Upgrade from 2.14.10 to 2.15.1

Changes in SecureDrop 2.15.1

SecureDrop version 2.15.0 enables the v2 Journalist API to support the upcoming SecureDrop Inbox.

SecureDrop 2.15.1 was released a few days later to improve the memory management used by the SecureDrop application when responding to v2 Journalist API requests, and fix an issue where restoring backups without transferring over the network would previously fail.

For more details, see the announcement for the 2.15.0 release, as well as the announcement for 2.15.1.

Update Workstations to SecureDrop 2.15.1

Important

We recommend backing up your workstations prior to any upgrades. See our backup instructions for more information.

Update Automatically

On the next boot of your SecureDrop Journalist and Admin Workstations, securedrop-admin will be automatically updated once your Persistent Storage volume is unlocked and a Tor connection is established.

Manual Update

You can manually update by running:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

This will check for updates to your installed packages, including securedrop-admin, and install any that are available.

You can verify the installed version number by running:

sudo apt policy securedrop-admin

and confirming that you see version ‘2.15.1’ is installed.

Getting Support

Should you require further support with your SecureDrop installation, we are happy to help!