Release Notes

Track changes, new features, bug fixes, and security updates for every GeoServer release. Filter by type or search specific fixes.

v2.26.0 📋 Major Release December 15, 2024

A significant leap forward with native vector tile streaming, enhanced PostgreSQL/PostGIS integration, and a completely rewritten styling engine for complex cartographic rules.

🚀 New Features

  • Native MVT (Mapbox Vector Tiles) streaming with dynamic zoom-level simplification GS-14201
  • New geos:aggregate function for advanced spatial statistics GS-14188
  • WMTS 2.0 draft support for standardized tiling profiles GS-14155

⚡ Performance

  • WFS-T transaction throughput improved by ~40% using async JDBC batching GS-14210
  • Reduced memory footprint for large GeoTIFF raster processing GS-14192

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed CRS projection mismatch in SLD v2.0 rule evaluation GS-14225
  • Resolved intermittent 500 errors on concurrent WMS GetMap requests GS-14230
v2.25.3 📋 Patch November 28, 2024

Critical maintenance release focusing on stability improvements and dependency updates for the v2.25.x line.

📦 Dependencies

  • Upgraded Tomcat to 9.0.92 and Jackson Databind to 2.17.0 GS-14301

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed layer metadata export failing for non-ASCII characters GS-14298
  • Corrected EPSG:4326 boundary calculation in coverage access GS-14295
v2.25.2 📋 Security October 10, 2024

Urgent security update addressing CVE-2024-38912 and hardening authentication flows for REST API endpoints.

🔒 Security

  • Patched SSTI vulnerability in custom SLD/XSLT templates (CVE-2024-38912) SEC-2024-10
  • Enforced strict CORS policies on /rest/* endpoints GS-14150

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Fixed LDAP group sync failing on nested OU structures GS-14145
v2.25.1 📋 Minor September 05, 2024

Enhanced cloud-native deployment capabilities with improved Kubernetes readiness probes and Helm chart compatibility.

🚀 New Features

  • Added native healthcheck endpoint at /rest/health for container orchestration GS-14055
  • Experimental support for Azure Blob Storage as a coverage store GS-14060

⚡ Performance

  • Optimized WFS FeatureId filtering for PostgreSQL backends GS-14072
v2.24.0 📋 Major Release July 20, 2024

Introduces the new GeoPackage 1.3 standard support, enhanced time-series handling, and a redesigned REST admin UI.

🚀 New Features

  • Full GeoPackage 1.3 spec compliance with external blob support GS-13890
  • Time-series layer slider with dynamic range filtering GS-13902
  • Redesigned /rest admin interface with improved usability GS-13885

⚡ Performance

  • Reduced startup time by 35% via lazy plugin initialization GS-13910