OpenVox 9 Release Notes
OpenVox 9 is in prerelease. This page tracks the alpha and beta builds ahead of the stable 9.0.0 release. Expect breaking changes between prereleases; see known issues for anything discovered so far.
This page lists the links to the changes in OpenVox 9 and its prereleases. You can also view known issues in this release.
OpenVox’s version numbers follows the Semantic Versioning schema, which splits a version into three segments: Major.Minor.Patch
- Major: must increase for major backward-incompatible changes
- Minor: can increase for backward-compatible new functionality or significant bug fixes
- Patch: can increase for bug fixes
If you’re upgrading from Puppet Open Source
Puppet Open Source is no longer actively developed.
You can either upgrade to Puppet 7 and then switch to OpenVox 7 and then upgrade through OpenVox 8 to OpenVox 9, or you can upgrade to Puppet 8 and then migrate to OpenVox 8 and then to OpenVox 9.
OpenVox 9.0.0-beta2
Released August 6, 2026.
This is a prerelease of OpenVox 9 and is not yet the stable release. It includes breaking changes; see the project’s github release page for the full list of changes.
Notable breaking changes in this build:
- The default for the
reportssetting changed fromstoretonone, so report processing is now opt-in. - OpenFact 6.x is now required.
- The deprecated
hieraindirector and the data-binding settings have been removed. - The
zone_corevendored module has been removed. - Java keystores have been removed from the runtime.
OpenVox 9.0.0-beta1
Released July 15, 2026.
This is a prerelease of OpenVox 9 and is not yet the stable release. It includes breaking changes; see the project’s github release page for the full list of changes.
Security Issues Resolved in 9.0.0-beta1
| Identifier | CVSS 3.1 Score | Resolved By |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-54906 | 9.8 | pkg:gem/concurrent-ruby@1.3.7 |
| CVE-2026-54904 | 7.5 | pkg:gem/concurrent-ruby@1.3.7 |
| CVE-2026-54905 | 5.5 | pkg:gem/concurrent-ruby@1.3.7 |
OpenVox 9.0.0-alpha2
Released June 10, 2026.
This is a prerelease of OpenVox 9 and is not yet the stable release. It includes breaking changes; see the project’s github release page for the full list of changes.
Security Issues Resolved in 9.0.0-alpha2
| Identifier | CVSS 3.1 Score | Resolved By |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-34182 | 9.1 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-45447 | 8.8 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-7383 | 8.1 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-45445 | 7.5 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-42764 | 7.5 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-34183 | 7.5 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-34180 | 7.5 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-9076 | 7.5 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-34181 | 7.4 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-42767 | 5.9 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-42766 | 5.9 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-42769 | 5.3 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-45446 | 4.8 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-42770 | 3.7 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
| CVE-2026-42768 | 3.7 | pkg:github/openssl/openssl@3.5.7 |
OpenVox 9.0.0-alpha1
Released May 21, 2026.
This is a prerelease of OpenVox 9 and is not yet the stable release. See the project’s github release page for the full list of changes.