{"id":68388,"date":"2024-02-16T07:27:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/?p=68388"},"modified":"2024-02-19T02:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T10:52:02","slug":"azure-pipelines-deprecated-tasks-retirement-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/azure-pipelines-deprecated-tasks-retirement-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure Pipelines deprecated tasks retirement schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Azure Pipelines includes around 150 build & release tasks<\/a> as well as many more task extensions<\/a>. Various included tasks have multiple (major) versions bringing the total to over included 200 tasks.<\/p>\n

Some of these tasks have been deprecated for some time, as newer tasks have replaced them. Deprecation means the task is still supported, before it is retired. In this blog post we’ll communicate what will happen as deprecated tasks retire.<\/p>\n

What tasks can I no longer use?<\/h2>\n

In November we announced<\/a> deprecated tasks will be retired after January 31st. If you are using some of the tasks listed below, please update your pipelines e.g. to use the suggested alternative. To help pipeline authors identify pipelines that use deprecated tasks, these tasks emit warnings that include guidance on how to replace the task. This is an example for the DotNetCoreInstaller@1<\/a> task: \"Image<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the list of tasks that are deprecated and will be retired:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Task<\/th>\nDeprecated since<\/th>\nGuidance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ApacheJMeterLoadTest@1<\/td>\nJune 4, 2019<\/td>\nConsider using the AzureLoadTest@1<\/a> task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AppCenterDistribute@1<\/td>\nNovember 14, 2022<\/td>\nUse the AppCenterDistribute@3<\/a> task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AppCenterDistribute@2<\/td>\nNovember 14, 2022<\/td>\nUse the AppCenterDistribute@3<\/a> task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AzureMonitor@0<\/td>\nJuly 8, 2020<\/td>\nUse the AzureMonitor@1<\/a> task. See migration of classic alert rules<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chef@1<\/td>\nMarch 5, 2018<\/td>\nTo continue to use Chef, use the Chef CLI directly from a bash<\/a>, pwsh<\/a> or script<\/a> task. See Chef CLI<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ChefKnife@1<\/td>\nMarch 5, 2018<\/td>\nTo continue to use Chef Knife, use the Knife client directly from a bash<\/a>, pwsh<\/a> or script<\/a> task. See Knife client<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CloudLoadTest@1<\/td>\nJune 4, 2019<\/td>\nConsider using the AzureLoadTest@1<\/a> task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CondaEnvironment@1<\/td>\nFeb 13, 2019<\/td>\nUse the Conda CLI<\/a> (‘conda’) directly from a bash<\/a>, pwsh<\/a> or script<\/a> task.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DeployVisualStudioTestAgent@2<\/td>\nJan 10, 2018<\/td>\nUse the VSTest@2<\/a> task instead.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DotNetCoreInstaller@1<\/td>\nAug 22, 2019<\/td>\nUse the UseDotNet@2<\/a> task instead.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DownloadPackage@0<\/td>\nJuly 20, 2023<\/td>\nUse the DownloadPackage@1<\/a> task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IISWebAppDeployment@1<\/td>\nOct 5, 2018<\/td>\nUse the IIS Web App Deployment Using WinRM<\/a> extension instead.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet@0<\/td>\nJune 15, 2017<\/td>\nUse the NuGetCommand@2<\/a> task instead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGetInstaller@0<\/td>\nJuly 20, 2023<\/td>\nUse the NuGetCommand@2<\/a> or NuGetToolInstaller@1<\/a> tasks instead, see Migrate from NuGetInstaller@0 or NuGetRestore@1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGetPackager@0<\/td>\nJune 15, 2017<\/td>\nUse the NuGetCommand@2<\/a> task with the pack<\/code> command instead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGetPublisher@0<\/td>\nJune 15, 2017<\/td>\nUse the NuGetCommand@2<\/a> task with the push<\/code> command instead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGetRestore@1<\/td>\nAug 8, 2023<\/td>\nUse the NuGetCommand@2<\/a> task with the restore<\/code> command instead, see Migrate from NuGetInstaller@0 or NuGetRestore@1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QuickPerfTest@1<\/td>\nJune 4, 2019<\/td>\nConsider using the AzureLoadTest@1<\/a> task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SqlServerDacpacDeployment@1<\/td>\nOct 5, 2018<\/td>\nFor SQL Server, use the IIS Web App Deployment Using WinRM<\/a> extension instead. For Azure SQL Database use the SqlAzureDacpacDeployment@1<\/a> task.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XamarinTestCloud@1<\/td>\nJan 11, 2018<\/td>\nUse the AppCenterDistribute@3<\/a> task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What will happen after the retirement date?<\/h2>\n

To help pipeline authors identify pipelines in Azure DevOps Service that use one of the deprecated tasks listed above, we will temporarily fail tasks according to the following schedule:<\/p>\n