# Bro 2.6 release

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-2-6-release/5545>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [November 29, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-2-6-release/5545 "2018-11-29T18:24:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jon\_Siwek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@Jon\_Siwek](https://community.zeek.org/u/Jon_Siwek)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-2-6-release/5545/1 "2018-11-29T18:24:50Z")

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Bro v2.6 is now released and available for download:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://www.bro.org/download/index.html](https://www.bro.org/download/index.html)  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://www.bro.org/downloads/bro-2.6.tar.gz](https://www.bro.org/downloads/bro-2.6.tar.gz)

The most significant change to be aware of is that Bro has  
switched to using the new Broker communication library. As a  
result, user-written scripts related to cluster operation or  
remote communication that worked in previous versions may  
require porting to new APIs.

Please read the release notes carefully for helpful porting tips  
or other changes relevant to the upgrade process:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://www.bro.org/sphinx/install/release-notes.html](https://www.bro.org/sphinx/install/release-notes.html)

Also note that the Bro project is in the process of being  
renamed to Zeek, however, the software distribution for this  
release is still named Bro. There's not yet been any related  
naming changes that alter usage for any provided tools or APIs.

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**Author:** ![seth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/community.zeek.org/seth/32/642_2.png) [@seth](https://community.zeek.org/u/seth)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-2-6-release/5545/2 "2018-11-30T14:54:28Z")

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Woo! Always an exciting day.

&nbsp;&nbsp;.Seth

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-2-6-release/5545/3 "2022-05-06T15:46:13Z")

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