generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://matomo.org/changelog/
docs: https://matomo.org/changelog/
developer_changelog: https://developer.matomo.org/changelog
scheme: semver
current_version: 5.12.0
current_version_date: '2026-07-14'
window: recent releases as listed on the provider's changelog page, read 2026-08-13
note: >-
  Matomo's changelog is a per-release page for the PLATFORM, not a dated API changelog.
  There is no separate API change feed, and no breaking/additive classification is
  published per release — the fields below record only what the provider states.
entries:
  - version: 5.12.0
    date: '2026-07-14'
    kind: minor
    highlights: Feature release on the 5.x train.
  - version: 5.11.2
    date: '2026-06-17'
    kind: patch
    highlights: Maintenance update.
  - version: 5.11.1
    date: '2026-06-12'
    kind: patch
    highlights: Security and bug fixes.
  - version: 5.11.0
    date: '2026-06-08'
    kind: minor
    highlights: Feature release.
  - version: 5.10.1
    date: '2026-05-29'
    kind: patch
    highlights: Patch release.
  - version: 4.16.2
    date: '2025-11-20'
    kind: patch
    branch: '4.x'
    highlights: Maintenance on the previous major branch.
component_changelogs:
  - component: McpServer plugin
    source: https://github.com/matomo-org/plugin-McpServer/blob/5.x-dev/CHANGELOG.md
    current_version: 5.1.0
    entries:
      - version: 5.1.0
        kind: minor
        additions:
          - Updated mcp/sdk to 0.7.
          - Search filter on matomo_report_list (name, category, uniqueId).
          - McpServer.addTools / McpServer.filterTools events for third-party tool contribution.
          - McpServer.serverEvent for observing completed MCP requests and session termination.
        changes:
          - Discovery tools made tolerant of imprecise client argument shapes.
          - 'Hardened Origin handling for DNS-rebinding protection: out-of-policy Origin now rejected with 403.'
      - version: 5.0.4
        additions: [Updated mcp/sdk to 0.5.]
        changes:
          - Nested SegmentEditor validation messages surfaced through MCP tool errors.
          - matomo_api_* outputSchema aligned so empty maps serialize as {} not [].
      - version: 5.0.2
        breaking:
          - Anonymous access to the MCP API endpoint and connect guidance page disabled.
        additions:
          - Raw Matomo API discovery and execution tools with administrator-controlled access modes.
          - Subtable reports exposed through the MCP report tools.
          - Full set of MCP tool annotations including destructiveHint.
      - version: 5.0.0
        additions:
          - Initial release; MCP over HTTP endpoint; tools for sites, reports, goals, segments, dimensions.