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Every ship, every fix, every security patch. A full, mono-typed audit trail of how rConfig evolves, release by release.

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SINCE
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CADENCE
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01. Release philosophy

What you'll find on every release.

Three rules govern how we ship. Versioning is disciplined, every change is recorded, and security lands first.

v8
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Versioning

Semantic versioning

Strict SemVer. Majors signal breaking changes, minors add features, patches fix bugs.

Transparency

No silent changes

Every modification to the platform is documented here. Nothing slips into production unnoticed.

Security

Security-first

Security patches take precedence over features. Vulnerabilities are disclosed transparently, relative to risk.

02. Release ledger

Every release, fully itemised.

Filter by version type, search across every bullet, and jump to any release via permalink. Nothing is retroactively edited.

release · 2026-07-24

v8.3.0

MinorReleased

AI Center launches with configurable providers, a read-only AI assistant, AI-assisted compliance policy generation, and native MCP server support, alongside F5 WAF compliance checks and a broad set of reliability fixes.

Added9

  • AI Center, a new area with a dashboard, navigation, and dedicated pages for managing AI capabilities
  • Configurable AI providers with connection testing, active provider selection, and simplified management
  • In-app AI assistant for read-only analysis of configurations, explaining drift, summarising configuration differences, and recommending optimisations
  • AI-assisted generation of compliance policies and rules
  • MCP server support with secure access tokens, server management, and tools for searching configurations, devices, history, diffs, and compliance status
  • Dedicated configuration status for failed compliance checks with detailed information
  • F5 WAF compliance checks and policy definitions
  • Offline license installation for air-gapped environments
  • Markdown version of the REST API documentation for AI and automation workflows

Changed2

  • Optimisation guidance for vector storage and worker configuration recommendations
  • Device View now preserves filters across pages with a one-click reset option

Fixed7

  • Fixed NetBox synchronisation to prevent duplicate devices and simplify API configuration
  • Improved Smart Group usability for large device inventories
  • Fixed device model synchronisation and recreation issues after imports and updates
  • Fixed configuration synchronisation to reliably process device model changes and update events
  • Fixed template formatting issues that could produce invalid output
  • Fixed issue where config property extraction was skipped when keep unchanged config was off
  • Fixed a compliance processing issue that could cause queued jobs to stall after backups

Security2

  • Fixed SAML and LDAP authentication issues affecting user logins
  • AI governance, privacy, and transparency controls for secure AI usage
release · 2026-06-09

v8.2.2

PatchReleased

TL1 device support, per-device snippet credentials with RBAC, and a new strict compliance match method, alongside LDAP, compliance reporting, and NetBox reliability fixes.

Added4

  • TL1 device support added for carrier-grade optical transport equipment
  • Per-device snippet credentials with RBAC visibility for credential sets, giving finer-grained access control
  • Offline license install for air-gapped and restricted environments
  • New compliance policy method match_code_block_strict for per-interface and multi-interface compliance checks

Changed1

  • Pinnable left navigation: a subtle, colourful pin keeps the main left nav open when you want it

Fixed5

  • Compliance reports: fixed a v8.2.1 regression where reports showed Non-Compliant with empty totals while per-device results were Compliant
  • SIE backups: no longer marked Good when a script returns a non-zero exit code
  • Scheduled tasks: disabled devices are no longer used in scheduled tasks
  • NetBox V2: tag filters are now respected upstream, so runs no longer pull the full active inventory every time
  • Policy parser: decorative // comments no longer trigger false Invalid syntax errors

Security1

  • LDAP: AD login now works correctly with sAMAccountName, with binds using the resolved DN rather than the raw username
release · 2026-05-11

v8.2.1

PatchReleased

Programmatic Vector Agent provisioning, post-backup compliance automation, rule-driven Smart Groups, and a batch of API and reliability fixes.

Added4

  • Token-authenticated REST API to provision Vector Agents at scale, ready to fold into Ansible, Terraform or any runbook
  • Automatic compliance checks after every successful device backup, with Smart Group-targeted Policy Assignments and a new Compliance tab on the Device view
  • Smart Groups: reusable, rule-driven device groupings with AND/OR/NOT logic up to four levels deep, plus two new task types to drive snippet and download jobs against any group
  • On-demand AI-friendly Markdown documentation for the v1 and v2 REST APIs via a new Artisan command

Changed3

  • Per-user toggle for Task Complete email notifications, keeping inboxes focused on failures and real change events
  • Full pagination on Config Search result sets, with automatic reset to page one when filters change
  • UI and UX polish across the app, including cleaner button styling on the failed configs view and tightened inventory action toolbar visuals

Fixed4

  • device_category_id no longer silently dropped on POST and PUT to /api/v1/devices, so API-created devices persist their category correctly
  • Data purge on large config retention runs no longer fails with MySQL max_allowed_packet errors, with batched deletes and trimmed oversized purge run payloads
  • Config-changed notification links in email, Slack and Teams now point at the current SPA route /configs/view/:id
  • /download-now/{deviceID} REST API documentation corrected to show the right GET method and path

Security1

  • Updated all dependencies to their latest versions
release · 2026-04-21

v8.2.0

MinorReleased

New device integrations, a live debug console, customisable dashboards, and substantial search, compliance, and auth upgrades.

Added6

  • Device sync integrations for CheckMK, PRTG, Infrahub, Tufin AKIPS and Statseeker
  • Device Live Debug Console with streamed output and analysis engine
  • Customisable dashboard with draggable, resizable cards
  • Microsoft Teams notifications channel
  • Vector binary side-load for air-gapped environments
  • New REST endpoints for compliance logs, health status and snippet deployment

Changed12

  • Zabbix and NetBox integrations refreshed, with Zabbix API token auth
  • Config Search rebuilt with multiselect filters and AND/OR multi-term logic
  • Compliance exports now support PDF, HTML, CSV and JSON formats
  • RBAC Editor with Users/Permissions switcher and in-panel role mapping
  • Left-hand navigation reworked with contextual settings sidebar
  • API v1/v2 contract alignment with devices v2 pagination and backup metadata
  • Users table roles filter, per-task agent selection and feedback link in top nav
  • Dashboard surfaces low PHP INI values
  • Monaco editor now loads asynchronously for faster page loads
  • xFTP rules support token-aware filename matching
  • Vector Table UI refreshed with corrected SSL verification handling
  • Light mode styling refreshed across the app

Fixed7

  • Bulk device delete hangs resolved with new database index
  • Failure-only compliance reports no longer send when all devices pass
  • Central Manager error on device creation without Vector installed
  • Missing /api/v1/devicecreds routes restored
  • Agent queue pagination and empty job/task reports
  • NetBox extract pagination on larger datasets
  • CIC checks now fire on agent binary download

Security5

  • SAML2 and Shibboleth authentication hardened
  • SPA authentication migrated from Passport to Sanctum
  • FreeIPA LDAP authorised group checks added
  • SMTP TLS verification bypass for self-signed certs
  • Platform security updates and hardening
release · 2025-12-08

v8.1.0

MinorReleased

Retention and performance upgrades, clearer device visibility, and a batch of stability fixes.

Added5

  • Device events shown directly in Device View
  • Backup status banner for clearer monitoring
  • Compact view option for the Configurations page
  • Database performance checks and auto-optimisation during install/upgrade
  • Enhanced configuration purge and retention management

Changed3

  • Device deletion now cleans up related configurations and change records
  • Timezone identifiers updated to newer standards
  • Platform UI enhancements and general quality improvements

Fixed2

  • Resolved config version drift caused by legacy retention policies
  • Fixed snippet failures caused by regex special characters in device prompts

Security2

  • Platform security updates and hardening
  • Upgrade requirement: PHP 8.4 is mandatory for v8.1.0
release · 2025-11-03

v8.0.3

PatchReleased

Data retention automation, xFTP matching controls, and early agent/AI capabilities (optional).

Added4

  • Automated data purge with configurable retention and scheduled cleanups
  • Flexible xFTP file matching rules for better config file handling
  • CLI-based agent functionality integrated with the MCP service (disabled by default)
  • Experimental GenAI chatbot (disabled by default)

Changed3

  • Zabbix integration refactored into a standalone package for cleaner updates
  • Admins can disable notifications for other users
  • Platform UI enhancements and general quality improvements

Security1

  • Platform security updates and hardening
release · 2025-09-29

v8.0.2

PatchReleased

Restore, compliance matching, and reliability fixes across backups and integrations.

Added5

  • Single-click restore for faster recovery
  • Negative matching for compliance rules (regex/wildcards)
  • HTTPS notices on the dashboard when the system isn’t secured
  • xFTP requirement update (Docker now mandatory)
  • Models Management page with delete/correct options

Changed3

  • Improved agent-based backups using Device Credentials
  • Improved NetBox string/regex validation handling
  • Platform UI enhancements and general quality improvements

Fixed1

  • Fixed missing Command field in config properties

Security1

  • Platform security updates and hardening
release · 2025-09-15

v8.0.1

PatchReleased

Compliance workflow upgrades and early V8 usability improvements.

Added3

  • On-demand compliance checks from the Config View
  • Built-in compliance benchmarks (CIS/NIST) ready to import
  • Device model management (create, edit, organise)

Changed3

  • Sharper compliance reports (more audit-ready output)
  • xFTP now supports a configurable path for custom FTP setups
  • Platform UI enhancements and general quality improvements

Fixed1

  • Improved V7 → V8 upgrade guidance in docs

Security1

  • Platform security updates and hardening
release · 2025-09-15

v8.0.0

MajorReleased

V8 platform release with core foundations for the new generation of rConfig.

Added1

  • Initial rConfig V8 platform release

Changed1

  • Platform UI enhancements and general quality improvements

Security1

  • Platform security updates and hardening
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