Bacula Enterprise 18.2.5 released!

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Updated 14th September 2026, Ludovic Piquerez

Bacula Systems is pleased to announce the release of Bacula Enterprise 18.2.5. This is an important bug-fix release that also introduces new features and enhancements. We recommend that all Bacula Enterprise customers upgrade to version 18.2.5.

Highlights of this release include:

New MongoDB Plugin
Snapshot Plugin support for GPFS/ZFS, including Lustre updates
BWeb Management Suite new features and performance improvements
DB2 Plugin support for AIX

Version 18.2.5 also includes significant updates for several plugins. If you use any of the following, we particularly recommend upgrading:

OpenStack Plugin
Libvirt Plugin
Xen Plugin
Microsoft 365 (M365) Plugin
HDFS Hadoop Plugin

For comprehensive details, please refer to the release notes: https://docs.baculasystems.com/BEReleaseNotes/EnterpriseReleaseNotes/RN18.2/index.html#release-18-2-5-20-july-2026

To download Bacula Enterprise 18.2.5, log in to the Bacula Systems Customer Portal (https://tickets.baculasystems.com) and click “New version 18.2.5!” in the top-right corner. Please follow the upgrade guide here (https://docs.baculasystems.com/BEUpgradeAndRemoval/BEUpgrade/index.html).

If you need any clarification about this release or would like assistance planning or performing your upgrade, please do not hesitate to contact us through your usual Bacula Systems Support channel. Our Support Team will be happy to assist you.

We encourage you to upgrade to Bacula Enterprise 18.2.5 and benefit from the latest fixes, improvements, and functionality.

About the author

Ludovic Piquerez is the Director of Support at Bacula Systems. He worked in the IT support domain in various demanding industries specialized in healthcare, energy, technology and media. He founded his own company in IT services and developed it into a sustainable business in which open-source software integration was one of the main activities. In his late experience as IT Manager Europe, he implemented healthcare regulations. Ludovic has mentored teams of experts in three different continents. He has successfully resolved issues in challenging environments and succeeded in managing many parallel projects in a multi-customers environment. Ludovic holds a bachelor in Computer Science, major in Management Systems and a Master degree in Social and Political Sciences. He is certified in IT service management (ITIL) and IT governance (COBIT).