Release Notes: v0.16.2 - License Grace Period & Upgrade Reliability

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Release Notes: v0.16.2

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• 7-day license grace period added\n• Device aliases preserved during database upgrades\n• Improved Docker image compatibility\n• Fixed deployment marker race condition

Draft: r/scanopy

Title: Scanopy v0.16.2 — License Management and Database Upgrade Reliability

Scanopy v0.16.2 is out! This release is all about reliability and smoother license management for Scanopy deployments.

New Features

• Added a 7-day license grace period: You’ll now have extra time to resolve license issues before Scanopy services are interrupted (#592).

Improvements

• Device alias entries are preserved during database baseline operations, so your custom network topology labels stay intact through upgrades (#592).
• Docker images now include standard OCI labels, improving compatibility with registries and deployment tools (#592).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a rare race condition with deployment mode markers that could cause inaccurate release event reporting (#592).

Read the full changelog here: https://scanopy.net/changelog

Thanks for your feedback and reports—keep them coming! If you hit upgrade issues, please let us know at r/scanopy or via GitHub.

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Subject: Stay Up and Running: License & Upgrade Improvements

We're excited to share a new Scanopy update focused on keeping your network mapping smooth and reliable. This release tackles common pain points around licensing and database upgrades.

• 7-day license grace period: Avoid unexpected interruptions — you now have extra time to resolve license issues before Scanopy services are affected.
• Resilient topology labels: Device alias entries are preserved during database upgrades, so your custom labels stay intact across baselines.
• Streamlined Docker deployments: Standard OCI labels are now included, improving compatibility with registries and automated setups.
• Improved reliability: Eliminated a rare race condition that could affect deployment event reporting, making Scanopy even more robust.

These enhancements make ongoing management, customizations, and upgrades easier and safer for your network environment.

Related Content Pieces

The following content plan items may relate to this release (coordinate timing):

| 18 | Exploring Your Network Topology with SNMP (The Manual Way) | SNMP network topology mapping | blog (technical) | brief ready | done | - | - |
Blocked on topology readability shipping. Do not publish until new layout options (tree, force-directed graph) are live.

• How to Sync Scanopy Discovery Data to NetBox (ships 5th — Netbox Plugin scanopy#352, #65 — 8+ thumbs up combined. NetBox community is 20K+ stars, 10K+ teams. Unique feeder value: topology/cable data. When this ships, also refresh piece Release Notes: v0.14.1 - Demo Mode & Heartbeat Updates  #22 with integration how-to section.)

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