# Suricata: what changed from 7 to 8

- Product: Suricata (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/suricata)
- Vendor: OISF
- Range: changelog entries numbered after 7.0.17 up to and including 8.0.6, stable releases only
- Entries below: 5 releases (newest first)
- Resolved: 7 is 7.0.17 and 8 is 8.0.6, the newest stable release of each major we track
- Carrying security changes: 0 · CVEs mentioned: 0 · Mentioning breaking changes: 0 · Removing or deprecating something: 0
- Page: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/suricata/compare/7...8

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## What changed (0 changes, grouped by kind)

_No categorized changes yet; the release notes below are all there is._

_5 releases carry no categorized changes yet: 8.0.6, 8.0.5, 8.0.4, 8.0.3, 8.0.2._

## Release notes

### suricata-8.0.6 — 8.0.6

- Date: 2026-07-07
- Version: suricata-8.0.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/suricata/releases/suricata-8.0.6

##### Release Notes

https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-6-and-7-0-17-released/

##### Redmine Tracker

https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/versions/234

##### Download

https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.6.tar.gz
https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.6.tar.gz.sig

##### Documentation

https://docs.suricata.io/en/suricata-8.0.6

### suricata-8.0.5 — 8.0.5

- Date: 2026-05-19
- Version: suricata-8.0.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/suricata/releases/suricata-8.0.5

##### Release Notes

https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/

##### Redmine Tracker

https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/versions/233

##### Download

https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.5.tar.gz
https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.5.tar.gz.sig

##### Documentation

https://docs.suricata.io/en/suricata-8.0.5

### suricata-8.0.4 — 8.0.4

- Date: 2026-03-17
- Version: suricata-8.0.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/suricata/releases/suricata-8.0.4

##### Release Notes

https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-4-and-7-0-15-released/

##### Redmine Tracker

https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/versions/229

##### Download

https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.4.tar.gz
https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.4.tar.gz.sig

##### Documentation

https://docs.suricata.io/en/suricata-8.0.4

### suricata-8.0.3 — 8.0.3

- Date: 2026-01-13
- Version: suricata-8.0.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/suricata/releases/suricata-8.0.3

##### Release Notes

https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-3-and-7-0-14-released/

##### Redmine Tracker

https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/versions/227

##### Download

https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.3.tar.gz
https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.3.tar.gz.sig

##### Documentation

https://docs.suricata.io/en/suricata-8.0.3

### suricata-8.0.2 — 8.0.2

- Date: 2025-11-06
- Version: suricata-8.0.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/suricata/releases/suricata-8.0.2

##### Release Notes

https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-2-and-7-0-13-released/

##### Redmine Tracker

https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/versions/225

##### Download

https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.2.tar.gz
https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/download/suricata-8.0.2.tar.gz.sig

##### Documentation

https://docs.suricata.io/en/suricata-8.0.2