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Peter van Dijk on May 07, 2025

Today, we are releasing a new version of the PowerDNS Authoritative Server. This 4.9.5 version carries a few bug fixes, as well as a performance optimization in the LMDB backend which will greatly improve databas...

Otto Moerbeek on Apr 09, 2025

Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.0.10, 5.1.4 and 5.2.2. These releases are maintenance releases that fix a few bugs and have a few improvements. The most important ones are:

Otto Moerbeek on Apr 07, 2025

Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 5.2.1. This release fixes PowerDNS Security Advisory 2025-01: A crafted zone can lead to an illegal memory access in the Recursor. This advisory is also published here.

Peter van Dijk on Feb 07, 2025

In the northern hemisphere, the first week of February is often synonymous with dull, cold, snowy winter. To light your fire and bring a smile to your faces, we are releasing three new versions of the PowerDNS Au...

Andrea Carpani on Jan 27, 2025

DNS serves as the essential entry point into the connected, online world for nearly all internet-based activities. While it opens up a wealth of opportunities, it also introduces unique challenges. This is why op...

Otto Moerbeek on Jan 14, 2025

We are proud to announce the release of PowerDNS Recursor 5.2.0!

Peter van Dijk on Dec 17, 2024

This is release 4.9.3 of the Authoritative Server. It contains a collection of small fixes. A detailed list of changes can be found in the changelog.

Otto Moerbeek on Dec 13, 2024

We are proud to announce the first release candidate of PowerDNS Recursor 5.2.0!

Otto Moerbeek on Nov 27, 2024

We are proud to announce the first beta release of PowerDNS Recursor 5.2.0!

Otto Moerbeek on Nov 11, 2024

We are proud to announce the first alpha release of PowerDNS Recursor 5.2.0!