Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04 - Q3 Edge Release

Hey Everyone!

An updated edge image is being released for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 24.04

Updates to this post will be provided should any of the details of the image publishing change.
Linux

This release is available under the edge tag.

They are also available as a dated tag if you wish to pin.

    ubuntu-2004:2024.08.1
    ubuntu-2204:2024.08.1
    ubuntu-2404:2024.08.1

Please note that non-promoted dated tags which are only used on edge will be redirected to the image that ends up published as current once the new images are rolled out.

Release Cadence

These images are updated quarterly, excluding security updates.

Example

Here’s a quick usage example:

version: 2.1
workflows:
  main:
    jobs:
      - build
jobs:
  build:
    machine:
      image: ubuntu-2404:edge
    steps:
      - checkout
      - run: echo "Do some things"

Software Versions

Notes:

Google Chrome is not available on arm images
Some software will have more than one version installed, in those cases the default is shown.

Ubuntu 20.04

Software Old version New version
Apache Maven 3.9.6 3.9.8
aws-cli 2.15.60 2.17.25
containerd containerd.io 1.6.31 containerd.io 1.7.19
Docker Compose v2.26.1 v2.29.1
Docker 26.0.2 26.1.4
go go1.22.2 go1.22.5
Google Chrome 125.0.6422.112 127.0.6533.99
Gradle 8.7 8.9
Groovy 3.0.17 3.0.21
Kotlin 1.9.22 1.9.23
Mozilla Firefox 126.0.2 129.0
node v20.12.2 v20.16.0
npm 10.5.0 10.8.1
openjdk 21.0.2 21.0.4
pyenv 2.4.0 2.4.8
Python 3.12.2 3.12.4
ruby 3.3.0 3.3.4
sbt 1.9.9 1.10.1
yq v4.43.1 v4.44.2

Ubuntu 22.04

Software Old version New version
Apache Maven 3.9.6 3.9.8
aws-cli 2.15.60 2.17.26
bq 2.1.3 2.1.4
containerd containerd.io 1.6.31 containerd.io 1.7.19
core 2024.03.29 2024.05.17
Docker Compose v2.26.1 v2.29.1
Docker 26.0.2 26.1.4
go go1.22.2 go1.22.5
Google Chrome 125.0.6422.112 127.0.6533.99
Google Cloud SDK 471.0.0 477.0.0
Gradle 8.7 8.9
Groovy 3.0.17 3.0.21
gsutil 5.27 gsutil 5.29
Kotlin 1.9.22 1.9.23
Mozilla Firefox 126.0.2 129.0
node v20.12.2 v20.16.0
npm 10.5.0 10.8.1
openjdk 21.0.2 21.0.4
pyenv 2.4.0 2.4.8
Python 3.12.2 3.12.4
ruby 3.3.0 3.3.4
sbt 1.9.9 1.10.1
yq v4.43.1 v4.44.2

Ubuntu 24.04

Software Old version New version
Apache Maven 3.9.6 3.9.8
aws-cli 2.15.55 2.17.27
containerd containerd.io 1.6.31 containerd.io 1.7.20
Docker Compose v2.26.1 v2.29.1
Docker 26.0.2 26.1.4
go go1.22.2 go1.22.6
Google Chrome 125.0.6422.76 127.0.6533.99
Gradle 8.7 8.9
Groovy 3.0.17 3.0.21
Kotlin 1.9.22 1.9.23
Mozilla Firefox 126.0 129.0
node v20.12.2 v20.16.0
npm 10.5.0 10.8.1
openjdk 21.0.3 21.0.4
pyenv 2.4.0 2.4.10
Python 3.12.2 3.12.5
ruby 3.3.0 3.3.4
sbt 1.9.9 1.10.1
yq v4.43.1 v4.44.3