False warning about Views Bulk Operations (VBO) security update

Problem/Motivation

Thanks for maintaining the module and the new release.

It does look like previous versions have had the "Supported" check-mark removed 📌 False warnings about security updates Active , which triggers warning email alerts ...

Email

The installed version of at least one of your modules or themes is no longer supported. Upgrading or uninstalling is strongly recommended. See the project homepage for more details.

See the available updates page for more information:
https://example.org/admin/reports/updates

Your site is currently configured to send these emails only when security updates are available. To get notified for any available updates, https://example.org/admin/reports/updates/settings.

Under Available updates

Views Bulk Operations (VBO) 4.3.4 -- Not supported! Error

Recommended version: 4.4.0 (2025-Oct-17)

Release not supported: Your currently installed release is now unsupported, and is no longer available for download. Uninstalling everything included in this release or upgrading is strongly recommended!
Includes: Views Bulk Operations

Steps to reproduce

Get email warnings about security update, see warnings on Update page.

Proposed resolution

Add "Supported" for 4.3, 4.2, 4.1... since they work fine, but are just not the latest release.

Remaining tasks

Maybe the module administration interface needs to convey the consequences of removing "Supported" more effectively?

• 📌 False warnings about security updates Active
• #686918: Add help text to project release admin page to warn about marking branches unsupported and the impact on update status →

User interface changes

API changes

Data model changes