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Ignition 8.3.5: GDS Support, File-Based Secret Provider, Large-Scale System Improvements & More Jennifer Faylor Tue, 04/21/2026 - 08:24
Ignition 8.3.5 delivers OPC UA support for using a Global Discovery Server, a new file-based Secret Provider type, and major improvements for large-scale systems (including an OverridesOnly tag parameter and 4X increased throughput for managed tag providers).
Ignition 8.3.4: Historian Improvement, Event Streams Tag-Level Wildcards, DNP3 Driver Diagnostics Jennifer Faylor Wed, 03/04/2026 - 12:00
The Olympics may be over, but the release train is delivering new Ignition features to help you create gold-medal-worthy control solutions.
Ignition 8.3.3: New Tag Event Script, X.509 OPC UA Authentication Option, Remote Secret Provider Jennifer Faylor Tue, 01/20/2026 - 15:20
If you’ve got any leftover New Year’s bubbly, it’s time to pop it — the first Ignition release train of the year has arrived and its boxcars are bursting with exciting new features!
Ignition 8.3.2: Improved Module and JAR File Management Jennifer Faylor Wed, 12/03/2025 - 09:00
With the holiday season underway and the year winding to a close, Ignition 8.3.2 includes a way to manage quarantined modules, a new Manage JAR Files form, and more.
Ignition 8.3.1: New Secrets Management Scripting API, Launcher Support For JVM Arguments, And More! Jennifer Faylor Tue, 10/21/2025 - 16:30
Ignition 8.3.1 offers a new scripting API for Secrets Management, launcher support for JVM arguments, a tag browser refresh button, and plenty more new improvements.
Ignition 8.3.0: Universal Historian Solution, Event Streams, New Perspective Drawing Tools & So. Much. More! Jennifer Faylor Tue, 09/16/2025 - 15:00
Drumroll, please … IGNITION 8.3.0 HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED! The future of industrial automation is finally here, and it’s running in real time.
Ignition 8.1.49 Is Available, Plus Part 2 Of Our Look Back At Notable 8.1 Features Jennifer Faylor Tue, 08/12/2025 - 17:00
The latest version of Ignition, Ignition 8.1.49, is here! Since Inductive Automation developers are still hard at work on Ignition 8.3 (and getting close, the beta is already out), Ignition 8.1.49 mostly contains bug fixes and optimizations.
The Ignition Training Program Is Getting A Major Upgrade Dante Augello Wed, 07/30/2025 - 08:30
With the next evolution of the Ignition platform on the horizon, Inductive Automation is rolling out some of the biggest changes ever to its training approach.