Chef Infra Client 18.8.54 Released!

Chef Release Announcements
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We are delighted to announce the availability of version 18.8.54 of Chef Infra Client.

Improvements

  • Chef Infra Client now has optimized property access with reduced instance variable name lookups for better performance. Thanks @dafyddcrosby! #15329
  • We've enhanced recipe loading capabilities by adding support for the include_recipes key in recipe hash processing. Thanks @dafyddcrosby! #15315

Resource Updates

  • We enhanced resource stability by addressing edge cases that could cause failures when resources encounter unexpected data types. Thanks @fretb! #15373

Packaging

  • We upgraded to chef-powershell 18.6.5 and mixlib-archive 1.3.3 for improved Windows PowerShell integration and better archive handling. #15410
  • We've updated Ohai to the latest version for enhanced system detection capabilities and improved hardware reporting. #15407

Security

Get the Build

As always, you can download binaries from chef.io/downloads or by using the mixlib-install command-line utility:

$ mixlib-install download chef -v 18.8.54

Alternatively, you can install Chef Infra Client using one of the following command options:

# In Shell
$ curl https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -P chef -v 18.8.54
# In Windows Powershell
. { iwr -useb https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.ps1 } | iex