Posit Package Manager is available for public preview.
Upgraded Package Manager to version 2026.04.0. See release notes for more details.
Upgraded Workbench to version 2026.01.2. See release notes for more details.
uv and uvx are pre-installed in Workbench. pip and uv are configured to use Posit Package Manager as the default package index, consistent with R package management.
The System page now links directly to the application roles management page.
Changed
Package Manager now hosts a VS Code extension registry using OpenVSX. Workbench automatically uses this registry as the extension gallery for VS Code and Positron, so extensions install from your Package Manager instance rather than directly from open-vsx.org.
Fixed
Authentication failures now display a message directing users to switch to a Snowflake role that has a Posit Team application role granted.
Failed product setups now properly remove the service container, allowing setup to be retried without errors.
Setup failures now redirect to a dedicated error page instead of remaining on the launch screen.
[posit_team 1.17] - 2026-04-18
Fixed
Fixed a bug with container image tagging that caused certain deployments to become stuck in a pending state.
[posit_team 1.16] - 2026-03-26
New
Posit Connect is generally available.
Upgraded Connect to version 2026.03.0. See release notes for more details.
Configure Connect email (SMTP) settings from the management page. Connect can send emails for password resets, notifications, and scheduled report delivery. Requires additional Snowflake account configuration.
Configure managed Databricks OAuth credentials for Workbench through the management UI, enabling Workbench users to connect to Databricks alongside Snowflake.
Enable or disable private connectivity (AWS PrivateLink, Azure Private Link) at runtime from the System page or via SQL using SELECT POSIT_TEAM.APP.SET_PRIVATE_CONNECTIVITY(TRUE). Toggling the setting automatically updates running products to use public or private URLs.
Changed
OAuth security integrations now set OAUTH_USE_SECONDARY_ROLES = IMPLICIT by default, aligning with a change from Snowflake to enable secondary roles for all customers.
Upgraded Connect to version 2026.02.0. See release notes for more details.
The management page shows in-progress operations alongside the service status (e.g., “Running (Upgrading…)”) and disables action buttons while an operation is active.
[posit_team 1.15] - 2026-03-02
New
Upgraded Connect to version 2026.01.1. See release notes for more details.
Upgraded Workbench to version 2026.01.1. See release notes for more details.
Clicking a product card for a suspended service now shows a waiting page that automatically starts the service and redirects to the product once it is ready.
Restart product services from the management page or SQL using SELECT POSIT_TEAM.APP.RESTART_SERVICE('workbench'). The restart operation stops the service, waits for it to fully suspend, and then starts it again.
Workbench automatically configures Connect as a default publishing destination when Connect is provisioned, so users no longer need to manually add the Connect server URL.
Administrators can now view the current Snowflake OAuth integration status, showing whether the integration is configured, pending upgrade, or not configured.
Added the posit-sdk Python package to all Workbench Python versions.
Fixed
Trial licenses remain valid after a restart of Posit Team.
Fixed compatibility with Snowflake accounts that have QUOTED_IDENTIFIERS_IGNORE_CASE=true enabled.
Fixed a conflict with the deactivate command used by Python virtual environments.
Administrators can stop a pending service from the manage page to cancel a service that is stuck starting.
Health status now reports OK for suspended and transitional service states, preventing false alerts in Snowflake.
Posit Team can automatically suspend Workbench when its license has expired.
Workbench logging includes rserver-openid, rsession, and rworkspaces.
[posit_team 1.14] - 2026-01-25
Added
Posit Team automatically upgrades a product to its latest version. When a product service is stopped, Posit Team applies the upgrade the next time the service is started.
You can configure Posit Team to suspend the Workbench service after one hour of inactivity. This setting is available on the Workbench management page.
Start and stop product services from SQL using Snowflake service functions. For example, start and stop Workbench using SELECT POSIT_TEAM.APP.START_SERVICE('workbench') and SELECT POSIT_TEAM.APP.STOP_SERVICE('workbench').
Posit Package Manager 2025.12.0 is available for private preview. See release notes for more details.
Changed
Upgraded Workbench to version 2026.01.0 “Apple Blossom”. See release notes for more details.
Upgraded Connect to version 2025.12.1. See release notes for more details.
Compute pool resizes are now nondestructive: service URLs remain unchanged and no backup is created during resize operations.
Product cards on the landing page now link to the product service for suspended services, allowing users to click to resume the service.
The product management page now displays the service URL for suspended services.
Log viewer includes a refresh button and auto-scrolls to the latest entries.
Fixed
Prohibit application names longer than 40 characters, as long names can cause problems when creating Snowflake compute pools.
Show a spinner while downloading the diagnostics bundle.
Removed an unauthorized banner that was incorrectly displayed in certain scenarios.
Suppressed health check logging to retain more useful log entries.
[posit_team 1.12] - 2025-12-12
Added
Posit Team allows product self-service trials. A trial is available once for each product unless a license has previously been provided.
Products perform and log network checks on startup.
Changed
Upgraded Workbench to version 2025.09.2 “Cucumberleaf Sunflower”. See release notes for more details.
Upgraded Connect to version 2025.11.0. See release notes for more details.
Simplified Workbench and Connect OAuth configuration and updates.
Fixed
Minor UI bugs in product management pages
Controller now properly keeps track of the product versions in the UI
Workbench OIDC signin page now shows spinner on login
Fixed bug on controller startup with a Snowflake Warehouse needing to be explicitly set via QUERY_WAREHOUSE
No longer allow restoring from snapshots when the snapshot is not found or in an invalid state
[posit_team 1.11] - 2025-11-05
Added
Upgraded Workbench to version 2025.09.1 “Cucumberleaf Sunflower”. See release notes for more details.
Upgraded Connect to version 2025.09.0. See release notes for more details.