docs: Add Bicep CLI (v0.33.0+) to local deployment prerequisites#839
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Adds Bicep CLI (v0.33.0+) to the Local Environment prerequisites in docs/DEPLOYMENT.md so users running 'azd up' locally have the required Bicep version installed before provisioning the infrastructure templates. Work item: AB#42634
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Pull request overview
This PR updates the local deployment documentation to include the Bicep CLI as an explicit prerequisite, helping prevent local azd/Bicep compilation failures caused by outdated tooling.
Changes:
- Added Bicep CLI (v0.33.0+) to the “Deploy in your local Environment → Local Environment” prerequisites list in
docs/DEPLOYMENT.md.
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@copilot please re-review — addressed prior review comments in latest commits. |
Re-reviewed the latest branch at 461008f. The azd version mismatch and the Bicep upgrade guidance look addressed in the docs. The only remaining gap I can still see from the earlier review is that the PR body still says the change is scoped to |
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Summary
This PR adds the Bicep CLI (
v0.33.0+) as a prerequisite to the Local Environment deployment instructions indocs/DEPLOYMENT.md.The infrastructure-as-code templates under
infra/(main.bicepand modules) require a recent version of the Bicep CLI to compile and deploy successfully viaazd up/az deployment. Without this version, users running the deployment locally hit cryptic compilation errors due to unsupported syntax/features in older Bicep releases.Changes
docs/DEPLOYMENT.md→ Added Bicep CLI (v0.33.0+) entry under the Deploy in your local Environment → Local Environment → tools list, following the exact format used for the existing prerequisites (PowerShell, azd, Python, Node.js, Docker, Git).Why
Type of Change
Testing
AZD_DEPLOYMENT.md,LocalDevelopmentSetup.md) is impacted; this change is scoped to the local deployment prerequisites list only.Checklist
Related Work Item
[ALL GSA's] - Add bicep version to the local deployment guide