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+layout: post
+title: Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey 6.5.0 Release
+tags: [announcement]
+authors: [shwstppr]
+slug: cloudmonkey-6.5-release
+---
+
+[![](/img/banner.svg "CloudMonkey Image")](/blog/cloudmonkey-6.5-release)
+
+We are pleased to announce the release of Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v6.5.0,
+the latest version of the popular command-line interface tool for managing
+Apache CloudStack environments.
+
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+CloudMonkey 6.5.0 focuses on practical improvements: simpler template/ISO
+uploads from the CLI, built-in 2FA prompts for secure sign-in, and more helpful
+autocompletion that suggests resource names (with details) as you type.
+Some of the key highlights of this release include:
+
+- Adds support for template/ISO file upload
+- Adds support for Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) prompts
+- Improves autocompletion filtering and listing for different
+resources, with name/detail-based suggestions
+- Enables sending API requests using HTTP POST
+- Improves output formatting for multiple formats and asynchronous APIs
+- Enhances filtering output, with support for async APIs and reverse
+filtering via the excludefilter option
+- Updates inbuilt API precache to ACS v4.21
+- Improves credential fallback for command-line scenario
+- Hardens file permissions for config and history file access
+- Improves validation when setting configuration values
+- Improves overall linting, tests, and automated workflows for the repository
+
+CloudMonkey v6.5.0 is [available for download](https://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html)
+now from the Apache CloudStack website. For more information on the release, including a full list
+of new features and bug fixes, please refer to the release notes.
+
+<a class="button button--primary" href="https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/releases/tag/6.5.0" target="_blank">Download CloudMonkey v6.5.0</a>
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+# Downloads and Documentation
+
+The official source code for CloudMonkey v6.5.0 can be downloaded from:
+https://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html
+
+CloudMonkey's usage details are documented at
+https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/wiki
+
+We encourage all CloudStack users to upgrade to CloudMonkey 6.5.0 to take
+advantage of the latest features and improvements. As always, we welcome
+feedback and contributions from the community to help make CloudMonkey even
+better.
+
+Thank you for your continued support of Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey.