The current version of smartmontools is 7.5 (as of 08/07/2026). patchletter checks the official source daily and emails you new releases.
smartmontools at a glance
smartmontools provides the smartctl and smartd tools for monitoring drive health via S.M.A.R.T. on Linux, Windows and more — a staple for catching failing disks early. It ships releases in an unhurried cadence plus updates to its drive database.
For admins smartmontools is low-risk and read-only with respect to your data, so the update driver is drive-database coverage and features rather than security. Keep it reasonably current so it recognizes newer SSDs and NVMe drives and reports attributes correctly, and configure smartd to alert on impending failures — that proactive warning is its whole value. It usually comes from the distribution. After updating, verify that smartctl reads your drives and smartd notifications work. In fleets, feed its output into central monitoring. Replacing a drive before it dies is far cheaper than a rebuild — keep the monitoring active and current. Patchletter surfaces new smartmontools releases so drive support stays current.
Version history & changelog · as detected by patchletter
| Version | Channel | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | STABLE | 08/07/2026 | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest version of smartmontools?
- smartmontools 7.5, released 08/07/2026. patchletter checks the vendor's official source daily for new releases.
- Where can I find the smartmontools release notes?
- The version history above links to the vendor's official release notes where the vendor publishes them. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
- How do I get notified about new smartmontools updates?
- Tick smartmontools off in the catalogue and leave your address. From then on new versions go out by email — one at a time, or bundled in the daily or weekly digest.
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