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+title: Proxmox VE 8.0 available
+status: added
+date: 2025-03-18
+category: bare-metal
+product: elastic-metal
+---
+
+We have now released version 8 of Proxmox VE based on Debian 12 (Bookworm) across all compatible Elastic Metal offers and in several different Availability Zones.
+