Manufacturing Connect 2.26.0

5min

Note: The LTS release 2.26.0 is compatible with both MDE 1.5.x and 1.4.x.
Release Date: April 3, 2025
Review the current list of Limitations﻿.
New Features
Description
﻿Zerotouch Activation:
You can now manage Zerotouch configurations, generate and download Zerotouch bundles, with logging for all actions. 
Supports public Docker registries in initial release.
You can now enable the Default Router checkbox in the Static IP section of the Add Zerotouch Configuration dialog box when configuring static gateways.
Edge Device Metrics Sync Interval:
You can now configure the Manufacturing Connect Edge metrics sync interval via project settings.
Cloud Configuration:
You can use MDE 1.5.0 with sample data in form fields, environment switcher, configuration management, and delete functionality for main entities.
Enhancements and Improvements
Description
Dashboard:
You can now view the unreported consumption amount for GCP Marketplace Billing Service displaying the number of consumed tags not reported to the GCP Marketplace.
Activation:
You now have updated Activation Request list with optimized summary of all action requests.
You will see modified Activation Stage error messages with the stage name included.
Applications:
You can now upgrade your marketplace applications where the old version stays active until the new version of applications are fully downloaded.
The Publisher name column is added to the Applications table.
Central Certificate Management:
You can now bulk deploy renewal certificates to edge devices. 
You can set up notifications through alerts for expired certificates.
Central AI/ML Model Management: 
The Edge device status is now visible on AI/ML model list page for better insight before applying models.
Alerts:
You will now receive updated Webhook alerts in JSON format.
You now have updated PagerDuty trigger action field within the Edit Action dialog box.
The email content for Alerts is updated to show device status changes. It will now display CONNECTED when online and DISCONNECTED when offline.
You can now define alerts for expiring API tokens, receiving notifications with token details and days until expiration.
Settings:
You will be prompted with a Removal Confirmation dialog box before deleting the upgrade file.
You can now use the updated backup feature for the Manufacturing Connect:
API and CI/CD integration
mass deletion of backup ﻿stored from admin console
You can now configure the device management metrics poll interval, set from 1 minute to 1 week, with options to disable polling and trigger manual data refresh.
Resolved Issues
Description
Software Update:
Fixed issue where edge devices were being deleted due to synthetic DeviceHub ID overload after upgrading from versions 2.15.0 and below.
Alerts:
Fixed issue where Incident Record now displays when a new trigger and severity are set to info. 
Events:
Fixed issue where admin token creation event displayed incorrect name and inaccurate expiration.
Security:
Resolved the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2024-38821
CVE-2016-1000027
CVE-2025-24813
CVE-2024-24790
CVE-2024-24790
Support:
Fixed issue with syslog message size limit causing exceptions.
Available with OVA Deployment
New Features
Description
Digital Twins:
You now have digital twins available that can be used to create models and predict how a product or process performs.
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Description
Zerotouch Activation: You can now manage Zerotouch configurations, generate and download Zerotouch bundles, with logging for all actions. Supports public Docker registries in initial release. You can now enable the Default Router checkbox in the Static IP section of the Add Zerotouch Configuration dialog box when configuring static gateways.
Edge Device Metrics Sync Interval: You can now configure the Manufacturing Connect Edge metrics sync interval via project settings.
Cloud Configuration: You can use MDE 1.5.0 with sample data in form fields, environment switcher, configuration management, and delete functionality for main entities.

Description
Dashboard: You can now view the unreported consumption amount for GCP Marketplace Billing Service displaying the number of consumed tags not reported to the GCP Marketplace.
Activation: You now have updated Activation Request list with optimized summary of all action requests. You will see modified Activation Stage error messages with the stage name included.
Applications: You can now upgrade your marketplace applications where the old version stays active until the new version of applications are fully downloaded. The Publisher name column is added to the Applications table.
Central Certificate Management: You can now bulk deploy renewal certificates to edge devices. You can set up notifications through alerts for expired certificates.
Central AI/ML Model Management: The Edge device status is now visible on AI/ML model list page for better insight before applying models.
Alerts: You will now receive updated Webhook alerts in JSON format. You now have updated PagerDuty trigger action field within the Edit Action dialog box. The email content for Alerts is updated to show device status changes. It will now display CONNECTED when online and DISCONNECTED when offline. You can now define alerts for expiring API tokens, receiving notifications with token details and days until expiration.
Settings: You will be prompted with a Removal Confirmation dialog box before deleting the upgrade file. You can now use the updated backup feature for the Manufacturing Connect: API and CI/CD integration mass deletion of backup stored from admin console You can now configure the device management metrics poll interval, set from 1 minute to 1 week, with options to disable polling and trigger manual data refresh.

Description
Software Update: Fixed issue where edge devices were being deleted due to synthetic DeviceHub ID overload after upgrading from versions 2.15.0 and below.
Alerts: Fixed issue where Incident Record now displays when a new trigger and severity are set to info.
Events: Fixed issue where admin token creation event displayed incorrect name and inaccurate expiration.
Security: Resolved the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-38821 CVE-2016-1000027 CVE-2025-24813 CVE-2024-24790 CVE-2024-24790
Support: Fixed issue with syslog message size limit causing exceptions.

Description
Digital Twins: You now have digital twins available that can be used to create models and predict how a product or process performs.

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