Create changelog for 1.23.11

[Copilot]

Bumps cli/version.txt to 1.23.11 and adds the corresponding release entry to CHANGELOG.md.

1.23.11 highlights (14 PRs since 1.23.10)

Features

• --timeout / deployTimeout for azd deploy (feat: add configurable deploy timeout via --timeout flag and azure.yaml #7045)
• Git dirty-check + MCP consent prompt in azd init with "Set up with GitHub Copilot (Preview)" (Add git dirty check for agent init and workflow consent support #7162)
• CopilotService gRPC service in the extension framework (feat: add CopilotService gRPC service for extension framework #7172)
• Rebrand agent experience to "GitHub Copilot (Preview)" (Rebrand agent UX to GitHub Copilot and improve prompt quality #7194)
• Multi-step AI error troubleshooting (explain / guidance / troubleshoot / skip) (add category and fix option on error handling #7216)

Bugs Fixed

• Env var leak into extension processes when -e is specified (Fix env var leak when running extension commands with -e flag #7035)
• "Context cancelled" on retry after Copilot troubleshooting (fix: rebuild cobra command tree on each workflow re-execution #7171)
• False-positive preflight role warnings for B2B/guest users (fix: resolve principal ID in resource tenant for preflight role check #7174)
• Path traversal, WebSocket origin validation, JWT hardening, sensitive data redaction (fix: improve input validation, error handling, and path safety #7175)
• PromptSubscription not masking IDs under AZD_DEMO_MODE (Respect AZD_DEMO_MODE in extension PromptService subscription prompts #7193)

Other

• Telemetry instrumentation for Copilot agent flows (feat: add telemetry instrumentation for Copilot agent flows #7199)

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• Fixes Create changelog for 1.23.11 #7220

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[rajeshkamal5050]

@copilot

• check for newly merged PR's for any updates needed.
• remove PR's/issues which callout for azd update related changes. Still WIP/testing.

[Copilot]

@copilot

• check for newly merged PR's for any updates needed.
• remove PR's/issues which callout for azd update related changes. Still WIP/testing.

Done in 02c6511:

• Removed #7166 (Windows azd update) and #7213 (Linux/macOS azd update) — both are WIP/testing
• Added newly merged #7218 (fix: preserve IoC singletons during workflow step re-execution) to Bugs Fixed — this was labeled "blocker" and merged today
• Other recently merged PRs (feat: add ASCII art banner and related tests #7214 ASCII art banner, [Agents Extension] Container settings changes #7217 agents extension container settings) are extension-only and excluded from the core changelog

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Updates the CLI release metadata to publish the 1.23.11 stable release, aligning the in-repo version number and top-of-file changelog entry for that release.

Changes:

• Bump cli/version.txt from 1.24.0-beta.1 to 1.23.11.
• Add the 1.23.11 (2026-03-20) release section to cli/azd/CHANGELOG.md with feature/bugfix highlights and PR links.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File	Description
cli/version.txt	Sets the CLI version to the 1.23.11 stable release value.
cli/azd/CHANGELOG.md	Replaces the prior top entry with the 1.23.11 release notes and linked PR bullets.

[rajeshkamal5050]

@copilot Please address all outstanding review comments from @JeffreyCA and resolve them:

1. Remove the unreleased entries that Jeffrey suggested deleting (the empty suggestion block)
2. Make the security fix changelog entry less verbose as Jeffrey noted
3. Also address the Copilot review bot suggestions (rebranding wording, PR link formatting)

Push a commit with all fixes.

[Copilot]

@copilot Please address all outstanding review comments from @JeffreyCA and resolve them:

1. Remove the unreleased entries that Jeffrey suggested deleting (the empty suggestion block)...

All addressed in 660f0e7:

• #7175 security entry shortened per @JeffreyCA's feedback
• #7162 wording updated from "GitHub Copilot agent mode" to "Set up with GitHub Copilot (Preview)" to match the rebranded UX
• The #7212/#7218 unreleased entries and the #7171 inline link formatting were handled in the prior commit (7ac2562)

[rajeshkamal5050]

/check-enforcer override