WiX v5 is here! Let us help.

WiX Online Meeting 278 Highlights

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 by Bob Arnson

Late last week we were very happy to announce that WiX v5.0.0-rc.1 had been released -- and today, we triaged a handful of issues from users who jumped on it and are helping us prove that WiX v5 is, after some fixes, at least, is going to be a great release. To look at our release plan and peek at the issues so far uncovered, read on.

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WiX v5.0.0-rc.1 is calling

Friday, March 8, 2024 by Bob Arnson

WiX v5.0.0-rc.1, the first release candidate of our first annual release cadence, is now available for your packaging pleasure. Download it, use it -- it's an easy job to switch from WiX v4 -- and report any bugs you discover.

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WiX Online Meeting 277 Highlights

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 by Bob Arnson

Today is the day we'd scheduled to ship WiX v5.0.0-rc.1. That's not going to happen, unfortunately, but in what is probably a coincidence (but maybe isn't?!), 2024 gives us until the 29th to still ship in February.

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WiX Online Meeting 276 Highlights

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 by Bob Arnson

We delayed the meeting we were supposed to have on 30-Jan that was also supposed to be when we shipped WiX v5.0.0-rc.1. We did not delay the meeting because we're behind schedule on WiX v5.0.0-rc.1. Well, to clarify, we didn't delay the meeting only because we're behind schedule on WiX v5.0.0-rc.1. We also had a security issue reported against WiX and those delightful and dedicated folks at FireGiant were kind enough to sponsor Rob and me to mitigate the issue and prepare new releases. Read on for details.

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WiX Security Releases Available

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 by Bob Arnson

There is a Windows DLL redirection behavior that an attacker could use to escalate privileges using a Burn bundle. All versions of WiX are affected by this vulnerability. FireGiant has prepared mitigations for this behavior that we're releasing today in WiX v4.0.4 and WiX v3.14. We recommending upgrading to these versions as soon as possible.

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WiX Online Meeting 275 Highlights

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 by Bob Arnson

Day six under winter weather watches, warnings, and advisories. Temperatures hover in single digits (°F) and wind chills fall below zero (°F). Reaching toward the back of the pantry for crumbs. On the upside: Plenty of time to work on WiX v5 features because who wants to go outside?!

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