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# 2025 12 18 release notes (core)

## Release summary <a href="#release-summary" id="release-summary"></a>

This page summarises items scheduled for the following release to the Patchworks Core Production environment.

| Release version | Release date                 |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- |
| v2025-12-18     | Thursday 18th December (a.m) |

New features, updates, and enhancements of note are summarised by product area, below:

* [​Process flows](#process-flows)
* [Blueprints](#blueprints)
* [Virtual environments](#virtual-environments)
* [Connector builder](#connector-builder)

## Process flows <a href="#process-flows" id="process-flows"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Type<select><option value="edbc33cea7f34e16b3a205c7a65c3172" label="New" color="blue"></option><option value="d8457d8925c74fab90fa132d141b764b" label="Change" color="blue"></option><option value="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98" label="Enhancement" color="blue"></option><option value="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db" label="Bug" color="blue"></option><option value="L09Gy6z2y7VD" label="Breaking change" color="blue"></option></select></th><th width="426">Summary</th><th>Ref #</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Cache retention</strong><br>Fixed an issue where the retention period set for caches (of any type) was not always respected.<br><img src="/files/j1i0cLEEKzAu7FBcGQmn" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="/pages/02CKnvBeSizeNM08Vhih">Caches</a></td><td>CPT-5019</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Editing an existing deployment</strong><br>Fixed an issue where choosing to edit an existing deployment via the view deployments modal was not working as expected.<br><img src="/files/j1i0cLEEKzAu7FBcGQmn" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="/pages/QJn3I6Ens3cFWBGOJZMh">Deploying a single process flow to a virtual environment</a></td><td>CPT-5057</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Blueprints

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Type<select><option value="edbc33cea7f34e16b3a205c7a65c3172" label="New" color="blue"></option><option value="d8457d8925c74fab90fa132d141b764b" label="Change" color="blue"></option><option value="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98" label="Enhancement" color="blue"></option><option value="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db" label="Bug" color="blue"></option><option value="L09Gy6z2y7VD" label="Breaking change" color="blue"></option></select></th><th width="426">Summary</th><th>Ref #</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Blueprint process flows calling child flows</strong><br>When a process flow includes a run process flow shape to call a 'child' flow and is added to a private blueprint, the associated 'child' flow is also added - this happens automatically. In this release, we have fixed an issue where 'child' process flows installed from a blueprint were installed with missing steps.<br><img src="/files/j1i0cLEEKzAu7FBcGQmn" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="/pages/E5shawOmOVLcH0FYZEWm">Building a private blueprint</a></td><td>CPT-5037</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db">Bug</span></td><td><strong>Blueprint labels</strong><br>Fixed an issue where labels applied to a blueprint (and to process flows within blueprints) did not persist when the blueprint was installed.<br><br>This change is not retrospective. If you are installing a blueprint built before this release, labels should be checked and re-applied where necessary.<br><img src="/files/j1i0cLEEKzAu7FBcGQmn" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="/pages/E5shawOmOVLcH0FYZEWm">Building a private blueprint</a></td><td>CPT-5038</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Virtual environments

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Type<select><option value="edbc33cea7f34e16b3a205c7a65c3172" label="New" color="blue"></option><option value="d8457d8925c74fab90fa132d141b764b" label="Change" color="blue"></option><option value="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98" label="Enhancement" color="blue"></option><option value="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db" label="Bug" color="blue"></option><option value="L09Gy6z2y7VD" label="Breaking change" color="blue"></option></select></th><th width="426">Summary</th><th>Ref #</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98">Enhancement</span></td><td><strong>Overview display</strong><br>The layout of the virtual environments overview page has been improved to ensure compatibility for mobile devices.<br><img src="/files/j1i0cLEEKzAu7FBcGQmn" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="/pages/mOQQBxbQqCqhuToig0h0">The virtual environments overview page</a></td><td>CPT-4466</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Connector builder

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Type<select><option value="edbc33cea7f34e16b3a205c7a65c3172" label="New" color="blue"></option><option value="d8457d8925c74fab90fa132d141b764b" label="Change" color="blue"></option><option value="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98" label="Enhancement" color="blue"></option><option value="9a29ee576f43448f9b1623baca59c3db" label="Bug" color="blue"></option><option value="L09Gy6z2y7VD" label="Breaking change" color="blue"></option></select></th><th width="426">Summary</th><th>Ref #</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="030babd6286a4fe19214da74af9afb98">Enhancement</span></td><td><strong>Authentication variables unlocked</strong><br>Previously, applying an authentication method for a connector (<code>OAuth 2</code>, <code>basic</code>, etc.) added default authentication variables in a locked state. Now, all default authentication variables are unlocked and can be edited, if required.<br><img src="/files/j1i0cLEEKzAu7FBcGQmn" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="/pages/d0W9xUHtNUGOq53xmDvN">Connector builder - authentication</a></td><td>CPT-5018</td></tr></tbody></table>