en	[[!meta title="Tails 5.16"]]

en	Changes and updates

en	Update *Tor Browser* to [12.5.2](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1252/).

en	Update *Thunderbird* to [102.14.0](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/102.14.0/releasenotes/).

en	Display the passphrase recommendation for the Persistent Storage in small caps only.

en	Capitalizing each word is more cumbersom and not more secure.

en	Fixed problems

en	Fix some failures while unlocking the Persistent Storage. ([[!tails_ticket 19728]])

en	Sometimes, *upgrading* the cryptographic parameters of the Persistent Storage was taking too long and made *unlocking* the Persistent Storage fail. We allowed the *upgrade* to take more time before reporting a failure.

en	Please keep reporting errors using [[*WhisperBack*|doc/first_steps/whisperback]] if you have problems unlocking your Persistent Storage.

en	Fix the circuit view of *Tor Browser* that was sometimes not displayed. ([[!tails_ticket 19897]])

en	Known issues

en	See the list of [[long-standing issues|support/known_issues]].

en	Get Tails 5.16

en	Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.16.

en	You can [[reduce the size of the download|doc/upgrade#reduce]] of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version.

en	To install Tails on a new USB stick

en	The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.

en	If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 5.16 directly: