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October 2026

Keep private keys on your infrastructure with Armor Enclaved Keys.
New framework guides and tested Docker and Docker Compose workflows.
Read values synchronously with dotenvx.getSync().
Non-interactive encryption defaults to file-based key storage.
Clearer provider errors when Armor is unreachable.
Invite teammates from your terminal with dotenvx armor invite.
Encrypt with a public key using dotenvx encrypt --with.
See key custody, access details, and infrastructure destinations together in Armor.
Safer file writes, symlink protection, and encryption cancellation.
Consistent private-key discovery across the CLI and Next.js with @dotenvx/providers.
Dotenvx 2.34 removes the lock and unlock workflow.
Next.js loads keys from Armor, OS secret stores, 1Password, and Bitwarden.
Next.js gains Dotenvxfile validation and secret redaction with @dotenvx/next-env.
Select environment combinations with Dotenvxfile profiles.
Automatically redact application output from config() with an Dotenvxfile.
Create and revoke organization tokens in Armor, with token audit logs.

September 2026

Dotenv hits 175M weekly npm installs.
Dotenvx reaches 13 million weekly installs.
Send feedback with dotenvx feedback.
Deploy encrypted secrets with Wrangler.
Audit local CLI commands with Dotenvx Armor.
Keep secrets out of commits with dotenvx protect.
Dotenv VSCode 1.3 adds decryption support.
Dotenv 18 adds a CLI: dotenv run -- your-command.
Store private keys in your OS secret store, 1Password, Bitwarden, .env.keys, or Dotenvx Armor.
Dotenvx Armor adds infra feature. Connect your secrets to Vercel, Heroku, GitHub Actions, Cloudflare, AWS, and more.

August 2026

Dotenvx adds -f .env,.env.production convenience
Binaries now verified as part of dotenvx install.sh
Dotenvx reaches 11M weekly npm installs.
Weekly Dotenvx Armor digests include a summary of your team's activity.
Name armored keys and find them faster through Dotenvx Armor search.
Control which team members can access each armored key with fine-grained access controls.
Manage Dotenvx Armor teams, invitations, and key access through the dotenvx API.
Search dotenvx.com. Type / on any page.
Type dx instead of dotenvx—dx encrypt, dx run, and more.
Delete keys from .env files with dotenvx del.
Dotenvx reaches 10M weekly npm installs.

July 2026

June 2026

Dotenvx reaches 30M monthly npm installs.
Dotenvx 2.0 ships on a cleaner primitives core.
Dotenvx runs correctly in PowerShell.
Load encrypted env files natively in Next.js.
Dotenvx Armor is built directly into dotenvx.
Key Guard development begins for access approvals.
SOC 2 Type 2 observation process starts.
Run Dotenvx Armor workflows with --token in CI and agents.

May 2026

Dotenvx Ops is renamed to Dotenvx Armor.
Change your organization avatar in Settings.
Choose local or armored key storage on first create.
New guide for encrypting secrets with Python uv.
Trust Center launches for security and compliance.
Sign in with Google for faster team onboarding.
Run an automated pentest against armor.dotenvx.com.
Pick the right team when armoring keys across orgs.
KEYSEE publishes whitepaper for public-key identity.
Armor up, down, push, pull, and move commands ship.
KEYSEE releases deterministic public-key visuals.

April 2026

Dotenv reaches 500M monthly npm installs.
Encrypted env files work in Cloudflare Workers.
Dotenvx Ops opens in beta for early teams.

January – March 2026

Dotenvx reaches 15M monthly npm installs.
Publish a guide for encrypted env with Next.js.
Vestauth research begins on agent identity.
Ops gateway starts with initial OpenAI support.
Dotenvx reaches 6M monthly npm installs.

October – December 2025

Ops adds secure .env.keys backup and recovery.
Rotation tokens and provider connect flows land.

July – September 2025

First Ops command lands in dotenvx.

April – June 2025

Dotenvx reaches 2M monthly npm installs.

January – March 2025

Dotenvx whitepaper draft is published.
Decryption-at-access via main.get and main.set.
Dotenvx reaches 1M monthly npm installs.

October – December 2024

July – September 2024

Dotenvx reaches 500K monthly npm installs.
Dotenvx hits feature-complete across five commands.

April – June 2024

Dotenvx 1.0 ships as next-gen config for dotenv.
Encrypted .env replaces the older .env.vault path.

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