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October 2025

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New Feature
Image Creator

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Image Creator is here!

Create a private Minimus image that meets your requirements and simplifies your operations. Make your private image your own, with added packages and custom environment variables. Minimus handles all maintenance - complete with daily builds, vulnerability fixes and reports, advisories, a changelog, and more. Learn more

Access to the Image Creator is available upon request.
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New Feature
Supply Chain

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Supply Chain Protection

Set up guardrails when installing packages based on age, download reputation and more. The feature is introduced with Node and the npm package repository, with Python and others to follow soon. Learn more
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Enhancement
Helm Charts

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New Helm Charts Added

  • The prometheus chart deploys custom Minimus images for the Prometheus server, Node Exporter, Alertmanager, Pushgateway, and Kube State Metrics.
  • The rabbitmq-advanced chart for the RabbitMQ message broker automates the deployment and configuration of RabbitMQ in Kubernetes clusters with TLS encryption and init container support.
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Enhancement
Token Page

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Easily create a K8s Secret

The tokens page was enhanced to offer more useful authentication commands:
  • Create a K8s Secret
  • Authenticate to the Minimus package repository
Visit our comprehensive authentication guide to review all of your options. Learn more
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New Feature
Package Access

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Extend Minimus images with Minimus packages

Install Minimus packages directly in Minimus images using a package manager. We’ve introduced the option to work directly with the full catalog of Minimus packages. Create a token with package access scope to begin. Learn moreAccess to Minimus packages is available upon request.
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Policy Change
Sign Up

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Sign up form for new Minimus accounts

We’ve added a form for new users to request a Minimus account.Self-sign up has been discontinued to allow Minimus to provide a superb onboarding experience for every new member. Learn more
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New Integrations
Scanner Integration

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Native Support for AWS and Snyk Scanners

Secure your Minimus container resources with Amazon Inspector and Snyk to simplify operations. View the full list of supported scannersBuilt-in support for Minimus images means Minimus advisories are automatically synced so the scanners filter out false positives. Learn more

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September 2025

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New Feature
Image Creator

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Image Creator Preview

We released an early version of our upcoming Image Creator. Use the Image Creator to create custom private images based on your subscribed Minimus images to meet security, licensing, and regulatory requirements.The preview offers a limited, preliminary version of the forthcoming feature. Check back soon to experience the full Image Creator.
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Enhancement
CIS Report

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CIS Compliance Report Display

We’ve improved the display of the CIS Docker Section 4 report to make it clearer and friendlier.
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Bug Fixes
  • Fixed case sensitivity issues impacting user signup with Gmail
  • Fixed bug affecting Helm chart image version updates

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August 2025

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New Feature
Image Card

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Image Compliance Tab

Verify that your Minimus container image meets security, licensing, and regulatory requirements. The image compliance tab is a single point of reference for CIS Docker Benchmarks, FIPS and STIG verification, and Cosign commands to verify the image signature and SBOM attestation. Learn more
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New Feature
Helm Charts

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Helm Charts

Minimus now offers a gallery of signed helm charts for faster app deployment. Minimus Helm charts use Minimus secure images to streamline adoption and upgrades. Learn more
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Enhancement
Scanner Integration

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Integrate with Scanners using OpenVEX

Minimus offers built-in support for Grype, Trivy, and other scanners, but when you need it, Minimus also offers an OpenVEX document to support any scanner. Download the OpenVEX document for any image version to filter out false positives. Learn more
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Enhancement
Private Images

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Private Images

Whatever custom image you need, Minimus can build it for you! You can now special-order a custom image with a unique combination of packages. Private images are fully maintained by Minimus - just like any other Minimus image - including daily updates and vulnerability fixes, compliance benchmarks, changelog, image digest history, and more.
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Enhancement
Sign Up

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Sign Up with Your Microsoft Account

We’ve added support for login with Microsoft accounts. You can now create a Minimus account with Google, GitHub, or Microsoft.

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June 2025

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New Feature
Action Providers

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Slack, Email & GitHub Action Providers

Respond to image version updates and vulnerability fixes with the help of new actions. You can now trigger Slack and email notifications and GitHub Actions. Learn more
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Enhancement
Advisories

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Affected Images

Advisories now list affected images and image fix versions. Filter by affected images to quickly locate what matters to your environment. Learn more
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New Feature
Image Card

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Changelog Tab

View vulnerability fixes by image line in the new Changelog tab. Filter and search the list and drill down for further details. Learn more
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New Feature
Scanner Integration

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Native Support for Trivy and Grype Scanners

Secure your Minimus container resources with Trivy and Grype vulnerability scanners. View the full list of supported scannersBuilt-in support for Minimus images means Minimus advisories are automatically synced so the scanners filter out false positives. Learn more
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Enhancement
Versions & Lines

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Exploitability Threat Intel

Instantly know which versions are currently vulnerable to active or likely exploits directly from the image line view.