We can see the issue before, and the fix after upgrade as well as the upgrade itself. => Setting as verified root@m:~# apt-cache policy dns-root-data bind9; systemctl restart named; sleep 5s; systemctl status named; apt install -y dns-root-data/$(lsb_release -cs)-proposed; apt-cache policy dns-root-data bind9; systemctl restart named; sleep 5s; systemctl status named; dns-root-data: Installed: 2023010101 Candidate: 2023010101 Version table: 2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1 100 100 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic-proposed/main amd64 Packages *** 2023010101 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status bind9: Installed: 1:9.18.18-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:9.18.18-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:9.18.18-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ● named.service - BIND Domain Name Server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/named.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Mon 2024-02-05 10:17:39 UTC; 5s ago Docs: man:named(8) Main PID: 3360 (named) Status: "running" Tasks: 6 (limit: 38246) Memory: 5.9M CPU: 37ms CGroup: /system.slice/named.service └─3360 /usr/sbin/named -f -u bind Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: zone 255.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: all zones loaded Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: running Feb 05 10:17:39 m systemd[1]: Started named.service - BIND Domain Name Server. Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: managed-keys-zone: Key 20326 for zone . is now trusted (acceptance timer complete) Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: resolver priming query complete: success Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: checkhints: b.root-servers.net/A (170.247.170.2) missing from hints Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: checkhints: b.root-servers.net/A (199.9.14.201) extra record in hints Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: checkhints: b.root-servers.net/AAAA (2801:1b8:10::b) missing from hints Feb 05 10:17:39 m named[3360]: checkhints: b.root-servers.net/AAAA (2001:500:200::b) extra record in hints Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Selected version '2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1' (Ubuntu:23.10/mantic-proposed [all]) for 'dns-root-data' The following packages will be upgraded: dns-root-data 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/4248 B of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed (Reading database ... 42541 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../dns-root-data_2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1_all.deb ... Unpacking dns-root-data (2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1) over (2023010101) ... Setting up dns-root-data (2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1) ... dns-root-data: Installed: 2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1 Candidate: 2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1 Version table: *** 2023112702~ubuntu0.23.10.1 100 100 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic-proposed/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2023010101 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 Packages bind9: Installed: 1:9.18.18-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:9.18.18-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:9.18.18-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mantic/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ● named.service - BIND Domain Name Server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/named.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Mon 2024-02-05 10:17:45 UTC; 5s ago Docs: man:named(8) Main PID: 3444 (named) Status: "running" Tasks: 6 (limit: 38246) Memory: 5.9M CPU: 36ms CGroup: /system.slice/named.service └─3444 /usr/sbin/named -f -u bind Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: managed-keys-zone: loaded serial 3 Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: zone 127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: zone 0.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 2 Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: zone 255.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1 Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: all zones loaded Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: running Feb 05 10:17:45 m systemd[1]: Started named.service - BIND Domain Name Server. Feb 05 10:17:45 m named[3444]: managed-keys-zone: Key 20326 for zone . is now trusted (acceptance timer complete) Feb 05 10:17:46 m named[3444]: resolver priming query complete: success