2025.8
| Version |  Release Date |
|---|---|
| 2025.8.0 | August 18, 2025 |
System Requirements Update
Ensure your infrastructure meets the latest requirements for optimal performance and security:
| Component | Minimum Version | Recommended Version |
|---|---|---|
| KOTS | 1.117.3 | Latest |
| Kubernetes | 1.28 | 1.32 |
| PostgreSQL | 15 | 16 |
| Redis | 6 | 7 |
| ggscout | 0.16.6 | Latest |
Helm & Upgrade Considerations
To ensure compatibility, please review Helm values updates from the previous version. Air gap deployment? Find all the images and tag names in the air gap install page.
Upgrading to 2025.8 Air gap deployments
Air gap deployment? This release introduces a new image.registry parameter in Helm values to support the Log Collector system. This parameter specifies the location of the GitGuardian images for the Log Collector components (Loki, MinIO, Fluent Bit) and is separate from the main imageRegistry parameter. Follow the upgrade instructions to update your helm values file.
Feature highlights
- AWS ECR Container Registry — detect hardcoded secrets in Amazon Elastic Container Registry. Learn more
Secrets Detection Engine
- v2.144 — 3 new detectors (Weights & Biases, Bitbucket App Password, Mercado Pago), 4 improved, 1 new checker.
Enhancements
- Custom webhook granular event selection. See SaaS release: Jul 25.
- VCS auto-monitoring toggle, Bitbucket Cloud API token auth. See SaaS release: Aug 13.
- Self-Hosted:
- Valkey support (Redis 7.2 fork) for Redis-compatible deployments.
