The Firebird Project is happy to announce the general availability of Firebird 2.5.9 — the last minor release in the Firebird 2.5 series.This sub-release introduces several bug fixes and a few improvements, please refer to the Release Notes for the full list of changes. Binary kits for Windows, Linux and MacOS X (both 32-bit and 64-bit) are immediately available for download Also, in accordance with its release lifetime policy , the Firebird Project advises that the Firebird v2.5 series has reached its end-of-life and thus will not be maintained further. Once Firebird 4.0 is released, this last official release in the v.2.5 series, Firebird 2.5.9 , will be moved to the "Discontinued Versions" section of the download area .