Puppet Enterprise 2019.8 is our long term support release

Puppet Enterprise 2019.8 is our long-term supported release. It reaches end-of-life on 28 February 2023. This version is right for you if you want continued security updates and full support without upgrading your implementation on a frequent basis.

If you're running Puppet Enterprise 2018.1, our previous LTS release, it reached end-of-life on 31 January 2021. Please take advantage of all that's new since 2018.1:

• Simplified installation

• FIPS compliance: PE is now fully operable on select FIPS platforms.

• Agent installation from the console: You can now add *nix and Windows agents to target nodes from the console using pe_bootstrap tasks.

• Support for agentless nodes and network devices

• Plans in PE

• PuppetDB on compilers

• Patch management

• Lockless code deploys

  Note: Lockless deploys are an experimental feature which might experience breaking changes in future releases. We recommend testing the feature in a non-production environment before enabling it in production.

Learn more about new features, enhancements, bug fixes, deprecations, and removals.

For more information and help with upgrading to 2019.8, here are some additional resources:

• Upgrading Puppet Enterprise
• Support Lifecycle Policy
• Free resources, webinars, and workshops focused on upgrading to Puppet Enterprise 2019.8

Please share any concerns by opening a ticket.