# Released Chef Client 12.8.1

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/released-chef-client-12-8-1/7955>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [March 10, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/released-chef-client-12-8-1/7955 "2016-03-10T00:54:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Wrock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/matt_wrock/32/3394_2.png) [@Matt\_Wrock](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Matt_Wrock)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/released-chef-client-12-8-1/7955/1 "2016-03-10T00:54:41Z")

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As was mentioned in yesterday’s [pre-release announcement](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-12-8-pre-release-update/7937), we have been prepping and testing a chef client build versioned 12.8.1. We have just promoted that build and you should now find it on the [public downloads site](https://downloads.chef.io/chef-client/).

You can install using `curl https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.sh | sudo bash -s --` on Linux or `. { iwr -useb https://omnitruck.chef.io/install.ps1 } | iex; install` on Windows and any other sources which use Omnitruck have the correct 12.8.1 package already.

For details on what features and bugs are included, see the [change log](https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/12.8.1/CHANGELOG.md) and the [release notes](https://docs.chef.io/release/12-8/release_notes.html).

Matt