News in Puppet Enterprise: new releases and a new product lifecycle
This week there is a lot of news in the Puppet Enterprise world with the releases of PE 2025.5 and PE 2023.8.5, significant changes to the Puppet Enterprise lifecycle, and an end-of-life announcement for Comply 2.x. Below is a summary of the most relevant aspects and links to the full release notes at https://help.puppet.com/pe/2023.8/topics/release-notes-pe-x-y-5.htm and https://help.puppet.com/pe/current/topics/release-notes-pe-x-5.htm
Main new features and improvements: Puppet agent with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 10; name filtering on the Plans screen of the Puppet Enterprise console; option to rerun a plan from the Plans screen in PE 2025.5; performance improvements for agents upgraded from version 7.30 in PE 2025.5; resolution of several security vulnerabilities (details in the CVEs of the release notes); memory optimization for internal cache generation in pe-console-services; new configuration to specify the file sync copy method puppet_enterprise::master::code_management::file_sync_copy_method with default value shell-cp; new configuration to define the number of parallel threads in file synchronizations puppet_enterprise::master::code_management::file_sync_versioned_sync_pool with default value 2.
Upcoming significant changes in the Puppet Enterprise lifecycle: starting August 6, 2026, Puppet Enterprise will adopt a new support model with the Latest and Latest - 1 series. Under this model, the Latest series will receive full support and maintenance for 12 months from the release of the major version; the Latest - 1 series will receive limited support with defect fixes and minor changes for an additional 12 months after being replaced by the Latest series. This new model replaces the Long Term Support LTS model, which offered up to 24 months of limited support. Impact on current series: the PE 2023.8.z (LTS) series will be the last under the LTS model and will receive maintenance releases until August 2026 when it reaches its EOL, so it is advisable to plan upgrades to remain supported; the PE 2025.y series will continue receiving updates until August 2026 and at that time will move to Latest - 1, receiving only fixes and minor changes until its EOL in August 2027. This change aims to deliver continuous access to new features, improve security through more frequent updates, and offer a simpler and more predictable support calendar. Documentation and upgrade guides will be provided before the August 2026 transition.
Lifecycle changes for Continuous Delivery and Comply SCM: Puppet by Perforce announces end of life effective February 5, 2026, for Continuous Delivery CD version 4.x and Comply 2.x, the legacy version of Security Compliance Management SCM. Future development will focus on CD 5.x and SCM 3.x, which offer greater reliability, fewer dependencies, and continuous innovation. Customers using older versions are recommended to plan migration to the latest versions to avoid disruptions and maintain support. Active maintenance and migration assistance will be offered until the EOL date, along with an extended support option as a premium offering. More information at https://help.puppet.com/cdpe/current/Content/UserGuide/CDPE/cd_eol.htm and https://help.puppet.com/scm/current/Content/UserGuide/SCM/scm_eol.htm
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Final summary: review the release notes for PE 2023.8.5 and PE 2025.5, plan the necessary upgrades given the new support model starting in August 2026, and prepare the migration from CD 4.x and Comply 2.x before the EOL on February 5, 2026. Q2BSTUDIO is available to help with migrations, cloud integrations, custom software development, corporate AI implementation, and cybersecurity reinforcement.
