Mullvad VPN 2026.5-beta1 release notes

Mullvad VPN 2026.5-beta1

2026.5-beta1Pre-releaseAug 31, 2026 · about 24 hours agoDesktopMobile

Added 1

Add explicit log levels for mullvad log set-level command: off, error, warn, info, debug and trace

Changed 8

Clicking on the tray icon will toggle the window instead of just showing it
Old mullvad log set-level command has been renamed to mullvad log set-rust-log
Make all timestamps embedded in .deb and .rpm packages deterministic by deriving them from the git commit being built instead of the time of the build
Set the BUILDHOST header of .rpm packages to a fixed value instead of the hostname of the build machine
De-couple mullvad-daemon.service After= dependencies from systemd.resolved and NetworkManager
Start mullvad-early-boot-blocking.service before network-pre.target instead of basic.target
Sign the uninstaller, Electron binaries, and native modules
Switch winreg out for windows_registry

Fixed 8

Reject invalid DAITA fraction limits in tunnel config responses before starting the tunnel
Ignore DAITA tunnel config responses unless DAITA was requested
Fix infinite loop of account checks when account ran out of time
Fix IPv6 obfuscation relay selection when the relay's WireGuard endpoint only has IPv4
Fix the device sometimes being incorrectly marked as revoked when the API rejects an expired access token
Fix daemon crashing on startup when migrating settings that contain no WireGuard entry location
Preserve the app's own theme colors when Windows high contrast mode is enabled in order to prevent toggle switches and other custom-styled controls from becoming invisible
Fix the installer UI from looking blurry by making the installer DPI-aware

From Mullvad VPN

This release is for desktop only.

Here is a list of all changes since last release 2026.4:

Add explicit log levels for mullvad log set-level command: off, error, warn, info, debug and trace.

Clicking on the tray icon will toggle the window instead of just showing it.
Old mullvad log set-level command has been renamed to mullvad log set-rust-log.

Make all timestamps embedded in .deb and .rpm packages deterministic by deriving them from the git commit being built instead of the time of the build. Required for reproducible builds.
Set the BUILDHOST header of .rpm packages to a fixed value instead of the hostname of the build machine. Required for reproducible builds.
De-couple mullvad-daemon.service "After=" dependencies from systemd.resolved and NetworkManager.
Start mullvad-early-boot-blocking.service before network-pre.target instead of basic.target.

Sign the uninstaller, Electron binaries, and native modules. Some NSIS binaries are still unsigned.
Switch winreg out for windows_registry.

Reject invalid DAITA fraction limits in tunnel config responses before starting the tunnel.
Ignore DAITA tunnel config responses unless DAITA was requested.
Fix infinite loop of account checks when account ran out of time.
Fix IPv6 obfuscation relay selection when the relay's WireGuard endpoint only has IPv4.
Fix the device sometimes being incorrectly marked as revoked when the API rejects an expired access token.
Fix daemon crashing on startup when migrating settings that contain no WireGuard entry location.

Preserve the app's own theme colors when Windows high contrast (forced-colors) mode is enabled in order to prevent toggle switches and other custom-styled controls from becoming invisible.
Fix the installer UI from looking blurry by making the installer DPI-aware.

Mullvad VPN 2026.5-beta1