DART has been developed since the early 2000s. The first nine major releases were named after islands: Easter (April 9, 2004), followed by Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Iceland, Jamaica, Kodiak, Lanai, and Manhattan.

Beginning with the Manhattan release (v9), DART adopted semantic versioning, which uses a three-part version number (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) to communicate the nature of changes. The current release of DART is available for download on GitHub. Earlier island-named releases are also accessible. If you are new to DART, DAReS staff strongly recommend starting with the latest version.

Comprehensive documentation is available at docs.dart.ucar.edu.