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+---
+title: "2.6"
+url: /releasenotes/private-platform/2-6/
+description: "Release notes for version 2.6 of Private Mendix Platform"
+weight: 6
+---
+
+These release notes cover changes made to the [Private Mendix Platform](/private-mendix-platform/) in version 2.6.
+
+## 2.6
+
+### Release date: February 13, 2025
+
+Version 2.6 of Private Mendix Platform introduces a number of new features, improvements, updates, and fixes.
+
+#### New Features
+
+##### Streamlined App Creation with Mendix AI Assistance
+
+Mendix AI Assistance (Maia) is now available for Private Mendix Platform. All app creation, recommender, and generator functionalities are supported. In addition, Private Mendix Platform supports connectivity to a broad set of Large Language Models. For more information, see [Maia in Private Mendix Platform](/private-mendix-platform/maia/).
+
+##### Support for Connected Mode for Private Mendix Platform
+
+Private Mendix Platform now supports installation in [Connected mode](/developerportal/deploy/private-cloud/#connected-standalone). 
+
+{{% alert color="info" %}}
+Some functionalities are not yet available in Connected mode, and will be added in future releases. For more information, see [Known Issues](#known-issues).
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+#### Improvements
+
+##### Improved and Unified Deployment UX
+
+We have improved the UI and UX for the **Environment Overview** page, including the following functionalities:
+
+* Environment creation
+* Environment deletion
+* Deploying packages
+* Promoting packages
+
+#### Updates
+
+##### Studio Pro Updates
+
+* Studio Pro 9.24 LTS latest patch version updated to [9.24.41](/releasenotes/studio-pro/9.24/#92441)
+* Studio Pro 10.24 LTS latest patch version updated to [10.24.14](/releasenotes/studio-pro/10.24/#102414)
+* Studio Pro 11.6 MTS latest patch version updated to [11.6.2](/releasenotes/studio-pro/11.6/#1162)
+
+##### Other Platform Components
+
+* Mendix on Kubernetes Operator version [2.25.1](/releasenotes/developer-portal/mendix-for-private-cloud/#2.25.1)
+* Private Cloud License Manager (PCLM) version [0.10.7](/releasenotes/developer-portal/mendix-for-private-cloud/#license-manage-cli-v0107)
+* Mendix Agents:
+
+    * Interactor v1.23.2
+    * Interactor v1.24.1
+    * Collector v1.21.1
+    * Authenticator v1.17.1
+
+#### Fixes
+
+* (General) We have fixed an issue where admins were not prompted to confirm deletion after deleting a user.
+* (General) We have fixed an issue where group creation sometimes created duplicates.
+* (General) We have fixed an issue that sometimes resulted in the creation of empty clusters.
+* (General) We have fixed an issue where admins could not access the **Environment Overview** page.
+* (General) We have fixed an issue that sometimes resulted in crashes after creating a deployment package.
+* (General) We have fixed some issues with downloading deployment packages.
+* (General) We have fixed an issue where it was possible to select the current environment after clicking **Promote**.
+* (General) We have fixed some errors that occurred when adding namespaces.
+* (General) We have fixed some issues that resulted in unclear error messages appearing to the user.
+* (UI) We have fixed some UI-related issues.
+
+#### Known Issues {#known-issues}
+
+The following functionalities are not currently supported in Connected mode:
+
+* Environment Overview dashboard
+* Metrics & Logs page
+* Activity logs
+* Webhooks
+* Events
+* SBOM Admin page
+* Global Operator
+
+Support for the functionalities will be added in future releases of Private Mendix Platform.
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 Release notes are available for the following versions of Private Mendix Platform:
 
+* [2.6](/releasenotes/private-platform/2-6/)
 * [2.4](/releasenotes/private-platform/2-4/)
 * [2.0](/releasenotes/private-platform/2-0/)
 * [1.24](/releasenotes/private-platform/1-24/)