Ghost Release: 3.42.3

TL;DR

Ghost 3.42.3 is a minor maintenance release that addresses internal issues and fixes a typo in a permission migration. This release contains no user-visible changes and focuses on behind-the-scenes improvements to prepare for compatibility with the newly released Ghost 4.0.

Highlight of the Release

• Fixed a typo in the permission migration for backupContent permission
• Updated CI tests to handle the release of Ghost 4.0
• Internal maintenance with no user-visible changes

Migration Guide

No migration steps are required for this release. This is a drop-in replacement for Ghost 3.42.2.

Upgrade Recommendations

This is a minor maintenance release with no user-visible changes. If you're running Ghost 3.42.2, you can upgrade to 3.42.3 without any concerns, though it's not critical unless you're experiencing specific issues addressed in this release.

For those considering larger upgrades, note that Ghost 4.0 is now available. This release helps maintain compatibility with the 3.x branch while the 4.x branch moves forward.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a typo in the permission migration that was introduced in a previous commit (79c3709f). This specifically affects the backupContent permission. A complete migration fix will be included in Ghost 4.1.
• Updated CI tests to properly handle version checking now that Ghost 4.0 has been released. The test now explicitly installs v3 when testing with the latest 3.x branch.

New Features

No new features were introduced in this release. This is a maintenance release focused on internal fixes.

Security Updates

No security fixes were included in this release.

Performance Improvements

No specific performance improvements were included in this release.

Impact Summary

Ghost 3.42.3 is a low-impact maintenance release that addresses internal issues without introducing any user-visible changes. The main fixes include correcting a typo in the permission migration code for the backupContent permission and updating CI tests to handle the release of Ghost 4.0.

The permission migration issue will be fully resolved in Ghost 4.1, but this release provides an interim fix. The CI test updates ensure that development and testing workflows continue to function correctly now that Ghost 4.0 has been released.

This release is part of maintaining the 3.x branch while Ghost 4.0 moves forward as the latest major version.

Full Release Notes