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title: new-relic-infrastructure-agent-1730
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/infrastructure-release-notes/infrastructure-agent-release-notes/new-relic-infrastructure-agent-1730
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A new version of the agent has been released. Follow standard procedures to [update the Infrastructure agent](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/infrastructure/install-configure-manage-infrastructure/update-or-uninstall/update-infrastructure-agent).
New Relic recommends that you upgrade the agent regularly and at a minimum every 3 months. As of this release, the oldest supported version is [Infrastructure agent 1.63.0](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/release-notes/infrastructure-release-notes/infrastructure-agent-release-notes/new-relic-infrastructure-agent-1630/).

### Added

-   feat:NewRelic Infrastructure Agent Least Privileged Service Account Support on Windows ([#2152](https://github.com/newrelic/infrastructure-agent/pull/2152))

    This release introduces comprehensive support for running the Infrastructure agent under least-privileged service accounts on Windows:

    -   Upgrade preserves service account: On upgrade, the installer now detects and preserves the existing service logon account (for example, a custom domain or gMSA account) instead of resetting it to LocalSystem. Permissions on the app data directory are automatically re-granted to the preserved account.

    -   Fresh install uses `LocalSystem` by default: New installations continue to register the service under `LocalSystem`. Use `set-service-account.ps1` (new companion script) post-install to switch to a least privileged account. Supports local accounts, standard domain accounts and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA). Also supports the credentials stored in Windows Credential Manager.

    -   Rollback safety: A marker file is written before service creation so the MSI rollback action only removes services created by the current run — it won't delete a pre-existing service during a failed upgrade.

    -   Debug logging: Installation now writes a timestamped debug log (`newrelic_installer_debug.log`) making troubleshooting easier.

    -   Impact: No breaking changes for existing installations using the default SYSTEM account. The new parameters are fully optional.

### Changed

-   Updated nri-winservices to v1.4.6 in [#2207](https://github.com/newrelic/infrastructure-agent/pull/2207)
-   Updated nri-prometheus to v2.28.0 in [#220](https://github.com/newrelic/infrastructure-agent/pull/220)