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title: "Coder 2.17 - Coder Changelog"
description: "# Coder 2.17 Release Summary"
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v2.17November 5, 2024

# Coder 2.17

# Coder 2.17 Release Summary

This release introduces **CoderVPN (early implementation), improved security with automatic key rotation, and new CLI features**.

## New Features

### **Security & Authentication**

- **Automatic key rotation** added to enhance security for authentication payloads.
- **Support for SCIM authentication using bearer tokens** for improved identity management.
- **"Forgot Password" flow introduced**, allowing users to reset passwords via email (requires SMTP).

### **Networking & Provisioning**

- **CoderVPN protocol introduced** as part of Coder Desktop, enabling VPN-like connections to workspaces.
- **Workspace startup timings now available** in the UI and API, providing a breakdown of provisioning and agent startup.
- **Prometheus metrics added** for tracking user statuses.

### **CLI Enhancements**

- **Owners can now create tokens for other users** using `coder tokens create --user`.
- **Template version management via CLI**, including workspace creation from a specific template version.
- **CLI now supports promoting an existing template version to active**.

### **Dashboard & UI Improvements**

- **New workspace build failure notifications**, sent to template admins as weekly reports.
- **DAU chart updated** to focus on user activity rather than seat consumption.
- **Provisioners grouped by authentication method** for better organization in the UI.

## Breaking Changes

_None in this release._

[View the full changelog](https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.17.0) on GitHub.

This release **enhances security, improves workspace provisioning, and expands CLI capabilities**. If you have questions or feedback, join the conversation on **[Discord](https://discord.gg/coder)** or email us directly!