Apache Hop 2.16 is available!
The Apache Hop community has just released Apache Hop 2.16, and we’re proud to have played a major role in making this release happen, from leading the release process to contributing key new features such as Salesforce OAuth support, Table Output updates, and Azure Key Vault integration.
At know.bi, we continue to play an active role in the Apache Hop project, helping shape the platform’s evolution through new features, stability improvements, and enterprise-grade integrations. This release is another strong example of that collaboration in action.
Major Salesforce improvements
One of the biggest highlights of Apache Hop 2.16 is the new OAuth support for Salesforce transforms.
This update adds secure OAuth-based authentication making it easier to connect to enterprise Salesforce environments while improving compliance, manageability, and long-term stability.
We also contributed a new Salesforce Connection metadata type, which allows users to configure Salesforce connections once and reuse them across multiple projects, pipelines, and workflows, helping reduce duplication and streamline configuration.
In addition, the Salesforce Input transform can now use Salesforce keys instead of labels, giving users more flexibility and precision when working with complex or multilingual Salesforce data structures.
Together, these updates make Apache Hop’s Salesforce integration more secure, consistent, and enterprise-ready.
Table Output can update tables
Another significant contribution from the know.bi team is the new update capability in the Table Output transform.
This feature allows Apache Hop users to update existing database tables directly from their pipelines. This is a powerful improvement for building staging areas, incremental loads, and data warehouse synchronization scenarios.
This addition simplifies ETL workflows by removing the need for custom update logic or secondary steps, making data pipeline design more efficient and maintainable.
Azure Key Vault variable resolver
Security and configuration management are critical in enterprise environments, and the Azure Key Vault variable resolver, also developed by know.bi, takes a big step in that direction.
This new resolver allows pipelines and workflows to reference secrets, passwords, and credentials directly from Azure Key Vault, eliminating the need to store sensitive data in configuration files or environment variables.
It’s a major improvement for teams adopting modern DevOps and cloud-native deployment practices.
Other highlights
Beyond these contributions, Apache Hop 2.16 includes numerous improvements across the platform:
- Improved JSON field handling for better compatibility with nested and semi-structured data
- Parquet input enhancements, improving performance, schema inference, and compatibility with data lake environments
- A wide range of bug fixes and usability updates contributed by community members
- AWS S3 VFS now supports Minio
Collaboration and community
As always, this release was a true community effort.
We’re grateful to every contributor, reviewer, and tester who helped make Apache Hop 2.16 another strong step forward.
Apache Hop is, above all, a community-driven project, and at know.bi we’re committed to supporting and strengthening that community.
We continue to contribute to Hop’s growth and to help organizations design, orchestrate, and optimize their data projects with Apache Hop.
Get started with Apache Hop 2.16
Download the latest release at hop.apache.org/download and explore the full changelog in the Apache Hop 2.16 milestone on GitHub.
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