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NetBSD project releases version 9.5 and terminates branch support

Hacker News reports that the NetBSD Project has issued its final 9.x update and concluded maintenance for the branch.

Updated Sep 6, 2026 · 18:18 UTC1 reports

The short version

The NetBSD Project released NetBSD 9.5 as the fifth and final update to the NetBSD 9 branch.[Hacker News]
This release provides selected stability and security patches since NetBSD 9.4 while maintaining full compatibility with 9.0.[Hacker News]
Support for the entire NetBSD-9 branch has ended, and users are urged to migrate to NetBSD 11.0 or NetBSD 10.2.[Hacker News]

NetBSD 9.5 is the fifth and final release from the NetBSD 9 stable branch.[Hacker News]
The release integrates selected security and stability fixes introduced since NetBSD 9.4 arrived in April 2024.[Hacker News]
NetBSD 9.5 maintains full backwards compatibility with NetBSD 9.0.[Hacker News]
The launch concludes official support for all NetBSD-9.x versions and the netbsd-9 branch.[Hacker News]
Branch users are urged to migrate to newer releases such as NetBSD 11.0 or NetBSD 10.2.[Hacker News]

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