Linux Mint does not communicate specific release dates, as new versions are published "when ready," meaning that they can be released early when the distribution is ahead of schedule or late when critical bugs are found.[9] New releases are announced, with much other material, on the Linux Mint blog.[10] The Cinnamon and MATE ISO images of v17 initially released had some problems,[11] and "v2 ISO respins", with "v2" in the filename, were released.