The Firebird Project has discovered critical security issues in older versions of all supported releases. To avoid potential attacks, upgrade to the latest releases, they have the problem fixed.
Today is a special milestone: Firebird turns 25 (31 July 2000 → 31 July 2025). While we can’t host a physical celebration for everyone, we're bringing the party to you—via music, community, and shared memory. And we also bring you gifts! So read on...
Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 5.0.3, Firebird 4.0.6 and Firebird 3.0.13 sub-releases.
The latest issue of EmberWings – our official quarterly Firebird magazine – is here! The June 2025 issue (2025/2) has just been released for Firebird supporters, and it’s one of our most engaging issues yet.
Jaybird 6.0.2 and Jaybird 5.0.8 released with Firebird 5.0.3 inline blob support
Jaybird 6.0.1 and Jaybird 5.0.7 released with blob performance improvements
We’re happy to announce that the March issue of EmberWings is now available for download! This edition features an interview with Jim Starkey - the creator of InterBase. Also, the December 2024 issue is now available to all readers.
Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 5.0.2 — the latest point release in the Firebird 5.0 series.
The Firebird Docker images are now under the Firebird project
Helen Borrie, a key figure in the Firebird relational database project and a longtime contributor at IBPhoenix, passed away on January 2, 2025. Her contributions were essential to Firebird’s creation and its development over the past 25 years.