Build and runtime failures related to the OpenSSL 4 transition
Updated
Oct 9, 2026 at 9:35pm UTC
We continue monitoring and resolving issues related to the OpenSSL 4 transition. More fixes for specific OpenSSL 3/4 compatibility issues are in testing or already deployed.
If you’re seeing build or runtime errors, follow the steps under “What you can do now” in our troubleshooting guide (login required). If you still have issues after following that guidance, contact Support with your image digest and the full error.
Affected services
Updated
Oct 8, 2026 at 8:06pm UTC
Guidance on troubleshooting and resolving issues with affected images is available here (paid customer login required): https://support.chainguard.dev/hc/en-us/articles/56956385560219-ACTION-RECOMMENDED-OpenSSL-4-transition-may-cause-build-and-runtime-failures.
Please check your email, Slack messages, or Activity Console, according to your communications opt-ins with us, as we have also sent it there according to your preferences.
We are monitoring the incident, and are still moving forward with the OpenSSL 4 ABI migration. If you experience any issues you believe are related to the migration from OpenSSL 3.6 to 4.0 at this time, please contact Support.
Affected services
Updated
Oct 6, 2026 at 10:21pm UTC
Additional information on troubleshooting and resolving issues with affected images is forthcoming. We will provide a link to the updated documentation when it goes live.
Some customers are seeing build or runtime failures related to the ongoing Chainguard OS transition to OpenSSL 4, mostly when adding packages to an image with apk add or copying binaries between images.
We continue to work through other reports related to the OpenSSL 4 transition.
If you are affected, please contact support with your image digest and the error output, including errors related to OpenSSL or cipher suites.
Affected services
Updated
Oct 6, 2026 at 5:24pm UTC
Some customers are seeing build or runtime failures related to the ongoing Chainguard OS transition to OpenSSL 4, mostly when adding packages to an image with apk add or copying binaries between images.
We continue to work through other reports related to the OpenSSL 4 transition.
If you are affected, please contact support with your image digest and the error output, including errors related to OpenSSL or cipher suites.
Affected services
Updated
Oct 6, 2026 at 4:27pm UTC
Some customers are seeing build or runtime failures related to the ongoing Chainguard OS transition to OpenSSL 4, mostly when adding packages to an image with apk add or copying binaries between images.
We continue to work through other reports related to the OpenSSL 4 transition.
If you are affected, please contact support with your image digest and the error output, including errors related to OpenSSL or cipher suites.
Affected services
Created
Oct 6, 2026 at 3:08pm UTC
Some customers are seeing build or runtime failures related to the ongoing Chainguard OS transition to OpenSSL 4, mostly when adding packages to an image with apk add or copying binaries between images. Fixes are available or rolling out for the affected images, and building from a current image with current packages resolves most cases. If you are affected, please contact support with your image digest and the error output.
Affected services