2.4.1

2.4.1: Ludovic Rousseau
1 January 2026

• Add backward version support on the client side
• Add backward version support on the server side
• hotplug libudev: rescan the USB bus with pcscd --hotplug
• fix a value in pcscd.service systemd file
• meson: install systemd files even if libsystemd is not used
• Some other minor improvements

What's Changed

• systemd Fails to parse boolean value. by @stephan57160 in #242
• meson: Add force_systemdunit option by @fossdd in #243

New Contributors

• @stephan57160 made their first contribution in #242
• @fossdd made their first contribution in #243

Full Changelog: 2.4.0...2.4.1

2.4.0

2.4.0: Ludovic Rousseau
19 October 2025

• Run pcscd under a pcscd user instead of root when using systemd
• Set PIDFile in systemd service file
• Protect contextMapList modifications using a mutex
• meson:
  • Fix libpcsclite.pc file
  • respect builtin meson default_library option
  • build and install spy lib & tool only when needed
• UnitaryTests/*.py: fix pylint warnings
• Improve Doxygen documentation

What's Changed

• Fix libpcsclite.pc fiel generated by Meson by @arrowd in #232
• meson: respect builtin meson default_library option by @eli-schwartz in #234

New Contributors

• @arrowd made their first contribution in #232

Full Changelog: 2.3.3...2.4.0

2.3.3

2.3.3: Ludovic Rousseau
2 April 2025

• Make polkit rules work again (bug introduced in 2.3.2)

Full Changelog: 2.3.2...2.3.3

2.3.2

2.3.2: Ludovic Rousseau
26 March 2025

• Hardening systemd pcscd.service file
• pcscd.service: add missing Requires=polkit.service
• pcsc-spy: add missing PCSCv2_PART10_PROPERTY_* definitions
• Support udev PCSCLITE_IGNORE property to filter readers
• debuglog: force use of colors when  --color is used
• Some other minor improvements

Full Changelog: 2.3.1...2.3.2

2.3.1

2.3.1: Ludovic Rousseau
24 December 2024

• Install a default /etc/default/pcscd file
• auth.c: implement polkit support for FreeBSD
• meson:
  • also build static version of libpcsclite
  • add options to disable polkit and libsystemd
  • add "filter_names" in features when needed
• Doxygen: document dwCurrentState use for "\\?PnP?\Notification"
• Some other minor improvements

Full Changelog: 2.3.0...2.3.1

2.3.0

2.3.0: Ludovic Rousseau
3 August 2024

• SCardGetStatusChange(): add the number of reader events
• Add Appstream metainfo announcing HW support
• meson: specify minimum meson version to use
• fix formats under musl libc
• Send libpcsclite.so logs to stderr instead of stdout
• Some other minor improvements

What's Changed

• make building work again when flex is not installed by @eli-schwartz in #189
• Use meson's includedir instead of hard-coding 'include' by @heirecka in #197

New Contributors

• @eli-schwartz made their first contribution in #189
• @heirecka made their first contribution in #197

Full Changelog: 2.2.3...2.3.0

2.2.3

2.2.3: Ludovic Rousseau
26 May 2024

• meson:
  . Fix build on Slackware 15
  . fail if both libusb and libudev are used
• Fix memory leak on exit
• libpcscspy: dump an output buffer only if the call succeeded
• Some code cleanup

Full Changelog: 2.2.2...2.2.3

2.2.2

2.2.2: Ludovic Rousseau
20 May 2024

• Serial support is ENABLED by default

Full Changelog: 2.2.1...2.2.2

2.2.1

2.2.1: Ludovic Rousseau
8 May 2024

• fix meson related issues
• Some code cleanup

What's Changed

• fix libsystemd not included even if explicitly enabled by @freswa in #181

New Contributors

• @freswa made their first contribution in #181

Full Changelog: 2.2.0...2.2.1

2.2.0

2.2.0: Ludovic Rousseau
3 May 2024

• provide files for meson build tool (replaces autoconf/auoomake)
• fix a missing symbol in libpcscspy (bug introduced by the previous version)
• fix shutdown issues with hotplug_libusb
• update pcsc-spy manpage
• update copyright date
• Some other minor improvements

Full Changelog: 2.1.0...2.2.0