v0.67.0
netbirdio/netbirdv0.67.0Mar 23, 2026by mlsmaycon
AI Summary
Major networking update introducing Layer 4 (L4) capabilities (TLS/TCP/UDP) for proxy services, header-based authentication, and various client improvements.
Key Highlights
- Introduced Layer 4 (L4) capabilities (TLS/TCP/UDP) across client, management, and proxy
- Added header-based authentication and idle timeout for proxy services
- Added support for wildcard certificates
- Added client metrics support and health check flag
New Features
- Layer 4 (L4) capabilities (TLS/TCP/UDP)
- Header-based authentication for proxy
- Wildcard certificate support
- Client metrics support
- Health check flag
Full Release Notes
## Release Notes for v0.67.0 ### What's New #### Major Networking & Proxy Enhancements - Introduced **Layer 4 (L4) capabilities (TLS/TCP/UDP)** across client, management, and proxy. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5530 - Added **header-based authentication, access restrictions, and session idle timeout** for proxy services. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5587 - Added support for **wildcard certificates** and improved certificate handling (read from disk if available). https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5583 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5574 - Added **require_subdomain capability** for proxy clusters. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5628 - Improved proxy reliability with **domain switching fixes and recovery after cleanup**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5585 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5617 > Dashboard support and documentation update are coming soon. #### Client Improvements - Added **client metrics support** and enhanced observability. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5512 - Added **health check flag** and daemon status output to `netbird status`. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5650 - Restart engine automatically when **peer IP changes**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5614 - Improved **DNS handling, IPv6 formatting, and probe thread safety**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5603 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5576 - Added **MTU option and DNSLabels support** to embedded client. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5550 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5493 - Refactored **auto-update workflow** and simplified container entrypoint. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5448 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5652 - Fixed multiple issues including **duplicate logs, firewall init behavior, and container logging**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5609 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5621 - Additional client fixes and improvements. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5510 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5613 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5622 - Updated gvisor to build with Go 1.26.x. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5447 #### Management Improvements - Added **reverse proxy cluster APIs and domain-based targeting**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5611 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5612 - Improved **concurrency handling and proxy exclusions from peer approval**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5584 https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5588 #### Proxy Enhancements - Added **log-level flag and usage improvements**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5594 #### Security & Packaging - Added **GPG signing key support for RPM packages**. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5581 #### Miscellaneous - Added **image build after merge to main** workflow. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5605 - Added **netbird-tui** to community projects. https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5568 ### New Contributors - @n0pashkov made their first contribution in https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5568 - @tham-le made their first contribution in https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5550 - @wehagy made their first contribution in https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5447 - @mango766 made their first contribution in https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5603 - @Wouter0100 made their first contribution in https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5493 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/compare/v0.66.4...v0.67.0