---
title: "JMeter 5.2.1 Release Notes"
description: "Apache JMeter 5.2.1 release notes with 1 improvements and 3 bug fixes, plus upgrade notes from the official changelog."
url: https://docs.jmeter.ai/releases/5-2-1/
lastUpdated: 2026-10-01
source: docs.jmeter.ai
---

# JMeter 5.2.1 Release Notes

> **About these release notes**
> This page lists every documented change shipped in Apache JMeter 5.2.1, generated from the official changelog. For download and upgrade guidance, see [Download JMeter](/reference/download-jmeter/).

## Change summary

| Section | Changes |
| --- | --- |
| Improvements | 1 |
| Bug fixes | 3 |

## New and Noteworthy

This release is a minor bugfix release. Please see the [Changes history page](/user-manual/changes-history/)
to view the last release notes of version 5.2.

## Incompatible changes

## Improvements

#### HTTP Samplers and Test Script Recorder

#### Other samplers

- [Bug 63926](https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63926)JDBC Connection Configuration: Add ability to set connection properties

#### Controllers

#### Listeners

#### Timers, Assertions, Config, Pre- & Post-Processors

#### Functions

#### I18N

#### Report / Dashboard

#### General

## Bug fixes

#### HTTP Samplers and Test Script Recorder

#### Other Samplers

#### Controllers

#### Listeners

- [Bug 63906](https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63906)NPE for InfluxDB backend listener during failover testing

#### Timers, Assertions, Config, Pre- & Post-Processors

#### Functions

#### I18N

#### Report / Dashboard

#### Documentation

#### General

- [Bug 63910](https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63910)Broken maven poms in released 5.2 version
- [Bug 63911](https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63911)ApacheJMeter_config.jar content has changed (bin moved to run and missing files)

## Non-functional changes

## Thanks

We thank all contributors mentioned in bug and improvement sections above:

- [Vincent Lee](https://github.com/vincentclee)

We also thank bug reporters who helped us improve JMeter.

Apologies if we have omitted anyone else.

## Useful links

- [Download JMeter](/reference/download-jmeter/)
- [Getting started guide](/getting-started/get-started/)
- [All release notes](/releases/)
- [Current changes page](/user-manual/changes/)
- [History of previous changes](/user-manual/changes-history/)