Previous release announcements are archived here for historical purposes.

Only the last ten release announcments can be found below. With every new release, the oldest announcement drops off the page. This should allow for a quick glance at recent Samba activity. For a more in-depth tour of Samba's release history, notes for all stable releases are archived in the list to the left.

Previous Release Announcments

10 Dec 2007

Samba 3.0.28 Available for Download

Samba 3.0.28 is a security release to address CVE-2007-6015.

The Samba 3.0.28 source code (GPG signature) can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch file against previous releases (GPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

4 September 2007

Samba 4.0.0 alpha1 Available for Download

Samba 4 is the ambitious next version of the Samba suite that is being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the WARNINGS in WHATSNEW.txt in the source and the STATUS file which aims to document what should and should not work.

Samba4 alpha1 is the culmination of 4.5 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), and 1.5 years since we first released a Technology Preview. We wish to allow users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite feedback and support.

This release has been signed using GPG with Andrew Barlett's GPG key (28B436BB). The source code can be downloaded now.

20 Nov 2007

Samba 3.0.27a Available for Download

Samba 3.0.27a is a bug fix release and is the current release for production servers running the Samba 3.0 series.

The Samba 3.0.27a source code (GPG signature) can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch file against previous releases (GPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

15 Nov 2007

Samba 3.0.27 Available for Download

Samba 3.0.27 is a security release to address CVE-2007-4572 and CVE-2007-5398.

The Samba 3.0.27 source code (GPG signature) can be downloaded now. If you prefer, the patch file against previous releases (GPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

26 June 2007

Samba 3.0.25b Available for Download

Samba 3.0.25b is now available for download. This is the third production release of the Samba 3.0.25 code base and is the version that servers should be run for for all current bug fixes.

The 3.0.25 release series is an upgrade release over the 3.0.23/3.0.24 releases which means that a substantial amount of development has occurred and many new features have been added since the last Samba production release. Please review the Release Notes for a complete of list of changes. We would like to thank everyone in the Samba community that help to test the preview snapshots and release candidates. We believe that the this production release is in much better shape due to your help.

The Samba 3.0.25b source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.25a (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

1 Mar 2007

Samba 3.0.25pre1 Available for Download

Samba 3.0.25pre1 is available for download. This is a preview of the next upgrade production release version of Samba. It is intended for testing purposes only. Please test and report any bugs that you find. Our plan is to possibly have one more preview release and move to the release candidate stage later this month. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.25pre1 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the large patch file against Samba 3.0.24 (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

5 Feb 2007

Samba 3.0.24 Available for Download

Samba 3.0.24 is available for general download. This is a security release which addresses CVE-2007-0452, CVE-2007-0453, and CVE-2007-0454. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.24 source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature is for the for the uncompressed tarball. If you prefer, the patch file against Samba 3.0.23d (GnuPG signature) is also available for download. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.

15 Nov 2006

Samba 3.0.23d Available for Download

The Samba Team is pleased to announce the general availability of Samba 3.0.23d. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.23d source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.

17 October 2006

Samba 4.0.0TP3 Available for Download

Samba 4 is an ambitious development effort of the Samba project, being developed in parallel to the stable 3.0 series. The main emphasis in this branch is support for the Active Directory logon protocols used by Windows 2000 and above.

Samba 4 is currently not yet in a state where it is usable in production environments. Note the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

With 3 years of development under our belt since Tridge first proposed a new Virtual File System (VFS) layer for Samba3 (a project which eventually lead to our Active Directory efforts), it was felt that we should create something we could 'show off' to our users. This is third Technology Preview (TP), aimed at allowing users, managers and developers to see how we have progressed, and to invite feedback and support.

In particular, this release has a strong focus on portability and infrastructure. The aim is to give Samba4 a solid foundation on which we can again move to create more visible features. That said, two particular technologies included in this release are the LDAP backend, and the experimental SMB2 server.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed with Andrew Bartlett's key (ID 157BC95E). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more information.

1 Sep 2006

Samba 3.0.23c Available for Download

The Samba Team is pleased to announce the general availability of Samba 3.0.23c. This is the latest stable release of Samba. This is the version that production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. Please read the changes in the Release Notes for details on new features and difference in behavior from previous releases.

The Samba 3.0.23c source code can be downloaded now. The GnuPG signature for the uncompressed tarball is also available. Please read these instructions on how to verify the gpg signature. Precompiled packages are available in the Binary_Packages download area.