## Improvements

- The `parse_config` resource now accepts `[` and `]` characters, which allows access to settings that contain dots. Thanks [@rgeissert](https://github.com/rgeissert)! ([#5252](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/5252))
- The gemspec allows for Ruby 3.0 use and opens the way for future testing. ([#5357](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/5357))
- Updated the RSpec dependency to version 3.10. ([#5342](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/5342))
- The `mssql_session` resource expands its platform support to include macOS and Linux since the `sqlcmd` utility is now available on those platforms. Thanks [@kclinden](https://github.com/kclinden)! ([#5366](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/5366))

## Backward Incompatibilities

- macOS 10.13 is no longer a supported platform for Chef InSpec. ([#5311](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/5311))