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== Release Schedule for 2.1.x ==
 
This is a draft release schedule for unstable 2.1.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.2.0 release of gnucash with new features.
 
  
=== Goal ===
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== Goals for 4.0 ==
Goal for 2.2.0: Now that the gnome2 port is working well, we are introducing some new features. These are
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Goals for 4.0:
* ?
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* Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
* Scheduled Transactions re-work.
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* Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
* Port to [[Windows]] available
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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 2.1.x releases: Any 2.1.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 2.1.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.
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;Important: [[String Freeze]] starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.
  
=== Requirements of 2.1.x releases ===
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
* Any 2.1.x has to offer full backward-compatibility of the data file. It should always be possible to use a 2.1.x-saved XML datafile again with any 2.0.x version. This is achieved by the "allow_file_incompatibility" gconf key as introduced in [http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/15612 r15612], explained also [http://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-devel/2007-February/019966.html here].
 
* [[Bugzilla]] queries for the list of bugs assigned to those milestones:
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.0&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.1.0 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.0 including resolved])
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.1&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.1.1 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.1 including resolved])
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.2&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.1.2 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.2 including resolved])
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.0&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.2.0 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.0 including resolved])
 
  
=== Caveats ===
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{| border="1"
Caveats for testers:
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! width="120" | Release
* Any 2.1.x version might crash unexpectedly at any point during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 2.1.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
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! width="120" | Planned
* The documentation has had screenshots updated, however, most help texts usually only refers to the 2.0.x or even 1.8.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see [[Development]] on how to get involved.
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! width="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
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|-
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| 3.8  || 2019-12-29 || ||
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|-
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| 3.7  || 2019-09-07 || 2019-09-08 || Early Release for mandatory parts of PSD2: New requirements in German Online Banking
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|-
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| 3.6  || 2019-06-30 || 2019-06-30 ||
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|-
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| 3.5  || 2019-03-31 || 2019-03-31 ||
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|-
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| 3.4  || 2018-12-30 || 2018-12-30 ||
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|-
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| 3.3  || 2018-09-30 || 2018-09-30 ||
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|-
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| 3.2   || 2018-06-24 || 2018-06-24 ||
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|-
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| 3.1   || 2018-05-13 || 2018-04-29 ||
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|-
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| 3.0   || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 || Initial Stable Release
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|-
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|}
  
=== Schedule ===
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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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|-
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| 2.7.8 || 2018-03-25 || 2018-03-25 || Release Candidate.
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|-
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| 2.7.7 || 2018-03-18 || 2018-03-18 ||
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|-
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| 2.7.6 || 2018-03-11 || 2018-03-12 || Delayed for a Windows installer problem.
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|-
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| 2.7.5 || 2018-02-25 || 2018-02-25  ||
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|-
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| 2.7.4 || 2018-01-28 || 2018-02-03 || Delayed for fixing MacOS Crash.
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|-
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| 2.7.3 || 2017-12-31 || 2017-12-31 || Feature and string freeze.
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|-
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| 2.7.2 || 2017-11-26 || 2017-11-26 ||
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|-
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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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|-
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|}
  
Proposed schedule:
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=== Old Stable 2.6.x Series (Closed to further development.) ===
  
* 2.1.0 April 14th; [[Announcement 2.1.0]]; Initial announcement and call for testers
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{| border="1"
* Bug Day April 21st
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! width="120" | Release
* 2.1.1 April 28th; [[Announcement 2.1.1]]; bugfixing;
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! width="120" | Planned
* Bug Day May 5th
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! width="120" | Actual 
* 2.1.2 May 19th; [[Announcement 2.1.2]]; bugfixing; [[String Freeze]]; translation updates
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! width="360" | Notes
* 2.1.3 June 2; [[Announcement 2.1.3]]; critical bugs and more translation updates
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* 2.2.0 June 16. [[Announcement 2.2.0]]
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| 2.6.21 ||  || 2018-04-10 || Snap release for MySQL bug.
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|-
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| 2.6.20 || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-06 || Concurrent with the release of 3.0
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|-
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| 2.6.19 || 2017-12-17 || 2017-12-17 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.18 || 2017-09-24 || 2017-09-24 ||
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|-
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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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|-
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| 2.6.16 || 2017-03-26 || 2017-03-26 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.15 || 2016-12-18 || 2016-12-18 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.14 || 2016-09-17 || 2016-09-17 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.13 || 2016-06-26 || 2016-06-28 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.12 || 2016-03-25 || 2016-03-28 ||
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|-
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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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|-
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| 2.6.10 || 2015-12-20 || 2015-12-20 ||
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|-
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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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|-
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| 2.6.8 || 2015-09-25 || 2015-09-27 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.7 || 2015-06-26 || 2015-06-28 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.6 || 2015-03-27 || 2015-03-30 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.5 || 2015-03-29 || 2014-12-19 ||
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|-
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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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|-
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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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| 2.6.2 || 2014-03-02 || 2014-03-02 ||
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|-
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| 2.6.1 || 2014-01-26 || 2014-01-27 || Bugfixes
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|-
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| 2.6.0 || 2013-12-29 || 2013-12-29 || Initial release
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|-
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|}
  
All dates are the Saturday of a weekend. It is proposed to have a release every other week or in three week intervals.
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
  
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== Release Schedule for 2.4.x ==
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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.
  
== Release Schedule for 2.0.x ==
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== Previous Releases ==
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
  
Actual release dates:
 
* 2.0.5 February 18th, 2007; Announcement 2.0.5; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.5 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.5 milestone including resolved]
 
* 2.0.4 January 1st, 2007; Announcement 2.0.4; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.4 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.4 milestone including resolved]
 
* 2.0.3 December 10th, 2006; [[Announcement 2.0.3]]; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.3 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.3 milestone including resolved]
 
** (important bugfix: [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353450 crash on quit during save], bug 353450)
 
* 2.0.2 October 8th, 2006; [[Announcement 2.0.2]]; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.2 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.2 milestone including resolved]
 
* 2.0.1 July 30th, 2006; [[Announcement 2.0.1]]; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.1 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.1 milestone including resolved]
 
* 2.0.0 July 09th, 2006; [[Announcement 2.0.0]]; [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.0 All Bugzilla items with 2.0.0 milestone including resolved]
 
  
== Release Schedule for 1.9.x ==
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[[Category:Releases]]
This is a draft release schedule for unstable 1.9.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.0.0 release of gnome2-based gnucash.
 
 
 
=== Goal ===
 
Goal for 2.0.0: For the first 2.0.0 release the plan is to finish porting those parts of gnucash that have already been started (i.e. new windowing system, account tree, commodities tree, etc.), but not to port any additional features unless absolutely required.
 
 
 
Purpose of all 1.9.x releases: Any 1.9.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 1.9.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.
 
 
 
=== Requirements of 1.9.x releases ===
 
* Any 1.9.x has to offer full backward-compatibility of the data file. It should always be possible to use a 1.9.x-saved XML datafile again with any 1.8.x version. (Note: Actually we restrict this backward compatibility to >= 1.8.5 because we are using the correct XML namespace definitions in the file; capabilities for reading those were added in 1.8.5, 17 Aug 2003)
 
* [[Bugzilla]] queries for the list of bugs assigned to those milestones:
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.0 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.0 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.1 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.1 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.2 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.2 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.3 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.3 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.4 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.4 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.5 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.5 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.6 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.6 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.7 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.7 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.8 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.8 milestone including resolved]
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.0&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.0.0 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.0.0 including resolved])
 
 
 
=== Caveats ===
 
Caveats for testers:
 
* Any 1.9.x version might crash unexpectedly at any point during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 1.9.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
 
* The documentation has had screenshots updated, however, most help texts usually only refers to the 1.8.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see [[Development]] on how to get involved.
 
 
 
=== Schedule ===
 
Actual release dates:
 
* 1.9.0 February 8th; [[Announcement 1.9.0]], Initial announcement and call for adventurous testers
 
* 1.9.1 February 19th; [[Announcement 1.9.1]]; bugfixes
 
* 1.9.2 March 5th; [[Announcement 1.9.2]]; bugfixes
 
* 1.9.3 March 19th; [[Announcement 1.9.3]]; bugfixes
 
* 1.9.4 April 5th; [[Announcement 1.9.4]]; "soft" string freeze; bugfixes; call for translations; call for more testers
 
* 1.9.5 April 16th; [[Announcement 1.9.5]]; bugfixes; start of [[String Freeze]].
 
* 1.9.6 May 14th; [[Announcement 1.9.6]]; bugfixes; still [[String Freeze]]; first "beta" release
 
* 1.9.7 June 5th; [[Announcement 1.9.7]]; bugfixes; second "beta" release
 
* 1.9.8 June 18th; [[Announcement 1.9.8]]; release candidate! Yeah!
 
* 2.0.0 July 09th; [[Announcement 2.0.0]]
 
 
 
Proposed future schedule. All dates are the Sunday of a weekend. It is proposed to have a release every other week or in three week intervals.
 
 
 
The tarball is prepared ("make dist") and copied on the ftp server by Chris Lyttle.
 

Revision as of 10:39, 22 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.

Important
String Freeze starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.

Current Stable 3.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.8 2019-12-29
3.7 2019-09-07 2019-09-08 Early Release for mandatory parts of PSD2: 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.