Older releases are marked end of life and receive no updates at all.
Pre-releases do not receive immediate security updates.
-The currently supported release train of PowerDNS Authoritative Server is 4.9.
+The currently supported release train of PowerDNS Authoritative Server is 5.0.
-PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.8 will only receive critical updates; it will be end of life after PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.1 is released.
+PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.9 will only receive critical updates; it will be end of life after PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.2 is released.
-PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.7 will only receive critical updates; it will be end of life after PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0 is released.
+PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.8 will only receive critical updates; it will be end of life after PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.1 is released.
-PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.0 through 4.6, 3.x, and 2.x are End of Life.
+PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.0 through 4.7, 3.x, and 2.x are End of Life.
Note: Users with a commercial agreement with PowerDNS.COM BV or Open-Xchange
can receive extended support for releases which are End Of Life. If you are
- Release date
- Critical-Only updates
- End of Life
+ * - 5.0
+ - 22nd of August 2025
+ - ~ March 2026
+ - ~ March 2027
* - 4.9
- 15th of March 2024
- - ~ March 2025
- - ~ March 2026
+ - 22nd of August 2025
+ - ~ September 2026
* - 4.8
- 1st of June 2023
- 15th of March 2024
- - ~ September 2025
+ - ~ March 2026
* - 4.7
- 20th of October 2022
- 1st of June 2023
- - ~ March 2025
+ - EOL August 2025
* - 4.6
- January 2022
- October 2022
The PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.x releases are no longer supported, and
will not receive any further updates, not even for security purposes.
-All users are urged to upgrade to the latest version. To upgrade from 3.x to 4.x,
+All users are urged to upgrade to the latest version. To upgrade from 3.x or 4.x to 5.x,
:doc:`follow these instructions <../upgrading>`
If you need help with upgrading, we provide `migration
To upgrade to 3.x, please consult the `instructions on how to upgrade
the database <https://doc.powerdns.com/3/authoritative/upgrading/#29x-to-30>`__.
-To upgrade from 3.x to 4.x, :doc:`follow these instructions <../upgrading>`.
+To upgrade from 3.x or 4.x to 5.x, :doc:`follow these instructions <../upgrading>`.
If you need help with upgrading, we provide `migration
services <https://www.powerdns.com/support-services-consulting.html>`__
to our supported users. If you are currently running 2.9.22 and need
help to tide you over, we can also provide that as part of a `support
agreement <https://www.powerdns.com/support-services-consulting.html>`__.
-But we urge everyone to move on to PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.x - it is a faster, more standards conforming and more powerful
+But we urge everyone to move on to PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.x - it is a faster, more standards conforming and more powerful
nameserver!
-@ 86400 IN SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. peter\.van\.dijk.powerdns.com. 2025082101 10800 3600 604800 10800
+@ 86400 IN SOA pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com. peter\.van\.dijk.powerdns.com. 2025082201 10800 3600 604800 10800
@ 3600 IN NS pdns-public-ns1.powerdns.com.
@ 3600 IN NS pdns-public-ns2.powerdns.com.
auth-4.5.1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-01.html"
auth-4.5.2.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-01.html"
auth-4.5.3.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-01.html"
-auth-4.5.4.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.5.5.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
+auth-4.5.4.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.5.5.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
auth-4.6.0-alpha1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported pre-release (known vulnerabilities)"
auth-4.6.0-beta1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported pre-release (known vulnerabilities)"
auth-4.6.0-rc1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported pre-release (known vulnerabilities)"
auth-4.6.0.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2022-01.html"
-auth-4.6.1.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.6.2.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.6.3.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.6.4.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
+auth-4.6.1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.6.2.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.6.3.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.6.4.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
auth-4.7.0-alpha1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported pre-release (known vulnerabilities)"
auth-4.7.0-beta2.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported pre-release"
auth-4.7.0-rc1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported pre-release"
-auth-4.7.0.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.7.1.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.7.2.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.7.3.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.7.4.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-4.7.5.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
+auth-4.7.0.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.7.1.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.7.2.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.7.3.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.7.4.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
+auth-4.7.5.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Unsupported release (EOL)"
auth-4.8.0-alpha1.security-status 60 IN TXT "2 Unsupported pre-release (no known vulnerabilities)"
auth-4.8.0-beta1.security-status 60 IN TXT "2 Unsupported pre-release (no known vulnerabilities)"
auth-4.8.0.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
auth-4.9.6.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK (never formally released)"
auth-4.9.7.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
auth-4.9.8.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
-auth-5.0.0-alpha1.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 Unsupported pre-release (no known vulnerabilities)"
-auth-5.0.0-beta1.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 Unsupported pre-release (no known vulnerabilities)"
+auth-5.0.0-alpha1.security-status 60 IN TXT "2 Unsupported pre-release (no known vulnerabilities)"
+auth-5.0.0-beta1.security-status 60 IN TXT "2 Unsupported pre-release (no known vulnerabilities)"
+auth-5.0.0.security-status 60 IN TXT "1 OK"
; Auth Debian
auth-3.4.1-2.debian.security-status 60 IN TXT "3 Upgrade now, see https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/appendices/EOL.html"