Title: Production release &#8211; 2023/05/09
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: May 9, 2023
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)
 3. Production release – 2023/05/09

# Production release – 2023/05/09

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 09 May 2023

17:51:14 GMT+0000

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### Plugin Updated: Query Monitor

 * We upgraded Query Monitor 3.10.1 to 3.12.1: [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4383](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4383)
 * Added “Application” section to Query Monitor “VIP” panel: [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4372](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4372)
 * Fix PHP warnings generated by cron data unavailable on dev-env: [https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4396](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4396)

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### Plugin Updated: VIP Constants

Assign `dbname` property in `define_db_constants()`

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4376](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4376)

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### Plugin Updated: Wp_Cli_Db

WP-CLI: Unblock `wp db tables` command

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4361](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4361)

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### Plugin Updated: Enterprise Search

Add ability to deactivate in index version management

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4379](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4379)

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### Plugin Updated: Akismet

We upgraded Akismet 4.2.4 to Akismet 5.1.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4416](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4416)

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### Function Updated: vip_strict_sanitize_username()

Return empty string if string not passed in

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4417](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/4417)