+Version 2.0.2 (2018-03-22)
+ o Source-specific routing support for Linux kernel and Babel
+ o BGP: New option 'disable after cease'
+ o Filter: Allow silent filter execution
+ o Filter: Fixed stack overflow in BGP mask expressions.
+ o Several bugfixes
+
+ Notes:
+
+ Syntax prefix:netmask for IPv4 prefixes was dropped. Just use prefix/pxlen.
+
+
+Version 2.0.1 (2018-01-16)
+ o Linux MPLS kernel support
+ o Better handling of channels inherited from templates
+ o Default EBGP Route Propagation Behavior without Policies (RFC 8212)
+ o Many bugfixes
+
+ Notes:
+
+ To satisfy requirements of RFC 8212, external BGP protocols now require
+ explicit configuration of import and export policies.
+
+
+Version 2.0.0 (2017-12-11)
+ o Integrated IPv4 + IPv6 design
+ o Support for MPLS next hops
+ o Support for VPNv4 and VPNv6 networks
+ o Microsecond timers infrastructure
+ o Basic VRF support
+ o Babel: Support for dual-stack IPv4/IPv6
+ o Babel: Many improvements and bugfixes
+ o Major BGP protocol redesign
+ o Full support for Multiprotocol BGP
+ o BGP multicast support (SAFI 2)
+ o BGP flowspec support (RFC 5575)
+ o BGP with MPLS labels (RFC 3107)
+ o BGP MPLS/VPN support (RFC 4364)
+ o BGP 6PE - IPv6 NLRI over IPv4 MPLS (RFC 4798)
+ o BGP IPv4 NLRI with an IPv6 Next Hop (RFC 5549)
+ o BGP Confederations (RFC 5065)
+ o BGP Shutdown communication (RFC 8203)
+ o BGP: Allow exchanging LOCAL_PREF with eBGP peers
+ o BGP: Allow to specify interface for regular sessions
+ o OSPF: Support of address families in OSPFv3
+ o OSPF: Enable ECMP and Link detection by default
+ o RAdv: Support for more specific routes (RFC 4191)
+ o RAdv: Proper handling of prefix retraction
+ o RIP: Enable ECMP and Link detection by default
+ o Redesign of RPKI handling
+ o New RPKI-Router protocol
+ o Static: Minor overhaul
+ o Static: Support for all new route types
+ o Kenrel: Default Linux kernel metric changed to 32
+ o Kernel: Fix IPv6 ECMP handling with Linux 4.11+
+ o Update of show route command
+ o BIRD client persistent history
+ o New build system
+ o Unit tests
+ o ...
+
+ Notes:
+
+ Tables are now defined with appropriate net type keyword. Protocols and tables
+ are now connected by explicit channels, most related protocol options (table,
+ import, export, ...) are now channel options. See doc/bird.conf.example2 for
+ configuration examples. Some options were removed/replaced.
+
+
+Version 1.6.3 (2016-12-21)
+ o Large BGP communities
+ o BFD authentication (MD5, SHA1)
+ o SHA1 and SHA2 authentication for RIP and OSPF
+ o Improved documentation
+ o Several bug fixes
+
+Version 1.6.2 (2016-09-29)
+ o Fixes serious bug introduced in the previous version
+
+Version 1.6.1 (2016-09-22)
+ o Support for IPv6 ECMP
+ o Better handling of IPv6 tentative addresses
+ o Several updates and fixes in Babel protocol
+ o Filter: New !~ operator
+ o Filter: ASN ranges in bgpmask
+ o KRT: New kernel protocol option 'metric'
+ o KRT: New route attribute 'krt_scope'
+ o Improved BIRD help messages
+ o Fixes memory leak in BGP multipath
+ o Fixes handling of empty path segments in BGP AS_PATH
+ o Several bug fixes
+
+Version 1.6.0 (2016-04-29)
+ o Major RIP protocol redesign
+ o New Babel routing protocol
+ o BGP multipath support
+ o KRT: Add support for plenty of kernel route metrics
+ o KRT: Allow more than 256 routing tables
+ o Static: Allow to specify attributes for static routes
+ o Static: Support for BFD controlled static routes
+ o FreeBSD: Setup password for BGP MD5 authentication
+ o IO: Remove socket number limit
+ o Plenty of bug fixes
+
+ Upgrade notes:
+
+ For RIP, most protocol options were moved to interface blocks.
+
+
+Version 1.5.0 (2015-04-20)
+ o Major OSPF protocol redesign.
+ o OSPFv2 multi-instance extension (RFC 6549).
+ o BGP AS-wide unique router ID (RFC 6286).
+ o BGP enhanced route refresh (RFC 7313).
+ o Link state support in BGP.
+ o Latency tracking and internal watchdog.
+ o Uses high port range for BFD on BSD.
+ o Increase max symbol length to 64.
+ o Allows to define unnamed protocols from templates.
+ o Fixes two serious bugs in BGP.
+ o Several bugfixes and minor improvements.
+ o Several minor option changes:
+ - OSPF: Protocol-wide 'instance id' option added.
+ - BGP: Parameters to option 'neighbor' extended.
+ - BGP: Separate option 'interface' added.
+ - BGP: Option 'start delay time' renamed to 'connect delay time'.
+ - BGP: Option 'route limit' deprecated.
+
+ Upgrade notes:
+
+ For OSPF, there are deep internal changes, but user-visible changes
+ are limited to log messages and minor changes in formatting of command
+ output.
+
+ For BGP, version 1.5.0 is essentially a minor release. There are two
+ deprecated options ('start delay time' and 'route limit') and some
+ minor formatting changes.
+
+
+Version 1.4.5 (2014-10-06)
+ o New 'show route noexport' command option.
+ o Port option for BGP sessions.
+ o Better constant handling in set literals.
+ o Better rate filtering of log messages.
+ o Several minor bugfixes.
+
Version 1.4.4 (2014-07-09)
o Extended OSPF multipath support.
o Default router preference for RAdv.
- Import of device routes from kernel protocol allowed.
- Last state change now tracks just protocol state change.
- Minor changes to default router ID calculation.
-
+
Version 1.3.11 (2013-07-27)
o OSPF stub router option (RFC 3137).
o TTL security for OSPF and RIP.