Update - Deployment of D10 3.26.0 is complete for production sites and is now commencing on non-production sites. The deployment block has now been lifted.
Jul 08, 2025 - 16:01 AEST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 08, 2025 - 06:00 AEST
Update - Advice
- Who is affected: GovCMS Drupal 10 (D10) community.
- No outages are expected to websites during the deployment process.
- The D10 distribution will continue to be supported after this update.
- If you have any concerns, raise a ticket at https://www.govcms.support


Schedule:
- Distribution was released on Monday 7 July 2025
- Deployments to commence from 6am Tuesday 8 July 2025 and will be conducted throughout the daytime
- Production branches completed by 10am Wednesday 9 July 2025
- Once production environments are completed, status page will be updated and Non-Production environments will kick off
- Non-Production branches completed by 10am Thursday 10 July 2025


❗ IMPORTANT NOTICE 1: Deployments during maintenance window
- During the scheduled maintenance window, ALL D10 SaaS deployments will be blocked while we deploy to the D10 Production environments.
- While the production block is on, you will still be able to develop and deploy to non-production feature branches.
- PaaS deployments schedules are not impacted.

❗ IMPORTANT NOTICE 2: Update local environments
- Ensure you update your local environments to the latest release. Not rebasing your codebase results in mismatched database configuration causing errors in forklifts and deployments.

❗ IMPORTANT NOTICE 3: For customers with configuration management enabled
- The latest configuration from your production database has been created for you in GitLab in a branch called action-required/latest-config-export.
- You need to review and test the changes in the merge request. Once you are satisfied, please check the “Delete source branch” box and click “Merge”.
- This MUST be done before any new commits.
- All subsequent deployments will be blocked in the CI pipeline until this merge request branch is deleted
- Not merging the latest configuration provided could result in your new database configuration reverting to an older version when you next deploy, potentially causing issues for your website.
- If no merge request is lodged after a release then no configuration has changed and no further action is required.

Drupal Core Update:

- Drupal Core from 10.4.7 to 10.4.8

Distribution Updates:

- Admin Toolbar module from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1
- Environment Indicator module from 4.0.21 to 4.0.24
- Linked Field module from 1.5.0 to 1.7.0
- LinkIt module from 7.0.4 to 7.0.5
- Metatag module from 2.1.0 to 2.1.1
- Rest Menu Items module from 3.0.4 to 3.0.5
- Twig Tweak module from 3.4.0 to 3.4.1

What modules are added/deprecated/removed in the distribution?

- Deprecated Aggregator module from GovCMS
- Marked Panels module as obsolete


Information for PaaS customers
In line with this advice https://status.govcms.support/incidents/khd5xg9qcsdv, we created and set a Lagoon environment variable for Cache life for 15 minutes, please review this change for your projects. If you are using the GovCMS Akamai CDN, we strongly recommend that you enable the Akamai Purge module on your projects to support automated cache purging.

Update your codebase to ensure you are running the latest platform base images and packages, and stay aligned to GovCMS best practice:
GovCMS D10 distribution
- includes a module update addressing Drupal security vulnerability
- updated files will be released on 7 July 2025
- available from https://github.com/govCMS/GovCMS/releases/tag/3.26.0
- you should aim to apply this update to your distribution as soon as possible.

GovCMS lagoon
- latest files released on 7 July 2025
- available from https://github.com/govCMS/lagoon/releases/tag/10.4.1

GovCMS scaffold
- latest files released on 13 May 2025
- available from https://github.com/govCMS/scaffold/releases/tag/3.7.0

GovCMS scaffold-tooling
- latest files released on 10 June 2025
- available from https://github.com/govCMS/scaffold-tooling/releases/tag/5.6.0


More information about how to update this can be found in the Knowledge Base (https://www.govcms.support/support/solutions/articles/51000177893-keeping-your-govcms-scaffold-up-to-date-paas-customers).


In the Pipeline

D11 Information Session
Join me for the next Online D11 update held on GovTeams. Please note the change in date from Wednesday 9 July 2025 to Wednesday 16 July 2025.

Drupal Core 10.5.x Preview
In preparation for D11, the final preview for 2025 will be for the next major D10 Drupal Core release from 10.4.x to 10.5.x. At this stage, the previews will likely be in August 2025, after Drupal core 10.5.1 is released.

New Lagoon Task: Export the configuration via the Lagoon UI – now available.
GovCMS has released a new Lagoon task to help you self service downloading Drupal configuration. For more information, review the Export the configuration via the Lagoon UI section in the Configuration management Knowledge Base article.

Infrastructure change to mail system
GovCMS will soon be making a behind-the-scenes update to how your project sends emails via our platform. This change involves routing email sends directly via Amazon SES. There will be no action required from your side — email will continue to work as expected. This update helps us improve email deliverability, security, and ensures future compliance with DMARC, SPF, and DKIM standards





Jul 8, 2025 06:00 - Jul 12, 2025 10:00 AEST
Scheduled - Advice
We would like to inform you of the tentative dates for the upcoming GovCMS Drupal 10 (D10) release and deployment.

The final release date is subject to change, as it will be determined by the testing outcomes. The date will be confirmed when the distribution is released, and the release notes are expected to be sent on Monday 7 July 2025 .

As a reminder, a SaaS deployment block is in place ONLY while we update the production branches. During this time, you will still be able to develop and deploy to non-production feature branches. We are wanting to give you as much lead time as possible, should you need to adjust your timeframes.

PaaS deployments schedules are not impacted.

Tentative deployment schedule:
- Deployment to commence from 6am Tuesday 8 July 2025 and will be conducted throughout the daytime.
- Production branches completed by 5pm Wednesday 9 July 2025
- Non-Production branches completed by 5pm Thursday 10 July 2025

If you have any concerns, raise a ticket at https://www.govcms.support

Jul 8, 2025 06:00 - Jul 12, 2025 10:00 AEST

About This Site

GovCMS: Content management and website hosting for the Australian government. Managed by the Department of Finance with service delivery partners Salsa Digital and amazee.io

GovCMS Hosting and Infrastructure Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Hosting Infrastructure (Amazon EKS) Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Akamai CDN cache Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
AWS Compute (Sydney) Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
AWS S3 Storage (Sydney) Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
AWS LoadBalancer (Sydney) Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
GovCMS E-mail relay (AWS Simple Email Service) Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
HTTPS Redirect Service Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
GovCMS Projects Operational
90 days ago
99.95 % uptime
Today
Individual websites ? Operational
GovCMS Sites Dashboard Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
GovCMS Sites Logging System (OpenSearch) ? Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
GovCMS GitLab ? Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Deployment Infrastructure ? Operational
90 days ago
99.66 % uptime
Today
Lagoon API Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Akamai API Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Lagoon tasks Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
GovCMS Service Desk (Freshdesk) ? Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Freshdesk email notifications Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Freshdesk search Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Freshdesk incoming emails Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Freshdesk outgoing emails Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Operational
Degraded Performance
Partial Outage
Major Outage
Maintenance
Major outage
Partial outage
No downtime recorded on this day.
No data exists for this day.
had a major outage.
had a partial outage.

Scheduled Maintenance

Regular Weekly Maintenance - GovCMS Jul 15, 2025 22:00 - Jul 16, 2025 05:00 AEST

We are conducting regular maintenance on our systems. The maintenance will last for 7 hours.
Posted on Jul 08, 2025 - 06:00 AEST
Jul 11, 2025

No incidents reported today.

Jul 10, 2025
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jul 10, 09:33 AEST
Update - The issue is being addressed and most sites have now stablised. Investigations are ongoing and an Incident Report will be made available.
If your site is still impacted and you have not already raised a ticket, please raise a High priority ticket.

Thank you for your ongoing patience.

Jul 9, 17:36 AEST
Update - We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
Jul 9, 17:09 AEST
Identified - Thank you for your patience while the team is working on restoring services.
Jul 9, 16:10 AEST
Investigating - We are aware that a number of sites are down with the following error:

An error occurred while processing your request.
Reference #102.34052017.1752037658.298186be
https://errors.edgesuite.net/102.34052017.1752037658.298186be

The issue is under active investigation, if your site is effected please raise a Critical ticket with the Service Desk.

Jul 9, 15:26 AEST
Jul 9, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jul 9, 05:00 AEST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 8, 22:00 AEST
Scheduled - We are conducting regular maintenance on our systems. The maintenance will last for 7 hours.
Jul 1, 06:00 AEST
Jul 8, 2025

Unresolved incident: GovCMS D10 update 3.26.0.

Jul 7, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jul 6, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jul 5, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jul 4, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jul 3, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jul 2, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jul 2, 05:00 AEST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 1, 22:00 AEST
Scheduled - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Jul 1, 20:28 AEST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jul 2, 05:00 AEST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 1, 22:00 AEST
Scheduled - We are conducting regular maintenance on our systems. The maintenance will last for 7 hours.
Jun 24, 06:00 AEST
Jul 1, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jul 1, 08:53 AEST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jul 1, 06:00 AEST
Update - PLEASE NOTE NEW DATES:

Amended deployment schedule:

- Release notes distributed on Monday 7 July 2025
- Deployment to commence from 6am Tuesday 8 July 2025 and will be conducted throughout the daytime.
- Production branches completed by 5pm Wednesday 9 July 2025
- Non-Production branches completed by 5pm Thursday 10 July 2025

Jun 26, 14:19 AEST
Scheduled - Advice
We would like to inform you of the tentative dates for the upcoming GovCMS Drupal 10 (D10) release and deployment.

The final release date is subject to change, as it will be determined by the testing outcomes. The date will be confirmed when the distribution is released and the release notes are expected to be sent on Monday 30 June 2025 .

As a reminder, a SaaS deployment block is in place ONLY while we update the production branches. During this time, you will still be able to develop and deploy to non-production feature branches. We are wanting to give you as much lead time as possible, should you need to adjust your timeframes.

PaaS deployments schedules are not impacted.

Tentative deployment schedule:
- Deployment to commence from 6am Tuesday 1 July 2025 and will be conducted throughout the daytime.
- Production branches completed by 5pm Wednesday 2 July 2025
- Non-Production branches completed by 5pm Thursday 3 July 2025


If you have any concerns, raise a ticket at https://www.govcms.support

Jun 19, 10:57 AEST
Jun 30, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 29, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 28, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 27, 2025

No incidents reported.