Chapter 3. July 2026
Review the July 2026 updates and fixes for Red Hat Lightspeed.
3.1. Product-wide updates
Review the July 2026 product-wide updates for Red Hat Lightspeed.
- Published blogs and resources
- Video: Red Hat Lightspeed Stops Security Threats Before They Strike (July 2, 2026)
- Blog: Avoid operational drift with Red Hat Lightspeed content templates for RHEL extended environments by Anthony Johnson (July 22, 2026)
3.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux updates
Review the July 2026 updates and fixes for Red Hat Lightspeed running on RHEL systems.
3.2.1. Inventory
- UI enhancements and fixes
- Fixed broken links to the product documentation in the Inventory API Documentation.
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Added additional examples for operating system filtering in the
GET /hostsAPI Documentation. - Updated all modal dialogs with a button for a consistent user experience.
- Updated the Workspace filter in the Inventory Views table to work correctly. The feature is available in the Preview mode.
3.2.2. Remediations
- New customizable retention policy for Remediation plans
Remediation plans will now expire and be automatically deleted after 4 months of inactivity, to prevent the accumulation of stale plans.
- Organization Administrators can customize the retention policy of their organization. To do so, on the Remediation Plans page, click the options icon beside the button and click Edit retention policy.
- Modifying or executing a remediation plan will reset its timer.
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You can now see expiration warnings in the details of each remediation plan, and on the
page.
Learn more about remediation plan retention policies in Remediation plan retention policy overview.
3.2.3. Planning
- Monthly email report for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle and Roadmap
Red Hat Lightspeed planning now sends monthly email reports with a summary of upcoming RHEL support changes across your connected systems. The summary applies to RHEL 7 and later systems. Life Cycle reports cover:
- RHEL versions that are approaching end-of-life within the next three months.
- Application Streams approaching retirement within the next six months.
- Recent support status changes from the previous month.
Roadmap reports on planned changes relevant to packages on your systems, including:
- New Roadmap additions.
- Changes to existing Roadmap items.
- Planned deprecation functionalities.
You can enable reports for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle and Roadmap in
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