2025 Release Notes

This page contains a list of 2025 IQ Server releases, links to each release's release notes, and a brief list of major changes per release.

Summary of Major Changes in 2025

The following table lists major changes in 2025 that should be considered when upgrading to a new version. Select a release for more information.

Release	Release Date	Major Changes
186	January 8, 2025	Lifecycle Changes Violation dashboard performance improvements Easier onboarding with automatic role assignment Waiver reasons in API responses for the Applicable Waivers, Similar Waivers, Component Waivers, and Stale Waivers REST APIs as well as the UI Dependency tree visualization for Cargo Improved matching process for SBOM scans (impacts Lifecycle and SBOM Manager) New AI Model Usage Data Insight Sonatype Developer Changes Auto-waivers for policy violations on components with no path forward All integrations now listed on homepage tabs Avoid recommending milestone versions SBOM Manager Changes Sort components by name on BOM page Leverage Sonatype Container Security for SBOM Manager container scans Policy violations visible in UI Skip validation support for CycloneDX and SPDX Search by license Original binary filename visible in BOM page Improved matching process for SBOM scans (impacts Lifecycle and SBOM Manager) Repository Firewall Changes Access Firewall via Solution Switcher Notable Integrations Changes IQ CLI is now a standalone solution (i.e., IQ CLI 2.0), which means it is a separate download and is no longer included in the bundled IQ download IQ CLI 2.0 supports Python pipfile.lock IQ CLI 2.0 dependency tree visualization for Cargo This release fixes an issue in release 185 that could cause deadlocking to occur under heavy usage causing the application to become unresponsive.