We just released Mastodon 4.6.4, 4.5.14 and 4.4.21.
Those updates include multiple security fixes, including fixes for two major issues.
We encourage server administrators to update as soon as possible, as one of the issues can expose PII of local users. We are investigating potential uses of this exploit and will soon share more information.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.
We are planning to release new Mastodon security updates for versions 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 and nightly this Monday, Jul 27, at around 14:00 UTC.
It solves two major security issues.
We encourage server administrators to plan for an update in the hours following the release to ensure their instance is protected. These versions will not require database migrations.
Our monthly blog post series is there to showcase what we worked on last month.
In this edition, we are also discussing our official Helm Chart for Mastodon, for those of you who deploy Mastodon on Kubernetes. We released a brand new version of the chart in a new place, deprecating the existing one.
We just released Mastodon 4.6.2, 4.5.13 and 4.4.20. Those versions only update our container image to fix an important security issue in ffmpeg, which Mastodon uses to process videos.
If you do not use our container image, you may skip this update but you need to update your installed ffmpeg to a patched version (ffmpeg 8.1.2, 7.1.5, 6.1.6, or 5.1.10)
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.
We just released Mastodon 4.6.1. It contains several important bug fixes and we recommend every instance running 4.6.0 to update.
We are also releasing Mastodon v4.5.12 and v4.4.19 with small bugfixes and a fix to a critical security issue affecting servers using LDAP_TLS_NO_VERIFY=true.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
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:
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 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 🎉
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.
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 4.5.10, 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.
📬 Trunk & Tidbits: 04-2026 is now live! Featuring:
- What we’re building for server admins thanks to @sovtechfund - @imanijoy did a demo, and other great demos at @fediforum - New releases and what’s next from product
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