## Chef Infra Client 16.8.14

Chef Infra Client has been updated to 16.8.14 with many improvements to built-in resources, as well as the following improvements to the `knife` CLI:

- `knife bootstrap` with the `--forward-agent` no longer results in an error. Thanks for fixing this [@drbrain](https://github.com/drbrain)!
- `knife bootstrap` no longer sets the SSH option `-o IdentitiesOnly` when no keys are specified. Thanks for fixing this [@drbrain](https://github.com/drbrain)!
- `knife ssh` with the `--no-host-key-verify` option no longer shows a deprecation warning. Thanks for reporting this issue [@bipinbachhao-lilly](https://github.com/bipinbachhao-lilly)!
- `knife ssh` with the `--ssh-password` option no longer results in an error. Thanks for reporting this issue [@evandam](https://github.com/evandam)!
- `knife ssh` with the `--sudo` flag will no longer silently fail. Thanks for fixing this [@rveznaver](https://github.com/rveznaver)!

## Chef InSpec

Chef InSpec has been updated to 4.24.8 including the following improvements:

- An unset `HOME` environment variable will not cause execution failures
- You can use wildcards in `platform-name` and `release` in InSpec profiles. Thanks for this improvement [@yarick](https://github.com/yarick)!
- The `WMI` resource now returns an array to support returning multiple WMI objects
- The `package` resource on Windows properly escapes package names. Thanks for this improvement [@ramereth](https://github.com/ramereth)!
- The `grub_conf` resource succeeds even if without a `menuentry` in the grub config
- Loaded plugins won't try to re-load themselves

## Cookstyle

Cookstyle has been updated to 7.3.11, which includes an updated RuboCop, two additional Chef Infra cops, and a large number of improvements to existing cops.

See the [Cookstyle 7.3.11 Release Notes](https://github.com/chef/cookstyle/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md#cookstyle-73) for details.

## Kitchen-dokken

Kitchen Dokken has been updated to 2.11.2 to resolve failures from creating containers during the Test Kitchen converge. Thanks for reporting this issue [@emeshuris](https://github.com/emeshuris)!

## Chef Workstation App

We've improved the Chef Workstation menu bar app to make getting started with Chef Infra easier:

- We added links to the Chef Documentation and Learn Chef sites on the app menu bar, making it easier to find documentation for Chef products. 
- Our Release Notes are on the Chef Documentation site, making them easier to find and read.
- The first time it launches, Chef Workstation creates the `.chef` directory with a sample `credential` file in your home directory (if you don't already have them), making the set-up process one step easier.