## [v7.0.95](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v7.0.95) (2025-10-16) #### Merged Pull Requests - CHEF-18694 Windows hab pipeline enabled for InSpec 7 [#7270](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7270) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-18694 windows hab package fix for in spec 7 [#7327](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7327) ([sa-progress](https://github.com/sa-progress)) - CHEF-19348-Update tomlrb version [#7328](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7328) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - Foreport: CHEF-20111: Fix inspec check for a profile with only comments or empty file [#7333](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7333) ([ahasunos](https://github.com/ahasunos)) - Foreport - CHEF-15789 - Improve error handling for audit_policy resource [#7335](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7335) ([ahasunos](https://github.com/ahasunos)) - Sonar config for inspec-7 branch [#7348](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7348) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-19361 Removed Opa resources from Inspec [#7314](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7314) ([sa-progress](https://github.com/sa-progress)) - Foreport to InSpec 7: Waivers error handling fix [#7344](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7344) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-20736, CHEF-18371 bump up train kubernetes [#7352](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7352) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress)) - Fixes for external plugin testing [#7363](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7363) ([clintoncwolfe](https://github.com/clintoncwolfe)) - CHEF-14327 support resource packs with vendor [#7355](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7355) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress)) - CHEF-21376 Disable licensing and telemetry from InSpec 7 [#7377](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7377) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-21513 Upgrading few tests and doc for min support of Ruby 3.1 - InSpec 7 [#7382](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7382) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-18371 Update/ruby upgrade 3.4.2 (exclusive of habitat upgrade) [#7380](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7380) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Habitat authentication token [#7397](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7397) ([borisicbs](https://github.com/borisicbs)) - CHEF-18373-Habitat package upgrade for Ruby 3.4.x - Linux [#7400](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7400) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - Cleanup HAB env & Update HAB Promote channel to base-2025 [#7410](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7410) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - Fixes for 'Package Not Found ' error in Habitat pipelines [#7411](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7411) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-18374 Habitat package upgrade for Ruby 3.4.x - Windows [#7401](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7401) ([sa-progress](https://github.com/sa-progress)) - CHEF-23231 Upgrade train and train-winrm to latest version - InSpec 7 [#7476](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7476) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Reverted testing change for chef-licensing upgrade on Ruby 3.4 [#7479](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7479) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Revert "CHEF-21376 Disable licensing and telemetry from InSpec 7" [#7495](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7495) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-23911 Revert "CHEF-18207 Removed SSH resources and tests" [#7502](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7502) ([sa-progress](https://github.com/sa-progress)) - CHEF-23438-Bypass entitlement checks for InSpec7 [#7509](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7509) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-23438-Disable Entitlement check for edge case [#7520](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7520) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-23442 Added support to use trace level with log level option [#7513](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7513) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-26493-Update Fallback Resource packs [#7541](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7541) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-26157-Revert "Bypass entitlement checks for InSpec7" [#7533](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7533) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-25173 Pull release notes from v7 wiki page for InSpec 7 [#7540](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7540) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-26495 Foreport -7448 Add socks kerberos cli options to inspec [#7554](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7554) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Fix inspec habitat tests [#7558](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7558) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Update rspec-its requirement from ~> 1.2 to >= 1.2, < 3.0 [#7553](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7553) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) - Update parslet requirement from >= 1.5, < 2.0 to >= 1.5, < 3.0 [#7552](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7552) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) - Update rubyzip requirement from >= 1.2.2, < 3.0 to >= 1.2.2, < 4.0 [#7550](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7550) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) - Foreport-CHEF-18030- Fix GitFetcher to Clear Empty Cache Directory on Fetch [#7498](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7498) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-23547 use official distribution in hab plan [#7507](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7507) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress)) - Foreport-7154 Added fatal message check for postgres_session:query method [#7564](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7564) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Foreport-7198 Improved regex to load readme from inspec profiles (#7198) [#7565](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7565) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Foreport-7152 hab: fix hab pipeline for windows [#7569](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7569) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Update Artifact test Profiles (#7443) [#7567](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7567) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Forport 7277 Postgres session resource fix for special characters in password [#7566](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7566) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Update thor requirement from >= 0.20, < 1.3.0 to >= 0.20, < 1.5.0 [#7551](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7551) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) - Attempt to fix windows verify pipeline failures [#7576](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7576) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Forport 7203 fix: Prioritize environment-set license server URL [#7572](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7572) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Foreport 7349 Issue with reading/writing signed and tar profiles [#7571](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7571) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Foreport 7261 Fix code scanning alert no. 63: Use of a broken or weak cryptographic hashing algorithm on sensitive data [#7570](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7570) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Update ruby version for windows artifact tests [#7581](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7581) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - Foreport-7222 Update regular expression to fix warnings detected by CodeQL [#7573](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7573) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Update ostruct requirement from ~> 0.1.0 to >= 0.1, < 0.7 [#7548](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7548) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/dependabot[bot])) - Foreport-7168 Test kitchen integration [#7568](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7568) ([Vasu1105](https://github.com/Vasu1105)) - Updated train dependency min version to use socks5h feature [#7586](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7586) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-26188-Foreport deprecation messages for InSpec-7 [#7582](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7582) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - CHEF-26987 Prevent adding CHEF RUBYGEMS server if license key is empty [#7588](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7588) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress)) - Chef 26425 add notices text [#7585](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7585) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress)) - CHEF-26507 Adds copilot instructions file - InSpec 7 [#7592](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7592) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - CHEF-27018 - Update copyright text in InSpec 7 source code [#7593](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7593) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Label updates changes for github and jira [#7598](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7598) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - InSpec 7 Expeditor changes - uncommented [#7599](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7599) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) - Fix gemspec activation logic to check for alternate spec file [#7597](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7597) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress)) - CHEF-27163-Add github release pipeline [#7603](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7603) ([balasubramanian-s](https://github.com/balasubramanian-s)) - Add notice.txt [#7605](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7605) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress)) - Allow all NOTICE changes to be bumped [#7606](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7606) ([sathish-progress](https://github.com/sathish-progress))