# Blender Blender 4.2.17 LTS Maintenance Release !

- Product: Blender (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/blender)
- Vendor: Blender Foundation
- Date: 2026-01-20
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/365670/view/373368994105658781
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/blender/releases/2026-01-20-blender-4.2.17-lts-maintenance-release

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- **fixed** — Graph Editor goes blank if Preview Range and Normalize are enabled
- **fixed** — Remesh converts vertex groups to regular attributes
- **fixed** — Baking animation removes constraints from linked file
- **fixed** — NlaStrip creation doesn't respect name parameter
- **fixed** — Transforms not shown as not keyframed for linked objects in 4.2.16 LTS
- **fixed** — Blender breakdowner only affects active rig with 2 rigs linked
- **fixed** — Copy Driver to Selected does not overwrite existing driver
- **fixed** — Bone in-between slider is drawn on top of the header

Blender 4.2.17 LTS features important bug fixes. It is released on the _v4.2 - Stable - LTS_ branch.

You can switch to this by **right-clicking** on the **Blender** entry in your library, select **Properties...**. Open the **Betas** tab and select **v4.2 - Stable - LTS**.

##### Patch Notes

* Graph Editor goes blank if Preview Range and Normalize are enabled. ([#150036](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/150036))
* Remesh converts vertex groups to regular attributes. ([#150016](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/150016))
* Baking animation removes constraints from linked file. ([#149724](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/149724))
* NlaStrip creation doesn't respect name parameter. ([#150408](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/150408))
* Transforms not shown as not keyframed for linked Objekts in 4.2.16 LTS. ([#150749](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/150749))
* Blender breackdowner only affects active rig with 2 rigs linked. ([#150364](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/150364))
* `Copy Driver to Selected` does not overwrite existing driver. ([#152624](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/152624))
* Bone in-between slider is drawn on top of the header. ([#147705](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/147705))

For a detailed list of bug fixes in each release, see [ 4.2 LTS releases on blender.org](https://www.blender.org/download/lts/4-2/)

##### LTS Program

Learn more about the [LTS program on blender.org](https://www.blender.org/download/lts/)

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Happy blending,
The Blender team