en	[[!meta title="Tails 5.1.1 is out"]]

en	[[!meta date="Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000"]]

en	[[!pagetemplate template="news.tmpl"]]

en	[[!tag announce]]

en	This release fixes a [high severity security issue in tor](https://forum.torproject.net/t/stable-release-0-4-7-8/3679), that affects performance and possibly anonymity.

en	Changes and updates

en	Included software

en	- Update *tor* to 0.4.7.8.

en	- Update *Thunderbird* to [91.10](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/91.10.0/releasenotes/).

en	- Update the *Linux* kernel to 5.10.120. This fixes important security issues.

en	For more details, read our [[!tails_gitweb debian/changelog desc="changelog"]].

en	Known issues

en	None specific to this release.

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

en	Get Tails 5.1.1

en	To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

en	- Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.x.

en	If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a [[manual upgrade|doc/upgrade/#manual]].

en	To install Tails on a new USB stick

en	Follow our installation instructions:

en	[[Install from Windows|install/windows]]

en	[[Install from macOS|install/mac]]

en	[[Install from Linux|install/linux]]

en	[[Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG|install/expert]]

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

en	To download only

en	If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 5.1.1 directly:

en	[[For USB sticks (USB image)|install/download]]

en	[[For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)|install/download-iso]]

en	What's coming up?

en	Tails 5.2 is [[tentatively scheduled|contribute/calendar]] for July 5, but it will likely be released later than that.