# Paint.NET 5.1.6 — Paint.NET 5.1.6 is now available

- Product: Paint.NET (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/paint-net)
- Vendor: dotPDN LLC
- Date: 2025-03-13
- Version: 5.1.6
- Original notes: https://blog.paint.net/2025/03/13/paint-net-5-1-6-is-now-available/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/paint-net/releases/5.1.6

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This is a hotfix for 5.1.5 that fixes a memory leak, and also updates the bundled JPEG XL plugin to fix a crash on ARM64. The 5.1.5 update added JPEG XL (*.jxl) support, improved quantization color qu…

- **fixed** — Fix memory leak
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