New Features and Enhancements in Publisher Version129.0.0.10054

Here are the new features and enhancements in this release.

Deprecating Auto-upgrade Option for Versions Older than Release 125

With the release of Publisher R129 on August 11, 2025, support for auto-upgrading versions older than R125 will be deprecated.
This impacts any Netskope Publisher that has not been upgraded to a version that includes Ubuntu 22.04 (i.e., R126 or newer).
However, to prevent any major disruptions to our customers who are on Ubuntu 20.04, Netskope has ensured that there is availability of publisher version R125 for auto-upgrades – (N, N-1, N-2, R125).

Required customer action:
Publishers still running on Ubuntu 20.04 are recommended to upgrade to version R125 (now available as an auto upgrade option).

Upgrade to R125: Publishers still running on Ubuntu 20.04 must upgrade to version R125 (now available as an auto upgrade option).
Upgrade to the Latest Version (R126+): After successfully reaching R125, you can upgrade to R126 or higher to complete the OS upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04. You have two options for this step:
1. Upgrade from the Admin Interface: Initiate the upgrade directly from the Netskope Admin UI. This will trigger the upgrade to the latest version without requiring SSH access.
2. Manual Upgrade via SSH: Access your Publisher via SSH and use the publisher wizard to manually initiate the upgrade process.

Publisher Kernel Version and Image Checksum

Kernel version
OVA: 5.15.0-144-generic
VHDX: 6.8.0-1031-azure
AMI: 6.5.0-1024-aws
VHD: 6.8.0-1031-azure

Image SHA256 checksum
OVA: f8d171b13fabd6131a821ebd3a2d39cadad2b848cfd52e19e52446c6c006d78a
VHDX: e7219cbcc229ae2be62bfe50d5b631e5604fd2b7cea888fa60409a58edeeef6b

OVA/VHDX hosting on the Alicloud:
https://npa-ova.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/latest/NetskopePrivateAccessPublisher.ova
https://npa-ova.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/latest/NetskopePrivateAccessPublisher.vhdx

AnyAPP RDP Reliability Enhancement

Enhancements to AnyAPP RDP Reliability:
1. Separated AD Domain Field on the RDP Login Page: If your login requires an Active Directory (AD) domain, please enter it in the dedicated domain field on the RDP login page.
2. Increased Login Reliability: The improved authentication method for ANY is now compatible with the majority of RDP configurations, enhancing overall login reliability.

GSLB Auto-Reconnect New Feature

This new feature enhances the GSLB functionality by enabling it to automatically reconnect the Publisher when latency increases beyond a certain threshold. This improvement ensures better performance and reliability for users.

To learn more: Auto-Reconnect Guide

Known issue: Publisher explicit proxy is currently not compatible with this feature, the fix will be provided in R130.

Netskope Private Access Publisher Release Notes Version 129.0.0.10054