# drbd-utils v9.33.0

**URL:** <https://forums.linbit.com/t/drbd-utils-v9-33-0/1039>\
**Category:** Release Announcements\
**Tags:** drbd\
**Created:** [November 3, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/drbd-utils-v9-33-0/1039 "2025-11-03T11:47:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![rck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c37758/32.png) [@rck](https://forums.linbit.com/u/rck)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.linbit.com/t/drbd-utils-v9-33-0/1039/1 "2025-11-03T11:47:24Z")

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Dear DRBD users,

this is the drbd-utils version 9.33.0. It contains improvements and  
fixes all over the place. The main reason for this release is that other  
projects depend on some of the fixes, but there are valuable changes on  
its own like the improved compatibility between DRBD8.4 and DRBD9. We  
need to be careful when DRBD9 finally lands in upstream Linux to not  
break user space, and this is an important step in that direction.

Regards, rck

GIT: [Prepare 9.33.0 · LINBIT/drbd-utils@71c8bcf · GitHub](https://github.com/LINBIT/drbd-utils/commit/71c8bcff6ea77a022b272a7eba649a774251bac4)  
TGZ: [https://pkg.linbit.com//downloads/drbd/utils/drbd-utils-9.33.0.tar.gz](https://pkg.linbit.com//downloads/drbd/utils/drbd-utils-9.33.0.tar.gz)  
PPA: [LINBIT DRBD9 Stack : “LINBIT” team](https://launchpad.net/~linbit/+archive/ubuntu/linbit-drbd9-stack)

Changelog:  
9.33.0  
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\* drbdsetup,show: show device options in json output  
\* drbdsetup,show: always show defaults in json output  
\* drbdadm,create-md: avoid device UUID regeneration  
\* drbdadm,create-md: do not reset effective-size  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on format conversion.  
\* drbdmon: secondary --force and various improvements  
\* all: various v8 v9 compatibility improvements  
\* drbdmeta: allow bitmap granularity  
\* drbdadm,drbdsetup,v9: add drbd8-compatibility option
