Impact Score: 5/10
Ollama v0.9.4 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Ollama v0.9.4. Source highlight: Updates to Ollama for macOS and Windows
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (1)
- Fixed issue when quantizing models with the Gemma 3n architecture
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## Updates to Ollama for macOS and Windows
A new version of Ollama's macOS and Windows applications are now available. New improvements to the apps will be introduced over the coming releases:
* [Download for macOS](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases/download/v0.9.4/Ollama.dmg)
* [Download for Windows](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/releases/download/v0.9.4/OllamaSetup.exe)
<img width="1145" alt="Screenshot 2025-07-01 at 9 53 31 AM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be71e7f7-95b5-41fc-bcef-c8011ff2decd" />
### New features
#### Expose Ollama on the network
Ollama can now be exposed on the network, allowing others to access Ollama on other devices or even over the internet. This is useful for having Ollama running on a powerful Mac, PC or Linux computer while making it accessible to less powerful devices.
#### Model directory
The directory in which models are stored can now be modified! This allows models to be stored on external hard disks or alternative directories than the default.
#### Smaller footprint and faster starting on macOS
The macOS app is now a native application and starts much faster while requiring a much smaller installation.
## What's Changed
* Reduced download size and startup time for Ollama on macOS
* Tool calling with empty parameters will now work correctly
* Fixed issue when quantizing models with the Gemma 3n architecture
* Ollama for macOS should not longer ask for root privileges when updating unless required
* Ollama for macOS now requires version 12 (Monterey) or newer
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/compare/v0.9.3...v0.9.4