Platform Update on September 27th

Scheduled for September 27th, 2016, the upcoming platform update introduces several software version upgrades and new additions. Key updates include Bundler to version 1.13.0, ChromeDriver to 2.24, Firefox ESR to 45.3.0, Go to 1.7.1, JRuby to versions 1.7.26 and 9.1.5.0, MySQL to 5.6.33, PHP to versions 5.6.26 and 7.0.11, RethinkDB to 2.3.5, and wkhtmltopdf to 0.12.3. New additions in the release candidate platform include Amazon ECS CLI version 0.4.4, and NodeJS versions 6.6.0 and 4.5.0, which can be used by specifying them in the build commands. Users are encouraged to test the compatibility of these updates by switching to the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS v1609 release candidate platform during the testing period, which concludes on the update's release date. Feedback during this period is encouraged to address potential issues and customize the platform to user needs. The final release will also see the Docker-enabled platform updated with docker-engine version 1.12.1, and a complete list of changes can be found in the platform changelog.