This post announces the March 2025 release (version 1.13.0) of the Azure Developer CLI (azd). We invite you to join our March release discussion on GitHub.

This release is packed with new features, so let’s get into it. Here’s what’s new with azd with the March release:

New features

• [4841] azd add support for Azure AI Services models and Azure AI Foundry resources. Also add intelligent filtering support for location Bicep parameter based on AI model quota and usage info.
• [4780] azd add support for Azure Cosmos DB. Thanks @saragluna for the contribution!
• [4783] azd add support for Azure Database for MySQL. Thanks @saragluna for the contribution!
• [4842] azd add support for Azure Key Vault.
• [4743] azd add support for Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Hubs.
• [4765] azd add support for Azure Storage (blob service).
• [4859] Add docker language type to support containerized applications written in languages like Go without native support in azd.
• [4770] Add support for environment secrets in pipeline configuration.
• [4547] Add warning to azd env set when setting a key that already exists in a different casing.
• [4872] Improve error message when running pwsh hooks without PowerShell 7 installed.

Bug fixes

• [4806] Fix error retrieving effective POM for multi-module Maven projects. Thanks @rujche for the contribution!
• [4773] Fix error packaging app code with directory symlinks.
• [4807] Fix YAML parsing to better handle nested structures.
• [4847] Improve color consistency to align with design guidelines.
• [4801], [4782] Fix Aspire bind mounts on Windows paths outside of C: drive and add support for single file binding.
• [4789] Fix container entrypoints not being respected for Aspire.
• [4849] Restrict password generation character set to be compatible with Aspire.
• [4850] Support azd init --from-code --no-prompt in CI to initialize and deploy Aspire apps without prompting.

Other changes

• [3976] Convert azd templates to use AVM instead of infra/core.
• [4797] Add GitHub Copilot for Azure telemetry user agent type.
• [4784] Correct links in CONTRIBUTING.md. Thanks @Lunatico9 for the contribution!

New templates

New templates this month include:

• Azure Functions – TextCompletion using OpenAI input binding with Java authored by Thiago Almeida
• Agentic Voice Assistant based on Azure Container Apps, Azure OpenAI, and Azure Logic Apps authored by Evgeny Minkevich
• Azure OpenAI RAG with Java, LangChain4j, and Quarkus authored by Sandra Ahlgrimm
• Azure OpenAI RAG with Java, LangChain4j, and Quarkus authored by Sandra Ahlgrimm
• Azure Integration Services Quickstart authored by Ronald Bosma

Thank you to the template authors for your contributions!

Do you have an azd template you’d like to share with the rest of the community? You can learn how to with our contributor guide.

New to azd?

Welcome! You can use azd from:

• Your terminal of choice on Windows, Linux, or macOS.
• Visual Studio Code or GitHub Codespaces by downloading the extension from the Marketplace, or installing it directly from the extension view (Ctrl + Shift + X for Windows or Cmd + Shift + X for macOS) in Visual Studio Code.
• Visual Studio by enabling the preview feature flag.
• You can learn more about the Azure Developer CLI from our official documentation.
• If you run into any problems or have suggestions, file an issue or start a discussion in the Azure Developer CLI repository. You can also try checking out our troubleshooting documentation.

Learn more about the Azure Developer CLI from our official documentation. If you run into any problems or have suggestions, file an issue or start a discussion in the Azure Developer CLI repository. You can also try checking out our troubleshooting documentation.