GNOME 48.5 is now available, providing a stable and safe upgrade from earlier versions of GNOME 48. This release includes various module upgrades, such as improvements to at-spi2-core, decibels, glycin, and gnome-shell, addressing memory leaks, layout issues, and other bugs. Additionally, gvfs and libpanel have been updated to resolve various issues related to folder enumeration cancellation, socket-activated services, file rename support, and toggle button behavior. 

GNOME 48.5 is now available for all operating systems that ship GNOME 48. This release focuses on providing a stable and safe upgrade from earlier versions of GNOME 48.

The change log highlights various module upgrades, including:

• at-spi2-core (2.56.4 => 2.56.5) with improved memory management and keyboard layout handling
• decibels (48.0.alpha => 48.0) featuring bug fixes, translation updates, and a new version of blueprint-compiler
• glycin (1.2.3 => 1.2.4) with improvements in jpeg editing and svg data processing
• gnome-console (48.0.1 => 48.1) including new translations for Uighur and Uzbek
• gnome-desktop (44.3 => 44.4) supporting TryExec for thumbnailers and translation updates
• gnome-maps (48.6 => 48.7) adding address formats for Austria and Paraguay, as well as Thai and Dutch translations
• gnome-music (48.0 => 48.2) featuring translation updates, bug fixes, and improved handling of empty fields and flatpak builds
• gnome-online-accounts (3.54.5 => 3.54.6) with translation updates for Dutch, Slovak, Thai, and Uighur
• gnome-remote-desktop (48.1 => 48.2) addressing Vulkan dma-buf format compatibility issues
• gnome-shell (48.4 => 48.5) fixing various crashes, layout issues, and leaks, as well as improving extension management and legacy tray icon support
• gnome-user-docs (48.2 => 48.5) featuring updates to GNOME Help and translation updates for several languages
• gom (0.5.3 => 0.5.4) with build system improvements
• gvfs (1.57.2 => 1.58.0) addressing various issues, including folder enumeration cancellation, socket-activated services, and file rename support
• json-glib featuring a missing escape addition and static build fixes
• libadwaita (1.7.6 => 1.7.7) with improvements in AdwAlertDialog/AdwMessageDialog behavior, memory leaks, and translation updates
• libpanel (1.10.0 => 1.10.2) allowing toggle buttons to autodiscover PanelDock and fixing incorrect CSS styling of bottom corner buttons
• libspelling (0.4.8 => 0.4.9) with bug fixes, improved discovery of no-spell-check tags, and translation updates
• mutter (48.4 => 48.5) addressing fd leaks during screencasting, reading and updating the privacy screen property, and viewport updates after virtual monitor size changes
• nautilus (48.3 => 48.4.1) featuring bug fixes for moving starred files, thumbnail cancelling, and hidden state of edited files
• sysprof (48.0 => 48.1) with improvements in mapped ring buffer handling, perf communication, and command line options.

These upgrades and bug fixes ensure a more stable and secure experience for GNOME users.

For a detailed change log, visit this page. The official BuildStream project snapshot to compile GNOME 48.5 is available here.