5330 **Category:** Discussion **Created:** [March 31, 2015, 7:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/continua-ci-v1-6-0-117-released/5330 "2015-03-31T07:57:30Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/sparky/32/10_2.png) [@Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Sparky) #### Post date: [March 31, 2015, 7:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/continua-ci-v1-6-0-117-released/5330/1 "2015-03-31T07:57:30Z")
Hi All A new version of Continua CI has been uploaded and is available from [Continua CI Downloads](https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/continuaci). The release candidate version of Continua CI is now 1.6.0.117 Please ensure that your database is backed up before installing this beta version. **v1.6.0.117 Changes** - Update: Now ordering Git changesets in topological rather than date order - Feature: Continua now checks for updates (Note that you won't see this until the next update is released) - Update: Changes to Subversion branch pattern now requires a repository reset - Fix: Subversion branch validation was inverting the "match branch top level folder only" option - Fix: Permissions error on configuration reports page - Fix: Issue where agent properties would not get updated - Fix: No longer repeatedly logging repository files which were already copied to workspace - Fix: Any credentials in Git repository URL are now encoded to allow characters such as ? and & - Fix: Issue with variable prompts when cloning configurations - Fix: Ensure Git other refs do not trigger builds on repository reset - Fix: Git changeset error message was not displaying resolve link correctly - Fix: Variables in project and configuration wizards are now sorted by name - Fix: Concurrency issue with more than one Subversion repository with same URL and different branch patterns - Fix: Ensure that Git fetch results are not lost if an error occurs - Fix: Ensure unrelated Mercurial errors (e.g. missing extensions) are ignored - Fix: Allow for space in Mercurial tag name - Fix: Ensure that masked variables are not output in diagnostics report - Fix: Ensure agent compatibility matrix gets updated when new configuration is added - Fix: Unicode characters are now displayed correctly in log for file system repositories - Fix: Links on administrator project page were not working after paging - Fix: Default branch is now always listed in branch selection even if older than maximum age - Fix: Minor styling and display issues **Note : You will need to update your agents after installing this build.** **New Version 1.6 Features** - Configuration Repository Branch Mappings A new Mappings dialog for branch-aware repositories on the Repositories step of the Configuration Wizard. - This allows you to specify the default branches when starting a build for a configuration. - It also allows you to define branch mappings for triggers. These can be used to specify the branch to build in other repositories for each triggering branch. -   - Improvements to Branch Suggestion List - Deleted or closed branches (depending on repository type) are no longer shown in list - Maximum active branch age can now be specified for branch-aware repositories. Branches with commits or builds older than the specified number of days will be hidden from Start Build and Trigger dialogs. - Inactive branches in Mercurial repositories can also be optionally hidden from list. - List is now more responsive to live branch changes - List is now filtered on any character in branch name instead of start characters - List is now sorted in natural language order rather than alphabetically e.g. branch9 now comes before branch10 -   - Overhaul of LDAP Synchronisation - Major improvements to speed and performance of LDAP synchronisation. - Groups container is no longer required for larger domains (although it can still be used if required). - The LDAP user and group selection lists on the administration pages now use as-you-type filtering - The user welcome page is now displayed to allow unregistered members of linked LDAP groups to provide registration details. You no longer need to add each user to Continua! -   - Long File Path Support - All file accesses within Continua now support paths with more than 260 characters - this includes the Mercurial repository cache. Note however that some external tools used by actions may not support long paths. -   - Sensitive Variables - Variables can now be marked as sensitive. This means that its value will be masked with asterisks whenever logged to the build log or event log -   - Additional Improvements - Changes on repositories section of configuration wizard are now saved immediately - Added new Load All button to build log - Enabled refresh of environment variables to ensure that each stage always uses the latest values when running actions - The name of the user who promoted a stage is now displayed for any promoted stage on the build view - Registry key property collector can now be use to extract default value - Minor improvements to repository cache when using Git - Updated bundled Mercurial (used for repository cache) to version 3.3 [View full version history for Continua CI 1.6.](https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/continuaci/continuaci-version-history-v1.6)