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AztecPrivacyAztecProtocol/aztec-packages·

v6.0.0 (opens in a new tab)

Date: 2026-10-22 · Tag: v6.0.0 · Baseline: v5.2.1 · Major release npm: @aztec-foundation/bb.js@6.0.0 (note the new @aztec-foundation scope) · crates.io: barretenberg-rs 6.0.0 · Noir: v1.0.0-rc.3 Summary.Aztec release notes
AztecPrivacyAztecProtocol/aztec-packages·Security

v5.2.1 (opens in a new tab)

Date: 2026-10-07 · Tag: v5.2.1 · Baseline: v5.2.0 · Patch release with security fix for barretenberg users only; no action needed for the Aztec network bb.js: @aztec/bb.js@5.2.1 Summary. v5.2.1 is a single-fix security patch for barretenberg (bb / bb.js).Aztec release notes
AztecPrivacyAztecProtocol/aztec-packages·Breaking

v5.2.0 (opens in a new tab)

Date: 2026-08-17 · Tag: v5.2.0 · Baseline: v5.1.0 · Minor release Install: aztec-up install 5.2.0 · Docker: aztecprotocol/aztec:5.2.0 Summary.Aztec release notes
AztecPrivacyAztecProtocol/aztec-packages·Recommended

v5.1.0 (opens in a new tab)

Date: 2026-07-22 · Tag: v5.1.0 · Baseline: v5.0.1 · Minor release — required for aztec.nr / contract developers, recommended for aztec.js / PXE Install: aztec-up install 5.1.0 · Docker: aztecprotocol/aztec:5.1.0 Summary.Aztec release notes
AztecPrivacyAztecProtocol/aztec-packages·Recommended

v5.0.1 (opens in a new tab)

Date: 2026-07-15 · Tag: v5.0.1 · Baseline: v5.0.0 · Patch release — required for aztec.nr / aztec.js / PXE, optional for node operators Install: aztec-up install 5.0.1 · Docker: aztecprotocol/aztec:5.0.1 Summary.Aztec release notes
AztecPrivacyAztecProtocol/aztec-packages·Breaking

v5.0.0 (opens in a new tab)

v 5 · 0 · 0 — none of the wait, twice the pace, half the gates. Date: 2026-07-11 · Tag: v5.0.0 · Baseline: v4.4.0 · First stable v5 — supported on testnet AND mainnet Install: aztec-up install 5.0.0 · Docker: aztecprotocol/aztec:5.0.0 Summary.Aztec release notes
AztecPrivacyAztecProtocol/aztec-packages·Security

v4.4.0 (opens in a new tab)

Date: 2026-06-27 Tag: v4.4.0 Base: v4.3.1 Range: v4.3.1.v4.4.0 Summary. v4.4.0 is a strongly recommended upgrade on top of v4.3.1. It contains important security fixes that harden the node against crash and sync-stall vectors, plus a new auto-shutdown feature…Aztec release notes

The stream

Newest first
Thu 22 October
v6.0.0 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec
Thu 8 October
UltraHonk native verifier throws or aborts on a recursive pairing accumulator with a point at infinity (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Security Medium
Thu 8 October
UltraHonk native verifier accepts proofs whose recursive pairing accumulator has one point at infinity (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Security High
Thu 8 October
v5.2.1 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Security
Mon 17 August
v5.2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Breaking
Wed 22 July
v5.1.0 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Recommended
Wed 15 July
v5.0.1 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Recommended
Mon 13 July
v5.0.0 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Breaking
Sat 27 June
v4.4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Security
Thu 4 June
v4.3.1 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Breaking
Mon 1 June
v0.0.1-private (opens in a new tab) · Aztec

Release candidates

Versions the projects put out for testing, carrying the changes the release will bring
v5.0.0-rc.2 — Testnet Release Candidate (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Breaking
v5.0.0-rc.1 — Testnet Release Candidate (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Breaking

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Per-package monorepo tags, releases that carry little weight, and publications that post several times a day
Checkpoint with over 72 blocks pushed via the escape hatch and proven halts the L2 (opens in a new tab) · Aztec Security Low