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Week 42 · 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 UTC · assess the changes, then plan the next dates.

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Maester 3.0.0-preview9

Tool release · Maester releases

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3 release-note bullets
  • Update generated test docs and contributor attribution by @maester-bot[bot] in https://github.com/maester365/maester/pull/2402
  • Update maester.dev powershell docs by @maester-bot[bot] in https://github.com/maester365/maester/pull/2406
  • feat(console): phases on a track and boxes for the main column of the dashboard by @merill in https://github.com/maester365/maester/pull/2412

Maester 3.0.0-preview8

Tool release · Maester releases

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  • Fix/ad issues 2282 2322 2323 2324 v3 by @soulemike in https://github.com/maester365/maester/pull/2391

GitLab 19.5

Tool release · GitLab monthly releases

dbatools 2.9.1

Tool release · dbatools releases

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58 release-note bullets
  • Network certificate commands - Accept Key Storage Provider keys and inspect private keys through CNG by @andreasjordan in https://github.com/dataplat/dbatools/pull/10721
  • CI runners - Set an account lockout threshold at bootstrap so a SQL login can be locked out by @andreasjordan in https://github.com/dataplat/dbatools/pull/10718
  • CI - Scope the Azure log shipping test databases by run id so concurrent runs do not share a blob name by @andreasjordan in https://github.com/dataplat/dbatools/pull/10717

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  • AzureAD PowerShell retirement

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    The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect.

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    The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect. · Observed documentation change; policy effect and environment availability need review.

  • Microsoft Entra PowerShell

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    The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect. · Observed documentation change; policy effect and environment availability need review.

Guidance changed · 2 entries

  • Exchange Online PowerShell module

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    The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect.

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    The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect. · Observed documentation change; policy effect and environment availability need review.

  • Exchange Online PowerShell module changes

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    The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect. · Observed documentation change; policy effect and environment availability need review.

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Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK

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The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect. · Observed documentation change; policy effect and environment availability need review.

Guidance changed · 2 entries

  • Get-PSResourceRepository

    Guidance changed

    1 removed passage (1 word). No rule matched the changed words; review the source for its effect.

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    1 removed passage (1 word). No rule matched the changed words; review the source for its effect. · Observed documentation change; policy effect and environment availability need review.

  • PowerShell Gallery getting started

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    1 removed passage (3 words). No rule matched the changed words; review the source for its effect.

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    1 removed passage (3 words). No rule matched the changed words; review the source for its effect. · Observed documentation change; policy effect and environment availability need review.

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