What's new in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications

Learn about new features, improvements, any limitations, and other changes in the latest product release.

For the latest information about new features, improvements, and changes, see the What's New pages in their documentation:

Version 5.3 update (October 2024)

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.17 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.3 on-premises on OCP version 4.17, 4.16, 4.15, 4.14, or 4.12.

Version 5.3 update (July 2024)

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.16 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.3 on-premises on OCP version 4.16, 4.15, 4.14, or 4.12.

Version 5.3 (June 2024)

Features and enhancements
  • Renames IBM Cloud Pak for Applications as IBM Cloud Pak for Applications Standard.
  • Renames IBM Cloud Pak for Applications Limited Edition as IBM Cloud Pak for Applications Limited.
  • Updated usage ratios for Red Hat OpenShift and all the IBM and Red Hat runtimes (for example, Liberty, Quarkus, and so on).
  • Adds IBM Cloud Pak for Applications Advanced, which includes:
    • WebSphere Automation, which helps to automate and simplify security and operational activities to reduce threat remediation cycle time and minimize threat exposure for WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty servers.
    • IBM Storage Fusion software, a container-native, hybrid cloud storage platform that offers simplified deployment and data storage management for Kubernetes applications on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

    Clients with the Standard or Limited editions can upgrade to the Advanced edition. Clients with any of the following products can upgrade to the Advanced edition: WebSphere Hybrid Edition, WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core, WebSphere Automation.

Version 5.2 Update (March 2024)

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.15 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.2 on-premises on OCP version 4.15, 4.14, or 4.12.

Version 5.2 Update (November 2023)

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.14 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.2 on-premises on OCP version 4.14 or 4.12.

Version 5.2 (November 2023)

Features and enhancements
  • Adds IBM Mono2Micro to the list of bundled products in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications.
  • Adds numerous documentation enhancements.

Version 5.1 Update (September 2023)

Software support
Removes support for Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform (OCP) version 4.10 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.1 on-premises on OCP version 4.12.

Version 5.1 Update (April 2023)

Software support
Removes support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.8 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.1 on-premises on OCP version 4.12 or 4.10.

Version 5.1 Update (February 2023)

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.12 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.1 on-premises on OCP version 4.12, 4.10, or 4.8.

Version 5.1 Update (April 2022)

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.10 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.1 on-premises on OCP version 4.10, 4.8, 4.7, or 4.6.

Version 5.1 Update (April 2021)

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.8 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.1 on-premises on OCP version 4.8, 4.7, or 4.6.

Version 5.1 Update

Software support
Adds support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) version 4.7 External link icon. You can install IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 5.1 on-premises on OCP version 4.7 or 4.6.

Deprecations and removals

Removes all previously deprecated components. All previously deprecated components are no longer supported in this version. For more information, see Removals.