We’re pleased to announce that SecureDrop Client 0.13.1, part of the SecureDrop Workstation, has been released. Changes that users should be aware of are below; a complete list of changes can be found on GitHub.

Note: Due to a bug found during QA, the package version will be 0.13.1.

What’s new in SecureDrop Client 0.13.1?

This release focuses on printing improvements, and includes the following changes:

• Broaden printing support to over 100 different file types supported by LibreOffice (#2166) and cups (#2174)
• Add user-friendly error reporting when attempting to print unprintable file types (#2166)
• Use a single dialog window element for all print actions (#2143)
• Update build toolchain and setuptools for CVE-2024-6345 (#2136, securedrop-builder#501)

Users will receive these updates the next time they run the updater.

Note: This release targets Qubes 4.2 and is not available for Qubes 4.1-based systems, which are past end-of-life. Please contact Support if you need assistance migrating to Qubes 4.2.

Acknowledgments

This release incorporates Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) contributions by Nathan Dyer, Kunal Mehta, Cory Francis Myers, Kevin O'Gorman, Francisco Rocha, and Rowen S.