# Fleet v4.55.0

- Product: Fleet (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fleet)
- Vendor: Fleet Device Management
- Date: 2024-08-09
- Version: v4.55.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/releases/tag/fleet-v4.55.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/fleet/releases/v4.55.0

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- **removed** — Dropped support for MySQL 5.7 and raised minimum required to MySQL 8.0.36
- **added** — Added support for generating fleetd packages for Linux ARM64
- **added** — Added new fleetctl package --arch flag
- **removed** — Updated fleetctl package command to remove the --version flag
- **changed** — Updated maintenance window descriptions to update regularly to match the failing policy description/resolution
- **changed** — Updated maintenance windows using Google Calendar so that calendar events are now recreated within 30 seconds if deleted or moved to the past
- **added** — Integrated Escrow Buddy to add enforcement of FileVault during the MacOS Setup Assistant process for hosts enrolled into teams or no team with disk encryption turned on
- **changed** — Updated fleetd to use Escrow Buddy to rotate FileVault keys
- **added** — Added OS updates support to iOS and iPadOS devices
- **added** — Added iOS and iPadOS device details refetch triggered with the existing POST /api/latest/fleet/hosts/:id/refetch endpoint
- **added** — Added iOS and iPadOS user-installed apps to Fleet
- **added** — Added iOS and iPadOS apps to be installed using Apple's VPP (Volume Purchase Program) to Fleet
- **added** — Added support for VPP to GitOps
- **added** — Added ability to add/remove/disable apps with VPP in the Fleet UI
- **added** — Added a warning banner to the UI if the uploaded VPP token is about to expire or has expired
- **added** — Added support for "No teams" on all software pages including adding software installers
- **changed** — Linux lock/unlock scripts now make use of pam_nologin to keep AD users locked out
- **added** — Installed software list now includes Linux .deb packages that are on hold
- **changed** — Increased threshold to renew Apple SCEP certificates for MDM enrollments to 180 days
- **fixed** — Fixed CVEs identified as Rejected in NVD not matching against software

##### Fleet 4.55.0 (Aug 9, 2024)

**NOTE:** Beginning with v4.55.0, Fleet no longer supports MySQL 5.7 because it has reached [end of life](https://mattermost.com/blog/mysql-5-7-reached-eol-upgrade-to-mysql-8-x-today/#:~:text=In%20October%202023%2C%20MySQL%205.7,to%20upgrade%20to%20MySQL%208.). The minimum version supported is MySQL 8.0.36.

**NOTE:** Changes to software field in [GitOps](https://fleetdm.com/docs/using-fleet/gitops):
- `software` field is optional for TEAMs in 4.54.1 and lower
- `software` field should NOT be added to NO-TEAM before 4.55.0
- `software` field is mandatory for NO-TEAM and TEAMs in 4.55.0 and up

###### Endpoint operations

- Added support for generating `fleetd` packages for Linux ARM64.
- Added new `fleetctl package` --arch flag.
- Updated `fleetctl package` command to remove the `--version` flag. The version of the package can be controlled by `--orbit-channel` flag.
- Updated maintenance window descriptions to update regularly to match the failing policy description/resolution.
- Updated maintenance windows using Google Calendar so that calendar events are now recreated within 30 seconds if deleted or moved to the past.
  - Fleet server watches for potential changes for up to 1 week after original event time. If event is moved forward more than 1 week, then after 1 week Fleet server will check for event changes once every 30 minutes.
  - **NOTE:** These near real-time updates may add additional load to the Google Calendar API, so it is recommended to use API usage alerts or other monitoring methods.

###### Device management

- Integrated [Escrow Buddy](https://github.com/macadmins/escrow-buddy) to add enforcement of FileVault during the MacOS Setup Assistant process for hosts that are 
enrolled into teams (or no team) with disk encryption turned on. Thank you [homebysix](https://github.com/homebysix) and team!
- Updated `fleetd` to use [Escrow Buddy](https://github.com/macadmins/escrow-buddy) to rotate FileVault keys. Removed or modified internal API endpoints documented in the API for contributors.
- Added OS updates support to iOS/iPadOS devices.
- Added iOS and iPadOS device details refetch triggered with the existing `POST /api/latest/fleet/hosts/:id/refetch` endpoint.
- Added iOS and iPadOS user-installed apps to Fleet.
- Added iOS and iPadOS apps to be installed using Apple's VPP (Volume Purchase Program) to Fleet.
- Added support for VPP to GitOps.
- Added the `POST /mdm/apple/vpp_token`, `DELETE /mdm/apple/vpp_token` and `GET /vpp` endpoints and related functionality.
- Added new `GET /software/app_store_apps` and `POST /software/app_store_apps` endpoints and associated functionality.
- Added the associated VPP apps to the `GET /software/titles` and `GET /software/titles/:id` endpoints.
- Added the associated VPP apps to the `GET /hosts/:id/software` and `GET /device/:token/software` endpoints.
- Added support to delete a VPP app from a team in `DELETE /software/titles/:software_title_id/available_for_install`.
- Added `exclude_software` query parameter to "Get host by identifier" API.
- Added ability to add/remove/disable apps with VPP in the Fleet UI.
- Added a warning banner to the UI if the uploaded VPP token is about to expire/has expired.
- Added UI updates for VPP feature on host software and my device pages.
- Added global activity support for VPP-related activities.
- Added UI features for managing VPP apps for iPadOS and iOS hosts.
- Updated profile activities to include iOS and iPadOS.
- Updated Fleet UI to show OS version compliance on host details page.
- Added support for "No teams" on all software pages including adding software installers.
- Added DB migration to support VPP software features.
- Added DB migration to migrate older team configurations to the new version that includes both installers and App Store apps.
- Linux lock/unlock scripts now make use of pam_nologin to keep AD users locked out.
- Installed software

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