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This document contains a complete listing of releases, refreshes, fix packs(also known as PTFs) sorted by version for IBM Z Distribution for Zowe - z/OS. We recommend installing the latest PTFs as they are cumulative (ie they contain all the APAR fixes made available for the product since it first shipped).
IBM Z Distribution for Zowe V1.0, 2.0 and V3.0 redistributes the Zowe releases from the open source community. The IBM distribution is binary equivalent to the open source Zowe. See https://www.zowe.org/ for additional information. Subsequent releases of Zowe from the open community will be delivered from IBM as PTFs on IBM Z Distribution for Zowe V1.0 in maintenance mode (fixes only) and for 2.0 using the IBM Continuous Delivery (enhancements and fixes).
* Zowe is a project of the Open Mainframe Project.
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Version 3.0 PTF Release Information
IBM Z Distribution for Zowe V3.0 is required. This is a base version that is built on the Zowe open source community's release V3.0.0. Please note: IBM Z Distribution for Zowe is released 2-3 days after the Open Source Release.
| Publish Date | IBM PTF Numbers Required | APARs included in PTFs | Equivalent Version of Open Source Zowe | Description of what is included in the PTFs and APARs | Download Link |
| January 2026 | UO03567 UO03568 | 3.4.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v3.4.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| November 2025 | UO03552 UO03553 | 3.3.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v3.3.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| September 2025 | UO03548 UO03549 | 3.3.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v3.3.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| June 2025 | UO90084 UO90085 | 3.2.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v3.2.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| May 2025 | UO90082 UO90083 | 3.1.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe 3.1.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz |
Version 2.0 PTF Release Information
IBM Z Distribution for Zowe V2.0 is required. This is a base version that is built on the Zowe open source community's release V2.0.0. Please note: IBM Z Distribution for Zowe is released 2-3 days after the Open Source Release.
| Publish Date | IBM PTF Numbers Required | APARs included in PTFs | Equivalent Version of Open Source Zowe | Description of what is included in the PTFs and APARs | Download Link |
| November 2025 | UO90078 UO90079 | 2.18.3 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.18.3 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| August 2025 | UO90076 UO90077 | 2.18.2 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.18.2 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| March 2025 | UO90074 UO90075 | 2.18.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.18.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| August 2024 | UO90061 UO90062 |
| 2.18.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.18.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community Release Notes. | Shopz |
| July 2024 | UO90059 UO90060 | 2.17.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.17.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.17.0 | Shopz | |
| May 2024 | UO90057 UO90058 | 2.16.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.16.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.16.0 | Shopz | |
| March 2024 | UO90049 UO90050 | 2.15.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.15.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.15.0 | Shopz | |
| January 2024 | UO90047 UO90048 | 2.14.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.14.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.14.0 | Shopz | |
| December 2023 | UO90045 UO90046 | 2.13.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.13.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.13.0 | Shopz | |
| October 2023 | UO90033 UO90034 | 2.12.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.12.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.12.0 | Shopz | |
| September 2023 | UO90031 UO90032 | 2.11.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.11.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.11.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| July 2023 | UO90022 UO90023 | 2.10.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.10.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.10.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| June 2023 | UO90020 UO90021 | 2.9.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.9.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.9.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| April 2023 | UO90018 UO90019 | 2.8.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.8.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.8.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| March 2023 | UO02066 UO02067 | 2.7.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.7.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.7.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| February 2023 | UO02064 UO02065 | 2.6.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.6.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.6.1 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| January 2023 | UO02062 UO02063 | 2.6.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.6.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.6.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| December 2022 | UO02058 UO02059 | 2.5.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.5.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.5.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| Ocotber 2022 | UO02056 UO02057 | 2.4.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.4.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.4.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| September 2022 | UO02053 UO02054 | 2.3.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.3.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.3.1 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
September 2022 | UO02051 UO02052 | 2.3.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.3.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.3.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
July 2022 | UO02049 UO02050 | 2.2.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.2.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.2.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
June 2022 | UO02047 UO02048 | 2.1.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v2.1.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v2.1.0 Release Notes. | Shopz |
Version 1.0 PTF Release Information
IBM Z Distribution for Zowe V1.0 is required. This is a base version that is built on the Zowe open source community's release V1.9.0.
PTF Release Information
| Publish Date | IBM PTF Numbers Required | APARs included in PTFs | Equivalent Version of Open Source Zowe | Description of what is included in the PTFs and APARs | Download Link |
| October 2024 | UO90067 UO90068 | IO29442 IO29443 | 1.28.8 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.8 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.8 | Shopz |
| June 2024 | UO90063 UO90064 | 1.28.7 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.7 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.7 | Shopz | |
| April 2024 | UO90051 UO90052 | 1.28.6 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.6 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.6 | Shopz | |
| October 2023 | UO90038 UO90039 | 1.28.5 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.5 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.5 | Shopz | |
| July 2023 | UO90028 UO90029 | 1.28.4 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.4 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.4 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| March 2023 | UO02029 UO02030 | 1.28.3 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.3 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.3 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| November 2022 | UO02027 UO02028 | 1.28.2 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.2 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.2 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
August 2022 | UO02025 UO02026 | 1.28.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.1 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
May 2022 | UO02023 UO02024 | 1.28.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.28.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.28.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
February 2022 | UO02000 UO02020 | 1.27.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.27.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.27.1 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
January 2022 | UO01998 UO01999 | 1.27.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.27.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.27.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| December 2021 | UO01996 UO01997 | 1.26.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.26.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.26.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| October 2021 | UO01994 UO01995 | 1.25.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.25.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.25.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| September 2021 | UO01992 UO01993 | 1.24.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.24.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.24.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| July 2021 | UO01991 UO01984 | 1.23.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.23.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.23.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| June 2021 | UO01982 UO01983 | 1.22.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.22.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.22.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| April 2021 | UO01981 | IO28319 | 1.21.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.21.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.21.0 Release Notes. | Shopz |
| March 2021 | UO01980 | IO28318 | 1.20.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.20.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.20.1 Release Notes. | Shopz |
| March 2021 | UO01970 | IO28120 | 1.20.0 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.20.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.20.0 Release Notes. | Shopz |
| February 2021 | UO01969 | IO28119 | 1.19.1 | This PTF updates IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.19.1 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in this PTF, see the Zowe community v1.19.1 Release Notes. | Shopz |
| February 2021 | UO01967 UO01968 | 1.19.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.19.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.19.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| January 2021 | UO01965 UO01966 | 1.18.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.18.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.18.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
November 2020 | UO01958 UO01959 | 1.17.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.17.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.17.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
| October 2020 | UO01955 UO01956 | 1.16.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.16.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.16.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
September 2020 | UO01953 UO01954 | 1.15.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.15.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.15.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
August 2020 | UO01951 UO01952 | 1.14.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.14.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.14.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
July 2020 | UO01948 UO01949 | 1.13.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.13.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.13.0 Release Notes. | Shopz | |
June 2020 | UO01945 UO01946 | 1.12.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.12.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.12.0 | Shopz | |
May 2020 | UO01942 UO01943 | 1.11.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.11.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.11.0 | Shopz | |
| April 2020 | UO01939 UO01940 | IO27710 IO27711 | 1.10.0 | These PTFs update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the Zowe v1.10.0 open source community release. For a list of fixes and enhancements that are included in these PTFs, see the Zowe community v1.10.0 | Shopz |
Frequently Asked Questions
- What’s the difference between IBM Z Distribution for Zowe and the open source community Zowe?
IBM Z Distribution for Zowe V1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 redistributes the Zowe releases from the open source community. The IBM distribution is binary equivalent to the open source Zowe.
- Will each open source Zowe have a matching IBM Z Distribution version like V1.28 or V2.1?
Subsequent releases of Zowe from the open community will be delivered from IBM as PTFs on IBM Z Distribution for Zowe. The version IBM Z Distribution for Zowe will remain 1.0.0, 2.0 or 3.0.
- When the community releases a new Zowe version like V2.1, how can I update the Zowe FMID to the same level?
You could order the matching PTFs from Shopz, install and apply them manually on top of the Zowe FMID to run a new Zowe version. For a list of PTFs and the equivalent open source community version, see the PTF release information above.
- When will a PTF be available?
After a new Zowe open source release is delivered, equivalent PTFs will be made available on Shopz shortly after.
- Will the version of IBM Z Distribution for Zowe be updated after I apply PTFs?
No, after you apply PTFs, the version number of IBM Z Distribution for Zowe will not be updated. It will remain v1.0.0, 2.0 or 3.0. Applying PTFs will only update IBM Z Distribution for Zowe to match the equivalent Zowe open source community release.
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