New version of pcsc-lite: 2.5.0

I have just released a new version of pcsc-lite 2.5.0.

pcsc-lite is a Free Software implementation of the PC/SC (also known as WinSCard) API for Unix systems. It provides an API for using smart cards and smart card readers.

The major change in this version is: no more limited to 16 smart card readers.

Changes:

2.5.0: Ludovic Rousseau

27 May 2026

  • Do not limit to 16 readers only

  • Remove support of autotools

  • Fix a crash when rescanning serial configs

  • Fix a memory leak in Polkit

  • tokenparser: avoid a crash with corrupted Info.plist files

  • Some other minor improvements