v2.1 Release Notes¶

This document describes all new features and changes in the release. The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Release Overview¶

This release adds the DNS Registrar and Registration model to document DNS registrations of zones.
Added functionality to enforce CNAME exclusivity based on RFC 1912. This can be configured in settings and is False by default.
Multiple fixes were incorporated for various components, like filtering of models based on DNS Zone, adding missing fields into MXRecord table, etc.

v2.1.0 (2026-03-18)¶

Added¶

#162 - Added the nautobot_dns_models_dns_views filter extension to the ipam.Prefix model to allow filtering prefixes by DNS views.
#183 - Added DNS Registrar tracking

Changed¶

#123 - Enforce exact-match CNAME exclusivity (RFC 1912 §2.4) with opt-out CNAME_RESTRICTION_ENABLED; normalize trailing-dot names and allow apex; add API/model tests and docs.
#181 - Changed DNSView, ARecord and AAAARecord forms to use DynamicModelChoiceField when applied.

Fixed¶

#161 - Fixed AAAA records creation link in DNS zones item object view.
#162 - Fixed the filter for the badge link on the Assigned Prefixes panel in the DNS View detail view.
#171 - Fixed accessing django settings at runtime preventing the Python package from loading.
#178 - Fixed missing preference field from MXRecord table.
#179 - Updated migration to be compatible with Django 5.
#188 - Fixed filters for the DNS Records to include Zone.
#192 - Fixed DNS registration model to use proper Status field.

Documentation¶

#173 - Updated documentation to include 3.0 screenshots.

Housekeeping¶

#194 - Update Dependencies to prepare for release.
Rebaked from the cookie nautobot-app-v3.0.0.
Rebaked from the cookie nautobot-app-v3.1.2.