Previous release announcements are archived here for historical purposes.

Only the last ten release announcements 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 Announcements

27 August 2008

Samba 3.2.3 Available for Download

This is a security release to address CVE-2008-3789. The original advisory is available online. Patches patch 1 for Samba 3.2.2 and patch 2 for Samba 3.2.2 are available. This security advisory is applicable to all Samba 3.2.x releases to date. Past security advisories are available on our security page.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.

19 August 2008

Samba 3.2.2 Available for Download

This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.2 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers running this release series. The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. A patch against Samba 3.2.1 is also available. See the release notes for more info.

05 August 2008

Samba 3.2.1 Available for Download

This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.2 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers running this release series. The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. A patch against Samba 3.2.0 is also available. See the release notes for more info.

5 June 2008

Samba 4.0.0alpha4 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 below, and the STATUS file, which aims to document what should and should not work.

Samba4 alpha4 follows on from our second alpha release (made in December), the first alpha release (made in September), and the Technology Preview series we have offered for some time now.

The uncompressed tarball and patch files have been signed using Andrew Bartlett's GnuPG key (ID 28B436BB). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes in the source for more information.

1 July 2008

Samba 3.2.0 Available for Download

This is the first stable release of Samba 3.2.0.

Please be aware that Samba is now distributed under version 3 of the new GNU General Public License. You may refer to the COPYING file that accompanies the release source for further licensing details.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.

10 June 2008

Samba 3.2.0rc2 Available for Download

This is the second release candidate of Samba 3.2.0. This is *not* intended for production environments and is designed for testing purposes only. Please report any defects via the Samba bug reporting system at https://bugzilla.samba.org/.

Please be aware that Samba is now distributed under version 3 of the new GNU General Public License. You may refer to the COPYING file that accompanies the release source for further licensing details.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info. Binary packages will be made available on a volunteer basis and can be found in the Binary_Packages download area.

28 May 2008

Samba 3.0.30 Available for Download

This is a security release to address CVE-2008-1105. The original advisory is available online. A patch for Samba 3.0.29 is available. This security advisory is applicable to all Samba 3.0.x releases to date. Past security advisories are available on our security page.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.

21 May 2008

Samba 3.0.29 Available for Download

This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.0 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers. Among other fixes and enhancements, this release address some interoperability problems with Windows 2008, interdomain trusts, and SMB/CIFS protocol correctness issues.

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.

8 March 2008

Samba 3.0.28a Available for Download

This is the latest bug fix release for Samba 3.0 and is the version recommended for all production Samba servers. Among other fixes and enhancements, this release address some interoperability problems with Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1 Release Candidates).

The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using GnuPG (ID 6568B7EA). The source code can be downloaded now. See the release notes for more info.

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.