Release notes
Use these release notes to learn about the latest changes to IBM® Blockchain Platform v2.5.4 built on Hyperledger Fabric v2.2.10 and v2.4.8.
ATTENTION!! IBM Blockchain Platform Software Edition has been replaced by IBM Support for Hyperledger Fabric!! IBM Blockchain Platform Software Edition is no longer supported as of 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.
Installing the 2.5.4 fix pack provides instructions on how to apply the latest fix pack to your blockchain instance.
Installing patches provides instructions on how to apply patches to your existing blockchain nodes. Patches are cumulative, so select the latest available patch to include all earlier patches.
08 Aug 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-15, Peer and ordering node patch 2.2.12-2, 2.4.9-4, 2.5.3-2.
Couch DB upgraded from v3.2.2 to v3.3.2
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches
Severity: medium
11 Jul 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-14, Peer and ordering node patch 2.2.12-1, 2.4.9-3, 2.5.3-1.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches
Severity: medium
13 Jun 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-13, Peer and ordering node patch 2.2.11-2, 2.4.9-2, 2.5.1-1.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches
Severity: medium
18 Apr 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-11, Peer and ordering node patch 2.2.10-3, 2.4.8-3.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches
Severity: medium
22 Mar 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-10, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-24, 2.2.10-2, 2.4.8-2.
Added ability to remove the system channel and ability to create orderers without a system channel.
Added support to use the channel participation APIs offered by Fabric peers and orderers to manage channels
Updates to VS Code documentation
Updated supported platforms, including support for Kubernetes 1.25
Bug Fixes and Security Patches
Severity: medium
28 Feb 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-9, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-23, 2.2.10-1, 2.4.8-1.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
31 Jan 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-8, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-22, 2.2.9-4, 2.4.7-4.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
04 Jan 2023
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-7, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-21, 2.2.9-3, 2.4.7-3.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
07 Dec 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-6, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-24, 2.2.9-2, 2.4.7-2.
Updates to VS Code documentation.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
08 Nov 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-5, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-19, 2.2.9-1, 2.4.7-1.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
11 Oct 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-4, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-18, 2.2.8-3, 2.4.6-3.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
13 Sept 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-3, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-17, 2.2.8-2, 2.4.6-2.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
16 Aug 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-2, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-16, 2.2.8-1, 2.4.6-1.
Added ability to remove the system channel and ability to create orderers without a system channel.
Added support to use the channel participation APIs offered by Fabric peers/orderers to manage channels.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
19 July 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.5-1, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-15, 2.2.7-1, 2.4.5-1.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
22 June 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.3-3, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-14, 2.2.5-6, 2.4.3-3.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
01 June 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.3-2, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-13, 2.2.5-5, 2.4.3-2.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
03 May 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.3-1, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-12, 2.2.5-4, 2.4.3-1.
v2.5.4 release updates listed in What's new for May 03, 2022.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
05 Apr 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-8, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-11, 2.2.5-3.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
08 Mar 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-7, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-10, 2.2.5-2.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
08 Feb 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-6, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-9, 2.2.5-1.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
Severity: medium
11 Jan 2022
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-5, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-8, 2.2.4-5.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
14 Dec 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-4, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-7, 2.2.4-4.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
16 Nov 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-3, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-6, 2.2.4-3.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
26 Oct 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-2, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-5, 2.2.4-2.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
05 Oct 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.2-1, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-3, 2.2.4-1.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
10 Aug 2021
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
14 Jul 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.5.0-1, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-2, 2.2.3-2
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
16 Jun 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-8, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.12-1, 2.2.3-1
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
The platform has been updated to include support for Hyperledger Fabric v1.4.12 and v2.2.3.
05 May 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-7, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.11-2, 2.2.2-2
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
29 Mar 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-6, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.11-1, 2.2.2-1
22 Feb 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-5, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.9-5 and 2.2.1-5
12 Jan 2021
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-4, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.9-4, 2.2.1-4
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
New logging configuration panel
A new panel is available to override peer and ordering node log levels for specific component loggers. See Configuring node logging for more information.
08 Dec 2020
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-3, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.9-3, 2.2.1-3
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
19 Nov 2020
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-2, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.9-2, 2.2.1-2
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
30 Oct 2020
Certificate Authority (CA) patch 1.4.9-1, Peer and ordering node patch 1.4.9-1, 2.2.1-1
Miscellaneous bug fixes and security patches.
If you are running OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 in IBM Cloud, it is recommended that you upgrade your cluster to 4.4 now in order to fully take advantage of the new features. After you upgrade your cluster, follow instructions to refresh your blockchain console to experience the latest functionality in this release.
Fabric v2.x node upgrade
In addition to deploying new nodes based on the latest Fabric v2.2.1 image, you can upgrade your existing nodes to Fabric v2.x and the capabilities of your channels, allowing organizations to take advantage of the new smart contract lifecycle process.
For information about upgrading nodes, check out Upgrading to a new version of Fabric. For information about updating the capabilities of your channels, check out Capabilities.
Support for Fabric v2.x smart contract lifecycle
The platform has been updated to include support for Fabric v2.x smart contract lifecycle process, which enables the distributed governance of smart contracts. Learn mode about how to Deploy a smart contract using Fabric v2.x.
Improvements for HSM support
A new process is available to configure an HSM for your blockchain nodes, delivering faster performance.
Certificate renewal enhancements
Customers can now use the console to renew certificates that have expired or are about to expire, including the Certificate Authority (CA) TLS certificate, peer and ordering node enrollment certificates, and peer and ordering node TLS certificates.
Remove registered user from CA
You can now delete registered users from a CA.