New BIND releases are available: 9.18.45, 9.20.19, 9.21.18

[Suzanne Goldlust]

Our February 2026 maintenance releases of BIND 9 are available and can be downloaded from the links below.  Packages and container images provided by ISC will be updated later today.

A link to each newly-released version follows.  Each release directory includes a complete source tarball, cryptographic signature, and release notes.  The release notes provide a summary of significant changes, and should be reviewed before upgrading.

  - Current supported stable branches:

    - 9.18.45  - https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.45/
    - 9.20.19  - https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.19/

  - Experimental development branch:

    - 9.21.18  - https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.18/

For more information and other release formats, consult the ISC software download page: https://www.isc.org/download/

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As a reminder, BIND’s supported platforms are listed in the ARM (https://bind9.readthedocs.io/en/stable/chapter2.html#supported-platforms) and in this knowledgebase article (https://kb.isc.org/docs/supported-platforms).

Thank you for using ISC’s software.