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Latest Updates

Upcoming Changes

• App Platform’s XL build resources (8 CPUs and 20 GiB of memory during builds) are now enabled for all apps by default. The xl-build flag is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Remove xl-build from your app spec to avoid potential errors once the flag is fully retired.

22 October 2026

• We have updated the following buildpacks for App Platform:

  • PHP buildpack: We updated the buildpack to version 298 and added PHP versions 8.5.3-8.5.12, 8.4.18-8.4.27, 8.3.31-8.3.33, 8.3.35-8.3.36, and 8.2.31-8.2.35. PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, 8.2.35, and 8.1.34 include fixes for two security vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619). To use a patched runtime, force rebuild and deploy your app. If your composer.json pins an exact PHP version, update it to a range such as ^8.5.0 so a patched version can be selected. If you have an existing PHP app that uses v1, we recommend upgrading to v2.
  • Node.js buildpack: We updated the buildpack to version 375 and added the following Node.js versions. Visit the Node.js buildpack to learn more about specifying a Node.js engine version. Node.js 25.x reached end-of-life and is deprecated.
    • Node.js 22.22.3-22.23.4
    • Node.js 24.16.0-24.22.1
    • Node.js 26.0.0-26.12.1
  • Python buildpack: We updated the buildpack to version 358 and updated supported Python aliases and package tooling. Apps that do not specify a Python version now use Python 3.14 instead of 3.13. If you are on Ubuntu-22 and have an existing Python app that is on v4, v3, v2, v1, or v0, we recommend upgrading to v5.
    • Added Python 3.15.0-3.15.1
    • Python 3.14 alias now resolves to 3.14.9
    • Python 3.13 alias now resolves to 3.13.17
    • Python 3.12 alias now resolves to 3.12.15
    • Python 3.11 alias now resolves to 3.11.17
    • Python 3.10 alias now resolves to 3.10.22
    • Updated pip to 26.2.2
    • Updated Pipenv to 2026.10.2
    • Updated uv to 0.13.4
  • Go buildpack: We updated the buildpack to version 238 and added the following Go versions. The buildpack no longer supports the dep, Godep, govendor, Glide, or GB dependency managers; Go modules (go.mod) is now the only supported option. If you have an existing Go app that uses v0, we recommend upgrading to v1.
    • go1.25.9-go1.25.14
    • go1.26.2-go1.26.10
    • go1.27.0-go1.27.3

23 July 2026

• We have updated the following buildpack for App Platform:

  • Node.js buildpack: We added the following Node.js versions and updated the buildpack to version 342. Visit the Node.js buildpack to learn more about specifying a Node.js engine version.
    • Node.js 24.15.0

20 May 2026

• Request-based autoscaling for App Platform is now in general availability. Service components can scale automatically based on HTTP traffic metrics, including requests per second and P95 request duration, in addition to or instead of CPU utilization. Request-based autoscaling works with both shared and dedicated CPU plans.

  Configure request-based autoscaling in the DigitalOcean Control Panel, with the API, or with doctl.

For more information, see all App Platform release notes.