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Stale utils import error during gateway upgrade

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #114804 on 18 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #114804. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and fixes address an ImportError for 'file_signature' from 'utils' that occurs when upgrading from a specific Hermes version leaves stale root modules, preventing the gateway from completing its restart. The changes add tolerance for this staggered upgrade state.

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  • #114804 fix(update): hermes update from v2026.9.14 finishes the gateway restart instead of dying on a stale utils (#114616, salvage #114653)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/managed_scope.py, hermes_cli/stale_modules.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_stale_root_module_bridge.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #114653 fix(update): bridge stale root modules so pre-handoff upgrades finish restart (#114616) · merged via another change → 4f519b7, #114804, #114616, #114653
  • #114654 fix: tolerate staggered upgrade where old utils lacks file_signature · superseded by another PR → 4f519b7, #114804, #114616, #114653
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#114616hermes update from v2026.9.14 fails gateway restart: cannot import name 'file_signature' from 'utils'
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