# Blender Blender 4.2.18 LTS Maintenance Release !

- Product: Blender (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/blender)
- Vendor: Blender Foundation
- Date: 2026-02-17
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/365670/view/696504883028689202
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/blender/releases/2026-02-17-blender-4.2.18-lts-maintenance-release

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- **fixed** — Potential loss of image due to unclear behaviour of Image.pack()
- **fixed** — Very intermittent 'Writing to ID classes in this context is not allowed' when updating any property after rendering
- **fixed** — Instanced panels are drawn in incorrect tab
- **fixed** — Bind Camera to Marker operator does not update all windows

Blender 4.2.18 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

* PyAPI: Potential loss of image due to unclear behaviour of `Image.pack()`. ([#152638](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/152638))
* Very intermittent 'Writing to ID classes in this context is not allowed' when updating any property after rendering. ([#114455](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/114455))
* Fix: UI: Instanced panels are drawn in incorrect tab. ((https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/ef52ac91b13))
* Bind Camera to Marker operator does not update all windows. ([#152250](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/152250))

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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Keep reporting any issues you find to make this LTS the most stable release ever !

Happy blending,
The Blender team