A short update on what we shipped in April, and a heads-up on what’s coming in May.
Quantum CLI#
We published several minor releases this month. No major bug fixes — mostly dependency updates and improvements to our internal release pipeline. If you track the CLI through Docker, the GitHub Action, or the download page, you’ll already have these.
Drone Plugin#
We released a dedicated plugin for Drone CI to make deployments to the Quantum platform a one-step affair. Configuration, validation, and rolling deployments are handled by the plugin — no need to wire up the CLI by hand.
Setup and a full example pipeline are documented here: Deploy to Quantum with Drone.
GitLab CI/CD Component#
For GitLab users, we now ship a reusable CI/CD component so you can drop deployments into your pipeline with a single include. Alongside that, we built a new Docker image tailored for GitLab pipelines:
r.planetary-quantum.com/quantum-public/cli-gitlab:3The image bundles the Quantum CLI v3 with the bits GitLab runners need, so you don’t have to assemble your own. Details and a sample .gitlab-ci.yml are in the docs: Deploy to Quantum with GitLab.
Both the Drone plugin and the GitLab component are part of our broader push to make the move from Quantum CLI v2 to v3 as painless as possible — see below.
What’s next#
Quantum CLI v2 end-of-life: 13 May 2026#
We originally said v2 would be supported through the end of Q2/2026. Since the majority of customers have already moved to v3, we’ve decided to pull the date forward to 13 May 2026. After that day, login with username/password will no longer work.
If you still have pipelines or scripts on v2 and need a hand migrating, please reach out — we’re happy to help you get there before and after the cutoff. The v3 migration guide is the best starting point.
New ID server#
13 May, 2026 is also the day we roll out our new ID server.
It aids the transition from username/password auth to API key authentication and lays the groundwork for the features we previewed in the Q1 update — two-factor authentication, with Quantum API tokens and the self-service portal to follow.
As always, feedback and questions are welcome. Get in touch.