Cascade CMS 2026.1.1
Cascade CMS 2026.1.1 is a patch containing added support for MySQL 8.4 and SQL Server 2025, a handful of upgrades to internal libraries, improvements to the Broken Link Report, and a fix for the REST API.
Important
Beginning with this release, the following database versions are no longer supported:
- SQL Server 2017
You must upgrade to a supported database version prior to upgrading to Cascade CMS 2026.1.1 or newer. Failing to do so will prevent the application from starting.
Publishing to a MySQL database?
Beginning with this release, MySQL 8+ is required as the target database version for customers using Database Publishing. If you are currently publishing to a MySQL 5.6 or 5.7 database, you will need to upgrade it to MySQL 8+ to ensure that database publishing continues to function properly.
Release Notes
Improvements
- Added support for MySQL 8.4
- Added support for SQL Server 2025
- Broken Link Report can now be exported to a CSV
- Upgraded to a new and improved default dictionary (replaced Wintertree with LanguageTool)
- Improved layout of the Workflow on-hold status message on Workflow screen
- Search library (Lucene) has been upgraded
- Improved performance in the UI when collapsing groups in structured data edit forms
Fixed
- REST API: Fixed errors when editing Metadata Sets with non-ASCII characters in
possibleValues - Fixed an error that would occur when attempting to delete an Announcement from the Announcement detail page
Upgrade Guide
First time installation?
Be sure to import our default database schema prior to installing Cascade CMS for the first time. Then follow the appropriate installation instructions for your environment.
Upgrade Steps
- Shut down your currently running Cascade CMS environment.
- Before you upgrade, we strongly recommend that you back-up your production database as well as set up a test environment and perform a trial run of the upgrade. All customers are entitled to a test license for this purpose.
- Read the release notes and upgrade guides for all releases between your version and the latest version.
Requirements & Supported Platforms
Server Requirements
| Component | Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8-core (recommended), Quad core (minimum) | Can be run in virtualized environments like VMware and Hyper-V. |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM (recommended), 6 GB RAM (minimum) | Recommended to allocate approximately 1/2 of the server's total memory to Cascade. |
| Hard Drive | 25 GB (recommended), 15 GB (minimum) |
Supported Platforms
| Category | Platform | Supported Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java | OpenJDK | 21.0.5+11 | 64-bit is recommended for all platforms. |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Server | 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016 | |
| macOS Server | 10.4 or later | ||
| Linux | 64-bit | ||
| Databases | MySQL | 8.4, 8.0 | |
| Microsoft SQL Server | 2025, 2022, 2019 | ||
| Oracle | 19c | ||
| Web Servers | Apache | ||
| Microsoft IIS | |||
| Sun Java System Web Server | Formerly Netscape Enterprise Server. | ||
| Zeus Web Server | |||
| Web Browsers | Chrome | Latest Stable | |
| Microsoft Edge | Latest Stable | ||
| Firefox | 140+ | ||
| Safari | 26+ |