What's new and changed in the platform

Platform updates can include new features and fixes. Releases are listed in reverse chronological order so that the latest release is at the beginning of the topic.

The platform is composed of the IBM Software Hub platform operator and the IBM Software Hub control plane. Releases can apply to either or both of these components.

You can see a list of the new features for the platform and all of the services at What's new in IBM Software Hub.

IBM Software Hub Version 5.4.0

A new version of IBM Software Hub was released in June 2026 with IBM Software Hub 5.4.0.

Operand version: 5.10.0

This release includes the following changes:

New features
This release of IBM Software Hub includes the following features:
Backup Restore Orchestration service
The Backup Restore Orchestration service modernizes the IBM Software Hub back up and restore architecture. Previously, backup and restore operations depended heavily on client workstations, which resulted in performance and reliability issues in the following situations:
  • The network bandwidth was low
  • The connection to the cluster was interrupted
  • The client workstation had insufficient resources

Starting in Version 5.4, backup and restore operations run on the Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform cluster for improved reliability and scalability.

In addition, the cluster administrator can give instance administrators the ability to manage backup and restore operations for an instance of IBM Software Hub, which can help you streamline operations and improve efficiency.

Information on installing the Backup Restore Orchestration service is integrated into the installation and upgrade documentation so that you can start protecting your installation immediately. For more information see:
Restore IBM Software Hub to a different project (namespace)

Tech preview This is a technology preview and is not supported for use in production environments.

You can optionally restore IBM Software Hub to a different project (namespace). You can choose whether you want to:
  • Restore IBM Software Hub to a different project on the same cluster

    This option is recommended if you want to test restore operations on your existing infrastructure without disrupting access to IBM Software Hub.

  • Restore IBM Software Hub to a different project on a different cluster

    This option is recommended if you have an existing deployment on the target cluster and you want to restore an instance of IBM Software Hub to the target cluster without disrupting the existing deployment.

For more information about restore to a different project, see:
Manage multitenancy with accounts

Premium This feature is available only in IBM Software Hub Premium Cartridge.

Accounts provide logical isolation of services, assets, and resources within an instance of IBM Software Hub. You can use accounts to support multiple teams, business units, or customers within a single instance of IBM Software Hub.

By maintaining a single instance of IBM Software Hub, you can:
  • Reduce infrastructure
  • Decrease operational overhead
  • Improve onboarding time

Each account has its own users, data, and configurations to provide clear boundaries for data isolation and access control.

For information about which services support accounts, see Multitenancy support.

To start using accounts, see Managing multitenancy with accounts.

Advanced troubleshooting agent with the IBM Software Hub AI assistant

Premium This feature is available only in IBM Software Hub Premium Cartridge.

The IBM Software Hub AI assistant includes a troubleshooting agent that can help you resolve common problems. For example, the troubleshooting agent can help you resolve problems related to:
  • Pod crashes, restarts, and out-of-memory errors
  • Adding or removing users
  • Metrics not showing up on the Monitoring page
The troubleshooting agent generates a troubleshooting plan that you can review. If you agree with the plan, you can:
  • Walk through the troubleshooting steps with the agent
  • Ask the agent to implement the plan and generate a report

The agent generates recommendations that you can implement to resolve the problem.

Host the IBM Software Hub AI assistant on-premises

Premium This feature is available only in IBM Software Hub Premium Cartridge.

You can optionally host the IBM Software Hub AI assistant on a local instance of watsonx.ai™ so that you don't need to connect to IBM Cloud.

Hosting the AI assistant locally improves performance and provides an additional layer of security for your environment.

To use this option, you must have:
  • Entitlement to watsonx.ai
  • Sufficient resources to host the required model

For more information on hosting the AI assistant locally, see Setting up the IBM Software Hub AI assistant

Customer-reported issues fixed in this release
For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the IBM Support website.