A new version of Tails, a portable operating system that offers security from snooping and censorship, has been released.

Tails 5.21

Changes and updates

• Help troubleshoot when resizing the system partition fails the first time Tails is started.

  

• Translate the date displayed in the top navigation bar.

  

• Update Tor Browser to  13.0.7.

• Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.10.

Fixed problems

• Fix Tor Browser crashing when clicking on the UBlock icon. ( #20061)

• Make time synchronization more reliable. ( #19923)

• @BenWestgate fixed several issues in the backup feature of Tails Cloner:

  • Remove message about doing a backup when no USB stick is plugged in. ( #20063)

  • Update available options when plugging in another USB stick. ( #20042)

  • Point to backup instructions when choosing to clone the Persistent Storage. ( !1305)

For more details, read our  changelog.

Get Tails 5.21

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

• Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.21.

  You can  reduce the size of the download of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version.

• If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a  manual upgrade.

Tails 5.21