November 2025
New Feature
NIST compliance report
We’ve added a compliance report for NIST-800-190 Section 3.1. Learn moreEnhancement
New Helm charts added
- The Postgresql-Advanced chart deploys Postgresql-Advanced with Prometheus-Postgres-Exporter-Advanced.
- The Keycloak-Advanced chart deploys keycloak, a high performance Java-based identity and access management solution.
- The Zookeeper-Advanced chart deploys Zookeeper, a centralized coordination service for distributed systems.
- The etcd-Advanced chart deploys etcd, a distributed key-value store used to coordinate and manage configuration data for distributed systems such as Kubernetes.
- 3 charts were added for External-DNS, External-DNS-FIPS, and External-DNS-Advanced.
Enhancement
Introducing better package incompatibility handling
We’ve taken the guesswork out of package compatibility. A new package incompatibility handler automatically identifies and skips image lines that run into version conflicts with added packages, to keep your private images building smoothly and error-free. Only image lines of your private image that build successfully are published. Learn moreEnhancement
Added supply chain protection for Python
Set up guardrails when installing packages based on age, download reputation and more. Learn moreOctober 2025
New Feature
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 moreAccess to the Image Creator is available upon request.
New Feature
Supply chain protection preview
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 moreEnhancement
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.
Enhancement
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
New Feature
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.Policy Change
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 moreNew Integrations
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 moreSeptember 2025
New Feature
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.Enhancement
CIS compliance report display
We’ve improved the display of the CIS Docker Section 4 report to make it clearer and friendlier.- Fixed case sensitivity issues impacting user signup with Gmail
- Fixed bug affecting Helm chart image version updates
August 2025
New Feature
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 moreNew Feature
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 moreEnhancement
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 moreEnhancement
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.Enhancement
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.June 2025
New Feature
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 moreEnhancement
Affected images
Advisories now list affected images and image fix versions. Filter by affected images to quickly locate what matters to your environment. Learn moreNew Feature
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 moreNew Feature