Bump chocolatey version to 2.5.1

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Bump chocolatey version

Update the chocolatey version in the tools-versions.yml file

change detected: * key "$.chocolatey_version" updated from "1.4.0" to "2.5.1", in file "provisioning/tools-versions.yml"

1.4.0

As part of this release we had [2 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/63?closed=1) closed.

### Bug Fix

- Fix - When no hook scripts and installed you cannot install/upgrade a package on a system using PowerShell 2 - see [#3088](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3088).

### Improvement

- Ensure the most recent version of Chocolatey-NuGet.Core package is being used - see [#3150](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3150).

1.4.1

As part of this release we had [2 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/71?closed=1) closed.



### Bug Fix

- Fix - Credentials from configured source used for a non-configured source when the URL is similar - see [#3566](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3566).

1.4.2

As part of this release we had [1 issue](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/72?closed=1) closed.



### Bug Fix

- Fix - Trace logging is allowed in non-elevated session - see [#3603](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3603).

**NOTE:** Due to a previous bug in 1.4.1, which is being corrected in 1.4.3, the artifacts from this release have been removed.

1.4.3

As part of this release we had [4 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/75?closed=1) closed.



### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Unable to upgrade packages on certain authenticated feeds - see [#3613](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3613).
- Fix - Trace warning is outputted even when `--trace` argument is not used - see [#3621](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3621).
- [Security] Fix - Update bundled 7zip executables to v24.09 - see [#3625](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3625).

1.4.4

As part of this release we had [1 issue](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/80?closed=1) closed.

### Dependency Change

- Update bundled 7zip executables to v25.01 - see [__#3779__](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3779) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13) resolved in [__!3780__](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3780) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).

### Contributors

1 contributors made this release possible.

<a href="https://github.com/gep13"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1271146?v=4" alt="gep13" height="32" width="32"/></a> 

2.0.0

>  [!WARNING]
>
> Refer to our [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/guides/upgrading-to-chocolatey-v2-v6) for recommendations before upgrading from 1.x versions to 2.x.

As part of this release we had [52 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/54?closed=1) closed.

### Breaking Changes

- Change default behavior of `choco list` to be local only - see [#158](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/158).
- Prevent usage of leading 0 in package version numbers - see [#1174](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1174).
- choco config list --limit-output does not limit output as expected - see [#2013](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2013).
- Remove Get-BinRoot Chocolatey helper function - see [#2623](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2623).
- Remove the default push location when uploading/pushing packages - see [#2629](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2629).
- Remove deprecated configurations from Config - see [#2630](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2630).
- Remove deprecated Chocolatey shims (chocolatey, cinst, clist, cpush, cuninst, cup) - see [#2642](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2642).
- Upgrade to target version 4.8 of the .NET Framework - see [#2738](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2738).
- Fix spelling mistake in the extract_binary_file_from_assembly function - see [#2776](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2776).
- Remove side-by-side installs - see [#2788](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2788).
- Migrate from Rx-* packages to System.Reactive.* packages - see [#2896](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2896).
- Switch to use only the recommended TLS versions without fallback to earlier insecure options - see [#2902](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2902).
- Rename or migrate away from custom HashCode class - see [#2909](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2909).
- Remove WebPI alternative source - see [#2980](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2980).
- Remove the --remove option in apikey command and replace with remove subcommand - see [#2984](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2984).
- choco config list should only include information about config - see [#2986](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2986).
- Disallow passing in a path to a NUPKG file directly when installing/upgrading packages - see [#3008](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3008).
- Introduce upper limit when querying for packages and warn when threshold is close to being hit - see [#3014](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3014).

### Bug Fixes

- NuGet does not deal with blocking version conflicts from existing installed packages - see [#116](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/116).
- NuGet doesn't handle conflicts of versions in an install request when HighestVersion dependency - see [#507](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/507).
- Push command does not honor proxy settings - see [#1271](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1271).
- Filenames that contain apostrophes aren't handled correctly when calculating checksums - see [#1590](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1590).
- Chocolatey CLI does not override NuGet proxy with its own - see [#1720](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1720).
- choco pack command fails with error on Linux when using file greater than 2 GB - see [#2278](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2278).
- `choco info` command with no package id defined returns 0 packages found rather than provide a warning - see [#2899](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2899).

### Documentation

- Fix broken URLs in repository README file - see [#2888](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2888).
- Update Minimum Windows Server OS to Server 2008 R2 - see [#2903](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2903).
- Update package files to reflect current CCR moderation requirements - see [#2920](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2920).
- Fix typos and spelling errors - see [#2990](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2990).

### Improvements

- Ability to specify a default source when doing choco push - see [#62](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/62).
- Upgrade to target version 3.1.0 of Chocolatey.NuGet.Client assemblies - see [#508](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/508).
- Support Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 (semver) - see [#1610](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1610).
- `choco info` command doesn't show package URL - see [#1728](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1728).
- Ensure that the client version used when querying a repository is the version of the underlying NuGet.Client library - see [#1935](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1935).
- Alphabetically sort the output from the `feature` `config` `source` and `apikey` list command - see [#2814](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2814).
- Add ability to get status of an individual feature (`choco feature get`) - see [#2815](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2815).
- Provide ability to navigate directly to online version of help documentation for a command - see [#2867](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2867).
- PowerShell tab completion should only show commands/options for currently installed license - see [#2887](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2887).
- Adjust visibility / remove non-interface public methods on CygwinService - see [#3028](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3028).
- MSI Build should be present in this repository - see [#3061](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3061).
- Chocolatey products should no longer warn about possible errors when upgrading from versions before 1.0.0 - see [#3097](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3097).
- Sort list of installed/upgraded packages - see [#3112](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3112).

2.0.0-alpha-20230124

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI does **NOT** work with the Chocolatey Licensed Extension. It will actually prevent the loading of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension if it is installed.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you run into any problems when using this alpha version of Chocolatey CLI we would ask that you comment on this [discussion](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995), which is where we will be collating issues, and providing workarounds, etc.  We will not be accepting issues raised against this alpha release.

### Known Issues

See this [list](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995) for known issues with this pre-release.

### Breaking Changes

- Upgrade to target version 4.8 of the .NET Framework - see [#2738](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2738).
- Prevent usage of leading 0 in package version numbers - see [#1174](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1174).

### Bugs

- `choco pack` command fails with error on Linux when using a file greater than 2 GB - see [#2278](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2278).
- Filenames that contain apostrophes aren't handled correctly when calculating checksums - see [#1590](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1590)

### Documentation

- Fix broken URLs in repository README file - see [#2888](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2888).
- Update package files to reflect current CCR moderation requirements - see [#2920](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2920).

### Enhancements

- Upgrade to target version 6.4.0 of NuGet.Client assemblies - see [#508](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/508).
- Support Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 (semver) - see [#1610](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1610).

2.0.0-alpha-20230221

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI **only** works with the alpha version of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you run into any problems when using this alpha version of Chocolatey CLI we would ask that you comment on this [discussion](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995), which is where we will be collating issues, and providing workarounds, etc.  We will not be accepting issues raised against this alpha release.

### Known Issues

See this [list](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995) for known issues with this pre-release.

### Breaking Changes

In addition to the breaking changes listed in the previous [alpha release](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/releases/tag/2.0.0-alpha-20230124) below, the following changes have been made:

- Introduce upper limit when querying for packages and warn when threshold is close to being hit - see [3014](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3014).
- Disallow passing in a path to a NUPKG file directly when installing/upgrading packages - see [3008](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3008).

### Enhancement

- Add back validation messages after upgrade to NuGet v3+ - see [3000](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3000).

### Documentation

- Fix typos and spelling errors - see [2990](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2990).

2.0.0-alpha-20230307

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI **only** works with the alpha version of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you run into any problems when using this alpha version of Chocolatey CLI we would ask that you comment on this [discussion](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995), which is where we will be collating issues, and providing workarounds, etc.  We will not be accepting issues raised against this alpha release.

### Known Issues

See this [list](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995) for known issues with this pre-release.

### Bug Fixes

- Fix `choco search` command that was providing invalid results when using the `--version` option.
- Fix dependency resolution problems during execution of `choco upgrade` and `choco install`.

### Enhancements

- Add back support for the `--disable-repository-optimizations` option which was missing in previous alpha releases.
- Improvements made to warnings that are emitted when a dependency fails to be resolved during a `choco upgrade` or `choco install`.

2.0.0-beta-20230321

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI **only** works with the beta version of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you run into any problems when using this beta version of Chocolatey CLI we would ask that you comment on this [discussion](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995), which is where we will be collating issues, and providing workarounds, etc.  We will not be accepting issues raised against this beta release.

### Known Issues

See this [list](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995) for known issues with this pre-release.

### Breaking Changes

In addition to the breaking changes listed in the previous [alpha release](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/releases/tag/2.0.0-alpha-20230221) below, the following changes have been made:

- `choco config list` should only include information about config - see [#2986](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2986).
- Remove the `--remove` option in `choco apikey` command and replace with `remove` subcommand - see [#2984](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2984).
- Remove WebPI alternative source - see [#2980](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2980).
- Rename or migrate away from custom HashCode class - see [#2909](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2909).
- Migrate from Rx-* packages to System.Reactive.* packages - see [#2896](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2896).
- Remove side-by-side installs - see [#2788](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2788).
- Fix spelling mistake in the extract_binary_file_from_assembly function - see [#2776](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2776).
- Remove deprecated Chocolatey shims (`chocolatey`, `cinst`, `clist`, `cpush`, `cuninst`, `cup`) - see [#2642](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2642).
- Remove deprecated configurations from Config - see [#2630](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2630).
- Remove the default push location when uploading/pushing packages - see [#2629](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2629).
- Remove Get-BinRoot Chocolatey helper function - see [#2623](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2623).
- `choco config list --limit-output` does not limit output as expected - see [#2013](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2013).
- Change default behavior of `choco list` to be local only - see [#158](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/158).

### Enhancements

- Ability to specify a default source when doing `choco push` - see [#62](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/62).
- Remove re-instated Chocolatey commands which were added in v1.0.1 - see [#2678](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2678).

2.0.0-beta-20230412

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI **only** works with the beta version of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you run into any problems when using this beta version of Chocolatey CLI we would ask that you comment on this [discussion](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995), which is where we will be collating issues, and providing workarounds, etc.  We will not be accepting issues raised against this beta release.

### Known Issues

See this [list](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995) for known issues with this pre-release.

### Bugs

- Chocolatey does not override NuGet proxy with its own - see [#1720](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1720).
- When no hook scripts are installed you cannot install/upgrade a package on a system using PowerShell 2 - see [#3088](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3088).
- Prevent install/upgrade failure when using multiple sources and one or more of them cannot be reached.

### Enhancements

- Chocolatey products should no longer warn about possible errors when upgrading from versions before 1.0.0 - see [#3097](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3097).
- All the different ways that a proxy can be configured (environment variables, chocolatey.config file, command arguments) have been tested and verified to work as expected.

2.0.0-beta-20230426

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI **only** works with the beta version of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you run into any problems when using this beta version of Chocolatey CLI we would ask that you comment on this [discussion](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995), which is where we will be collating issues, and providing workarounds, etc.  We will not be accepting issues raised against this beta release.

### Known Issues

See this [list](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/discussions/2995) for known issues with this pre-release.

### Breaking Change

- Switch to use only the recommended TLS versions without fallback to earlier insecure options - see [#2902](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2902).

### Bug Fixes

- Fix - `choco info` command with no package id defined returns 0 packages found rather than provide a warning - see [#2899](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2899).
- Fix - Chocolatey CLI does not override NuGet proxy with its own - see [#1720](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1720).
- Fix - Ensure that correct `count` query is used when querying oData feeds.

### Enhancements

- PowerShell tab completion should only show commands/options for currently installed license - see [#2887](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2887).
- Alphabetically sort the output from the `feature` `config` `source` and `apikey` list command - see [#2814](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2814).
- Add explicit handling for `choco list -li` to provide backwards compatibility - related to [#158](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/158).
- Add ability to get status of an individual feature (`choco feature get`) - see [#2815](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2815).
- Ensure that the client version used when querying a repository is the version of the underlying NuGet.Client library - see [#1935](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1935).

2.1.0

>  [!WARNING]
>
> Refer to our [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/guides/upgrading-to-chocolatey-v2-v6) for recommendations before upgrading from 1.x versions to 2.x.

As part of this release we had [17 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/60?closed=1) closed.

### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Warning about threshold not shown for multiple sources - see [#3190](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3190).
- Fix - System proxy settings (automatically detect settings) are no longer used in v2.0.0 - see [#3181](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3181).
- Fix - Incorrect implementation of the `RuleIdEqualityComparer.Equals` method - see [#3182](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3182).
- Fix - `choco pin remove -n packagename` removes pin for a different package - see [#3196](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3196).
- Fix - Package version normalization is not being applied everywhere - see [#3174](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3174).
- Fix - Chocolatey CLI tries to load the licensed environment settings when the licensed extension assembly is not supposed to be loaded - see [#3224](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3224).
- Fix - Initial chocolatey.config configuration file is initialized with empty descriptions - see [#3201](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3201).
- Fix - Chocolatey CLI does not use the `cachelocation` which is configured within the chocolatey.config file - see [#3225](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3225).
- Fix - Checking for presence of Chocolatey license file in tab expansion PowerShell script generates `$error` - see [#3218](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3218).

### Improvements

- Create PowerShell helper function to read config values - see [#2854](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2854).
- Add command to allow purging of cached HTTP queries - see [#3194](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3194).
- Provide option for Chocolatey CLI commands to skip cached query results - see [#3193](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3193).
- Degraded performance after upgrading to version Chocolatey CLI v2.0.0 - see [#3183](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3183).
- `choco search` command does not use previously cached results - see [#3125](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3125).

### Documentation

- Update contributing documentation to be clearer for newcomers - see [#3108](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3108).

2.1.0-alpha-20230608

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI **only** works with the alpha version of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension.

### Known Issues

There is a known issue when attempting to do an open ended search query where the Chocolatey Licensed feed is in place.  For example, if you run the command `choco search --source chocolatey.licensed` you will get the following error message returned:

> The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.

A fix has been found for this problem, and will be released in a future alpha release.

### Bug Fixes

- Fix - `choco pin remove -n packagename` removes pin for a different package - see [#3196](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3196).
- Fix - Package version normalization is not being applied everywhere - see [#3174](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3174).

### Improvements

- Performance degradation after upgrading to version Chocolatey CLI v2.0.0 - see [#3183](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3183).
- `choco search` command does not use previously cached results - see [#3125](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3125).

2.1.0-alpha-20230614

> [!WARNING]
>
> This is a pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI and it is **NOT** suitable for production use! A pre-release version will have bugs that could have a detrimental impact to your environment. Ensure all necessary due diligence steps are taken before using in your environment.

> [!WARNING]
>
> This pre-release version of Chocolatey CLI **only** works with the alpha version of the Chocolatey Licensed Extension.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The issue that was introduced in the previous alpha release regarding the open ended search query has been addressed in this alpha release.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Before installing this prerelease version, we would recommend that you read through the [Upgrade Instructions](https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/guides/upgrading-to-chocolatey-v2-v6) for moving to the major version of Chocolatey CLI.

### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Warning about threshold not shown for multiple sources - see [#3190](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3190).
- Fix - System proxy settings (automatically detect settings) are no longer used in v2.0.0 - see [#3181](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3181).
- Fix - Incorrect implementation of the `RuleIdEqualityComparer.Equals` method - see [#3182](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3182).

### Documentation

- Update contributing documentation to be clearer for newcomers - see [#3108](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3108).

2.2.0

>  [!WARNING]
>
> Refer to our [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/guides/upgrading-to-chocolatey-v2-v6) for recommendations before upgrading from 1.x versions to 2.x.

As part of this release we had [10 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/65?closed=1) closed.

### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Upgrading from Chocolatey CLI v2.0.0 to v2.1.0 take a long time to complete when certain other packages are installed - see [#3237](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3237).
- Fix - Chocolatey CLI v2.0.0 prompts for credentials when authenticating to a source that is using Windows Authentication - see [#3242](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3242).
- Fix - Chocolatey CLI is unable to save HTTP Cache files when running as a non-admin user and the cacheLocation is set to point at the Chocolatey ProgramData folder - see [#3264](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3264).

### Improvements

- Remove warning message about "smarter than the average bear" - see [#3186](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3186).
- Improve overall execution time when performing the `choco upgrade all` command - see [#3231](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3231).
- Expand logging around the exception that is thrown when Chocolatey CLI is unable to communicate with a source - see [#3258](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3258).
- Ensure that only Administrators are able to modify files that are stored within the ChocolateyHttpCache folder - see [#3281](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3281).

### Documentation

- Apply scripting best practices to output which is shown from some Chocolatey CLI validations - see [#3238](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3238).
- Improve error message that is shown when defaultPushSource configuration value hasn't been set and no explicit source has been provided - see [#3280](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3280).

2.2.1

> [!WARNING]
>
> Chocolatey CLI 2.2.1 was removed from public availability due to a bug identified just prior to the release.

>  [!WARNING]
>
> Refer to our [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/guides/upgrading-to-chocolatey-v2-v6) for recommendations before upgrading from 1.x versions to 2.x.

As part of this release we had [3 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/66?closed=1) closed.

### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Can't find choco.exe after upgrading Chocolatey with MSI - see [#3286](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3286).
- Fix - Unable to do non-elevated operations when cache location is set to restricted directory - see [#3291](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3291).

### Dependency Change

- Update bundled 7zip executables to v23.01 - see [#3285](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3285).

2.2.2

As part of this release we had [1 issue](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/67?closed=1) closed.

> [!WARNING]
>
> There is a bug in Chocolatey CLI v2.2.0 that prevents upgrading if you have a package dependency that only has pre-release versions (or if the package is no longer available on the sources that you have available). If you receive the error `Object reference not set to an instance of an object` please uninstall the package that only has pre-release versions available (or which no longer exists on the sources you have available), upgrade Chocolatey CLI, and re-install the package that was uninstalled.
>
> This [bug has been fixed](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3292) in this release of Chocolatey CLI.

>  [!WARNING]
>
> Refer to our [Upgrade Guide](https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/guides/upgrading-to-chocolatey-v2-v6) for recommendations before upgrading from 1.x versions to 2.x.

### Bug Fix

- Fix - Unable to upgrade a package if a dependency only contains pre-release package versions, or if package no longer exists on available sources - see [#3292](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3292).

2.3.0

Read our [blog post](https://blog.chocolatey.org/2024/06/announcing-cli-230-cle-620-agent213-releases/) about this release.

As part of this release we had [33 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/68?closed=1) closed.

### Deprecated Feature

- Deprecate `unpackself` command - see [#3426](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3426).

### Features

- Save software install location for future use - see [#3315](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3315).
- Allow viewing package creation validation rules via new `choco rule` command - see [#3381](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3381).

### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Ensure `Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage` does not add a trailing space to silent arguments - see [#2345](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2345).
- Fix - Prevent creation of Tools folder via the MSI installer [#3307](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3307).
- Fix - Ensure `Install-ChocolateyPath` adds a new entry to the PATH when part of it is already there - see [#3318](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3318).
- Fix - Using `Install-ChocolateyPath -PathType Machine` in a non-admin context spawns PowerShell endlessly and never completes - see [#3424](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3424).

### Improvements

- Allow all packages from a source to be installed - see [#23](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/23).
- Allow the ability to add the configured sources when using the `--source` option - see [#72](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/72).
- Add `Uninstall-ChocolateyPath` function to manage removing entries from PATH - see [#310](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/310).
- Verify the checksum of a package before installation, and fail if not matched - see [#1144](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1144).
- Show remembered arguments for packages - see [#1310](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1310).
- Add the source URL where the package was downloaded from, to the output of the `choco install` and `choco upgrade` commands - see [#1485](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1485).
- `choco apikey` - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see [#1759](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1759).
- `choco config` - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see [#1760](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1760).
- `choco feature` - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see [#1761](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1761).
- `choco pin` - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see [#1762](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1762).
- `choco source` - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see [#1764](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1764).
- `choco upgrade` - Exit 2 if nothing to do (enhanced exit code) - see [#2200](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2200).
- Allow upgrading a pinned package without removing the pin beforehand - see [#2050](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2050).
- Update `OS_NAME` environment variable to support Windows 11 and Server 2019/2022 - see [#2754](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2754).
- Rerunning Install Script after reboot should not be necessary - see [#3327](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3327).
- Improve package dependency lookup when an exact version is defined - see [#3433](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3433).

### Documentation

- Clarify what `--include-programs` option does, in the help output - see [#147](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/147).
- Fix grammar in the pending reboot warning message - see [#3164](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3164).
- Improve the feature `DisableCompatibilityChecks` help description - see [#3296](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3296).
- Fix typos and punctuation in `choco feature` and `choco config` error output - see [#3324](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3324).
- Clarify `Proxy BypassList` value must be a regular expression, in the help output - see [#3401](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3401).
- Remove reference of unused `zip.sh` from README.md file - see [#3402](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3402).

2.4.0

As part of this release we had [20 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/69?closed=1) closed.



### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Update tab completions for compatibility with PowerShell 7.4+ - see [#3364](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3364).
- Fix - Prevent dependency resolution from unexpectedly downgrading packages - see [#3461](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3461).
- Fix - Do not install packages if dependencies fail to install - see [#3487](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3487).
- Fix - Ensure package folders are correctly restored if unexpected failures occur during upgrade - see [#3489](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3489).
- Fix - Use the user-provided page size when querying repositories - see [#3502](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3502).
- Fix - Ensure `.arguments` files that cannot be decrypted do not prevent running Chocolatey CLI commands - see [#3503](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3503).
- Fix - Ensure invalid `.arguments` files do not prevent running Chocolatey CLI commands - see [#3513](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3513).

### Deprecated Feature

- Deprecate the `Install-ChocolateyPinnedTaskBarItem` helper function - see [#3520](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3520).

### Documentation

- Update build instructions - see [#3467](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3467).
- Fixed parameter name typo in the chocolateyInstall template - see [#3504](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3504).

### Improvements

- Rework build process to remove the use of `-unpackself` command - see [#3427](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3427).
- Dependency resolution during install can be slow - see [#3451](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3451).
- Remove historical folder migration logic from `chocolateysetup.psm1` - see [#3501](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3501).
- Updated the bundled version of 7zip to 24.08 - see [#3505](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3505).
- Provide better information through the user agent when querying remote repositories - see [#3526](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3526).

2.4.1

As part of this release we had [4 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/70?closed=1) closed.



### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Searching for specific version on v3 only feed returns no results - see [#3396](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3396).
- Fix - Credentials from configured source used for a non-configured source when the URL is similar - see [#3565](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3565).

2.4.2

As part of this release we had [1 issue](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/73?closed=1) closed.



### Bug Fix

- Fix - Trace logging is allowed in non-elevated session - see [#3604](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3604).

2.4.3

As part of this release we had [7 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/76?closed=1) closed.



### Bug Fixes

- Fix - Search option `--id-starts-with` only returned packages starting with `chocolatey` - see [#1836](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1836).
- Fix - Warning that `--trace` is being used when it's not being used - see [#3622](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3622).
- Fix - Update bundled 7zip executables to v24.09 - see [#3626](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3626).

2.5.0

Read our [blog post](https://blog.chocolatey.org/2025/07/chocolatey-cli-250-highlights/) about this release.

As part of this release we had [41 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/74?closed=1) closed.

> [!NOTE]
> 
> The new `--include-headers` option as well as some of the expanded tab completions will not fully function with Chocolatey Licensed Extension. See our [tracking issue](https://github.com/chocolatey/chocolatey-licensed-issues/issues/431) for more information.

### Features

- Add `choco license` command.
  - See [#2829](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2829) by [mkevenaar](https://github.com/mkevenaar), resolved in [!2847](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2847) by [JPRuskin](https://github.com/JPRuskin).
- Add `choco support` command.
  - See [#3668](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3668) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), resolved in [!3676](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3676) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).

### Bug Fixes

- Execution of the `refreshenv` command incorrectly removes `%` (percent) characters from environment variable values.
  - See [#1664](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1664) by [johnyesberg](https://github.com/johnyesberg), resolved in [!1678](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/1678) by [MPagel](https://github.com/MPagel), [!3688](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3688) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- `choco upgrade` command fails with error message `The string is missing the terminator: '.` when `useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades` feature is enabled.
  - See [#2410](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2410) by [BlythMeister](https://github.com/BlythMeister), resolved in [!2804](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2804) by [BlythMeister](https://github.com/BlythMeister), [!3705](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3705) by [AdmiringWorm](https://github.com/AdmiringWorm).
- Chocolatey CLI outputs errors/warnings when validating a license file with `--limit-output` option enabled.
  - See [#2851](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2851) by [corbob](https://github.com/corbob), resolved in [!2857](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2857) by [corbob](https://github.com/corbob).
- Execution of the `refreshenv` command fails when an environment variables contains a `|` (pipe) character.
  - See [#3294](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3294) by [notexactlyawe](https://github.com/notexactlyawe), resolved in [!3688](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3688) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Incorrect environment variable name being used in documentation and in the template generated by the `choco new` command.
  - See [#3685](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3685) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Unable to list template information via the `choco template` command when template name includes capital letters.
  - See [#3694](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3694) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), resolved in [!3732](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3732) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), [!3736](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3736) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).

### Improvements

- Throw error (with suggestion on how to fix) when usage of `-v` option in conjunction with a version number is detected.
  - See [#123](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/123) by [ferventcoder](https://github.com/ferventcoder), resolved in [!3730](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3730) by [AdmiringWorm](https://github.com/AdmiringWorm).
- Expand the `ChocolateyTabExpansion.ps1` file with completions for multiple Chocolatey CLI commands.
  - See [#669](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/669) by [ferventcoder](https://github.com/ferventcoder), resolved in [!3725](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3725) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), [!3728](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3728) by [AdmiringWorm](https://github.com/AdmiringWorm).
- Add ability for Chocolatey CLI to calculate hash for large files (over 2 GB).
  - See [#747](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/747) by [ruckc](https://github.com/ruckc), resolved in [!2714](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2714) by [TheCakeIsNaOH](https://github.com/TheCakeIsNaOH).
- Add ability to pass multiple arguments to the `Install-ChocolateyFileAssociation` PowerShell function.
  - See [#1176](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1176) by [bazzilic](https://github.com/bazzilic), resolved in [!1169](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/1169) by [bazzilic](https://github.com/bazzilic), [!3684](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3684) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Add ability for package maintainers to know the package version of previously installed package version during `choco upgrade` command.
  - See [#1713](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1713) by [FranklinYu](https://github.com/FranklinYu), resolved in [!3689](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3689) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Add a headers row to the output from all appropriate Chocolatey CLI commands when using `--limit-output` option.
  - See [#2591](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2591) by [corbob](https://github.com/corbob), resolved in [!2856](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2856) by [corbob](https://github.com/corbob).
- Add `$env:ChocolateyPackageId` environment variable to represent the `id` from the nuspec file for a package.
  - See [#2781](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2781) by [schittli](https://github.com/schittli), resolved in [!2900](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2900) by [steviecoaster](https://github.com/steviecoaster).
- Remove verbose wording for confirmation messages when installing and upgrading packages.
  - See [#2848](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/2848) by [lemonlambda](https://github.com/lemonlambda), resolved in [!2849](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2849) by [lemonlambda](https://github.com/lemonlambda).
- Add the ability for package maintainers to know when the `--not-silent` option is being used by Chocolatey commands.
  - See [#3666](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3666) by [TheCakeIsNaOH](https://github.com/TheCakeIsNaOH), resolved in [!3695](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3695) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Improve readability, maintainabilty, and correctness of the `ChocolateyTabExpansion.ps1` file.
  - See [#3700](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3700) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), resolved in [!3701](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3701) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Add `--order-by` option to `choco search` command to extend ability to order package results.
  - See [#3709](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3709) by [AdmiringWorm](https://github.com/AdmiringWorm), resolved in [!1619](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/1619) by [bartvanandel](https://github.com/bartvanandel).
- Add short `-n` option to the `choco new` and `choco config` commands to improve consistency with other commands.
  - See [#3713](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3713) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), resolved in [!3714](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3714) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Add ability for `choco list` command to ignore packages that are pinned using `--ignore-pinned` option.
  - See [#3717](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3717) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), resolved in [!3727](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3727) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).
- Add ability to always ignore the HTTP request cache when running Chocolatey CLI commands.
  - See [#3718](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3718) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13), resolved in [!3729](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3729) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).

### Documentation

- Fix documentation for `Install-ChocolateyZipPackage` output.
  - See [!2357](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/2357) by [Ana06](https://github.com/Ana06).
- Fix typo in `--online` option.
  - See [!3593](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3593) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).

### Contributors

19 contributors made this release possible.

<a href="https://github.com/johnyesberg"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/479590?v=4" alt="johnyesberg" height="34" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/BlythMeister"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1046836?v=4" alt="BlythMeister" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/corbob"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/30301021?v=4" alt="corbob" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/notexactlyawe"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4598381?v=4" alt="notexactlyawe" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/gep13"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1271146?v=4" alt="gep13" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/Ana06"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16052290?v=4" alt="Ana06" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/mkevenaar"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/834643?v=4" alt="mkevenaar" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/ferventcoder"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/63502?v=4" alt="ferventcoder" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/ruckc"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1426401?v=4" alt="ruckc" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/bazzilic"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1805832?v=4" alt="bazzilic" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/FranklinYu"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3153452?v=4" alt="FranklinYu" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/schittli"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8282673?v=4" alt="schittli" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/lemonlambda"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/55360995?v=4" alt="lemonlambda" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/TheCakeIsNaOH"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38865330?v=4" alt="TheCakeIsNaOH" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/AdmiringWorm"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1474648?v=4" alt="AdmiringWorm" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/MPagel"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3179116?u=55118bd63444aa13416deefd18a60e9d271af558&v=4" alt="MPagel" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/JPRuskin"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1975761?u=ef83618adb7e6aa4318176378e3e53973536d300&v=4" alt="JPRuskin" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/steviecoaster"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8674240?u=3fce5092b70dee528ba2a9feab42196de14a84f1&v=4" alt="steviecoaster" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/bartvanandel"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1194804?v=4" alt="bartvanandel" height="32" width="32"/></a> 

2.5.1

As part of this release we had [2 issues](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/milestone/79?closed=1) closed.

### Bug Fix

- Unable to install additional packages in the Docker image due to addition of backports repository - see [__#3756__](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3756) by [LordAro](https://github.com/LordAro).

### Dependency Change

- Update bundled 7zip executables to v25.01 - see [__#3767__](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/3767) by [nagten](https://github.com/nagten) resolved in [__!3778__](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/pull/3778) by [gep13](https://github.com/gep13).

### Contributors

3 contributors made this release possible.

<a href="https://github.com/LordAro"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4007992?v=4" alt="LordAro" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/nagten"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/68544113?v=4" alt="nagten" height="32" width="32"/></a> <a href="https://github.com/gep13"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1271146?u=abe1c7adac9206392a54628dd0332850241ba90d&v=4" alt="gep13" height="32" width="32"/></a> 

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