2026.5 Release Notes

Schedule

For an explanation of the zones, refer to Where am I hosted?

Zone Date From (UTC) To (UTC) Duration
Limited Release and UK Limited Release September 17, 2026 01:00 05:00 4 hrs
America East 1, 2 & 3 September 24, 2026 01:00 06:00 5 hrs
America West 1, 2, 3 & 4 September 30, 2026 01:00 06:00 5 hrs

UK, UK 2, UK 3, EU 1 (English), and German

September 29, 2026 19:00 00:00 5 hrs

Australia 1, 2, 3 & New Zealand

September 30, 2026 12:00 02:00 2 hrs
Spanish September 30, 2026 01:00 03:00 2 hrs

IMPORTANT  All dates are subject to change. For up-to-date information on scheduled releases, refer to the Kaseya Status Page.

New Features

Security and platform enhancements

  • Enhanced POP3 mailbox authentication and encryption

    • Updated the POP3 Polling Service to require authentication and support Kerberos-based authentication for mailbox reading across supported databases.

    • Ensured secure, encrypted traffic for all POP3 polling workflows.

  • End-to-end transport security and service communication

    • Enforced HTTPS encryption across internal server-to-server communications within Autotask.

    • Updated deployment and server binding configurations to secure web, API, and background service endpoints over HTTPS.

  • Database connection and secrets management hardening

    • Upgraded and standardized SQL connection handling and provider drivers across all Autotask applications to enhance connection security.

    • Implemented secure secrets management and encryption for deployment templates, application configuration parameters, and environment settings.

List of improvements and fixes in this release

Type Summary
Fix Resolved an issue where certain inactive contacts were not returned in Contact search results (by name, email, or company) despite remaining accessible directly from associated tickets.