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· 14 min read

Maester 3.0: a new test engine, and a heads-up for preview users

Maester 3.0 merges into main on 8 October 2026 at 10:00 UTC, so the preview build on the PowerShell Gallery becomes 3.0. Here's what that means for your automation, and a walkthrough of the new native test format and engine.

Merill Fernando

· 21 min read

Maester 2.3: From AI Agents to Affected Objects

A new Affected objects report, security checks for Microsoft Entra Agent ID, the CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark v7.0.0, macOS and Azure DevOps Advanced Security coverage, multi-forest Active Directory, a much smaller report, and security hardening across the module.

Maester Team

· 10 min read

Introducing Maester 2.2 🚀

Deep Active Directory coverage, AI data security checks with Microsoft Purview, SharePoint and GitHub security tests, Global Secure Access, contributor credits, and a sharper report experience.

Maester Team

· 7 min read

What's new in Maester 2.1.0

Azure DevOps tests, Copilot Studio agent checks, Defender for Endpoint coverage, multi-tenant reporting, CIS updates, and more.

Maester Team

· 1 min read

Multi-Tenant Reports are here!

Monitor multiple Microsoft 365 tenants in a single Maester report with a tenant selector

Sebastian Claesson

· 6 min read

Introducing Maester 2.0 🚀

A major release with 400+ commits, 15+ new security tests, XSPM integration, enhanced reports, and more.

Maester Team

· 3 min read

The end of code signing

An announcement that the Maester module code will no longer be signed.

Fabian Bader

· 5 min read

What's New with Maester Tags

An announcement about new and improved tags that replace current ones, and a new function to get an inventory of tests per tag.

Sam Erde