We just released Mastodon 4.5.6, 4.4.13, and 4.3.19.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a fix for a moderate security vulnerability.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
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We just released Mastodon 4.5.6, 4.4.13, and 4.3.19.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a fix for a moderate security vulnerability.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
We just released Mastodon 4.5.5, 4.4.12, and 4.3.18.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including very important (1 high severity, 3 moderate severity) security fixes.
Mastodon 4.2 is now unsupported, so if you still run it, please update to a supported version as soon as you can.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
The December edition of Trunk & Tidbits is posted.
It was a quieter month in terms of commits due to the holiday period, but some solid progress was made. Plus, the latest stable releases, end-of-life for Mastodon 4.2, and news about #fosdem
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/01/trunk-tidbits-december-2025/
We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.
Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
As we're working on Collections (an upcoming feature similar to "starter packs"), and improvements to the design of user profiles, we would like to hear from you!
Please use our - short & anonymous! - User Experience Survey to share your thoughts.
The November "Trunk & Tidbits" is out! Read about our new organisational announcements and events; the start of development for our Collections feature; CSS theme tokens and Helm chart; and, the latest stable releases.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/trunk-tidbits-november-2025/
We just released Mastodon 4.5.3, 4.4.10 and 4.3.16 and 4.2.28.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including a fix for a minor security issue.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
Attention Mastodon server operators 🤹🏻
We are working on a new Helm chart for Kubernetes deployments, and the team would appreciate your feedback. See this issue for the new repository (and to provide comments) #mastoadmin
We just released Mastodon 4.5.2, 4.4.9 and 4.3.15.
These versions contain small bug fixes.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
We just released Mastodon 4.5.1
This version fixes some bugs found in 4.5.0.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.