Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.5 and 2025.5 have been released + Important Lifecycle Changes

[Puppet Product Updates]

We are excited to announce that Puppet Enterprise (PE) 2023.8.5 and 2025.5 (PE and PE Advanced) are here, featuring powerful new enhancements and updates! 

We’ve added new platform support, as well as made various improvements. Additionally, this release includes usability enhancements, security improvements and other important fixes. 

 

Benefits of upgrading to PE 2025.5: 

• Rerun plans from the PE Console 
• Various bug fixes and security enhancements 

Benefits of upgrading to PE 2025.5 and 2023.8.5: 

• Filter plans by name in the PE Console 
• Improved file sync configuration parameters 
• Agent platform support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 x86_64 
• Security, reliability and performance enhancements  
   

For more detailed information about the new enhancements and improvements included in PE 2023.8.5 and 2025.5, please see the release notes for PE 2023.8.5 here and the release notes for PE 2025.5 here. 

 

Important Upcoming Changes to the Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle 

Starting August 6 2026, Puppet Enterprise® will adopt a new software support model using the following nomenclature of “Latest” and “Latest - 1” that will accelerate product innovation and simplify the product lifecycle management. 

What’s changing? 

Under the new model: 

• “Latest” series: Receives full software support and maintenance (new features, fixes, security updates) for 12 months from the date of the latest major version release. 
• “Latest - 1” series: Receives limited software support and maintenance (defect fixes and minor changes only) for an additional 12 months after being superseded by the “Latest” version of the Puppet Enterprise® software. 

The new model will replace the previous Long-Term Support (“LTS”) model, which offered up to twenty-four (24) months of limited software support and maintenance with limited feature delivery. 

Impact on current release streams: 

• PE 2023.8.z series (LTS): This is the final series supported under the LTS support model. Maintenance releases will continue until August 2026, when the series reaches end of life (“EOL”). This timing coincides with the launch of the new software and support lifecycle model. Customers should begin planning upgrades to remain supported. 
• PE 2025.y series (Current “latest”): This series will continue receiving the latest updates until August 2026, when the next major PE version is released. At that point, 2025.y will transition to “Latest -1” and receive defect fixes and minor changes only until its EOL in August 2027. 

This change is designed to: 

• Deliver continuous access to new features 
• Improve security through more frequent updates and patches 
• Provide a predictable, simplified support timeline 

Further documentation and upgrade guidance will be provided ahead of the August 2026 transition. 

Lifecycle Changes for Continuous Delivery and Comply (SCM) 

Puppet by Perforce announces the end of life (EOL), effective February 5, 2026, of the following product versions: 

• Continuous Delivery (CD) version 4.x 
• 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, reduced dependencies, and ongoing innovation. 

Customers currently using the older versions are encouraged to migrate to the latest releases to avoid disruption and ensure continued support. Active maintenance and migration assistance will be provided up to the EOL date, with an option for extended support available as a premium offering. 

Detailed individual announcements for CD and Comply (SCM) have been published with information about next steps for customers currently using the older versions. 

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