Release 2.0.0b25

See the changelog for what changed in this release.

Installation

pip install borgbackup==2.0.0b25, or use one of the standalone binaries below - they contain everything they need and just have to be made executable.

For each platform there is a single-file binary (borg-*-gh, .exe on Windows) and, as a .tgz, the same thing as a directory (borg-dir/borg.exe), which starts up faster.

The Linux binaries come in two flavours: glibc243 (built on Ubuntu 26.04) and glibc239 (built on Ubuntu 24.04) for systems with an older glibc or with a CPU below x86-64-v3, on which the glibc243 x86_64 binary does not run. Your system needs at least the glibc version in the name.

The macOS binaries are built without FUSE support, so borg mount does not work with them; install via pip instead if you need FUSE support.

All release assets have a build provenance attestation, verifiable with gh attestation verify --owner borgbackup <file>.

Every attestation is additionally attached as a sigstore bundle <asset>.sigstore.jsonl, so it can be verified offline and without a GitHub token, e.g. with cosign:

cosign verify-blob borgbackup-2.0.0b25.tar.gz \
  --bundle borgbackup-2.0.0b25.tar.gz.sigstore.jsonl \
  --certificate-identity https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/tags/2.0.0b25 \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com

The binaries are built by ci.yml, not by release.yml, so their --certificate-identity is https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/.github/workflows/ci.yml@refs/tags/2.0.0b25.

Release 2.0.0b24

See the changelog for what changed in this release.

Installation

pip install borgbackup==2.0.0b24, or use one of the standalone binaries below - they contain everything they need and just have to be made executable.

For each platform there is a single-file binary (borg-*-gh, .exe on Windows) and, as a .tgz, the same thing as a directory (borg-dir/borg.exe), which starts up faster.

The macOS binaries are built without FUSE support, so borg mount does not work with them; install via pip instead if you need FUSE support.

All release assets have a build provenance attestation, verifiable with gh attestation verify --owner borgbackup <file>.

Every attestation is additionally attached as a sigstore bundle <asset>.sigstore.jsonl, so it can be verified offline and without a GitHub token, e.g. with cosign:

cosign verify-blob borgbackup-2.0.0b24.tar.gz \
  --bundle borgbackup-2.0.0b24.tar.gz.sigstore.jsonl \
  --certificate-identity https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/tags/2.0.0b24 \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com

The binaries are built by ci.yml, not by release.yml, so their --certificate-identity is https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/.github/workflows/ci.yml@refs/tags/2.0.0b24.

Release 2.0.0b23

borgbackup 2.0.0b23 beta release - do not use this on production backup repositories.

Big changes, please help practically testing them!

Long changelog:
https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b23/changes.html#version-2-0-0b23-2026-08-23

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==2.0.0b23"

Docs: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b23/

Discussion: https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/discussions/10187

Release 2.0.0b22

borgbackup 2.0.0b22 beta release - do not use this on production backup repositories.

Big changes, this is the first release with PACKS! So, despite the "beta" release number, rather expect alpha quality / stability.

Read the full story about packs there: https://mrraj.dev/borg

Long changelog:
https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b22/changes.html#version-2-0-0b22-2026-07-22

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==2.0.0b22"

Docs: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b22/

Discussion: #9926

Release 1.4.5

borgbackup 1.4.5

Some fixes (including a low-severity security fix), some new features and other updates.

Long changelog:

https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4.5/changes.html#version-1-4-5-2026-07-19

Short borg 1.4 overview (from a borg 1.2 perspective):

https://www.borgbackup.org/releases/borg-1.4.html

Installation

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==1.4.5"

For other installation methods and more details, please see: https://borgbackup.org/

See also the 00_README.txt file in the assets list below for a description of the available "fat binary" downloads.

Discussion: #9915

Note:

• *-gh binaries are built on GitHub now. These Linux and FreeBSD binaries do support borg mount(FUSE filesystem), but the macOS binaries don't (use our brew tap!).

Release 1.4.4

borgbackup 1.4.4

borg 1.4.x is kind of a refreshed 1.2 with mostly the same features and behavior, but a few bigger changes that could introduce issues and thus were not suitable for just releasing them as 1.2.x, but rather needed some testing first.

Long changelog:

https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4.4/changes.html#version-1-4-4-2026-03-19

Short borg 1.4 overview (from a borg 1.2 perspective):

https://www.borgbackup.org/releases/borg-1.4.html

Installation

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==1.4.4"

For other installation methods and more details, please see: https://borgbackup.org/

See also the 00_README.txt file in the assets list below for a description of the available "fat binary" downloads.

Discussion: #9514

Note:

• *-gh binaries are built on GitHub now. These Linux and FreeBSD binaries do support borg mount(FUSE filesystem), but the macOS binaries don't (use our brew tap!).
• if you run on or package for a big endian architecture (most nowadays are little endian), check issue #9521.

Release 2.0.0b21, beta quality, for testing only

borgbackup 2.0.0b21 beta release - do not use this on production backup repositories.

Long changelog:
https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b21/changes.html#version-2-0-0b21-2026-03-16

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==2.0.0b21"

Docs: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b21/

Discussion: #9483

Release 2.0.0b20, beta quality, for testing only

borgbackup 2.0.0b20 beta release - do not use this on production backup repositories.

Long changelog:
https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b20/changes.html#version-2-0-0b20-2025-12-24

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==2.0.0b20"

Docs: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/2.0.0b20/

Discussion: #9237

Release 1.4.3

borgbackup 1.4.3

borg 1.4.x is kind of a refreshed 1.2 with mostly the same features and behavior, but a few bigger changes that could introduce issues and thus were not suitable for just releasing them as 1.2.x, but rather needed some testing first.

Long changelog:

https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4.3/changes.html#version-1-4-3-2025-12-02

Short borg 1.4 overview (from a borg 1.2 perspective):

https://www.borgbackup.org/releases/borg-1.4.html

Installation

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==1.4.3"

For other installation methods and more details, please see: https://borgbackup.org/

See also the 00_README.txt file in the assets list below for a description of the available "fat binary" downloads.

Discussion: #9206

Note:

• *-gh binaries are built on GitHub now. These Linux and FreeBSD binaries do support borg mount(FUSE filesystem), but the macOS binaries don't (use our brew tap!).
• I built and signed the borg-linux-glibc231-x86_64* binaries locally.

Release 1.4.2

borgbackup 1.4.2

borg 1.4.x is kind of a refreshed 1.2 with mostly the same features and behavior, but a few bigger changes that could introduce issues and thus were not suitable for just releasing them as 1.2.x, but rather needed some testing first.

Long changelog:

https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.4.2/changes.html#version-1-4-2-2025-10-31

Short borg 1.4 overview (from a borg 1.2 perspective):

https://www.borgbackup.org/releases/borg-1.4.html

Installation

If you use pip to install this, use: pip install "borgbackup==1.4.2"

For other installation methods and more details, please see: https://borgbackup.org/

See also the 00_README.txt file in the assets list below for a description of the available "fat binary" downloads.

Discussion: #9120

Note:

• *-gh binaries are built on GitHub now.
• *-gh binaries do not support borg mount(FUSE filesystem) due to a missing library. workaround: use the non-gh binary or borg 1.4.3 or 1.4.1.
• I built and signed the borg-linux-glibc231-x86_64* binaries locally.
• I built and signed the borg-freebsd-14-x86_64* binaries locally.