Power Pack 6.1 Release Notes¶
Release date: August 25, 2026
Installation/Upgrade¶
Power Pack 6.1 is compatible with Review Board 6, 7, and 8, and Python 3.8 - 3.13.
Follow our installation guide to prepare your system for Review Board or to upgrade your existing install.
Power Pack 6.1 is included as part of Review Board 8.1.
To install on Review Board 8.0 or earlier, run:
$ pip3 install ReviewBoardPowerPack==6.1
Make sure to use the correct version of pip for your system.
To learn more, see:
Power Pack is included in paid on-prem Review Board plans and in the Business RBCommons (hosted) plan. See the plans page to trial or purchase a plan.
Standalone licenses are available for existing installs. Contact sales@beanbaginc.com to inquire.
Security Fixes¶
ClearCase¶
Fixed a vulnerability where a crafted diff could read files outside of a repository’s dynamic view.
Diff paths that resolve to outside of the view root are now rejected.
Performance Improvements¶
ClearCase¶
Sped up VOB tag lookups on servers with many VOBs or registry regions.
Bug Fixes¶
Licensing¶
Prevented service accounts and inactive users from taking a seat when auto-adding users to licenses.
ClearCase¶
Fixed sporadic “file not found” errors when posting changes from dynamic views.
Fixed file lookups for OID-described paths in dynamic views.
Fixed a crash in the diff viewer when displaying diffs created on Windows.
Fixed corrupted VOB tags in the repository info API resource.