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Brief Connect v2.5.6 Release Notes

Release date - 5th May, 2026

Package version: 2.5.6

This is a patch release with added support for multiple Mongo database options for the main data store (Atlas MongoDB and Azure Document DB), with Azure SQL used for reporting. Deployment and configuration steps were streamlined, and security for database access was improved.

New features

Azure DocumentDB support

Brief Connect now supports Azure DocumentDB as a primary operational data storage option. MongoDB Atlas remains the first recommended option for primary operational data storage, and Azure DocumentDB is supported for customers who require an Azure-native option.

Upgrade instructions (from v2.5.5)

The following instructions apply to environments already running Brief Connect v2.5.5.

Note

If you are upgrading from a version earlier than v2.5.5, please refer to the Brief Connect team for specific release notes for additional pre-deployment steps (including pipeline setup and environment variable updates).

Manual pre-deployment steps

Review release pipeline variables

It's important to apply any changes to pipeline variables before a release is created, because every release creates a snapshot of pipeline variables at the moment of creation. The only way to redeploy the application with updated variables is by creating a new release.

  1. Go to Azure DevOps, open your Brief Connect project
  2. In the left panel navigation, go to Pipelines → Library → Variable groups
  3. Review variables for all environments included in this release and update values where required
  4. Save any changes

Create a new release

  1. Go to Azure DevOps, open your Brief Connect project, go to Pipelines → Releases
  2. Find the Deploy Brief Connect Application release pipeline and click on it to open
  3. If there is no release with version 2.5.6, click Create Release
  4. Set the Package Version variable to 2.5.6
  5. Add a description (optional)
  6. Click Create
  7. The release v2.5.6 (n) will be created and available in the list of releases after you refresh the page

Pipeline deployment steps

  1. Deploy release v2.5.6 (n) (where (n) is the latest number available) from the Deploy Brief Connect Application release pipeline in Azure DevOps to the target environment

Manual post-deployment steps

N/A

Smoke tests

We recommend following our basic testing guide after this release: Basic testing of Brief Connect

Release-specific tests for v2.5.6

  • N/A