en	[[!meta title="Tails 5.5 is out"]]

en	Changes and updates

en	- Update *Thunderbird* to [102.3.0](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/102.3.0/releasenotes/).

en	*Thunderbird* 102 is a major update with [many changes to the navigation, folder icons, and address book](https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/thunderbird-102-released-a-serious-upgrade-to-your-communication/).

en	*Thunderbird* 102 also includes important usability improvements to the OpenPGP feature. When composing an email, you can now see whether it will be encrypted or not. If encryption is impossible, a key assistant helps you solve key issues.

en	[[!img thunderbird_102.png link="no" alt="Thunderbird composer window with encryption turned on and notification about a missing key and how to resolve the issue."]]

en	- Update *Tor Browser* to [11.5.4](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1154).

en	Update the *Linux* kernel to 5.10.140. This should improve the support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on.

en	- Make the `wget` command line utility use a different Tor circuit every time.

en	Fixed problems

en	Always ask to configure a screen locking password when pressing Ctrl+L and no administration pasword was set. ([[!tails_ticket 19090]])

en	- Add standard fields to `/etc/os-release`. ([[!tails_ticket 12372]])

en	Known issues

en	None specific to this release.

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

en	Get Tails 5.5

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

en	- Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.5.

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	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 5.5 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 5.6 is [[scheduled|contribute/calendar]] for October 25.