Release date: September 23, 2025

## New features

- We added SOCKS5 proxy and Kerberos authentication options in the InSpec CLI. ([#7448](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7448))

  - Added the `--socks_proxy` option to specify a SOCKS5H proxy URL for tunneling WinRM connections.
  - Added the `--socks_user` and `--socks_password` options for authenticating with a SOCKS5 proxy.
  - Added the `--kerberos_realm` and `--kerberos_service` options for Kerberos authentication.

## Improvements

- Added Omnibus build support for macOS 13 and 14 on ARM64 architecture. ([#7524](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7524))

## Dependency updates

- Updated the `mongo` gem to version 2.21.3. ([#7504](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7504/))
- Updated train dependencies. ([#7508](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7508/))

   - `train/train-core` to >= 3.13.4 
   - `train-winrm` to >= 0.4.0

- Updated `signet` to < 0.22.0. ([#7511](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/7511/))