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PowerDNS Recursor 5.3.0 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Aug 28, 2025
We are proud to announce the release of PowerDNS Recursor 5.3.0!

Adding Views to PowerDNS Authoritative Server
Neil Cook on Aug 26, 2025
One of the most requested features from customers in recent years has been the ability for PowerDNS Authoritative Server to support the concept of Views, and we’re pleased to announce that Views are the headline ...

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.0
Remi Gacogne on Aug 22, 2025
It’s finally here! Today, we are delighted to release PowerDNS Authoritative Server version 5.0.0. As you may remember from the previous test releases announcements, the main new feature of this release is the bi...

PowerDNS Recursor 5.3.0-rc1 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Aug 21, 2025
We are proud to announce the first release candidate of PowerDNS Recursor 5.3.0!

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9.8
Erik Winkels on Aug 07, 2025
Today, we are releasing a new version of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server.

PowerDNS Recursor 5.1.7 and 5.2.5 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Jul 29, 2025
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.1.7 and 5.2.5. These releases are maintenance releases that fix a few bugs and have a few improvements. The most important ones are:

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.0-beta1 Released
Erik Winkels on Jul 24, 2025
PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0.0-beta1

PowerDNS Recursor 5.3.0-beta1 Released
Otto Moerbeek on Jul 24, 2025
We are proud to announce the first beta release of PowerDNS Recursor 5.3.0!

The all-rounder DNSdist 2.0 is here
Andrea Carpani on Jul 21, 2025
DNSdist is a powerful and versatile tool designed for a wide range of use cases. This is likely why DNSdist optimizes DNS traffic for hundreds of millions of internet users every day. Today, we are excited to ann...

PowerDNS Security Advisory 2025-04
Otto Moerbeek on Jul 21, 2025
Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.12, 5.1.6 and 5.2.4. These releases fix PowerDNS Security Advisory 2025-04: A Recursor configured to send out ECS enabled queries can be sensitive to spoofing attempts...