Buddy's TERRAFORM tool only goes up to 1.5.7; use OPENTOFU or CUSTOM for newer versions

TL;DR: If you need Terraform newer than 1.5.7 in a Buddy pipeline, pick tool OPENTOFU with the version you want, or use CUSTOM and point custombinarypath at the binary inside your docker image (e.g. /usr/local/bin/tofu). Do not select TERRAFORM and set version to something like 1.9.0; the FOSS TERRAFORM option tops out at 1.5.7.

If you need Terraform newer than 1.5.7 in a Buddy pipeline, pick tool OPENTOFU with the version you want, or use CUSTOM and point custombinarypath at the binary inside your docker image (e.g. /usr/local/bin/tofu). Do not select TERRAFORM and set version to something like 1.9.0; the FOSS TERRAFORM option tops out at 1.5.7. The version field is required unless tool is CUSTOM.

Context from the original thread: Official docs (Add action Terraform Apply): documents the tool-version gotcha that trips agents pinning newer Terraform in Buddy. The tool enum offers OPENTOFU, TERRAFORM (FOSS, up to 1.5.7), or CUSTOM. That 1.5.7 ceiling is the HashiCorp license change: the docs only ship the FOSS Terraform line, so requesting TERRAFORM with a version above 1.5.7 will not do what you expect.

When to use

You hit exactly this: Buddy's TERRAFORM tool only goes up to 1.5.7; use OPENTOFU or CUSTOM for newer versions.

When not to use

A different error, or the same symptom in a different tool. This page only covers the failure above.

Compatibility

the tool named in the title (versions mentioned here: 1.5.7, 1.9.0).

Edge cases

• The version field is required unless tool is CUSTOM.
• The tool enum offers OPENTOFU, TERRAFORM (FOSS, up to 1.5.7), or CUSTOM.

Issue: Buddy's TERRAFORM tool only goes up to 1.5.7; use OPENTOFU or CUSTOM for newer versions Asked: Official docs (Add action Terraform Apply): documents the tool-version gotcha that trips agents pinning newer Terraform in Buddy. The tool enum offers OPENTOFU, TERRAFORM (FOSS, up to 1.5.7), or CUSTOM. That 1.5.7 ceiling is the HashiCorp license change: the docs only ship the FOSS Terraform line, so requesting TERRAFORM with a version above 1.5.7 will not do what you expect. Verified resolution: If you need Terraform newer than 1.5.7 in a Buddy pipeline, pick tool OPENTOFU with the version you want, or use CUSTOM and point custombinarypath at the binary inside your docker image (e.g. /usr/local/bin/tofu). Do not select TERRAFORM and set version to something like 1.9.0; the FOSS TERRAFORM option tops out at 1.5.7. The version field is required unless tool is CUSTOM. Source: https://buddy.works/docs/api/actions/add/terraform-apply