Erlang OTP-28.5 released!

NewsBot · 23 April 2026 15:24

Erlang OTP-28.5 has been released.

Patch Package:           OTP 28.5
Git Tag:                 OTP-28.5
Date:                    2026-04-23
Trouble Report Id:       OTP-16607, OTP-19162, OTP-19967, OTP-20038,
                         OTP-20043, OTP-20082, OTP-20094, OTP-20098,
                         OTP-20101, OTP-20106
Seq num:                 GH-10667, GH-10812, GH-10915, GH-10967,
                         OTP-16608, PR-10431, PR-10881, PR-10908,
                         PR-10924, PR-10957, PR-10976, PR-11002,
                         PR-11045
System:                  OTP
Release:                 28
Application:             erl_interface-5.7, erts-16.4, mnesia-4.25.3,
                         ssl-11.6
Predecessor:             OTP 28.4.3
Check out the git tag OTP-28.5, and build a full OTP system including documentation. Apply one or more applications from this build as patches to your installation using the ‘otp_patch_apply’ tool. For information on install requirements, see descriptions for each application version below.

HIGHLIGHTS

There is a new “Secure Coding Guidelines” document in [Design Principles] describing how to write secure Erlang code.

Own Id: OTP-20043
Application(s): otp
Related Id(s): [PR-10431]

OTP-28.5

Improvements and New Features

There is a new “Secure Coding Guidelines” document in [Design Principles] describing how to write secure Erlang code.

Own Id: OTP-20043
Related Id(s): [PR-10431]

*** HIGHLIGHT ***

erl_interface-5.7

The erl_interface-5.7 application can be applied independently of other applications on a full OTP 28 installation.

Improvements and New Features

A new configure option [--{enable,disable}-use-embedded-3pp-alternatives ][--{enable,disable}-use-embedded-3pp-alternatives] has been added. When enabled, configure is forced to find alternatives, to a subset, of the embedded third-party products (3pps) in the runtime system, and when disabled, configure will use all internal embedded 3…

Link: Release OTP 28.5 · erlang/otp · GitHub