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The Genetec release cadence has gotten consistent enough that this kind of write-up is worth doing every minor version. 5.13.3.0 hit techdocs on May 14, 2026. The previous baseline most production environments are sitting on is 5.13.2.0, which dropped in July 2025. That is roughly 10 months between the two, with a couple of patch revisions in between, which is about right for a platform of this scale.

What follows is the field read on what is in the box, what is worth upgrading for, and what is still on the wishlist after years of asking.

Where the version stands today

Updated 23 August 2026. This review was written when 5.13.3.0 was the newest on-premises build. It is not any more. 5.14.0.0 shipped on 12 May 2026 and 5.14.0.1 followed on 29 June, so 5.13.3.x is now the mature branch rather than the leading one. Everything below still holds as a description of 5.13.3.0, and 5.13.3.x remains the release I put most clients on today.…