Version 6.1.2 of the Passenger application server has been released. This is a very small bugfix release, which rolls out the new signing key for linux repos.

New Signing Key

While not a change to Passenger itself the APT and RPM repos are now signed with a new signing key. You can read about it here: https://blog.phusion.nl/important-new-signing-key-for-passenger/

Ruby Version Compatibility

Passenger 6.1.2 has improved support for Ruby 4 and Rubies < 2.3. Closes Github issues: 2642 and 2641.

Updates & improvements

Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):

    • cmake: 4.2.1 -> 4.2.2
    • curl: 8.17.0 -> 8.18.0
    • gnupg: 2.4.8 -> 2.5.16
    • rubygems: 4.0.2 -> 4.0.4
    • rubies:
      • 3.2.9 -> 3.2.10
      • added 4.0.1

Installing 6.1.2

Please see the installation guide for advice on getting started with Passenger. Coming from a language other than Ruby, Python, Meteor or Node? Even if we didn't write a specific tutorial for your language, we made a generic guide that shows you the steps.

Upgrading to 6.1.2

We strongly advise staying up to date with the latest version.

Check out our upgrade guides for the different platforms:

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