Description

The current article contains the latest version of the pre-release (hereinafter referred to as the hotfix) that includes all updates currently available for the Sitecore XP 10.5 version. Be aware that the hotfix was built for Sitecore XP 10.5 and must not be installed on other Sitecore XP versions. The hotfix can be applied both to XM and XP Sitecore Experience Platform topologies.

For more details about known issues fixed, refer to the Release notes section or to the "Sitecore 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE/Documentation/Sitecore.Platform.Releasenotes 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE.md" file found inside the hotfix package.

The latest hotfix package for Sitecore XP 10.5 can be downloaded from here: Sitecore 10.5.1 rev. 014617 PRE

If you are experiencing problems while upgrading the instance or installing the hotfix, contact Sitecore Support.

Solution

To apply the hotfix, use one of the following solutions depending on your deployment:

• For on-prem and PaaS:
  
  • On top of any Sitecore XP updates.
  • On top of the latest Sitecore XP update.
• For сontainers:
  
  • Refer to the instructions described here.

Note that the latest version of a hotfix always includes all changes released in its previous versions. Therefore, the latest version of the hotfix can be installed on top of an earlier version of the hotfix for the same minor version of Sitecore XP. For example, you can safely install the "Sitecore 10.5.2 rev. 22222 PRE" version on top of the "Sitecore 10.5.2 rev. 11111 PRE".

Cumulative hotfix on top of any updates

A hotfix is installed on top of the initial release or any other update release. Installation of this hotfix package automatically upgrades the system to the most recent Sitecore 10.5 update, including all fixes released to date.

To install the hotfix:

1. Download the latest hotfix package for Sitecore XP 10.5.
2. Check the Sitecore 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE/Documentation/Sitecore.Platform.Cumulative.Instructions 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE.md file that can contain specific instructions if they are required.
   Some hotfix packages also include optional deployment automation features, such as:
   
   • Automated Binding Redirects Update
   • Automated Configuration File Patching
   When available, refer to:
   

   Documentation/Optional deploy automation/readme.md

   for instructions on using these automation options instead of manually applying configuration changes.

3. Install the hotfix from one of the following package folders depending on your deployment:
   
   • For on-prem, from the Sitecore 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE/Platform Patch/OnPremCumulative folder.
   • For PaaS, from the Sitecore 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE/Platform Patch/CloudCumulative folder.

For example:

Note that all release numbers are fictitious and are given as an example only.

Cumulative hotfix on top of the latest update

A hotfix is installed on top of the latest update release. To install the hotfix:

1. Upgrade your instance to the latest Sitecore XP 10.5.x minor update available for Sitecore XP 10.5 on https://developers.sitecore.com/.
2. Download the hotfix package for Sitecore XP 10.5.
3. Check the Sitecore 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE/Documentation/Sitecore.Platform.Instructions 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE.md file that can contain specific instructions if they are required.
   Some hotfix packages also include optional deployment automation features, such as:
   
   • Automated Binding Redirects Update
   • Automated Configuration File Patching
   When available, refer to:
   

   Documentation/Optional deploy automation/readme.md

   for instructions on using these automation options instead of manually applying configuration changes.

4. Install the hotfix from one of the following package folders depending on your deployment:
   
   • For on-prem, from the Sitecore 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE/Platform Patch/OnPrem folder.
   • For PaaS, from the Sitecore 10.5.x rev. xxxxxx PRE/Platform Patch/Cloud folder.

For example:

Note that all release numbers are fictitious and are given as an example only.

Release notes

Refer to the tables below for issues resolved in this hotfix.

Fixes released after 10.5 Initial (10.5.0 r-014188):