Now available | Rocket DevOps Suite 11.2 Release Announcement

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March 27, 2026
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Jeroen van Dun
Rocketeer

The Rocket Software team is pleased to announce that the new version 11.2 of Rocket® DevOps is now available.

Rocket DevOps is a modernization platform that enables end-to-end CI/CD for IBM® i+ multicode environments. Teams can extend DevOps best practices, introduce new tooling, and move at a pace the business demands – all while keeping legacy workflows fully supported.

Rocket DevOps 11.2.0 represents a significant step forward in Security, Automation and Developer Experience — three areas that matter most to organisations modernising their development pipelines.

The focus of this release is:

Security

Rocket DevOps 11.2 delivers several security-centric enhancements aimed at hardening both the development workflow and runtime operations across Rocket DevOps environments. MFA support on IBM i 7.6 and within the Enterprise and VS Code tooling enforces stronger identity verification at all access points, reducing exposure to credential-based attacks. The introduction of Static Code Analysis (SCA) adds a layer of static inspection that detects vulnerabilities, insecure coding patterns, and potential attack surfaces directly within IBM i source code, enabling issues to be resolved early in the SDLC. Expanded RCAC support for key RDOi operations ensures that database access on IBM i respects row and column-level security policies during deployment and environment synchronization tasks, maintaining strict data governance even in automated workflows. Together, these enhancements increase enforcement consistency, reduce security blind spots, and allow teams to operate with higher confidence in environments that demand robust access control and vulnerability management.

Automation

This release strengthens automation across the Rocket DevOps toolchain by streamlining deployment orchestration, source operations, and developer workflows. Automated git branch creation in RDOi eliminates manual setup steps and enforces consistent branching strategies for new applications. RDOe updates to deletepart and the introduction of commands like dellocasm and getdmdetails reduce administrative overhead by automating routine repository and deployment client management tasks. Test automation is improved with configurable cleanup policies, ensuring environments remain lean without manual intervention. In the VS Code extension AI-assisted unit test generation further reduces repetitive work for developers. Combined, these enhancements improve operational efficiency, reduce human error, and enable teams to deliver changes faster with more predictable results.

Developer Experience

This release delivers a more streamlined and intelligent developer workflow across the Rocket DevOps ecosystem, reducing friction and increasing productivity for IBM i teams. The VS Code extension introduces AI-assisted unit test generation for RPGLE and SQLRPGLE, allowing developers to rapidly scaffold high quality tests using the iRPGUnit framework. Enhanced dependency metadata visibility and improved task association handling during commits give developers clearer insight into the downstream impact of changes. Updated RDOi creation logic minimizes redundant job submissions, resulting in faster, cleaner development cycles. Combined with expanded MFA support and tighter Git integration across components, the tooling now provides a more secure, predictable, and efficient environment that aligns with modern DevOps practices while preserving IBM i’s unique strengths.

Rocket DevOps versions prior to 11.1 are not compatible with IBM i v7.6. If you plan to upgrade to IBM i v7.6, you must upgrade to Rocket DevOps 11.1 or later. Failure to do so will result in unpredictable behaviour and the product will not function as designed.

Highlights of the release include:

Rocket DevOps core for IBM i

New applications can now be configured with a git repository and default branch.
Row and Column Access Control (RCAC) is now supported for these RDOi functions: map, load, copy release, verify environments and targets, transfer, and move. RCAC is also supported on temporal tables but not yet on tables deployed using Change File While Active (CFWA).
Static Code Analysis (SCA) is a new feature to analyze source code and identify security hotspots and vulnerabilities.
Option 17=backout can now be used on deployment sets with LANSA objects.

Rocket DevOps core for Enterprise

Users can now monitor Deployment client connection status in real time.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is supported in RDOe for IBM i v7.6 or later.
The new dellocasm command is added to delete an assembly from the RDOe repository.
The deletepart command is updated with the -D (delete the local copy of the file) and -R (recurse assemblies) options.
The new getdmdetails command is introduced to retrieve deployment client information.
Users can now deploy different types of RDOe parts and JFrog artifacts simultaneously in a single deployment set.

Rocket DevOps portal

Support for GitLab Pull Requests.
Static Code Analysis (SCA) visibility inside the RDOp for stronger governance.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is supported for IBM i 7.6 users.

Rocket DevOps test

Support for configurable cleanup/retention policy for test run results.
Support for metadata information in Test Run dialogs.

Rocket DevOps extension for Visual Studio Code

Support for AI‑assisted unit test generation for RPGLE and SQLRPGLE procedures using the iRPGUnit framework.
Enabled task association for selected dependencies during RDO commits.
Refined the RDOi creation mechanism to prevent redundant job submissions.
Improved the display of dependency metadata during RDO commits.
Enhanced association display for commented RDOe instances.
Support for IBM i Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

Product Lifecycle Updates

We’ve updated the Product Lifecycle for Rocket DevOps on docs.rocketsoftware.com under the Compatibility Guides section. This helps customers plan upgrades confidently, knowing they’ll receive long-term support and access to the latest innovations.

End of Support notification

Version 11.2 of Rocket DevOps will be the last version to provide support for: