From 2ae26775adbee35209b864711ea9ec72be045797 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nikhil2611 Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:29:48 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update Chef Workstation 26.1 release notes with bug fixes - Fixed Chef Test Kitchen Enterprise gem specification warnings during kitchen verify - Fixed knife search command with space-containing queries - Fixed Cookstyle inline disable directives being ignored Fixes: CHEF-34830 Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 --- content/release_notes/workstation.md | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/release_notes/workstation.md b/content/release_notes/workstation.md index 289b16972..5bc323f7b 100644 --- a/content/release_notes/workstation.md +++ b/content/release_notes/workstation.md @@ -17,6 +17,76 @@ summary = "Chef Workstation release notes" +## Chef Workstation 26.1.x + +Release date: + +### Packaging + +We added OS-native packages alongside the existing Habitat packages. You can download packages from the Chef customer download portal or the download API. + +The following native packages are available: + +Linux x86: RPM (.rpm) and DEB (.deb) packages +Windows x86: MSI installer (.msi) +OS-native packages aren’t available for Linux ARM or macOS. + +### Bug fixes + +- Fixed Chef Test Kitchen Enterprise warnings during `kitchen verify` that occurred due to unresolved or ambiguous gem specifications when multiple versions of gems (such as `reline`, `minitest`, and `drb`) were installed in the environment. +- Fixed a `knife search` command issue where queries containing spaces were incorrectly parsed due to unquoted argument expansion in the Habitat knife wrapper. +- Fixed Cookstyle inline `# cookstyle:disable` directives being ignored after the RuboCop engine upgrade. Directive comments are now parsed correctly regardless of whether the raw source contains the literal string `rubocop`. + +#### Tool updates + +- **Berkshelf**: + + - Updated Berkshelf to version 8.1.23. + +- **Chef CLI**: + + - Updated the `chef` CLI to version 6.1.34. + +- **Chef Infra Client**: + + - Updated Chef Infra Client to version 19.3.15. + + For details, see the [Chef Infra Client 19 release notes](https://docs.chef.io/release_notes/client/#chef-infra-client-19315). + +- **Chef InSpec**: + + - Updated Chef InSpec to version 7.1.7. + + For details, see the [Chef InSpec 7 release notes](https://docs.chef.io/release_notes/inspec/#chef-inspec-717). + +- **Chef Vault**: + + - Updated Chef Vault to version 4.2.12. + +- **Cookstyle**: + + - Updated Cookstyle to version 8.7.6 with RuboCop engine 1.86.1. + +- **Fauxhai**: + + - Updated Fauxhai to version 9.4.22. + +- **Knife**: + + - Updated Knife to version 19.0.133. + + For details, see the [Knife changelog](https://github.com/chef/knife/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md). + +- **Ohai**: + + - Updated Ohai to version 19.1.40. + +- **Test Kitchen Enterprise**: + + - Updated Test Kitchen Enterprise to version 2.0.15. + + For details, see the [Test Kitchen Enterprise changelog](https://github.com/chef/chef-test-kitchen-enterprise/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v2015-2026-06-18). + ## Chef Workstation 26.0.18 Release date: April 13, 2026 From b42373f11fd7a172b19185c7948ad6b5db46013b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nikhil2611 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:28:44 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update Chef Workstation 26.1.0 release notes - Set release version to 26.1.0 and date to July 8, 2026 - Update Knife version to 19.0.134 - Clarify OS-native package availability for Linux ARM and macOS - Add security updates section Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 --- content/release_notes/workstation.md | 17 +++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/release_notes/workstation.md b/content/release_notes/workstation.md index 5bc323f7b..4f2f9d5b7 100644 --- a/content/release_notes/workstation.md +++ b/content/release_notes/workstation.md @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ summary = "Chef Workstation release notes" -## Chef Workstation 26.1.x +## Chef Workstation 26.1.0 -Release date: +Release date: July 8, 2026 ### Packaging @@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ The following native packages are available: Linux x86: RPM (.rpm) and DEB (.deb) packages Windows x86: MSI installer (.msi) -OS-native packages aren’t available for Linux ARM or macOS. +OS-native packages for Linux ARM and macOS aren't available in this release. +We plan to add Linux ARM and macOS OS-native packages in upcoming releases. ### Bug fixes @@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ OS-native packages aren’t available for Linux ARM or macOS. - **Knife**: - - Updated Knife to version 19.0.133. + - Updated Knife to version 19.0.134. For details, see the [Knife changelog](https://github.com/chef/knife/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md). @@ -87,6 +88,14 @@ OS-native packages aren’t available for Linux ARM or macOS. For details, see the [Test Kitchen Enterprise changelog](https://github.com/chef/chef-test-kitchen-enterprise/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v2015-2026-06-18). +#### Security + +- Updated faraday in knife to v2.14.3. +- Updated concurrent-ruby in knife to v1.3.7. +- Updated mixlib-shellout in knife to v3.4.10. +- Updated addressable in chef-cli to v2.9.0. + + ## Chef Workstation 26.0.18 Release date: April 13, 2026 From 84de50c894f6ecb6dcae288d164058c714855134 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nikhil2611 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:32:47 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Remove extra blank line in workstation release notes Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 --- content/release_notes/workstation.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/release_notes/workstation.md b/content/release_notes/workstation.md index 4f2f9d5b7..3de4f1183 100644 --- a/content/release_notes/workstation.md +++ b/content/release_notes/workstation.md @@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ We plan to add Linux ARM and macOS OS-native packages in upcoming releases. - Updated mixlib-shellout in knife to v3.4.10. - Updated addressable in chef-cli to v2.9.0. - ## Chef Workstation 26.0.18 Release date: April 13, 2026 From 4b90c3b0a6a41df15cc3485e60a57e0c70804f54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nikhil2611 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:00:23 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Format packaging section as bulleted list Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: nikhil2611 --- content/release_notes/workstation.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/release_notes/workstation.md b/content/release_notes/workstation.md index 3de4f1183..badeae651 100644 --- a/content/release_notes/workstation.md +++ b/content/release_notes/workstation.md @@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ We added OS-native packages alongside the existing Habitat packages. You can dow The following native packages are available: -Linux x86: RPM (.rpm) and DEB (.deb) packages -Windows x86: MSI installer (.msi) +- Linux x86: RPM (.rpm) and DEB (.deb) packages +- Windows x86: MSI installer (.msi) + OS-native packages for Linux ARM and macOS aren't available in this release. We plan to add Linux ARM and macOS OS-native packages in upcoming releases.