Releases

Current Release

2026.04 - Gen11 Stable

Stable

First stable release of Canopy. Focuses on HPE ProLiant Gen11 support, adds the Gen11 CHIF interface, updates the OpenBMC base and fixes the issues found during 2026.04-rc2 testing.

Released: 2026-04-24 Commit: a3372a9 ✓ Validated

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Release History

2026.06-rc2 - Gen11 Update

Pre-Release

Second release candidate for 2026.06, adding OpenBMC and HPE ProLiant Gen11 features along with Gen11 bugfixes. Introduces breaking changes for Gen11 platforms: updating from an earlier release requires a full update via the static.mtd.all.tar archive.

Released: 2026-07-31 Commit: 562af32 ⏳ Validation In Progress

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2026.06-rc1 - Gen11 Update

Pre-Release

First release candidate for 2026.06. Introduces breaking changes for HPE ProLiant Gen11 platforms, requiring a full update via the static.mtd.all.tar archive.

Released: 2026-07-15 Commit: 5429ef8 ⏳ Validation In Progress

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2026.04 - Gen11 Stable

Stable

First stable release of Canopy. Focuses on HPE ProLiant Gen11 support, adds the Gen11 CHIF interface, updates the OpenBMC base and fixes the issues found during 2026.04-rc2 testing.

Released: 2026-04-24 Commit: a3372a9 ✓ Validated

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2026.04-rc2 - HPE Gen11 Preview

Pre-Release

Second release candidate for the first Canopy release. Addresses the issues found during 2026.04-rc1 testing and updates the OpenBMC base.

Released: 2026-04-17 Commit: 0c793cd ✓ Validated

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2026.04-rc1 - HPE Gen11 Preview

Pre-Release

Release candidate for HPE ProLiant Gen11 platforms. Source-only release for early adopters and evaluation.

Released: 2026-03-19 Commit: 469720b ✓ Validated

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2025.08 - Pioneer LTS

LTS Release

First LTS release of Canopy with validated hardware support for AST2500 and AST2600 EVBs. Maintained on the LTS/2025.08 branch.

Released: 2025-09-09 Commit: 47eebae ✓ Validated

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2025.08-beta1 - Pioneer Beta

Beta Release

First beta release of Canopy with core BMC functionality. Not yet validated on hardware.

Released: 2025-08-01 Commit: 74663d9 ❌ Not Validated

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What's Included

Each release includes:

Pre-built binaries for validated boards (built automatically via GitHub Actions)
Source releases for platforms requiring custom builds (e.g., HPE ProLiant Gen11)
Release notes with detailed changelog and upgrade instructions
Source code packages for building from source
Security advisories and patch information

Supported Hardware

Canopy supports server and embedded hardware platforms from multiple vendors. See our supported boards page for the complete list of validated devices with feature matrices and validation status.

Release Schedule

Following our six-month release cycle, we plan to deliver:

Regular feature releases every 6 months
An LTS release every 2 years, maintained for 5 years
Security patches and critical bug fixes as needed
Pre-release builds for testing and development

Stay Updated

GitHub: https://github.com/canopybmc
Discussions: https://github.com/canopybmc/discussions
Security: https://github.com/canopybmc/security