Vultr release notes provide a transparent view into the ongoing improvements, feature releases, and platform enhancements across our cloud ecosystem. These notes are designed to keep customers, developers, and partners informed about both major releases and incremental updates to Vultr products and services. You’ll find details about new features, performance improvements, bug fixes, API updates, and infrastructure changes.
July 2025
28 July
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS End-of-Life: We have removed Ubuntu 20.04 from the platform, as it reached the end of its support period and no longer receives security or software updates. We recommend upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu 24.04 which are actively supported LTS releases.
- AlmaLinux Networking Fixes for Bare Metal: We have fixed bugs for greater compatibility between AlmaLinux and Vultr Bare Metal.
- Serverless Inference Auto-Chunking Fix: We have resolved an issue with the Vultr Serverless Inference Vector Store file and collection item processing.
- Added CLI and API Documentation for Vultr Managed Apache® Kafka: All new features implemented in the customer portal and API are now supported by our open source libraries.Learn more.
- VPC2 Is No Longer Available for Vultr Managed Databases: Users can no longer choose a VPC2 network for DBaaS deployments due to the upcoming VPC2 deprecation. You can learn more and view our VPC2 migration guide here.
- Vultr Service Account Users: Can Now Be Added
Service users on Vultr are dedicated, API-only users intended for secure, automated access to cloud resources.Learn more.
June 2025
26 June
- Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® Improvements: New Schema Registry features and configurable settings allow users to fine-tune their Kafka environments for improved consistency and performance. Learn more about Schema Registry.
- Vultr Block Storage Improvements: Attach multiple devices more reliably. Learn more about attaching devices to Block Storage.
- New OS releases:
- Other Updates:
- GPU Price-to-Performance Calculator: Compare benchmarked inference performance across GPUs for popular open-source LLMs. Try it out
- Canada Tax Info on Invoices: Invoices now reflect accurate regional tax calculations for Canadian customers.
- API Performance Upgrades: List and get operations for Reserved IPs and VPS instances are now faster and more efficient.