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manipulate linux networking resources via netlink

Last release 1 months ago
18 Aug 2026
Release timing varies
gaps range from 8 days to 1.1 years
Some releases are documented
notes for 15 of 36 stable releases
1 version withdrawn
withdrawn after publishing
8 years old
37 releases · first in 2018

Release timeline

37 releases since 2018

2018202020222024

Releases

0.23.018 Aug 20262 sources agree
Use latest rust-netlink crates.
Breaking changes

Use latest rust-netlink crates. (9914eec)

Bump MSRV to 1.75 as netlink-proto requires. (03762b3)

New features

link: geneve: add local and local6 builders. (5b12111)

link: bridge_slave: add neigh_forward_grat builder. (addbc5b)

link: bridge: add stp_mode builder. (81b6430)

Bug fixes

N/A
Open source →
0.22.012 Aug 20262 sources agree
Please check netlink-packet-route 0.32.0 API breaks.

Breaking changes

Please check netlink-packet-route 0.32.0 API breaks.
Bump minimum supported rust version to 1.71. (3041a35)

New features

link: link_gre6: add dev() builder method. (9d68ac6)
link: Support assign NSID to a namespace. (adf7bc4)
link: add LinkTun builder for TUN/TAP interface. (751284f)
link: add LinkIpoib builder for IPoIB interface. (59ba7e7)
link: add LinkAmt builder for AMT interface. (84a0a94)
link: Add more options to LinkVxlan. (240e4ea)
link: Add LinkVti and LinkVti6. (ae70e3a)
link: Add LinkRmNet for rmnet support. (694a83e)
link: Add LinkPfcp. (80307e9)
link: Expand LinkGre6 and LinkGre for more properties. (7d8d98b)
link: Add LinkDsa for DSA interface. (082903a)
link: Add LinkCan for CAN interface. (13f2a53)
link: Add LinkBatAdv builder for batadv interface type. (63c520f)
link: add builder for bareudp interface type. (39025dc)
link: add LinkTeam builder for team interface. (61e3142)
link: add WWAN builder. (d6ea80b)
link: Add gtp, netdevsim and virt_wifi builder. (fa565f9)
link: add LinkSit builder for SIT tunnel interface. (ed73430)
link: add LinkIfb builder for ifb interface type. (d323d43)
link: add afstats request support. (3c65356)
link: add helper methods to LinkMessageBuilder for generic actions. (11bfb11)
link: Add LinkVcan builder. (b7dd5bf)
link: Add LinkNetdevsim builder. (64cfe71)
link: Add LinkGre and LinkGre6 builders. (c2d8c1f)
link: Add LinkGeneve builder. (a25018e)
link: Add LinkIpVlan and LinkIpVtap builders. (5c8d62e)
link: ip6tnl: Fix flow_info and flag handling. (e7799b6)
link: Add LinkIp6Tnl builder for IPv4|IPv6 tunnel over IPv6. (908fa90)
link vxlan: Add builder functions for label_policy, reserved_bits and mc_route. (616450a)
link: Add IPIP message builder. (e92b23f)
link: add HSR interface support. (f1fb864)
link: vxlan: add localbypass support. (cf0a5c8)
link: Add support of nlmon. (9b4536a)
link: Add API for Seg6 Encapsulation. (e48d718)
Replace function on NeighbourGetRequest to set family. (97dd4ca)

Open source →

0.21.018 Apr 2026Deprecated2 sources agree

Deprecated NeighbourAddRequest::link_local_address() , please use NeighbourAddRequest::link_layer_address() .

Breaking changes

Use netlink-packet-route 0.30. (7bfbbf5)
Deprecated NeighbourAddRequest::link_local_address(), please use
NeighbourAddRequest::link_layer_address(). (7bfbbf5)

New features

link: add vxcan support. (cd212b8)

Bug fixes

addr: only assign broadcast when subnet over /31. (7c16a2d)

Open source →

0.20.01 Jan 2026Breaking2 sources agree

Please check breaking changes in netlink-packet-route 0.28.0 and 0.27.0.

Breaking changes

Please check breaking changes in netlink-packet-route 0.28.0 and 0.27.0.
Use netlink-packet-route 0.28.0. (0486ff7)
Change LinkBond to align with rust-netlink-route 0.27.0. (563f95d)

New features

link: Support specifying arbitrary LinkMessage for RTM_DELLINK. (d4d5a4b)
link: Support changing VLAN filter of bridge itself. (1f8b7da)
link: Support changing bridge VLAN filtering. (e520140)
link: Add LinkBridgePort for modifying bridge port properties. (86dd67d)
link: Expand LinkBridge to support all bridge options. (c85d988)
link: Add support for netkit devices. (2f18ca4)
link: Add LinkHandle::change() to changing existing interface. (2d1a6cc)

Bug fixes

link bridge: Fix typo of document. (a994f72)

Open source →

0.19.09 Dec 2025Breaking2 sources agree

Please check breaking changes of netlink-packet-route 0.19.0

Breaking changes

Please check breaking changes of netlink-packet-route 0.19.0

New features

vlan: Add wrapper for setting VLAN protocol and flags. (50fbcb3)
Add function on RouteMessageBuilder for setting route mark. (c0edfbf)
Support creating multicast netlink connection. (84dfe67)

Bug fixes

Swap 'futures' dependency for 'futures-util' and 'futures-channel'. (26eda64)

Open source →

0.18.027 Aug 2025Breaking2 sources agree

Please check netlink-packet-route 0.25.0 breaking changes.

Breaking changes

Please check netlink-packet-route 0.25.0 breaking changes.
Please check netlink-packet-core 0.8.0 breaking changes.
Please check netlink-proto 0.12.0 breaking changes.
Removed rtnetlink::packet_utils. (9373d77)

New features

ip: Introduced AddressMessageBuilder. (1fe2569)
macsec: Introduced LinkMacSec. (b9dd9d9)
Allow the user to specify their own socket. (6547f22)
Allow TrafficGetFilterRequest to get ingress or egress filters. (45f9206)

Bug fixes

Replace impl TryStream with impl Stream. (513e8c3)
Fix android build. (3e270c6)
Should not set NLM_F_EXCL when deleting alt-name. (7dd58dd)

Open source →

0.17.029 May 2025Breaking2 sources agree

Please check netlink-packet-route 0.24.0 breaking changes.

Breaking changes

Please check netlink-packet-route 0.24.0 breaking changes.

New features

route: Implement support for the ONLINK flag. (30aa30f)
route: Support for MPLS routes and nexthop label stacks. (e7e7344)
route: Support for multipath routes. (0236751)

Bug fixes

Open source →

0.15.010 Mar 2025Deprecated2 sources agree

Deprecated LinkAddRequest::xfrmtun() in the favor of LinkAddRequest::xfrmtun_link .

Breaking changes

Deprecated LinkAddRequest::xfrmtun() in the favor of
LinkAddRequest::xfrmtun_link. (de62338)
Changed RouteGetRequest::new() to use RouteMessageBuilder. (9be24c6)
Changed LinkAddRequest() and LinkSetRequest to use
LinkMessageBuilder. (230a729)

New features

Support specifying link when crating xfrm interface. (de62338)
Support creating VRF link. (6863102)
Introducing RouteAddRequest for building netlink message for adding
routes. (b5e0cb6, 24bf04f)
Reexport netlink-* packages. (a4d2611)
impl Debug, Clone for all requests and handles. (515471f)

Bug fixes

Open source →

0.14.11 Feb 2024

Support specifying MAC address in LinkAddRequest.

Breaking changes

New features

FreeBSD support. (eb04e60)
Support specifying MAC address in LinkAddRequest. (d76171c)
Support creating wireguard link in LinkAddRequest. (24982ec)
Support setting priority in RouteAddRequest. (c840e78)

Bug fixes

Fixing docs of AddressGetRequest::set_address_filter. (006a348)

Open source →

0.14.05 Dec 2023Deprecated

Deprecated LinkSetRequest::master() in the favor of LinkSetRequest::controller().

Breaking changes

Many VxlanAddRequest functions changed from u8 to bool. (ba4825a)
Deprecated LinkSetRequest::master() in the favor of LinkSetRequest::controller(). (ba4825a)
Deprecated LinkSetRequest::nomaster() in the favor of LinkSetRequest::nocontroller(). (ba4825a)
Many NeighbourAddRequest functions changed from u8/u16 to enum. (ba4825a)
Many TrafficFilterNewRequest functions changed from u8/u16 to enum. (ba4825a)

New features

Rule: function to set fw_mark when adding rule. (dabef43)

Bug fixes

Open source →

0.13.118 Jul 2023Deprecated

Deprecated BondAddRequest::active_slave() in the favor of BondAddRequest::active_port(). (9b67c97, bf6dbf0)

Breaking changes

Deprecated BondAddRequest::active_slave() in the favor of BondAddRequest::active_port(). (9b67c97, bf6dbf0)
Deprecated BondAddRequest::all_slaves_active() in the favor of BondAddRequest::all_ports_active(). (9b67c97, bf6dbf0)

New features

Support bond port setting. (7afe563)
Support VLAN QOS setting. (78a58db)

Bug fixes

Open source →

0.13.010 Jul 2023Deprecated

Deprecated RouteAddRequest::table in the favor of RouteAddRequest::table_id in order to support table ID bigger than 255.

Breaking changes

TrafficFilterNewRequest::u32() changed to return Result. (b7f8c73)
TrafficFilterNewRequest::redirect() changed to return Result`. (b7f8c73)
Deprecated RouteAddRequest::table in the favor of RouteAddRequest::table_id in order to support table ID bigger than 255. (0a8eddd)

New features

Support route table ID bigger than 255. (0a8eddd)
Support creating xfrm tunnel. (5252908)

Bug fixes

Removed assers. (e6bcf3e)

Open source →

0.12.029 Jan 2023

Allow adding macvtap on a link.

Breaking changes

Removed these reexports. (2d58a54)
- rtnetlink::packet
- rtnetlink::proto
- rtnetlink::sys

New features

Allow adding macvtap on a link. (ad1207f)
Support setting priority when adding rules. (b771ffd)

Bug fixes

Fix ip_monitor example. (b12f061)

Open source →