BIND Software Status

This table lists released versions of BIND and the status of each. For information regarding security advisory releases, please refer to our Security Advisories page.

BIND Software Version Status Latest Release Date EOL date
9.9.4 (Extended Support Version) ESV Sep 2013 TBD
9.8.6 Current-Stable Sep 2013 TBD
9.7.x – 9.7.7 EOL Oct 2012 Nov 2012
9.6-ESV-R10 ESV Sep 2013 Jan 2014
9.6.0-9.6.3 Deprecated as of Jan 2012
9.5.2-P4 Deprecated as of Sep 2010
9.4-ESV-R5-P1 Deprecated as of Mar 2012
9.4.0-9.4.3 Deprecated as of Dec 2009
9.3.6-P1 Deprecated as of Jan 2009
9.3.6 (and earlier) Deprecated as of Dec 2008
9.2.9 (and earlier) Deprecated as of Sep 2007
9.1.3 (and earlier) Deprecated as of Jul 2001
8.x Deprecated as of Aug 2007
4.x Deprecated as of Dec 2001

Explanation of Version Status

Status Meaning
Development Software is under active development, pre-production alphas, betas and release candidates. Recommended for Testing Environments only.
ESV Extended Supported Version. Use the software for Production Environments needing infrequent upgrades and no new features.
Current-Stable The software is current and its use is recommended for Production
Maintenance Bug and security fixes will be issued when appropriate, soon to be EOL
EOL End of life: critical security fixes may be issued if recently EOL’d
Deprecated The software is not supported by ISC. Do not use this version.