Release Information
FreeBSD releases are classified into "Production Releases" and "Legacy Releases". The former are best suited to users looking for the latest new features; the latter are for users wishing to stay with a more conservative upgrade strategy.
Releases are further classified by the length of time they will be supported by the Security Officer into "Normal" and "Extended" releases.
Documentation files for each release are available for viewing in HTML format on the Release Documentation page.
Currently Supported Releases
Complete information about the release date, the classifcation type, and the estimated End-Of-Life (EOL) for currently supported releases can be found on the Supported Releases section of the FreeBSD Security Information page.
Most Recent Release(s)
Production Releases
Release 9.1 (December 2012) Announcement : Release Notes : Installation Instructions : Hardware Notes : Readme : Errata
Release 8.3 (April 2012) Announcement : Release Notes : Installation Instructions : Hardware Notes : Readme : Errata
Legacy Releases
Release 7.4 (February 2011) Announcement : Release Notes : Hardware Notes : Readme : Errata
Future Releases
For the schedule of upcoming releases, or for more information about the release engineering process, please visit the Release Engineering page.
The latest snapshots from our FreeBSD-STABLE and FreeBSD-CURRENT branches are also available. Please see Getting FreeBSD for details.
Prior Releases Which Have Reached End-Of-Life
Complete historical information about the release date, the classification type, and the effective End-Of-Life (EOL) for these releases may be found on the Unsupported Releases section of the FreeBSD Security Information page.
- 9.0 (January 2012) Announcement: Release Notes: Installation Instructions: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 8.2 (February 2011) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 8.1 (July 2010) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 8.0 (November 2009) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 7.3 (March 2010) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 7.2 (May 2009) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 7.1 (January 2009) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 7.0 (February 2008) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 6.4 (November 2008) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 6.3 (January 2008) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 6.2 (January 2007) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 6.1 (May 2006) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 6.0 (November 2005) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 5.5 (May 2006) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata:
- 5.4 (May 2005) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata: Migration Guide
- 5.3 (November 2004) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata: Migration Guide
- 5.2.1 (February 2004) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata: Early Adopter's Guide
- 5.2 (January 2004) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata: Early Adopter's Guide
- 5.1 (June, 2003) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata: Early Adopter's Guide
- 5.0 (January, 2003) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata: Early Adopter's Guide
- 4.11 (January, 2005) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 4.10 (May, 2004) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 4.9 (October, 2003) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 4.8 (April, 2003) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 4.7 (October, 2002) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Readme: Errata
- 4.6.2 (August, 2002) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Readme: Errata
- 4.6 (June, 2002) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Installation Notes: Errata
- 4.5 (January, 2002) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Errata
- 4.4 (September, 2001) Announcement: Release Notes: Hardware Notes: Errata
- 4.3 (April, 2001) Announcement: Release Notes: Errata
- 4.2 (November, 2000) Announcement: Release Notes: Errata
- 4.1.1 (September, 2000) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 4.1 (July, 2000) Announcement: Release Notes: Errata
- 4.0 (March, 2000) Announcement: Release Notes: Errata
- 3.5 (June, 2000) Announcement: Release Notes: Errata
- 3.4 (December, 1999) Announcement: Release Notes: Errata
- 3.3 (September, 1999) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 3.2 (May, 1999) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 3.1 (February, 1999) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 3.0 (October, 1998) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 2.2.8 (December, 1998) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 2.2.7 (July, 1998) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 2.2.6 (March, 1998) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 2.2.5 (October, 1997) Announcement : Release Notes : Errata
- 2.2.2 (May, 1997) Release Notes : Errata
- 2.2.1 (April, 1997) Release Notes
- 2.2 (March, 1997) Announcement : Release Notes
- 2.1.7 (February, 1997) Announcement : Release Notes
- 2.1.6 (December, 1996) Announcement : Release Notes
- 2.1.5 (July, 1996) Announcement : Release Notes
- 2.1 (November, 1995) Announcement : Release Notes
- 2.0.5 (June, 1995) Announcement : Release Notes
- 2.0 (November, 1994) Announcement : Release Notes
- 1.1.5.1 (July, 1994)
- 1.1.5 Release Notes
- 1.1 (May, 1994) Release Notes
- 1.0 (November, 1993)