v2026.10.12 v0.29.5

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vectorize-io/hindsightOct 12, 2026 → Oct 13, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Newer release focuses on complex policy resolution and performance fixes for Tailscale, while older release addressed forensic tool acquisition and timestamp handling.

Improvements

  • Optimized map generation performance for large tailnets

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed `via` exit-node steering being incorrectly undone by unrelated ACL or grant rules
  • Fixed performance degradation in map generation caused by incorrect `via` resolution logic
  • Fixed SSH checks, app grants, and policy tests failing for groups containing unknown users
  • Fixed peers dropping traffic when users re-authenticate after their key expires
  • Fixed clients uploading logs to Tailscale Inc. when the `logtail.enabled` flag is set to false

Upgrade Notes

The provided release notes are for different projects (`mvt` and `headscale`). There is no upgrade path between these repositories.

The Two Releases

v2026.10.12

v2026.10.12

Oct 12, 2026· 10 days ago

This release focuses on bug fixes and improvements, including a recommendation to use pymobiledevice3 for iOS acquisition, a fix for ADB state parsing errors, and a correction for handling settings history timestamps on February 29th.

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v0.29.5

v0.29.5

Oct 13, 2026· 9 days ago

This release focuses on resolving complex policy resolution issues, particularly concerning unknown users in groups and incorrect `via` route handling. It includes significant improvements to SSH access checks, exit node visibility, and performance optimizations for large tailnets.

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