--- title: Tails 7.12 | daily.dev description: Tails 7.12 is out, the first release on the project's new two-week cadence that mirrors Firefox and Tor Browser's updated release schedule starting in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-12-lrlgzfeb0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tails 7.12 | daily.dev og:description: Tails 7.12 is out, the first release on the project's new two-week cadence that mirrors Firefox and Tor Browser's updated release schedule starting in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-12-lrlgzfeb0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lrlGzFEB0.png og:image:alt: Tails 7.12 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tails 7.12 **[Tails](https://daily.dev/sources/tails)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tails 7.12 is out, the first release on the project's new two-week cadence that mirrors Firefox and Tor Browser's updated release schedule starting in September. The release updates Electrum from 4.7.2 to 4.8.1, bumps Tor Browser to 15.0.21, and updates firmware packages to improve support for newer graphics cards, Wi-Fi hardware, and more. Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What changed in Tails 7.12? Tails 7.12 updates Electrum from version 4.7.2 to 4.8.1, upgrades Tor Browser to version 15.0.21, and updates firmware packages to improve support for newer hardware including graphics cards and Wi-Fi adapters. Automatic upgrades are available for anyone running Tails 7.0 or later. _Track privacy-focused OS releases like Tails on daily.dev before upgrading your secure USB stick._ ### Why is Tails moving to a 2-week release cycle? Tails switched to a two-week release cadence because Firefox adopted the same schedule starting in September, and since Tor Browser tracks Firefox's releases, Tails follows suit to stay aligned. Tails 7.12 is the first release published under this new faster cadence. _Developers tracking upstream Firefox and Tor Browser release cycles can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tails 7.8](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-8-bpzayxvzn) · Tails · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tails 7.9](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-9-ro29qgetd) · Tails · 10 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tails 7.6.1](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-6-1-hoa88rita) · Tails · 9 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-12-lrlgzfeb0) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Tails 7.12","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-12-lrlgzfeb0","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-12-lrlgzfeb0"},"datePublished":"2026-09-03T09:09:37.668Z","dateModified":"2026-09-03T10:08:53.172Z","description":"Tails 7.12 is out, the first release on the project's new two-week cadence that mirrors Firefox and Tor Browser's updated release schedule starting in...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Tails","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Tails","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--CcfkcLeI--/f_auto/v1747894944/logos/tails","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tails"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-12-lrlgzfeb0","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,privacy","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tails","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tails"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Tails 7.12"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/tails-7-12-lrlgzfeb0#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What changed in Tails 7.12?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Tails 7.12 updates Electrum from version 4.7.2 to 4.8.1, upgrades Tor Browser to version 15.0.21, and updates firmware packages to improve support for newer hardware including graphics cards and Wi-Fi adapters. 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