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The second release candidate for #Mastodon 4.6 is now out!
It addresses several issues found in 4.6.0-rc.1, and is expected to become 4.6.0 later this week.
You can see all the changes on the release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.0-rc.2
If you are an admin, updating ahead of the full 4.6.0 release would be a great help to find and squash any last-minute bugs!
For #Mastodon app developers and fellow #fediverse platform developers, with the approaching Mastodon 4.6 release we've put together an overview of new and changed APIs that you may want to look at! Collections, profile editing, #Wrapstodon, and more:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4-6-for-devs/
Following last week's beta, the first release candidate for #Mastodon 4.6 is out! 馃帀
You can find all of the changes on the release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.0-rc.1
We aim to publish the release next week. If you are an admin, now is a good time to upgrade to the release candidate and help us find any last minute bugs!
We will soon be publishing a blog post for Mastodon client developers, showcasing the new API and features that are available in this version.
We just released the first beta version of Mastodon 4.6 馃帀
Highlights for this release are the profile page redesign and the ability to create curated Collections of Mastodon accounts, but it contains many other changes.
You can find all of them in the release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.0-beta.1
We aim to publish a release candidate next week. If you are an admin and want to be on the bleeding edge, now is a good time to upgrade to the beta version and help us find any last minute bugs!
We just released Mastodon 4.5.11 and 4.4.18.
These versions contain a medium and a high severity security fixes as well as other bugfixes.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
We just released Mastodon 4.5.10, 4.4.17, and 4.3.23.
These versions contain several medium and high severity security fixes.
Also, please note that this marks the final Mastodon v4.3 update, this branch is now unsupported. If you are still using it, please move to a newer version as soon as possible.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
馃摤 Trunk & Tidbits: 04-2026 is now live! Featuring:
- What we鈥檙e building for server admins thanks to @sovtechfund
- @imanijoy did a demo, and other great demos at @fediforum
- New releases and what鈥檚 next from product
#MastoDev #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #TrunkAndTidbits
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2026/
We just released Mastodon 4.5.9, 4.4.16, and 4.3.22.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including important security fixes.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
Trunk & Tidbits for March is out - our monthly engineering news, featuring current releases, the profiles redesign, Collections, additional FEPs implemented - lots of work in motion.
#MastoDev #MastoAdmin #Mastodon
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/trunk-tidbits-march-2026/
