Release Notes and Deprecations

Release Notes

You can access the Release Notes of SquashTM Web App and its plugins as well as SquashTM Orchestrator by navigating with the left panel.

Deprecations

Release Estimated date	Deprecated feature
Squash TM 8.0 / Squash Orchestrator 2024‑10 October 2024	Allure report Squash Orchestrator stops generating Allure reports by default. The generation is reactivable via configuration, using `OPENTF_ALLURE_ENABLED` environment variable: see the OpenTestFactory documentation for details. See announcement.
Squash Orchestrator 2024‑11 November 2024	Plugin for Jenkins The Plugin for Jenkins is deprecated. It will not support the latest Squash Orchestrator features. Jenkins will have to use `opentf-ctl` as described in the OpenTestFactory documentation.
N/A December 2024	`squashtest/squash-tm` Docker image On 2024-12-31, we will stop publishing any `squashtest/squash-tm` Docker image. Only `squashtest/squash` will be available (this is the same image, but signed). See announcement.
Squash TM 9.0 / Squash Orchestrator 2025‑01 February 2025	Jira authentication via OAuth 1A Jira authentication via OAuth 1A will not be supported anymore, the OAuth 2 protocol will have to be used. See announcement.
	Import of test cases in `.zip` format Test case import using a Zip file will not be possible. Import will have to be performed using the more comprehensive Excel format. See announcement.
	Export of test cases in `.csv` format Test cases will not be exportable anymore as CSV files. Export will have to be performed using the more comprehensive Excel format. See announcement.
Squash TM 10.0 May 2025	Supported databases Support for PostgreSQL 13 and 14 will be discontinued, PostgreSQL 15 or later will be required. Support for MariaDB 10.6 will be discontinued, MariaDB 10.7 or later will be required.
	Java version Squash TM 10.0 will require Java 21.
	Basic authentication for REST API Basic authentication for REST API will be disallowed by default. It will be reactivable via the `squash.rest-api.disallow-basic-authentication` configuration parameter. See announcement.
	Jira Requirements plugin Jira Requirements plugin will no longer be distributed. Requirement synchronization from Jira must be done using the more comprehensive Xsquash4Jira plugin.
Squash TM 11.0 August 2025	RTC Bugtracker Squash support of RTC (Rational Team Concert) Bugtracker will be dropped.
	Allure report Squash support of Allure reports will be dropped. No Allure report will be creatable anymore. See announcement.
	Docker image - Deprecated MySQL/MariaDB specific environment variables Deprecated since Squash TM 5.0, the following environment variables will be definitely abandoned: `MYSQL_ENV_`; `POSTGRESQL_ENV_`.
	H2 The H2 DBMS, which allows for a quick discovering of Squash TM, but should not be used in production, will no longer be supported. People wishing to easily discover Squash TM can do so by using the Docker image or our trial offers.
SquashTM 12.0 November 2025	Plugin for Jenkins The Plugin for Jenkins will not be released anymore. Jenkins will have to use `opentf-ctl` as described in the OpenTestFactory documentation.
SquashTM 12.0 November 2025	Docker Image - Upgrade Warning: To migrate from Squash TM 8.1 (or earlier) to SquashTM 12.0.0, you must go through an intermediate version Squash TM 9.X. Direct upgrade is not supported.
SquashTM 13.0 February 2026	Request for strong confirmation before deletion The configuration property `squash.control.deletion.threshold` will be deprecated in favor of a setting of the request for strong confirmation before deletion from the Administration workspace.
SquashTM 14.0 May 2026	Basic authentication for REST API Basic authentication for REST API will not be supported anymore. See announcement.
SquashTM 15.0 August 2026	Tags from custom templates for campaign and iteration reports prior to Squash TM 11 Custom templates for campaign and iteration reports, created from a default template before Squash TM 11, contain tags that will no longer be supported. These tags will be removed.
SquashTM 15.0 August 2026	Jira 9.X support Jira 9.X support will cease with the end of support for this version by Atlassian.
SquashTM 16.0 November 2026	Removal of legacy AI servers Legacy AI servers are replaced by AI servers simpler to configure and more versatile to use. They will be removed.
SquashTM 19.0 August 2027	Squash TF end of life The support of Squash TF will end on summer 2027.
SquashTM 21.0 February 2028	Very old passwords Starting with Squash TM 1.19 (released at the end of 2018), passwords are hashed using bcrypt instead of SHA-1, which has been found to be insecure. Users who have not changed their password since this upgrade need to either: change their password, or log into SquashTM 13.0 or later (these versions will automatically overwrite the SHA-1 hash with the bcrypt one when logging in). Otherwise, they will not be able to log into SquashTM 21.0 or later.