Blender News

Blender 4.2.10 LTS Maintenance Release !

Blender 4.2.10 LTS features important bug fixes. It is released on the v4.2 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select v4.2 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

Move tests data and assets into the main repository as Git-LFS. (#137215)
Drag and drop does not work on Windows 10 from P4V, but does in other DCC Tools. (#135672)
Attempting Undo after toggling back into Sculpt mode crashes Blender. (#137751)
Crash when compositor references another scene. (#137821)
Intel OpenGL: Camera gizmo can not be shifted with gizmo while Drag Select box is active. (#132196)
Crash in Blender 4.4.1 related to custom properties and drivers. (#138073)
Build configuration: SUPPORT_SSE42_BUILD may be false positive for old CPUs. (#134933)
Crash when editing muted node groups if there is a Viewer node inside, in Compositing Editor. (#134073)
4.2LTS: Extensions: forward any errors setting up wheels to reports. (7629abe43513dd32a4cbc3f635bac60ae66b62ca)
`FileNotFoundError: [WinError 206] The filename or extension is too long` while installing extension with packed wheels. (#132924)
Crash with Python 3.12+ & Manta flow. (#129926)
4.2LTS: PyAPI: support Python 3.13. (8299e073cfa3acbd4994ad0630899414cd9d138b)
Blender fails to build against Python 3.13 due to use of various functions that have been moved to internal API. (#123871)
Opening files from Splash executes scripts even from excluded folders. (#137314)
Crash when add a driver to Axis property in SimpleDeform Modifier. (#129225)

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see 4.2 LTS releases on blender.org

[h3]LTS Program[/h3]

Learn more about the LTS program on blender.org

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Keep reporting any issues you find to make this LTS the most stable release ever !

Happy blending,
The Blender team

Blender 4.4.3 Hotfix Release

Blender 4.4.3 fixes 1 issue present in Blender 4.4.2.

Read the full list of changes on https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.4/corrective_releases/

Follow Blender on X for further updates. https://x.com/Blender

The Blender team,
29th April 2025

Blender 4.4.2 Corrective Release

It's time to update your Blender!

Blender 4.4.2 addresses 8 issues present in the initial release.

This is a corrective release, meaning it doesn't contain new features, only fixes. It is highly recommended for everyone currently using Blender 4.4.1 to upgrade, since it fixes several crashes and improves functionality in many areas.

Read the full list of changes on https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.4/corrective_releases/

Follow Blender on X for further updates. https://x.com/Blender

The Blender team,
29th April 2025

Blender 3.6.22 LTS Maintenance Release !

Blender 3.6.22 LTS comes with important bugfixes. It is released on the v3.6 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select v3.6 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

RNA: LibraryWeakReference: make path and ID name editable. (3483d5389fac2d88b50822c3329e7e534b9035b0)
Fix: IMBuf: Potential buffer overflow in JPEG metadata writer. (1c764341d79)
Blender 4.4 can crash with certain compositor setups. (#136360)
python3.dll dependency in extensions cant be loaded from subprocesses..? leads to import issues in extension. (#126782)
macOS: Disable OpenMP when using Xcode 16.3 / LLVM 17. (55c5b1c6ef4)
Fix: Compilation error with XCode 16.3. (d6279646eb3)

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see 3.6 LTS releases on blender.org

[h3]LTS Program[/h3]

Learn more about the LTS program on blender.org

[h3]Stay up-to-date[/h3]

Blender 4.2.9 LTS Maintenance Release !

Blender 4.2.9 LTS features important bug fixes. It is released on the v4.2 - Stable - LTS branch.

You can switch to this by right-clicking on the Blender entry in your library, select Properties.... Open the Betas tab and select v4.2 - Stable - LTS.

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]

Fix: IMBuf: Potential buffer overflow in JPEG metadata writer. (f451b984ceb)
RNA: LibraryWeakReference: make path and ID name editable. (657c1f6912c)
Internal mode in IES texture node flagged in missing file report. (#134756)
Blender 4.4 can crash with certain compositor setups. (#136360)
python3.dll dependency in extensions cant be loaded from subprocesses..? leads to import issues in extension. (#126782)
QuadriFlow Remesh gets stuck in a specific case. (#136593)
Disabling Collections in the Outliner filters overlaps the Mode Column icons with the expansion arrows. (#100264)
Crash with Select "Shortest path" in the UV editor. (#136280)
macOS: Disable OpenMP when using Xcode 16.3 / LLVM 17. (43dbdbd4ec7)
Fix: Compilation error with XCode 16.3. (a9f74b6dee5)
Fix: potential use of invalid IME window pointer on Wayland. (044f5e06af6)
Crash open a file in early versions with a closure node output. (#136949)
Crash with object info node. (#137114)
Blender 4.2.8 Grease Pencil draw mode "Sample Color" Shortcut key do not work. (#136538)
Handling SDK/ROCm 6+ lack of backward compatibility with pre ROCm 6 in Blender 4.2. (ed1ccefb95bf0c617bdb34995181318524f4219d)