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Each week, the CMS Hybrid Cloud program provides a list of upcoming changes, maintenance windows, and updates to help customers build awareness and plan effectively and summarizes changes from the previous week.
This newsletter includes:
Completed change summary for the week of 7/23/2026
- 7/25/2026 - Enterprise Testing Services Maintenance
- 7/25/2026 - Enterprise JIRA Maintenance
- 7/26/2026 - Enterprise TestRail Maintenance
- 7/29/2026 - Marketplace SSM Patching - IMPL
- 7/29/2026 - Non-marketplace SSM Patching - PROD
- 7/29/2026 - MAG - Azure Update Manager Patching - PROD
- 7/29/2026 - Azure Commercial - Azure Update Manager Patching - PROD
- 7/29/2026 - GCP - VM Manager Patching - PROD
To learn details about previous changes please go to the News and Updates section on cloud.cms.gov. (Secure Access required)
For Patching and Gold Image release schedule please view: Patching and Gold Image Release Calendar - 2026
AWS Patch Tag Naming Update
*Update on patch tag naming after new finding. No space or _ to be used.
Beginning July, AWS team will convert patch tags naming from
· Patch Group to PatchGroup
· Patch Window to PatchWindow
The tag name change in AWS will "Allow tags in metadata" setting to be enabled on instances, to align with the system requirement and avoid metadata-related issues. The updated tag format will be used going forward.
The patching team will create the ITC changes starting July 20, 2026, according to the following schedule:
· Lower Environments: July 20-21, 2026 (Completed)
· Production: July 29, 2026 (Completed)
· Marketplace Production: August 9, 2026
As this is a behavioral change in the patching process, Technical Advisors are requested to coordinate with their respective ADOs and hosting coordinators to ensure the new tag format is updated and adopted in all future deployments. This change is specific to AWS patches only.
Please contact Enterprise Patching Team for questions / concerns.
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