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29th January 2026
🚀 Enhanced AI Generator: Support for multiple input fields
We’ve upgraded the AI Generator macro in ARNR Template Builder to give you more powerful and flexible inputs for generating summaries.You can now:
Select from a wider range of Jira field types, including:
Single-line & multi-line text
Number, date, and date-time
User picker
Custom fields
Choose up to 3 Jira fields as AI inputs using a new multi-select dropdown.
This means richer context for the AI and more accurate, detailed summaries across all the templates. ✨
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21st January 2026
Magic link emails now respect your SMTP settings
Magic Link emails for restricted release pages will now be sent using your configured SMTP settings. If SMTP isn’t configured, emails will continue to be sent from the default address. This gives you better control over email branding and deliverability.
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14th January 2026
🗄️🔐Rule execution logs data is now stored on the client’s Jira server
As part of Atlassian’s platform evolution, ARNR is gradually moving to Forge.To support this, ARNR attachment data - including email bodies, PDFs, Word, HTML content and more will be directly stored in system-generated Jira issues within a project configured by your admin, for improved reliability, compliance, and alignment with Atlassian Forge 🚀 Existing rule logs remain unchanged, and logs older than 90 days are automatically cleared.A new Logs Settings tab under App settings (Jira admin only) lets you:
Configure log retention (up to 90 days)
Select a Jira project where log data is automatically stored
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Linked Issues field configuration now available in Spotlight & Helper app 🔗✨
The Linked Issues field now supports additional configuration options in both the Spotlight variable section and the Helper app (Confluence templates) 🎯 You can configure settings like link types to include and hide link type labels, bringing it in line with other supported fields and making customization clearer and more consistent across templates and the Confluence editor.
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🐞Bug fix: JQL section now is visible in full-width layout with Group By fields
Fixed an issue in the new Confluence editor where JQL sections using Group By fields were not rendered in full width, even when the template layout was set to Full Width. The generated Confluence pages will now correctly display the JQL section across the full page width, ensuring consistent and expected layouts.
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🐞 Bug fix: Group By variables with formatted non-English text now work correctly
Fixed an issue where Group By variables containing foreign-language or Unicode characters failed validation when formatting (bold/italics) was applied. The system now correctly recognizes formatted variables, allowing templates to save and execute without errors across all languages ✅
Bug
23rd December 2025
🚀 ARNR UI now powered by Forge
We’ve migrated to Atlassian Forge using Custom UI 🎉 This brings better performance, improved security 🔐, and future-ready experience, fully aligned with Atlassian’s platform standards.
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🐞 Bug Fix: Error while generating AI suggestions using AI generator tab
We’ve resolved an issue that could cause errors when generating AI-powered release notes or summaries using a large number of issues using AI generator tab. The system now handles larger issue sets more reliably, ensuring long and detailed content is generated successfully without interruptions.
Bug
13th December 2025
🐞 Bug Fix: Error while generating AI suggestions using AI generator tab
We’ve resolved an issue that could cause errors when generating AI-powered release notes or summaries using a large number of issues using AI generator tab. The system now handles larger issue sets more reliably, ensuring long and detailed content is generated successfully without interruptions.