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title: PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.2 and 4.9.12 Released
description: This is the release of Authoritative Server 5.0.2 and 4.9.12.
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# [PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.2 and 4.9.12 Released](https://blog.powerdns.com/2025/12/11/powerdns-authoritative-server-5.0.2-and-4.9.12-released)

 Written by [Erik Winkels](https://blog.powerdns.com/author/aerique) | Dec 11, 2025 10:56:36 AM

Today, we are releasing two new versions of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server. These 4.9.12 and 5.0.2 versions contain minor bugfixes over the previous 4.9.11 and 5.0.1 versions, as well as a small new feature allowing more fine-grained RRset manipulation through the REST API.

A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelogs ([4.9.12](https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/changelog/4.9.html#change-4.9.12), [5.0.2](https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/changelog/5.0.html#change-5.0.2)).

Please make sure to read the [Upgrade Notes](https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/upgrading.html) before upgrading.

The tarballs ([4.9.12](https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/pdns-4.9.12.tar.bz2), [5.0.2](https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/pdns-5.0.2.tar.bz2)) and their signatures ([4.9.12](https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/pdns-4.9.12.tar.bz2.sig), [5.0.2](https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/pdns-5.0.2.tar.bz2.sig)) are available at [downloads.powerdns.com](https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/). Packages for various distributions are available from [repo.powerdns.com](https://repo.powerdns.com/).

Please send us all feedback and issues you might have via the [mailing list](https://mailman.powerdns.com/mailman/listinfo/pdns-users), or in case of a bug, via [GitHub](https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/new/choose).

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