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# Release notes

This page lists recent release notes for LXD, which highlight new features, bug fixes, and other important information for each release.

## Release policy and schedule

For details about the release policy and schedule, along with information about the LXD snap channels, see: [Releases and snap](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/releases-snap/index.html.md#ref-releases-snap).

## Upgrade instructions

For full instructions on updating or upgrading LXD via its [snap package](https://snapcraft.io/lxd), see [How to manage the LXD snap](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/snap/index.html.md#howto-snap):

- Feature releases are published on the [current feature track](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/releases-snap/index.html.md#ref-snap-track-feature). If you are already following this track and you want to manually update to the most recent feature release, see the [Manual updates](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/snap/index.html.md#howto-snap-updates-manual) section.
- To move from one LTS track to a higher LTS track or the feature track, see the [Change the snap channel](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/howto/snap/index.html.md#howto-snap-change) section.

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## Releases

* [LXD 5.21.8](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/release-notes/release-notes-5.21.8/index.html.md)
* [LXD 5.21.7](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/release-notes/release-notes-5.21.7/index.html.md)
* [LXD 5.21.6](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/release-notes/release-notes-5.21.6/index.html.md)
* [LXD 5.21.5](https://canonical.com/lxd/docs/default/reference/release-notes/release-notes-5.21.5/index.html.md)

For older release notes, see [our Discourse forum](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/tags/c/lxd/126/release).
