Mastodon Updated to 4.4.6 (October 14, 2025)
We’ve successfully updated our Mastodon instance C.IM to version 4.4.6.
This release focuses on security enhancements, quote post improvements, and UI stability.
In addition, we’ve introduced a new Bird UI option for those who prefer a Twitter-style interface.
🛡️ Security Updates
- Updated dependencies rack and uri
- Fixed streaming server connection not being closed on user suspension (by @ThisIsMissEm, GHSA-r2fh-jr9c-9pxh)
- Fixed password change through admin CLI not invalidating existing sessions and access tokens (by @ThisIsMissEm, GHSA-f3q3-rmf7-9655)
- Fixed streaming server allowing access to public timelines even without the read or read:statuses OAuth scopes (by @ThisIsMissEm, GHSA-7gwh-mw97-qjgp)
✨ New Feature
- Added support for processing quotes of deleted posts signaled through a Tombstone (#36381 by @ClearlyClaire)
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed quote post state not always updating through streaming server (#36408 by @ClearlyClaire)
- Fixed inconsistent “pending tags” count on admin dashboard (#36404 by @mjankowski)
- Fixed JSON payload being potentially mutated when processing interaction policies (#36392 by @ClearlyClaire)
- Fixed quotes not showing in email notifications (#36379 by @diondiondion)
- Fixed redirect to external object when URL is missing or malformed (#36347 by @ClearlyClaire)
- Fixed quotes not displaying in the featured carousel (#36335 by @diondiondion)
For the full changelog, please see the official Mastodon v4.4.6 release notes.
🐦 Introducing Bird UI
We’ve also added the Mastodon Bird UI — a beautifully crafted Twitter-inspired theme with a focus on clarity, polish, and micro-interactions.
Highlights
- Respects your profile’s theme setting (dark/light mode)
- Subtle deep-purple ribbon for private messages
- CSS variables for full customization
- Threaded replies (limited support)
- Avatars on the left in feed view
- Unified transparent backgrounds
- Polished icons based on Iconoir, Ionicons & Feather
- Micro-interactions for likes and boosts
- RTL language support
- Mobile action bar at the bottom
- Color cues for follows and list actions
You can enable it in:
👉 Settings → Preferences → Appearance
💡 Tip: For the best experience, disable the Advanced Web Interface.
🧩 Open Source
Our Mastodon source code is publicly available at:
🔗 https://github.com/odotee/mastodon
Thank you for being part of the C.IM community — where openness, privacy, and the Fediverse come together. 🌍