github.com/vmware/govmomi
v0.56.0
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vmware/govmomi
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Last release today
23 Aug 2026
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Nearly every release is documented
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12 years old
1510 releases · first in 2014
328 releases in the last 12 months
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Release timeline
1510 releases · Jan 2020 to Aug 2026Releases
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v0.57.0-alpha.0.0.20260823203935-d948ace8fea623 Aug 2026 pre-releaseNothing published for this version
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v0.56.021 Aug 2026Release notes
Open source →Release v0.56.0
Release Date: 2026-08-21
🐞 Fix
- [dab7364] vslm/TestList (#4099)
- [460e7a5] include AudienceRestriction in SAML assertion C14N
- [85f1ada] remove ovf test files with non-ascii names
💫 API Changes
- [5a7b322] add ExtensionCompatibilityConstraint bindings
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vcsim(Simulator)- [9e9695f] Fix data race via shared default device templates
- [0f8cf04] support cloud-init for vm customization
- [5c0eee6] power on and customize VM when cloning
🧹 Chore
⚠️ BREAKING
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- [81608f9] chore: Update version.go for v0.56.0
- [dab7364] fix: vslm/TestList (#4099)
- [2e4f4fb] refactor: use
strings.CutPrefixfor inspection - [e82eb81] refactor: replace conditional assignment with
maxormin - [18a0fc9] refactor: use
strings.Cutfor slicing - [d961c84] refactor: use
strings.Builderfor string concatenation - [2d753e5] chore(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.12.0 to 1.12.1 (#4104) (#4104)
- [36872e1] chore: remove obsolete
// +build(#4100) (#4100) - [00de43e] refactor: use
maps.Copyfor map merge operations (#4098) (#4098) - [1b6dfd4] refactor: remove redundant else branches (#4099) (#4099)
- [1d62224] refactor: replace
sort.Slicewithslices.Sort - [3491685] refactor: prefer
reflect.Pointerover deprecatedPtralias (#4097) (#4097) - [124821d] refactor: use
WaitGroup.Go(#4096) (#4096) - [c4df2de] refactor: use 'strings.Split' variant inspection (#4095) (#4095)
- [5a393f5] refactor: use
slices.Containsfor membership checks (#4094) (#4094) - [ee1b3e0] refactor: modernize for loops to use range (#4083) (#4083)
- [265be76] chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/text from 0.40.0 to 0.41.0 (#4086) (#4086)
- [7f5dfc6] chore(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.11.1 to 1.12.0 (#4087) (#4087)
- [7179109] import vmdk: Add proper path parsing for target path on datastore
- [460e7a5] fix: include AudienceRestriction in SAML assertion C14N
- [414bb1d] chore(deps): bump actions/stale from 10.4.0 to 11.0.0 (#4080) (#4080)
- [a3b7945] Add VmPlacementPolicy strictness enum for RequiredDuringExecution
- [6efb338] Merge branch 'main' into feat/cloud-init
- [f87ac83] Add dependency injection for container-backing (#4077) (#4077)
- [75f1067] Use AutoUpdate for container-backed VM (#4075) (#4075)
- [d993be4] fixup! api: add ExtensionCompatibilityConstraint bindings
- [5a7b322] api: add ExtensionCompatibilityConstraint bindings
- [3dfea03] chore(deps): bump actions/setup-go from 6.5.0 to 7.0.0 (#4078) (#4078)
- [12f506a] chore(deps): bump actions/stale from 10.3.0 to 10.4.0 (#4073) (#4073)
- [67de235] chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/text from 0.39.0 to 0.40.0 (#4071) (#4071)
- [9e9695f] vcsim: Fix data race via shared default device templates
- [b6053d1] Add eam2 method to deleteSolutionOnly
- [a668d9c] chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/text from 0.38.0 to 0.39.0 (#4067) (#4067)
- [0f8cf04] vcsim: support cloud-init for vm customization
- [85f1ada] fix: remove ovf test files with non-ascii names
- [6c97b2b] feat(cns): add ActiveClusters to CnsVolumePolicyReconfigSpec
- [9b54bc3] propagate customization fault only when cloning
- [1a326dc] Add simulator methods for eam2 cluster solutions api
- [697c0b9] chore(deps): bump goreleaser/goreleaser-action from 7.2.2 to 7.2.3 (#4059) (#4059)
- [2893bbf] chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 6.0.0 to 6.1.0 (#4058) (#4058)
- [5c0eee6] vcsim: power on and customize VM when cloning
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v0.55.103 Jul 2026Release notes
Open source →Release v0.55.1
Release Date: 2026-07-03
🐞 Fix
- [ea8603d] remove ovf test files with non-ascii names
🧹 Chore
- [1e372f1] Update version.go for v0.55.1
⚠️ BREAKING
📖 Commits
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v0.55.026 Jun 2026Release notes
Open source →Release v0.55.0
Release Date: 2026-06-26
🐞 Fix
- [13f9067] copy extra config when cloning a VM
💫 API Changes
- [188b1f0] add InsufficientResourcesQuota fault type
- [48ab34a] add ConcurrentAccess to IsTransientError (#4017)
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vcsim(Simulator)- [4cb54df] respect tag name for setCustomValueResponse
- [f1304a7] support availableField retrieval in VirtualMachine
- [9f9c5d3] support parsing both xs: and xsd: type prefixes
- [0a2f905] handle invalid folder during VM cloning
- [64e90e7] align interval counter on inventory load
- [32417d1] fix namespace compatibility routes
📃 Documentation
🧹 Chore
- [cb2d98b] Update version.go for v0.55.0
- [ea4feab] sync ClientVersion with current release
- [6c9b236] bump ClientVersion
- [c6ee784] build govc release with Go 1.26
- [4ddffe5] fix use of GOPATH in govc tests
- [123588d] remove Debug on Failure from github workflow
- [3a283ef] bump go.mod min go version to 1.25
- [0f9c1c3] remove hardcoded go version from module cache key
- [a03fbdf] bump github action Go versions
⚠️ BREAKING
📖 Commits
- [cb2d98b] chore: Update version.go for v0.55.0
- [ea4feab] chore: sync ClientVersion with current release
- [6c9b236] chore: bump ClientVersion
- [1584f58] chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 5.0.5 to 6.0.0 (#4053) (#4053)
- [8bf4e2f] chore(deps): bump actions/setup-go from 6.4.0 to 6.5.0 (#4054) (#4054)
- [357e439] Make VirtualDevice.NumaNode a pointer to allow node 0
- [078f795] chore(deps): bump nokogiri from 1.19.3 to 1.19.4 in /gen (#4050) (#4050)
- [188b1f0] api: add InsufficientResourcesQuota fault type
- [66288bb] fix(cns): restrict host-local storage tests to vCenter 9.1.2 and above
- [93bcd23] Merge branch 'vmware:main' into main
- [d80eb53] feat(cns): add host-local storage support to CnsVolumeCreateSpec and placement result
- [13f9067] fix: copy extra config when cloning a VM
- [dec970d] feat(namespace): added new structs and api endpoints to manage NamespaceManagement Networks Signed-off-by: tobiaswaelti <tobiaswaelti92@gmail.com>
- [4cb54df] vcsim: respect tag name for setCustomValueResponse
- [f1304a7] vcsim: support availableField retrieval in VirtualMachine
- [9f9c5d3] vcsim: support parsing both xs: and xsd: type prefixes
- [0a2f905] vcsim: handle invalid folder during VM cloning
- [231bc17] chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/text from 0.34.0 to 0.38.0 (#4037) (#4037)
- [9252dc6] simulator: add SubnetId and SubnetInfo support
- [9dabce8] chore(deps): bump test-unit from 3.7.7 to 3.7.8 in /gen (#4034) (#4034)
- [64b9cf7] vapi/library: tolerate spaces around '=' in ReadManifest (#3893)
- [98b424c] update comments
- [dd81e2e] add new func and unit tests
- [2870444] Address review comments
- [e6bd854] Add govc Relocate Volume command Signed-off-by: Chethan Venkatesh <chethanv@vmware.com>
- [6bbd47f] simulator: improve podman compatibility for container-backed VMs (#4014) (#4014)
- [a1be2fc] simulator: add PropertyDiff, Context helpers, and AutoUpdate pattern (#4013) (#4013)
- [64e90e7] vcsim: align interval counter on inventory load
- [821585c] govmomi: Add HostDistributedVirtualSwitchManager mo
- [fca539c] fix case-sensitive api call
- [c6ee784] chore: build govc release with Go 1.26
- [4da5966] docs: update
CHANGELOG.md(#4024) (#4024) - [d2c4a46] chore(deps): bump dessant/lock-threads from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 (#4023) (#4023)
- [cdc568f] chore(deps): bump dessant/lock-threads from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 (#4019) (#4019)
- [60f3931] chore(deps): bump actions/stale from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 (#4020) (#4020)
- [050c58c] chore(deps): bump goreleaser/goreleaser-action from 7.2.1 to 7.2.2 (#4018) (#4018)
- [4ddffe5] chore: fix use of GOPATH in govc tests
- [48ab34a] api: add ConcurrentAccess to IsTransientError (#4017)
- [123588d] chore: remove Debug on Failure from github workflow
- [3a283ef] chore: bump go.mod min go version to 1.25
- [32417d1] vcsim: fix namespace compatibility routes
- [95c5995] test: fix secure cookie test with Go 1.26
- [957a45d] Merge branch 'vmware:main' into main
- [681c59b] feat(VmServiceSpec): Remove omitempty from VmServiceSpec spec to have it always rendered Signed-off-by: tribock <louis.baumann93@gmail.com>
- [0f9c1c3] chore: remove hardcoded go version from module cache key
- [a03fbdf] chore: bump github action Go versions
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v0.54.203 Jul 2026Release notes
Open source →Release v0.54.2
Release Date: 2026-07-03
🐞 Fix
- [9cb7009] remove ovf test files with non-ascii names
🧹 Chore
- [e62ec04] Update version.go for v0.54.2
⚠️ BREAKING
📖 Commits
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v0.54.129 May 2026Release notes
Open source →Release v0.54.1
Release Date: 2026-05-29
💫 API Changes
💫
vcsim(Simulator)- [11d6756] fix namespace compatibility routes
📃 Documentation
🧹 Chore
- [e6cfff7] Update version.go for v0.54.1
- [bead769] build govc release with Go 1.26
- [13dc7e3] fix use of GOPATH in govc tests
- [6f36f6f] remove Debug on Failure from github workflow
- [0de1452] bump go.mod min go version to 1.25
- [40d91ea] remove hardcoded go version from module cache key
- [f04fb92] bump github action Go versions
⚠️ BREAKING
📖 Commits
- [e6cfff7] chore: Update version.go for v0.54.1
- [bead769] chore: build govc release with Go 1.26
- [f1879dc] docs: update
CHANGELOG.md(#4024) (#4024) - [b460984] chore(deps): bump dessant/lock-threads from 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 (#4023) (#4023)
- [7888acb] chore(deps): bump dessant/lock-threads from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 (#4019) (#4019)
- [87cdbff] chore(deps): bump actions/stale from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 (#4020) (#4020)
- [3016d63] chore(deps): bump goreleaser/goreleaser-action from 7.2.1 to 7.2.2 (#4018) (#4018)
- [13dc7e3] chore: fix use of GOPATH in govc tests
- [6f36f6f] chore: remove Debug on Failure from github workflow
- [0de1452] chore: bump go.mod min go version to 1.25
- [007fa1c] api: add ConcurrentAccess to IsTransientError (#4017)
- [11d6756] vcsim: fix namespace compatibility routes
- [2ad51d3] test: fix secure cookie test with Go 1.26
- [40d91ea] chore: remove hardcoded go version from module cache key
- [f04fb92] chore: bump github action Go versions