BIND 9.18 is now END of LIFE, bind-esv repos are changing
Victoria Risk <[email protected]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:30:22 -0400
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--===============8841534269129133631== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_0732CC9B-7110-4517-8EBE-C9290BBBCEEF" --Apple-Mail=_0732CC9B-7110-4517-8EBE-C9290BBBCEEF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 BIND users - Please note that 9.18.50 was the last release in the 9.18 series. This = branch is now end of life and will not be maintained or patched. = Therefore, we urge you to make plans to migrate to 9.20 as soon as you = are able to. (Our release calendar is here: = https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00896). We recommend you modify your procedures to permit monthly BIND updates, = if possible. See the recent talk given by Petr =C5=A0pa=C4=8Dek = (https://www.isc.org/blogs/2026-brace-for-upgrades/) or this blog post = (https://www.isc.org/blogs/2026-05-12-bind-security-updates/) for = background. Important announcement for "bind-esv" repository users: We will be changing the version in the open source "bind-esv" = repositories ISC maintains from 9.18 to 9.20 before our July release. = This is planned for July 15th, a week before we post the July = maintenance releases on July 22nd, but depending on your timezone and = our schedules, it may happen a few days earlier or later. Please check = the version in the repository before updating. For more information and other release formats, consult the ISC software = download page: https://www.isc.org/download/ Thank you --Apple-Mail=_0732CC9B-7110-4517-8EBE-C9290BBBCEEF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html aria-label=3D"message body"><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" = content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;"><pre style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap; = background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face=3D"Helvetica">BIND = users - <span style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;">Please note that 9.18.50 was the = last release in the 9.18 series. This branch is now end of life and will = not be maintained or patched.</span> Therefore, we urge you to make = plans to migrate to 9.20 as soon as you are able to. (Our release = calendar is here: <a = href=3D"https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00896">https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00896= </a>). </font></pre><pre style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap; background-color: = rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face=3D"Helvetica"><span = style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;">We recommend you modify your procedures = to permit monthly BIND updates, if possible. See the recent talk given = by Petr =C5=A0pa=C4=8Dek (</span><a = href=3D"https://www.isc.org/blogs/2026-brace-for-upgrades/" = style=3D"text-wrap-mode: = wrap;">https://www.isc.org/blogs/2026-brace-for-upgrades/</a><span = style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;">) or this blog post (</span><a = href=3D"https://www.isc.org/blogs/2026-05-12-bind-security-updates/" = style=3D"text-wrap-mode: = wrap;">https://www.isc.org/blogs/2026-05-12-bind-security-updates/</a><spa= n style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap;">) for = background.</span></font></pre><pre style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap; = background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face=3D"Helvetica">Important = announcement for "bind-esv" repository users:</font></pre><pre = style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, = 255);"><font face=3D"Helvetica">We will be changing the version in the = open source "bind-esv" repositories ISC maintains from 9.18 to 9.20 = before our July release. This is planned for July 15th, a week before we = post the July maintenance releases on July 22nd, but depending on your = timezone and our schedules, it may happen a few days earlier or later. = Please check the version in the repository before = updating.</font></pre><pre style=3D"text-wrap-mode: wrap; = background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face=3D"Helvetica">For more = information and other release formats, consult the ISC software download = page: <a = href=3D"https://www.isc.org/download/">https://www.isc.org/download/</a></= font></pre>Thank you<div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_0732CC9B-7110-4517-8EBE-C9290BBBCEEF-- --===============8841534269129133631== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list. --===============8841534269129133631==--