# terraform v1.16.1

- Product: terraform (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/terraform)
- Vendor: terraform
- Date: 2026-09-02
- Version: v1.16.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/releases/tag/v1.16.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/terraform/releases/v1.16.1

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- **fixed** — Fixed a bug causing the CLI to pause indefinitely after a run task failure with pending policy evaluations
- **fixed** — Support referencing modules containing dynamic sources in Terraform Test
- **fixed** — Fixed validation to ensure the provider versions in the lock file and configuration are compatible
- **fixed** — Fix panic when import identity references sensitive value
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug where import blocks would be ignored when multiple imports targeted different instances of a resource config using for_each or count
- **fixed** — Fix a panic when state show is given an attribute path instead of a resource instance address
- **fixed** — Fix create_before_destroy ordering in some combinations of changes

##### 1.16.1 (September 2, 2026)


BUG FIXES:

* cloud: Fixed a bug causing the CLI to pause indefinitely after a run task failure with pending policy evaluations ([#38751](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/38751))

* Support referencing modules containing dynamic sources in Terraform Test ([#38950](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/38950))

* stacks: Fixed validation to ensure the provider versions in the lock file and configuration are compatible. ([#38829](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/38829))

* Fix panic when import identity references sensitive value ([#39013](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/39013))

* import: Fixed a bug where import blocks would be ignored when multiple imports targeted different instances of a resource config using `for_each` or `count`. ([#39068](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/39068))

* state show: Fix a panic when given an attribute path instead of a resource instance address ([#39087](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/39087))

* Fix create_before_destroy ordering in some combinations of changes ([#39091](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/39091))