was officially released on June 17, 2025 . As part of the broader VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 launch, this version introduced significant changes to hardware compatibility and licensing. Key Technical & Release Highlights
As of April 2026, the current major version is . Broadcom (which acquired VMware) typically releases major updates every few years. If you are seeing "repacks" or "license keys" for ESXi 9 on GitHub or other sites, please be extremely cautious: vmware esxi 9 license key github repack