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We are happy to announce that the new patch releases for CKAN 2.11.x and 2.10.x are now available to download and install.
As usual, these patch releases include important bug and security fixes, so users should upgrade as soon as possible to the latest patch release for the CKAN version they are using. These releases include remediations for the following published security advisories:
These releases include remediations for the following published security advisories:
Patch release upgrades are very straight-forward and do not contain any backwards incompatible changes or involve any change in the database or Solr schema. Please refer to the CHANGELOG file to see what's included:
Latest patch release for the CKAN 2.11.x series, including bug fixes and security remediations.
Latest patch release for the CKAN 2.10.x series, including bug fixes and security remediations.
To discuss security related issues please do not open a public GitHub issue β contact the team directly by email instead:
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