# Blender Blender 5.0.1 Corrective Release

- Product: Blender (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/blender)
- Vendor: Blender Foundation
- Date: 2025-12-16
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/365670/view/499466596943660426
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/blender/releases/2025-12-16-blender-5.0.1-corrective-release

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- **fixed** — Address 132 issues present in the initial release

It's time to update your Blender!

Blender 5.0.1 addresses 132 issues present in the initial release.

This is a corrective release, meaning it doesn't contain new features, only fixes. It is highly recommended for everyone currently using Blender 5.0.0 to upgrade, since it fixes several crashes and improves functionality in many areas.

Read the full list of changes on

[https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.0/corrective_releases/](https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.0/corrective_releases/)

The Blender team,
16th December 2025