# Torsocks v2.5.0

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/torsocks-v2-5-0/18104
**Category:** Tor Release Announcement
**Created:** [March 26, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torsocks-v2-5-0/18104 "2025-03-26T18:20:08Z")
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### Author: ![jnewsome](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@jnewsome](https://forum.torproject.org/u/jnewsome)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torsocks-v2-5-0/18104/1 "2025-03-26T18:20:09Z")

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# Where to Download

- [Tarballs](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torsocks/-/releases/v2.5.0)
- [Gitlab Repository](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torsocks)
- [Bug Report](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torsocks/-/issues/new)

# Changes

This release has a few bug fixes and documentation improvements. Some of the more user-facing changes from the ChangeLog:

- Better getaddrinfo behavior with NULL hints; MR !7.
- Fixed inconsistent version number; MR !8.
- Reject unrecognized address types, particularly from the --address  
command-line argument; MR !13, fixing #40025.

#### Release Notes

- [ChangeLog](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torsocks/-/blob/7868aab684ce503ed7efa72a0d79e41a8f67ac65/ChangeLog)

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### Author: ![ebanam](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/eada6e/32.png) [@ebanam](https://forum.torproject.org/u/ebanam)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torsocks-v2-5-0/18104/2 "2025-03-26T18:36:37Z")

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