Lots of news in the Puppet Enterprise world this week! There are new releases of Puppet Enterprise (PE) 2023.8.5 and 2025.5 (PE and PE Advanced), big changes to the Puppet Enterprise Lifecycle, and a new EOL announced for Comply 2.x. Let's dig in!
📢 Puppet Enterprise 2025.5 and 2023.8.5
There is new platform support, some improvements to functionality, and important security and performance enhancements. A summary is below, but you can also check the full release notes for 2023.8.5 and 2025.5.
New Features and Enhancements
- New PEADM v3.31.0 and PIM v1.3.8 released with support for these new releases, including security vulnerability fix for the REXML XML parser.
- Puppet agent support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10 now available! A lot of requests recently for this, so this is great news.
- You can now filter on the Plans screen in the Puppet Enterprise (PE) console by the name of the plan.
- (2025.5 only) You can now rerun a plan on the Plans screen in the Puppet Enterprise (PE) console.
- Performance enhancements for agents that were upgraded from version 7.30 to later versions.
- Several security issues resolved, details on the CVEs listed in the release notes.
- Memory optimization for internal cache generation in
pe-console-services. - New setting added to specify the file sync copy method, defaults to
shell-cp:
puppet_enterprise::master::code_management::file_sync_copy_method
- New setting added to configure the number of parallel threads for file syncs, defaults to 2:
puppet_enterprise::master::code_management::file_sync_versioned_sync_pool
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 and PE 2025.5.
🔁 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support and maintenance (security updates, defect fixes and minor changes only) for an additional 12 months after being superseded by the “Latest” version of the Puppet Enterprise® software.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 security updates, 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: