> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.storefront.co.za/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.storefront.co.za/release-notes/april-2025.md).

# April 2025

V8.012.001 - V8.012.003 - the platform framework upgrade

**Releases:** V8.012.001 - V8.012.003

The largest infrastructure change since launch. The platform moved onto a modern framework and a new hosting environment, rolled out in stages across the first half of the month.

**In this release:** [New features](#new-features) - [Enhancements](#enhancements)

## New features

* **Platform framework upgrade** - the platform moved from its original framework onto .NET 8 and a new hosting environment, bringing faster processing and a supported, modern foundation. This is what made the work that followed possible, including the headless APIs and the AI tooling on your storefront. See [Commerce Platform Upgrade](/commerce/roadmap/commerce-platform-upgrade-.net-10.md) for the full picture, including the later move to .NET 10.

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This upgrade was deployed in stages through early April so that stores moved across in a controlled way. There was nothing for merchants to do.
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## Enhancements

* **Category and brand filters** - filters now account for price lists, customer segments and stock levels, so a customer no longer opens a category only to find it empty. Menus also return the full category hierarchy.
* **Filter page crawling** - reduced the load caused by automated bots crawling filter combinations.
* **X branding** - the old Twitter logo was replaced with the X logo, and share links updated to the current address so sharing works again.
* **Footer year** - the copyright year in the storefront footer is now generated automatically rather than being fixed.

## Need help?

If anything in this release affects your store and you are not sure what to do, please contact our support team.