Changes and updates

  • Harden several aspects of our Linux kernel. (#18302, #18858, and #18886)

  • Disable HTTPS-only mode in the Unsafe Browser to make it easier to sign in to Wi-Fi networks.

  • Update Tor Browser to 11.5.2.

  • Update tor to 0.4.7.10.

  • Update the Linux kernel to 5.10.136. This should improve the support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on. It will also fix an important vulnerability (19081)

For more details, read our changelog.

Known issues

None specific to this release.

See the list of long-standing issues.

Get Tails 5.4

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

  • Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.4.

    You can reduce the size of the download of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version.

  • If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.

To install Tails on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.

To download only

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 5.4 directly:

What's coming up?

Tails 5.5 is scheduled for September 20.