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== Release Schedule for 2.5.x releases ==
 
This is a draft release schedule for unstable 2.5.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.6.0 release of gnucash with new features.
 
  
=== Goal ===
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== Goals for 4.0 ==
Goals for 2.6.0:
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Goals for 4.0:
* Improved small business functions with many small new features for everyday use: New interactive customer / vendor overview; support for credit notes; several new reports; export to PDF
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* Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
* New reports available in stable versions
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* Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
* Code cleanup: migrate deprecated dependencies to supported alternatives: libglade to gtkbuilder, GktClist->GtkCombo,...
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* Make KVP a backend implementation detail; no direct KVP access except in the backends
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* Limit use of Guile to reports and F::Q; all other main application code should be C or C++.
  
Purpose of all 2.5.x releases: Any 2.5.x is not yet stable, but is meant to provide easier access to the current source code for wider testing. Also, at some point in time the 2.5.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.
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== Schedules ==
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GnuCash 4.0 will be released in early 2020. Unstable releases will begin in October 2019. Plan on code and string freezes in early December.
  
=== Feature Checklist for 2.6.0 ===
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
In order to reach the stable release 2.6.0, we need to list the features which are new in trunk and decide whether they are stable enough for 2.6.0. If they are not, they will be disabled for 2.6.0. Please link to bugzilla items where applicable.
 
  
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{| border="1"
!New Feature in 2.6.0 (compared to 2.4.8), stable for release !! Status
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! width="120" | Release
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! width="120" | Planned
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! width="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
 
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| Customer / Vendor overview pages || stable
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| 3.8  || 2019-12-29 || ||
 
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| Print to PDF for reports and invoices || stable
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| 3.7  || 2019-09-07 || 2019-09-08 || Early Release for PSD2/FinTS 4.1: New requirements in German Online Banking
 
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| Allow "Filter By" settings to be saved and re-used (see uservoice, "Allow Filter By settings to be saved and reused") || stable
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| 3.6  || 2019-06-30 || 2019-06-30 ||
 
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| Customer overview reports || stable
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| 3.5  || 2019-03-31 || 2019-03-31 ||
 
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| Line chart report for Net Worth (Bug #664862) || stable
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| 3.4  || 2018-12-30 || 2018-12-30 ||
 
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| Re-assign existing transactions as payments (see uservoice, "Reassociate already existing transactions with a bill/invoice") || stable
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| 3.3  || 2018-09-30 || 2018-09-30 ||
 
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| Duplicate invoices || stable
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| 3.2  || 2018-06-24 || 2018-06-24 ||
 
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| Support for credit notes || stable
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| 3.1  || 2018-05-13 || 2018-04-29 ||
 
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| Easier invoice / bill handling: Post, Print, or Duplicate multiple items directly from the search result list || stable
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| 3.0  || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 || Initial Stable Release
 
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| Better invoice printing setup: Choose the default invoice report for printing in the preferences || stable
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|}
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=== Alpha/Beta Series 2.7.x (Closed to further development.) ===
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{| border="1"
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! width="120" | Release
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! width="120" | Planned
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! width="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
 
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| Change the ordering of invoice entries by up/down buttons in the invoice window || stable
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| 2.7.8 || 2018-03-25 || 2018-03-25 || Release Candidate.
 
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| Accounts colors in the accounts tree || stable
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| 2.7.7 || 2018-03-18 || 2018-03-18 ||
 
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| Reversed sort order by date for transaction || WIP [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683881 bug #683881]
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| 2.7.6 || 2018-03-11 || 2018-03-12 || Delayed for a Windows installer problem.  
 
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| Open data file read-only || stable
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| 2.7.5 || 2018-02-25 || 2018-02-25  ||  
 
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| Guile 2 support || stable
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| 2.7.4 || 2018-01-28 || 2018-02-03 || Delayed for fixing MacOS Crash.
 
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|... please insert your favorite new feature here || -
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| 2.7.3 || 2017-12-31 || 2017-12-31 || Feature and string freeze.
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=== Schedule ===
 
Proposed Schedule:
 
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!Version !! Date !! Wiki !! Purpose
 
 
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|2.5.0 || 2013-01-19 ? || [[Announcement 2.5.0]] || Initial announcement, call for testers
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| 2.7.2 || 2017-11-26 || 2017-11-26 ||
 
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|2.5.1 || 2013-01-16 ? || - || Call for translations
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| 2.7.1 || 2017-10-29 || 2017-10-29 ||  
 
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| ... || - || - ||
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| 2.7.0 || 2017-09-17 || 2017-10-17 || Initial release
 
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|2.6.0 || June 2013 || - || Stable release
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
== Release Schedule for 2.4.x releases ==
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=== Old Stable 2.6.x Series (Closed to further development.) ===
  
We don't have an actual schedule. We only know we plan for a stable 2.4.x release every 12-16 weeks in order to make available the bugfixes and translation updates.  
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{| border="1"
 
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! width="120" | Release
2.4.x Releases to date :
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! width="120" | Planned
 
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! width="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
! Version !! Date !! Purpose !! Bugzilla
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| 2.6.21 ||  || 2018-04-10 || Snap release for MySQL bug.
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| 2.6.20 || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-06 || Concurrent with the release of 3.0
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| 2.6.19 || 2017-12-17 || 2017-12-17 ||
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| 2.6.18 || 2017-09-24 || 2017-09-24 ||
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| 2.6.17 || 2017-06-25 || 2017-07-02 || Delayed for fix of [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781476 Bug 781476]
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| 2.6.16 || 2017-03-26 || 2017-03-26 ||
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| 2.6.15 || 2016-12-18 || 2016-12-18 ||
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| 2.6.14 || 2016-09-17 || 2016-09-17 ||
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| 2.6.13 || 2016-06-26 || 2016-06-28 ||
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| 2.6.12 || 2016-03-25 || 2016-03-28 ||
 
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| 2.4.11 || 2012-07-14 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.11 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.11]
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| 2.6.11 || 2016-01-11 || 2016-01-11 || Snap release to fix QIF import regression, Bug 756335.
 
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| 2.4.10 || 2012-02-06 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.10 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.10]
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| 2.6.10 || 2015-12-20 || 2015-12-20 ||
 
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| 2.4.9 || 2012-01-12 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.9 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.9]
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| 2.6.9 || 2015-10-06 || 2015-10-06 || Snap release to fix Save As... hang on Windows, Bug 755920.
 
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| 2.4.8 || 2011-10-23 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.8 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.8]
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| 2.6.8 || 2015-09-25 || 2015-09-27 ||
 
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| 2.4.7 || 2011-07-02 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.7 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.7]
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| 2.6.7 || 2015-06-26 || 2015-06-28 ||
 
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| 2.4.6 || 2011-05-29 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.6 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.6]
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| 2.6.6 || 2015-03-27 || 2015-03-30 ||
 
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| 2.4.5 || 2011-04-10 || Bugfixes (Crasher [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645518 #645518], other bugfixes) || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.5 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.5]
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| 2.6.5 || 2015-03-29 || 2014-12-19 ||
 
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| 2.4.4 || 2011-03-13 || Bugfixes ("very slow startup on windows" bug fixed), Translations || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.4 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.4]
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| 2.6.4 || 2014-09-28 || 2014-09-28 || Windows version has Gtk+ problems, package held back.
 
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| 2.4.3 || 2011-02-26 || Bugfixes (SQL on Windows working again), Translations || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.3 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.3]
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| 2.6.3 || 2014-03-30 || 2014-04-01 || Branch maint, master becomes 2.7 and open for new development
 
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| 2.4.2 || 2011-02-06 || Bugfixes, Translations (SQL on windows was broken here) || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.2 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.2]
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| 2.6.2 || 2014-03-02 || 2014-03-02 ||
 
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| 2.4.1 || 2011-02-05 || Bugfixes, Translations (Release was broken, quickly replaced by 2.4.2) || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.1 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.1]
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| 2.6.1 || 2014-01-26 || 2014-01-27 || Bugfixes
 
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| 2.4.0 || 2010-12-21 || Initial release
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| 2.6.0 || 2013-12-29 || 2013-12-29 || Initial release
 
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
 
Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
  
== Release Schedule for 2.2.x ==
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== Release Schedule for 2.4.x ==
The last Series 2.2 release was 2.2.9, in February 2009. The 2.2 branch is no longer developed, even for bugfixes.
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The last Series 2.4 release was 2.4.15, on 13 January 2014. The 2.4 branch is no longer developed, even for bugfixes.
| 2.2.9 || February 23, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.2.9]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.9 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.9 milestone including resolved]
 
  
 
== Previous Releases ==
 
== Previous Releases ==
We maintian an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
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[[Category:Releases]]

Revision as of 23:08, 8 September 2019

Goals for 4.0

Goals for 4.0:

  • Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
  • Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
  • Make KVP a backend implementation detail; no direct KVP access except in the backends
  • Limit use of Guile to reports and F::Q; all other main application code should be C or C++.

Schedules

GnuCash 4.0 will be released in early 2020. Unstable releases will begin in October 2019. Plan on code and string freezes in early December.

Current Stable 3.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.8 2019-12-29
3.7 2019-09-07 2019-09-08 Early Release for PSD2/FinTS 4.1: New requirements in German Online Banking
3.6 2019-06-30 2019-06-30
3.5 2019-03-31 2019-03-31
3.4 2018-12-30 2018-12-30
3.3 2018-09-30 2018-09-30
3.2 2018-06-24 2018-06-24
3.1 2018-05-13 2018-04-29
3.0 2018-04-02 2018-04-02 Initial Stable Release

Alpha/Beta Series 2.7.x (Closed to further development.)

Release Planned Actual Notes
2.7.8 2018-03-25 2018-03-25 Release Candidate.
2.7.7 2018-03-18 2018-03-18
2.7.6 2018-03-11 2018-03-12 Delayed for a Windows installer problem.
2.7.5 2018-02-25 2018-02-25
2.7.4 2018-01-28 2018-02-03 Delayed for fixing MacOS Crash.
2.7.3 2017-12-31 2017-12-31 Feature and string freeze.
2.7.2 2017-11-26 2017-11-26
2.7.1 2017-10-29 2017-10-29
2.7.0 2017-09-17 2017-10-17 Initial release

Old Stable 2.6.x Series (Closed to further development.)

Release Planned Actual Notes
2.6.21 2018-04-10 Snap release for MySQL bug.
2.6.20 2018-04-02 2018-04-06 Concurrent with the release of 3.0
2.6.19 2017-12-17 2017-12-17
2.6.18 2017-09-24 2017-09-24
2.6.17 2017-06-25 2017-07-02 Delayed for fix of Bug 781476
2.6.16 2017-03-26 2017-03-26
2.6.15 2016-12-18 2016-12-18
2.6.14 2016-09-17 2016-09-17
2.6.13 2016-06-26 2016-06-28
2.6.12 2016-03-25 2016-03-28
2.6.11 2016-01-11 2016-01-11 Snap release to fix QIF import regression, Bug 756335.
2.6.10 2015-12-20 2015-12-20
2.6.9 2015-10-06 2015-10-06 Snap release to fix Save As... hang on Windows, Bug 755920.
2.6.8 2015-09-25 2015-09-27
2.6.7 2015-06-26 2015-06-28
2.6.6 2015-03-27 2015-03-30
2.6.5 2015-03-29 2014-12-19
2.6.4 2014-09-28 2014-09-28 Windows version has Gtk+ problems, package held back.
2.6.3 2014-03-30 2014-04-01 Branch maint, master becomes 2.7 and open for new development
2.6.2 2014-03-02 2014-03-02
2.6.1 2014-01-26 2014-01-27 Bugfixes
2.6.0 2013-12-29 2013-12-29 Initial release

Release notes can be found on the GnuCash Web Page.

Release Schedule for 2.4.x

The last Series 2.4 release was 2.4.15, on 13 January 2014. The 2.4 branch is no longer developed, even for bugfixes.

Previous Releases

We maintain an archive page of older release announcements.