# Mender 3.0 release: Synchronized OTA Software Update | Mender

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-3-0-release-synchronized-ota-software-update-mender/3857>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [July 10, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-3-0-release-synchronized-ota-software-update-mender/3857 "2021-07-10T04:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![farshadt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@farshadt](https://hub.mender.io/u/farshadt)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-3-0-release-synchronized-ota-software-update-mender/3857/1 "2021-07-10T04:04:09Z")

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We are excited to announce the Mender 3.0 LTS release!

Mender 3.0 introduces new features to get full control over the progress of the update, both centrally through Synchronized update as well as with device application through brand new Mender Device-side API using D-Bus.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://mender.io/blog/synchronized-ota-software-update](https://mender.io/blog/synchronized-ota-software-update)

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**Author:** ![ngrilly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/ngrilly/32/468_2.png) [@ngrilly](https://hub.mender.io/u/ngrilly)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-3-0-release-synchronized-ota-software-update-mender/3857/2 "2021-07-20T09:47:11Z")

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Great improvements!