[Release information]

• Fixes in Zonemaster-LDNS, Zonemaster-Engine and Zonemaster-GUI.

[Breaking changes]

• None for this release

[Deprecations]

• None for this release

[Fixes]

• Adds documentation on running Zonemaster-Backend through Docker, and update documentation on Zonemaster-GUI translation (#1464)

[Zonemaster product]

This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes for complete release information.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page on Github. For general information see the README file.

The public documentation is also found in a nicer format on the documentation site. Zonemaster can be used and tested on the reference installation.

[Release information]

• The GUI in this release has been completely rewritten. Customization has been greatly extended. See Zonemaster-GUI and https://github.com/zonemaster/zonemaster/blob/v2025.2/docs/public/configuration/gui/README.md.
• Translations, besides French, have not been fully updated in this release. They will be updated in an upcoming extra release.
• A zone (domain name) without DNSSEC will now raise a WARNING message, rather than NOTICE (#1425)

[Breaking changes]

• Removes deprecated API method get_batch_job_result. See #1433 and Zonemaster-Backend.
• Customization of GUI from previous versions requires a migration for this version. See Zonemaster-GUI and https://github.com/zonemaster/zonemaster/blob/v2025.2/docs/public/configuration/gui/README.md.
• The Zonemaster URL API has changed. See https://github.com/zonemaster/zonemaster/blob/v2025.2/docs/public/using/gui/api.md.

[Deprecations]

• Ignores and deprecates some profile properties. To be removed in release v2026.1. See Zonemaster-Engine.
• Deprecate yes/no boolean values (#1438)

[Features]

• Adds Dockerfile and Docker image for Backend. See Zonemaster-Backend and https://github.com/zonemaster/zonemaster/blob/v2025.2/docs/public/using/backend/Using-Zonemaster-Backend-Docker.md (#1441)
• Updates several test case specifications: Address01, DNSSEC01, DNSSEC05, DNSSEC07 and Zone11 (#1284, #1409, #1412, #1415, #1425, #1448, #1449) and also updates test case implementations in Zonemaster-Engine.
• MethodsV2: adds Get-Parent-NS-Names-and-IPs method (#1418)

[Fixes]

• Updates GUI installation and configuration documents to match updated GUI (#1442)
• Moved and updated translation instructions (#1445)
• Updates installation instructions (#1446)
• Adds instructions for enabling IPv6 on Docker on Linux (#1397)

[Zonemaster product]

This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes for complete release information.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page on Github. For general information see the README file.

The public documentation is also found in a nicer format on the documentation site. Zonemaster can be used and tested on the reference installation.

[Release information]

• Translations have not been fully updated in this release. They will be updated in an upcoming extra release.

[Breaking changes]

• Raises minimum Perl version to v5.26.0. See Zonemaster-LDNS, but indirectly affects all components except Zonemaster-GUI.
• Changes the string representation of IPv6 addresses. See Zonemaster-Engine.
• Separates functions to trim whitespace and to normalize domain name. See Zonemaster-Engine.
• Changes the CLI "--test" option. See Zonemaster-CLI.

[Deprecations]

• API method "get_batch_job_result" is deprecated to be removed in v2025.2. Use method "batch_status" instead. See #1304 and Zonemaster-Backend.

[Features]

• Lowers all WARNING to NOTICE in test case Zone01. Lowers ERROR to WARNING in test case DNSSEC03. See #1384, #1352 and Zonemaster-Engine.
• Updates "Requirements and normalization of domain names in input" to make removal of leading and trailing space optional (#1260).
• Defines Backend API "batch_status" to replace "get_batch_job_result" (#1304). For implementation see Zonemaster-Backend.
• Improves performance in Zonemaster-LDNS and Zonemaster-Engine.
• Expands the "--nstimes" and "--count" options in Zonemaster-CLI.

[Fixes]

• Updates language translations. See Zonemaster-Engine, Zonemaster-CLI and Zonemaster-Backend.
• Fixes issue in test case DNSSEC10 when name servers share IP addresses. See Zonemaster-Engine.
• Updates installation instructions (#1391).
• Updates global cache instructions (#1392).
• Updates Backend batch instructions (#1386).
• Removes 'Randomized capitalization' documentation (#1390).
• Adds test scenarios for test cases DNSSEC10, Basic02 and Address03, respectively (#1383), (#1380), (#1354).

[Zonemaster product]

This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes for complete release information.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page on Github. For general information see the README file.

The public documentation is also found in a nicer format on the documentation site. Zonemaster can be used and tested on the reference installation.

[Release information]

• Translations have not been fully updated in this release. They will be updated in an upcoming extra release.

[Features]

• Adds Slovenian translation (#1333). Also see Zonemaster-Engine, Zonemaster-CLI, Zonemaster-Backend and Zonemaster-GUI.

[Fixes]

• Fixes typo in documentation (#1347)
• Adjusts test case DNSSEC10 specification (#1341)
• Updates translations of Swedish, French, Spanish and Danish. See Zonemaster-Engine, Zonemaster-CLI, Zonemaster-Backend and Zonemaster-GUI.
• Corrects bugs, see Zonemaster-Engine.

[Zonemaster product]

This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes for complete release information.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page on Github. For general information ses the README file.

[Release information]

• Translations have not been fully updated in this release. They will be updated in an upcoming extra release.
• User documentation for the current and past releases will now also be published on https://doc.zonemaster.net

[Breaking changes]

• Refactors ASNLookup code in Zonemaster-Engine

[Features]

• Updates global cache documentation and makes the feature being supported and not experimental (#1327, #1303). Also see Zonemaster-Engine release notes
• Updates or adds specification of test cases or test scenarios for test case Connectivity04 (#1311, #1299, #1298). Also see Zonemaster-Engine release notes for updated implementation
• Updates specification of test case Connectivity03 (#1297). Also see Zonemaster-Engine release notes for updated implementation
• Updates or adds specification of test cases or test scenarios for test case DNSSEC10 (#1294, #1179). Also see Zonemaster-Engine release notes for updated implementation
• Corrects display when running 'zonemaster-cli'. See Zonemaster-CLI release notes
• Makes utilities zmb() and zmtest supported. See Zonemaster-Backend release notes
• Rebuild Zonemaster-GUI distribution package to remove potential vulnerabilities. See Zonemaster-GUI release notes

[Fixes]

• Updates installation instructions (#1334, #1332, #1330, #1331, #1322, #1321, #1314, #1307)
• Updates translations instructions (#1320)
• Updates general documents (#1319, #1318, #1317, #1316)
• Updates usage document for CLI (#1309)
• Adds specification of test scenarios for test cases Delegation01, Delegation02 and Delegation03 (#1305)
• Removes unimplemented test case Nameserver14 (#1300)
• Updates and adds usage document for Backend and batch testing (#1310, #1303)
• Updates or adds specification of MethodsV2 (shared between test cases) or test scenarios for MethodsV2 (#1290, #1287, #1254)
• Corrects spelling in various documents (external contribution from @jsoref) (#1278)
• Adds specification of test scenarios for the CNAME function in recursive lookups in Engine (#1220)

[Zonemaster product]

This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes for complete release information.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page on Github. For general information ses the README file.

[Release information]

• Translations have not been fully updated in this release. They will be updated in an upcoming release.
• Requires database update in Zonemaster-Backend.

[Breaking changes]

• Removes deprecated profile property in Zonemaster-Engine.
• Removes deprecated command line option in Zonemaster-CLI.
• Changes how the default profile is to be extracted in Zonemaster-Engine.

[Features]

• Updates the specification of test case Basic01. (#1257)
• Updates implementation of test case Basic01 in Zonemaster-Engine.
• Makes IDN names being displayed as both A-label and U-label in Zonemaster-GUI.
• Adds test zones specification for test case Basic01 (#1255)

Fixes]

• Updates documentation (#1261, #1262, #1276, #1279)
• Adds minor changes to test case Zone11's msgids (messages). (#1264)
• Updates test zones specifications for test cases Consistency05 and
  Consistency06. (#1266)

[Zonemaster product]
This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page. For general information ses the README file.

[Fixes]

• Corrects the database migration script introduced in release v2023.2 in Zonemaster-Backend.
• Corrects database upgrade instructions (#1244)

[Zonemaster product]
This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes. This fix version does not change anything in other components. See previous releases for recent changes.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page. For general information ses the README file.

[Release information]

• Translations have not been fully updated in this release. They will be updated in an upcoming fix release.
• New database schema requires migration of existing database in Zonemaster-Backend.

[Breaking changes]

• Updated methods for NSEC3 and NSEC3PARAM in Zonemaster-LDNS.
• Deprecated features removed in Zonemaster-Engine.

[Features]

• Adds global cache based on Redis in Zonemaster-Engine.
• Adds implementation of SPF test case in Zonemaster-Engine.
• Improves GUI design in Zonemaster-GUI.
• Improves options for zonemaster-cli in Zonemaster-CLI.
• Removes test case Basic00 (#1226)
• Adds documentation of global cache (#1227, #1240)

[Fixes]

• Updates implementation of test cases in Zonemaster-Engine.
• Updates specification of test cases DNSSEC05, DNSSEC03 and Nameserver15 (#1183, #1189, #1199)
• Adds updated Arguments document (#1190)
• Adds specification of test zones for test cases Consistency05, Consistency06, Nameserver15 and DNSSEC03 (#1213, #1217, #1218)
• Updates installation instructions (#1223, #1225, #1236, #1239)
• Updates documentation in test cases Connectivity03 and Connectivity04 (#1230)
• Updates the main README file (#1233, #1235)

[Zonemaster product]
This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes. This fix version does not change anything in other components. See previous releases for recent changes.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page. For general information ses the README file.

[Fixes]

• Fixes a bug in test case BASIC01 that made tests of zones fail in some cases. The bug was introduced in release v2023.1. See Zonemaster-Engine.
• Disable blacklisting in some cases to prevent false errors and warnings. See Zonemaster-Engine.
• Fixes broken links in the FAQ. See Zonemaster-GUI.

[Zonemaster product]

This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes. This fix version does not change anything in other components. See previous releases for recent changes.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page. For general information ses the README file.

[Fixes]

• Fixes bug (regression) that made all tests of zone names that start with the same letters as the whole first label of the parent zone fail, e.g. "NOrid.NO" and "FRance.FR". The bug was introduced in release v2023.1.1. See Zonemaster-Engine.

[Zonemaster product]

• This version of Zonemaster also consists of the following components. For each component, see its Changes file or Github release notes. This fix version does not change anything in other components. See previous version for recent changes.

For more information on previous versions of the Zonemaster product see the Changes file or the releases page. For general information ses the README file.