# Silva databases release 138

**URL:** <https://forum.mothur.org/t/silva-databases-release-138/20273>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [January 10, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/silva-databases-release-138/20273 "2020-01-10T17:06:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![svazquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@svazquez](https://forum.mothur.org/u/svazquez)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/silva-databases-release-138/20273/1 "2020-01-10T17:06:46Z")

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Hi!  
Are you planning on updating the silva databases to the new v138?

> **[Release 138](https://www.arb-silva.de/documentation/release-138/)**
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> Release information for the SILVA 138 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) databases

  
Thanks!  
Sus

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**Author:** ![pschloss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.mothur.org/pschloss/32/4_2.png) [@pschloss](https://forum.mothur.org/u/pschloss)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/silva-databases-release-138/20273/2 "2020-01-13T19:47:39Z")

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Yup, we’ll have it up by the end of the month.  
Pat

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.mothur.org/system/32/2_2.png) [@system](https://forum.mothur.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/silva-databases-release-138/20273/3 "2020-01-23T19:47:42Z")

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**Author:** ![pschloss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.mothur.org/pschloss/32/4_2.png) [@pschloss](https://forum.mothur.org/u/pschloss)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.mothur.org/t/silva-databases-release-138/20273/4 "2020-03-04T18:23:54Z")

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The new version of the [SILVA database is upon the wiki](https://www.mothur.org/wiki/Silva_reference_files).

Here’s the [README blog post](http://blog.mothur.org/2020/03/04/SILVA-v138-reference-files/)