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This page announces major changes to IBM Blockchain Platform.
Feb 28, 2023
ATTENTION!! IBM Blockchain Platform Software Edition is being replaced by IBM Support for Hyperledger Fabric!! IBM Blockchain Platform Software Edition will no longer be supported after April 30, 2023. Customers have been directed to migrate their networks by April 30, 2023. After this date, IBM Blockchain Platform software networks that are not migrated to IBM Support for Hyperledger Fabric will be at risk for potential security vulnerabilities. Migration scripts are provided, and the disruption to your network is minimal. See Migrating to IBM Support for Hyperledger Fabric for details.
Jan 31, 2023
IBM Blockchain Platform v2.5.3 is being sunset and must be migrated to IBM Support for Hyperledger Fabric by April 30, 2023.
May 03, 2022
IBM Blockchain Platform v2.5.3 is now available and includes the following enhancements and changes:
- Hyperledger Fabric v2.4.3 support.
- Fabric Gateway peer service support.
- Kubernetes Operator will now perform a rolling restart of Hyperledger Fabric pods when updating configuration to help avoid downtime.
- Hyperledger Fabric v1.4 support was deprecated from IBM Blockchain Platform Software and SaaS on March 31, 2022. Support will be removed on March 31, 2023.
- Updated Supported Platforms, including support for OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.10.