v5.31.0

Features

• Adds "bench completions" command that creates Bash or Zsh tab-completion scripts in one step. This replaces the old completion.sh, making command-line completion quicker and simpler to install. (#1707)
• Adds bench socketio command that automatically picks the Node or Python engine for live updates, removing the need to edit configuration when you change backends. Updates Procfile, Supervisor, and Systemd templates to use this command so the realtime service starts correctly even if Node is absent. (#1716)

Bug Fixes

• Bench now updates only the app you are adding instead of upgrading every shared library, so installing a new app no longer risks breaking previously installed ones. (#1721)

New Contributors

• @tanmoysrt made their first contribution in #1716

Authors: @ankush, @tanmoysrt, @netchampfaris

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v5.30.0

Features

• Adds a bench completion command that generates and installs bash or zsh auto-completion scripts, so the terminal can suggest and complete Bench commands as you type. (1fec2a3)

Bug Fixes

• The "bench completions" command now prompts before updating your shell’s startup file, preventing unexpected edits, and adds a --yes (-y) option to skip the prompt in automated scripts. (2afad49)
• Replaces the fixed /tmp/bench path with a secure temporary folder during internal checks, preventing accidental clashes on shared systems. (27de582)
• Updates internal libraries requests and uv to newer versions, patching known security vulnerabilities. (fe9f391)

Other Changes

• Removes an outdated command-line completion file that no longer works with current versions, eliminating the extra Python calls and hard-coded path issues it caused. (8158819)

Other Changes

• Bench now starts the live update (socketio) service with either a Python or Node backend according to the site setting when you run bench socketio, removing the need to edit process manager files when you switch backends. (7a720fa)

Authors: @semantic-release-bot, @netchampfaris, @tanmoysrt

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v5.29.1

What's Changed

• Limits setuptools to versions below 82, preventing new site setup from failing with a missing pkg_resources error needed by the Dropbox integration. (#1699)

New Contributors

• @marcramser made their first contribution in #1699

Full Changelog: v5.29.0...v5.29.1
Authors: @marcramser
Reviewers: @akhilnarang

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v5.29.0

Features

• Adds an option to the bench setup lets-encrypt command to pick a custom ACME server, so you can request SSL certificates from services like ZeroSSL or your own certificate authority instead of the default Let's Encrypt server. (#1686)

Bug Fixes

• Bench now looks for the "honcho" process manager in its own installation folder before checking the system path, so bench commands can start and stop services even when honcho is not globally available. (#1688)

Authors: @ismxilxrif, @sagarvora
Reviewers: @akhilnarang

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v5.28.0

What's Changed

• Changes hatchling==1.27.0 to hatchling>=1.27,<2 in the project build configuration. This allows using compatible Hatchling 1.x releases (including minor/patch updates) instead of requiring a single exact patch version. (#1675)
• Removes the OCSP stapling directives (ssl_stapling, ssl_stapling_verify) from the Nginx configuration template (bench/config/templates/nginx.conf) because Let’s Encrypt no longer provides OCSP responses. This prevents misleading configuration entries and potential startup or reload warnings without reducing TLS security. (#1678)
• Makes uv the default tool for installing Python packages and creating virtual environments in bench, with the previous behavior restored by setting BENCH_DISABLE_UV. Fixes the bench pip wrapper to pass the selected Python interpreter to uv pip (via --python) so pip commands run against the intended environment. (#1679)

New Contributors

• @ismxilxrif made their first contribution in #1678

Full Changelog: v5.27.0...v5.28.0
Authors: @ismxilxrif, @akhilnarang
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v5.27.0

What's Changed

• Bench now reads the app’s package name from setup.py using precise AST parsing instead of a broad regex, preventing wrong app names during installation and stopping the process with a clear message if the name is missing. (#1669)

Full Changelog: v5.26.0...v5.27.0
Authors: @Aradhya-Tripathi
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v5.26.0

What's Changed

• Allows installing a specific version of pip by setting the PIP_VERSION environment variable, giving you control over which package manager release is used. Refreshes the system package list before downloading wkhtmltopdf to prevent installation failures during setup. (#1668)

Full Changelog: v5.25.11...v5.26.0
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v5.25.11

What's Changed

Full Changelog: v5.25.10...v5.25.11
Authors: @Aradhya-Tripathi
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v5.25.10

What's Changed

• Bench now uses uv to upgrade pip and wheel when the BENCH_USE_UV environment variable is set. (#1651)
• Bench no longer fails when a cached app cannot be unpacked; it now skips the cache and continues installing from the original source. The minimum supported Python version rises to 3.10 and bundled libraries are updated accordingly. (#1664)

Full Changelog: v5.25.9...v5.25.10
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v5.25.9

What's Changed

• Bench now creates the virtual environment with the Python version you choose, instead of falling back to the default.
  The README shows its logo and help images on PyPI by switching to absolute image links. (#1650)

Full Changelog: v5.25.8...v5.25.9
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