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PowerDNS DNSdist 2.1.0-beta1 Released
Remi Gacogne on Feb 23, 2026
Today we released the first beta version of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.1.0. This new version brings new features and improvements since the first alpha: OpenTelemetry: add flags field in TRACEPARENT EDNS...
PowerDNS DNSdist 2.1.0-alpha1 Released
Remi Gacogne on Jan 29, 2026
Today we released the first alpha version of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.1.0. This new version brings many new features: OpenTelemetry tracing support has been added Structured logging has been added A an...
PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.2 Released
Remi Gacogne on Dec 02, 2025
We released PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.2 today, fixing several issues: the wrong reply address was used when using DNS over QUIC or DNS over HTTP/3 on FreeBSD query rules were not processed after setting a tag from a d...
PowerDNS Security Advisory 2025-05 for DNSdist: Denial of service via craft...
Remi Gacogne on Sep 18, 2025
Today we have released PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.11 and 2.0.1. These releases fix PowerDNS Security Advisory 2025-05 for DNSdist, a denial of service via crafted DoH exchange. While working on adding mitigations again...
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...
Second release candidate of PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0
Remi Gacogne on Jul 17, 2025
Today we published the second release candidate of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0.
First release candidate of PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0
Remi Gacogne on Jul 08, 2025
Today we published the first release candidate of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0.
First beta release of PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0
Remi Gacogne on Jun 20, 2025
Today we released the first beta version of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0.
Second alpha release of PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0
Remi Gacogne on May 23, 2025
Today we released the second alpha version of what will become PowerDNS DNSdist 2.0.0.
PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.10 released, fixing CVE-2025-30193
Remi Gacogne on May 20, 2025
We released PowerDNS DNSdist 1.9.10 today, fixing several bugs including a security issue tracked as CVE-2025-30193 where a remote, unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted TCP connect...
