January 2026 monthly summary for DefGuard/defguardhub.io.git focusing on delivering version alignment for gateway and core, SBOM accuracy improvements, and enabling new features with improved compliance and interoperability. The work is grounded in aligning gateway and core components to latest versions, with SBOM data reflecting accurate dependency versions.

Month: 2025-12 — DefGuard/defguard delivered a focused protocol definitions submodule upgrade, locking to commit 94a6e2ad52e5f33f53efa1a69827300fee20376e. This change ensures the project incorporates the latest protocol definitions and features without modifying business logic, reducing drift between the submodule and the host repository, and accelerating access to updated protocol capabilities for downstream components. Overall, the update strengthens interoperability, security posture, and maintainability with auditable change history.

2025-10 Monthly Summary for DefGuard/defguard: Focused on maintenance, stability, and build reliability. Delivered dependency hygiene across the Rust workspace to reduce drift and ensure compatibility with downstream crates. No new features were released this month; the principal value is risk reduction, smoother CI, and clearer version control discipline.

September 2025 monthly summary for DefGuard development across core repo DefGuard/defguard and DefGuard/defguardhub.io.git. Focused on stabilizing security posture, enhancing release verifiability, and improving developer experience. Delivered concrete dependency/security updates, policy clarifications, protocol/schema alignment, and reproducible dev environments with improved repository hygiene.