In case you missed it, Quote Posts are live on mastodon.social and mastodon.online — let us know what you think! This feature has been a long time coming because we wanted to take the time to do it right. Part of that process was sharing our work and getting feedback along the way.

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Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon

Sharing our thinking and progress on bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon, with a goal to create a safe and respectful space for everyone.

We just released Mastodon 4.4.5, 4.3.13, and 4.2.26. These versions contain a few bugfixes, notably related to quote posts display in 4.4. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.

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We just released Mastodon 4.4.4, 4.3.12, and 4.2.25. These versions contain a few bugfixes, notably related to quote posts display in 4.4. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.

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In August, we made a lot of progress on backend code updates... and, we also had some holidays 🏖️ Here's the more in-depth version of what the team worked on, in our regular engineering update.

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Trunk & Tidbits, August 2025

Behind-the-scenes updates from the Mastodon team. A trip to FrOSCon, and a lot of preparation for quote posts.

In July, the team made great progress on several features planned for the next major release, and tackled some refactoring tasks. Take a look behind the scenes in our latest #TrunkAndTidbits update 👀

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Trunk & Tidbits, July 2025

Project updates from the Mastodon engineering team. This month: quote posts, Starter Packs, and more.

We just released Mastodon 4.4.3, 4.3.11, and 4.2.24. These versions contain bugfixes, and a fix for a security issue if you use SAML. In 4.4.3 there are also changes to how quote posts are handled, as we continue to work towards full support for quote posts in the next main release. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page. #mastoadmin

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We just released Mastodon 4.4.2, 4.3.10, and 4.2.23. These versions all contain some internal Ruby dependency updates for security. Version 4.4.2 also includes some fixes, primarily for user interface issues. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page. #mastoadmin

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Our monthly #TrunkAndTidbits engineering update is out. Looking back at June: behind the scenes on the 4.4 release, as well as all the other things the team has been working on. 🎇

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Trunk & Tidbits, June 2025

News from the Mastodon engineering team. Oh hey, did you hear that Mastodon 4.4 is out?

We just released #Mastodon 4.4.1, a small patch release fixing a few issues with 4.4.0. We recommend to install this version instead of 4.4.0 when you update your server. Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page:

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Release v4.4.1 · mastodon/mastodon

This is a hotfix for 4.4, mostly addressing build and deployment issues with 4.4.0. Check out the 4.4.0 release notes for information. Upgrade over...

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We just released Mastodon 4.3.9 and 4.2.23. They contain a number of important bug fixes, and one security-adjacent fix. If you are running nightly versions, an updated container image is available under the `nightly.2025-07-02` tag Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page:

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