As we near the release of Sulfur and what will be Salt's major release version 3006, a release candidate is available! Please help us test before the GA release. Users can install via PyPI, packages, or use the Docker containers. Please note: we do support differing versions between master and minions, but as always it is recommended to upgrade your master first. The tag: https://github.com/saltstack/salt/tree/v3006.0rc1 The PyPI Source: https://pypi.org/project/salt/3006.0rc1/ Docker Containers: https://hub.docker.com/r/saltstack/salt Below are instructions for installing a Salt Open release candidate: https://docs.saltproject.io/salt/install-guide/en/latest/topics/release-candidate.html If you find any issues with Salt or the packaging please open an issue here: https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues