# Release Notes

> Changes and upgrade instructions for each SOW release.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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Read the changes and upgrade steps for each SOW release, with the newest version first.

[SOW 0.7.1](/blog/release/sow-v0.7.1/) upgrades to Go 1.27.4, refreshes dependencies, and fixes recovery, input validation, and S3/R2 handling. Workspaces on 0.5.0 through 0.7.0 need no schema migration. See the [0.7.1 upgrade guide](/docs/start/install/#upgrade-to-071).

[SOW 0.7.0](/blog/release/sow-v0.7.0/) adds flat RPM pruning and password-file signing, fixes migration and recovery defects, and updates dependencies. Workspaces on 0.5.0 through 0.6.1 need no schema migration. See the [0.7.0 upgrade guide](/docs/start/install/#upgrade-to-070).

[SOW 0.6.1](/blog/release/sow-v0.6.1/) updates Go to 1.27.3, refreshes dependencies, and improves invalid-input diagnostics.
Workspaces already on 0.5.0 or 0.6.0 need no schema migration. See the [upgrade guide](/docs/start/install/#upgrade-to-061).

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Section pages:

- [SOW v0.7.1](/blog/release/sow-v0.7.1/): SOW 0.7.1 upgrades to Go 1.27.4, refreshes dependencies, and fixes recovery, package validation, and S3/R2 handling.
- [SOW v0.7.0](/blog/release/sow-v0.7.0/): SOW 0.7.0 adds flat RPM pruning and password-file signing, fixes recovery and publication defects, and preserves workspace formats.
- [SOW v0.6.1](/blog/release/sow-v0.6.1/): SOW 0.6.1 updates Go to 1.27.3, refreshes dependencies, and fixes invalid-input diagnostics without changing workspace formats.
- [SOW v0.6.0](/blog/release/sow-v0.6.0/): SOW 0.6.0 keeps previous Plain RPM indexes, records Managed publication times, strengthens verification and recovery, and reduces repeated I/O.
- [SOW v0.5.0](/blog/release/sow-v0.5.0/): SOW v0.5.0 adds Plain RPM publication timestamps and fixes repository recovery, signing, and package paths.
- [SOW v0.4.0](/blog/release/sow-v0.4.0/): SOW v0.4.0 reduces repeated verification, verifies RPM key sets independently, adds target rebinding, and improves migration and publication recovery.
- [SOW v0.3.0](/blog/release/sow-v0.3.0/): SOW v0.3.0 reduces repeated package reads and database queries, batches package commits, and adds build progress events.
- [SOW v0.2.0](/blog/release/sow-docs-launch/): SOW v0.2.0 introduced Plain and Managed RPM/DEB repositories, signing, publication, retained generations, and RPM leaf export.