The first version of Maxima released by the current group of developers was 5.9.0, based on version 5.6 by William Schelter. In version 5.9.x, the third number, x, referred to a new version with some changes. Starting with version 5.10.0, the third number does not imply any major changes but some minor fixes in the previous release (with the exception of 5.45.1 that introduced some major changes to 5.45.0.)
| Date | Number | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | 5.49.0 | Changelog |
| 2025-08-06 | 5.48.1 | Changelog |
| 2023-05-31 | 5.47.0 | Changelog |
| 2022-04-13 | 5.46.0 | Changelog |
| 2021-06-21 | 5.45.1 | Changelog |
| 2021-05-24 | 5.45.0 | Changelog |
| 2020-06-08 | 5.44.0 | Changelog |
| 2020-01-27 | 5.43.2 | Changelog |
| 2019-01-24 | 5.42.2 | Changelog |
| 2017-10-03 | 5.41.0 | Changelog |
| 2017-05-30 | 5.40.0 | Changelog |
| 2016-12-11 | 5.39.0 | Changelog |
| 2016-05-12 | 5.38.1 | Changelog |
| 2015-11-09 | 5.37.3 | Changelog |
| 2015-05-03 | 5.36.1 | Changelog |
| 2014-12-13 | 5.35.1 | Changelog |
| 2014-09-08 | 5.34.1 | Changelog |
| 2014-04-02 | 5.33.0 | Changelog |
| 2014-01-02 | 5.32.1 | Changelog |
| 2013-10-15 | 5.31.3 | Changelog |
| 2013-04-03 | 5.30.0 | Changelog |
| 2012-12-11 | 5.29.1 | Changelog |
| 2012-08-12 | 5.28.0 | Changelog |
| 2012-04-04 | 5.27.0 | Changelog |
| 2011-12-19 | 5.26.0 | Changelog |
| 2011-08-28 | 5.25.1 | Changelog |
| 2011-04-05 | 5.24.0 | Changelog |
| 2011-01-17 | 5.23.2 | Changelog |
| 2010-08-12 | 5.22.1 | Changelog |
| 2010-04-24 | 5.21.1 | Changelog |
| 2009-12-14 | 5.20.1 | Changelog |
| 2009-08-30 | 5.19.2 | Changelog |
| 2009-04-17 | 5.18.0 | Changelog |
| 2008-12-15 | 5.17.1 | Changelog |
| 2008-08-24 | 5.16.3 | Changelog |
| 2008-04-20 | 5.15.0 | Changelog |
| 2007-12-22 | 5.14.0 | Changelog |
| 2007-08-25 | 5.13.0 | Changelog |
| 2007-05-03 | 5.12.0 | Changelog |
| 2006-12-21 | 5.11.0 | Changelog |
| 2006-09-21 | 5.10.0 | Changelog |
| 2006-03-19 | 5.9.3 | |
| 2006-01-30 | 5.9.2 | Changelog |
| 2004-09-24 | 5.9.1 | Changelog |
| 2003-02-10 | 5.9.0 | Changelog |