Changes and updates

• Update Tor Browser to 11.0.6.

• Update Thunderbird to 91.5.

• Update the Linux kernel to 5.10.92. This should improve the support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on.

Fixed problems

• Fix connecting to a Wi-Fi network when choosing Open Wi-Fi Settings in the Tor Connection assistant. (#18587)

For more details, read our changelog.

Known issues

None specific to this release.

See the list of long-standing issues.

Get Tails 4.27

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

• Automatic upgrades are broken from Tails 4.18 and earlier.

  Follow our instructions to do an automatic upgrade from Tails 4.15, Tails 4.16, Tails 4.17, or Tails 4.18.

• Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 4.19 or later to 4.27.

  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:

• Install from Windows
• Install from macOS
• Install from Linux

To download only

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 4.27 directly:

• For USB sticks (USB image)
• For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)

What's coming up?

Tails 4.28 is scheduled for March 8.