Azure Automation continues to evolve as a core automation service for the Microsoft Cloud. In the most recent updates, Microsoft has delivered significant improvements to runbook execution environments and scripting capabilities, helping teams automate cloud operations more reliably and with modern tooling. 

🚀 What’s New in Azure Automation (Latest Updates)

🛠️ 1. PowerShell 7.4 & Python 3.10 Runbooks Are Now GA

Azure Automation now officially supports PowerShell 7.4 and Python 3.10 runbooks in general availability across most Azure public regions. This means:
• You can write runbooks using the latest language features, performance improvements, and security enhancements.
• Older runbook runtimes (PowerShell 7.1/7.2 and Python 2.7/3.8) are deprecated and not recommended — aligning Automation with the newest supported runtimes.