Collection Agent 6.x Release Notes
Overview Copied
This page provides information about the Collection Agent version 6.x release, including new features and resolved issues.
For a detailed overview of the Geneos 7.x.x release, including key highlights for other components, see Geneos 7.x Release Notes.
Collection Agent 6.6.2 Copied
Released:
- 09 July 2026 Packaged with Geneos 7.10.2
- 02 July 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-13839 | The Netprobe 7.10.2 standard binary is packaged with the Collection Agent 6.6.2. Additionally, updated jackson-databind to version 2.22.0 to resolve the following security vulnerabilities:
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Collection Agent 6.6.1 Copied
Released:
- 01 July 2026 Packaged with Geneos 7.10.1
- 24 June 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-13657 | Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.6.1. The following Collection Agent plugins were updated in this release:
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| UTL-1652 | The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use
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Collection Agent 6.6.0 Copied
Released:
- 28 May 2026 Packaged with Geneos 7.10.0
- 13 May 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-509 | Added optional log masking for Collection Agent logs so sensitive values can be replaced before they are logged. |
| COL-13222 | Updated the Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins to the following versions:
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| COL-13226 | Upgraded Netty to version 4.1.133 to resolve the security vulnerability CVE-2026-41417 (BDSA-2026-9168). |
| UTL-1519 | Netprobe can enable Collection Agent log masking when it starts with a log mask and manages the Collection Agent. |
Collection Agent 6.5.3 Copied
Released: 29 June 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-13840 | The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use Jackson
Netty
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Collection Agent 6.5.2 Copied
Released: 05 June 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-13466 | The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use
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Collection Agent 6.5.1 Copied
Released:
- 06 May 2026 Packaged with Geneos 7.9.1
- 11 April 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-497 | Refactored routing support in the Collection Agent. |
| COL-13139 | The Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins (AWS, Azure Monitor, Google Cloud Platform, Prometheus) have been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.5.1 to address the following security vulnerabilities:
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Collection Agent 6.5.0 Copied
Released:
- 15 April 2026 Packaged with Geneos 7.9.0
- 12 March 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-497 | Refactored routing support in the Collection Agent. |
| COL-13046 | This release updates the Collection Agent to use collection data model version 6.5.0. |
| HP-3413 | Updated Kafka to version 4.1.x. |
Collection Agent 6.4.6 Copied
Released: 22 April 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-13093 | The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use
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Collection Agent 6.4.5 Copied
Released: 17 March 2026 Standalone release
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| HP-3660 | Fixed an issue where HttpClient resource leaked in platform daemon permission operations. |
| HP-3661 | Fixed an issue where HttpClient thread leaked in OpenIDConnectAuthenticationClient. |
| N/A | Fixed an issue where Vert.x caused an accidental Netty version override, restoring it to version 4.1.131. |
Collection Agent 6.4.4 Copied
Released:
- 18 March 2026 Packaged with Geneos 7.8.3
- 12 March 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-504, COL-13039 | Updated jackson-core to resolve the security vulnerability GHSA-72hv-8253-57qq, which may allow a denial-of-service condition. |
Collection Agent 6.4.3 Copied
Released: 06 February 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| N/A | Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.4.3 and included various dependency upgrades. |
Collection Agent 6.4.2 Copied
Released: 03 February 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| N/A | Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.4.2 and its Logback dependency to version 1.5.24. |
Collection Agent 6.4.1 Copied
Released:
- 29 January 2026 Packaged with Geneos 7.8.0
- 15 January 2026 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12951 | The Collection Agent has been upgraded to use collection-plugin-parent version 6.4.1 to address the Netty security vulnerability BDSA-2025-62789 (CVE-2025-67735). |
| COL-12948, COL-12952, COL-12959 | Updated the Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins to the following versions:
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Collection Agent 6.4.0 Copied
Released: 24 November 2025 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| N/A | Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.4.0. |
Collection Agent 6.3.1 Copied
Released:
- 27 November 2025 Packaged with Geneos 7.7.0
- 29 October 2025 Standalone release
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-496 | Resolved security vulnerability CVE-2025-11226 (BDSA-2025-12973) affecting Netty and Logback. |
Collection Agent 6.3.0 Copied
Released: 30 September 2025 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| N/A | Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.3.0. |
| HP-2971 | Added ingestion throughput metrics by data point type, including received, dropped, and ingested rates, to provide visibility into ingestion volume, such as log data throughput. |
Collection Agent 6.2.1 Copied
Released:
- 30 September 2025 Packaged with Geneos 7.6.0
- 12 September 2025 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-490 | The Collection Agent no longer publishes empty histograms after data model validation changes that render empty histograms invalid. |
| COL-12785 | Updated the Collection Agent and Collection Agent plugins to the following versions:
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Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-489 | Upgraded Netty to version 4.1.127 to resolve the security vulnerability CVE-2025-55163. |
Collection Agent 6.2.0 Copied
Released: 14 August 2025 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| N/A | Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.2.0. |
| C2-487 | Added validation for GenericHistogram data points to ensure histograms are not empty. |
Collection Agent 6.1.1 Copied
Released: 12 September 2025 Standalone release
Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-489 | Upgraded Netty to version 4.1.127 to resolve the security vulnerability CVE-2025-55163. |
Collection Agent 6.1.0 Copied
Released: 31 July 2025 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12742 | Updated the Collection Agent to version 6.1.0. |
Collection Agent 6.0.0 Copied
Released:
- 07 August 2025 Packaged with Geneos 7.5.0
- 10 July 2025 Standalone release
New features and enhancements Copied
These are the new features and enhancements of this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| COL-12693 | This release updates the Collection Agent and all Collection Agent plugins to use collection data model version 6.0.0.
View the complete list of Collection Agent plugins that have been updated to version 6.0.0:
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Issues fixed Copied
These are the issues we have fixed in this release:
| Issue key | Release description |
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| C2-483 | Fixed an issue where the value class equality is not preserved by consecutive setter invocations. |
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