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Release Notes
=============

.. contents::

Introduction
------------

BIND 9.18 is a stable branch, suitable for production use. This
document summarizes significant changes since the last production
release on that branch.

Supported Platforms
-------------------

See the :ref:`supported_os` section in the :ref:`Requirements` chapter.

Download
--------

The latest versions of BIND 9 software can always be found at
https://www.isc.org/download/. There you will find additional
information about each release, and source code.

.. include:: ../notes/notes-9.18.0.rst

.. _relnotes_license:

License
-------

BIND 9 is open source software licensed under the terms of the Mozilla Public
License, version 2.0 (see the ``COPYING`` file for the full text).

Those wishing to discuss license compliance may contact ISC at
https://www.isc.org/contact/.

End of Life
-----------

BIND 9.18 is a stable branch, suitable for production use. After it has been
in production use for a while it will be designated as an Extended Support
Version (ESV). Until then, the current ESV is BIND 9.16, which will be
supported until at least December 2023.  See https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00896
for details of ISC's software support policy.

Thank You
---------

Thank you to everyone who assisted us in making this release possible.
