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== Release Schedule for 2.3.x ==
 
This is a draft release schedule for unstable 2.3.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.4.0 release of gnucash with new features.
 
  
=== Feature Checklist for 2.4.0 ===
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== Goals for 4.0 ==
In order to reach the stable release 2.4.0, we need to list the features which are new in trunk and decide whether they are stable enough for 2.4.0. If they are not, they will be disabled for 2.4.0. Please link to bugzilla items where applicable.
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Goals for 4.0:
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* Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
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* Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
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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++.
  
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== Schedules ==
!New Feature in 2.4.0 (compared to 2.2.9) !! Status
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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.
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
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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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| WebKit report display engine || Linux: stable, Windows: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=588816, OSX: tbd
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| 3.8  || 2019-12-29 || ||
 
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| SQL (dbi) backend with SQLite3 || tbd
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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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| SQL (dbi) backend with MySQL || tbd
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| 3.6  || 2019-06-30 || 2019-06-30 ||
 
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| SQL (dbi) backend with PostgreSQL || tbd
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| 3.5  || 2019-03-31 || 2019-03-31 ||
 
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| eguile reports || tbd
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| 3.4  || 2018-12-30 || 2018-12-30 ||
 
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| CSV importer || http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=602602, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611014
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| 3.3  || 2018-09-30 || 2018-09-30 ||
 
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| QSF export || Still some crasher bugs (or was this active in 2.2.9 already?)
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| 3.2  || 2018-06-24 || 2018-06-24 ||
 
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| Some new features in check printing || Apparently stable. Documentation?
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| 3.1  || 2018-05-13 || 2018-04-29 ||
 
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| New account type Trading Account || Apparently stable, but documentation missing
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| 3.0  || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 || Initial Stable Release
 
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=== Goal ===
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=== Alpha/Beta Series 2.7.x (Closed to further development.) ===
Goals for 2.4.0:
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{| border="1"
# - Provide an SQL backend using SQLite3, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
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! width="120" | Release
# - Allow GtkHTML report display engine to be replaced by WebKit
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! width="120" | Planned
 
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! width="120" | Actual 
Purpose of all 2.3.x releases: Any 2.3.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 2.3.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.
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! width="360" | Notes
 
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=== Schedule ===
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| 2.7.8 || 2018-03-25 || 2018-03-25 || Release Candidate.
Proposed Schedule:
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| 2.7.7 || 2018-03-18 || 2018-03-18 ||
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! Version !! Date !! Wiki !! Purpose
 
 
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| 2.3.0 || May 16, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.0]] || Initial announcement and call for testers
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| 2.7.6 || 2018-03-11 || 2018-03-12 || Delayed for a Windows installer problem.
 
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| 2.3.1 || May 30, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.1]] || Bug fixes
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| 2.7.5 || 2018-02-25 || 2018-02-25  ||  
 
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| 2.3.2 || June 14, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.2]] || Bug fixes, string freeze, translation updates
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| 2.7.4 || 2018-01-28 || 2018-02-03 || Delayed for fixing MacOS Crash.
 
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| 2.3.3 || June 2, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.3]] || Critical bug fixes and more translation updates
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| 2.7.3 || 2017-12-31 || 2017-12-31 || Feature and string freeze.
 
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| 2.3.4 || July 5, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.4]] || '''Release Candidate One''' i.e. final bugfixes and final translation updates. We need the next 2 weeks for [[PR planning]]
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| 2.7.2 || 2017-11-26 || 2017-11-26 ||
 
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| 2.3.5 || July 19, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.5]] || '''Release Candidate Two''' i.e. final bugfixes, final translation updates.
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| 2.7.1 || 2017-10-29 || 2017-10-29 ||  
 
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| 2.4.0 || August 3, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.4.0]] || Keep in mind that the (Unix) source package and the Windows binaries have to be ready by that date. [[PR planning]]
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| 2.7.0 || 2017-09-17 || 2017-10-17 || Initial release
 
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== Release Schedule for 2.2.x ==
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=== Old Stable 2.6.x Series (Closed to further development.) ===
We don't have an actual schedule yet. We only know we plan for a stable 2.2.x release every 3-6 weeks in order to make available the bugfixes and translation updates.
 
  
Proposed Schedule:
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{| border="1"
{|
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! width="120" | Release
! Version !! Date !! Wiki !! Bugzilla
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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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| 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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| 2.2.9 || 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]
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| 2.6.18 || 2017-09-24 || 2017-09-24 ||
 
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| 2.2.8 || December 14, 2008 || [[Announcement 2.2.8]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.8 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.8 milestone including resolved]
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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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| 2.2.7 || September 27, 2008 || [[Announcement 2.2.7]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.7 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.7 milestone including resolved]
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| 2.6.16 || 2017-03-26 || 2017-03-26 ||
 
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| 2.2.6 || July 28, 2008 || [[Announcement 2.2.6]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.6 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.6 milestone including resolved]
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| 2.6.15 || 2016-12-18 || 2016-12-18 ||
 
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| 2.2.5 || April 28, 2008 || [[Announcement 2.2.5]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.5 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.5 milestone including resolved]
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| 2.6.14 || 2016-09-17 || 2016-09-17 ||
 
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| 2.2.4 || March 3, 2008 || [[Announcement 2.2.4]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.4 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.4 milestone including resolved]
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| 2.6.13 || 2016-06-26 || 2016-06-28 ||
 
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| 2.2.3 || January 8, 2008 || [[Announcement 2.2.3]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.3 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.3 milestone including resolved]
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| 2.6.12 || 2016-03-25 || 2016-03-28 ||
 
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| 2.2.2 || December 18, 2007 || [[Announcement 2.2.2]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.2 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.2 milestone including resolved]
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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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| 2.2.1 || August 20, 2007 || [[Announcement 2.2.1]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.1 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.1 milestone including resolved]
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| 2.6.10 || 2015-12-20 || 2015-12-20 ||
 
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| 2.2.0 || July 15, 2007 || [[Announcement 2.2.0]] || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.2.0 All Bugzilla items with 2.2.0 milestone including resolved]
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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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| 2.6.8 || 2015-09-25 || 2015-09-27 ||
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| 2.6.7 || 2015-06-26 || 2015-06-28 ||
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| 2.6.6 || 2015-03-27 || 2015-03-30 ||
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| 2.6.5 || 2015-03-29 || 2014-12-19 ||
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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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| 2.6.3 || 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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| 2.6.1 || 2014-01-26 || 2014-01-27 || Bugfixes
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| 2.6.0 || 2013-12-29 || 2013-12-29 || Initial release
 
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== Release Schedule for 2.1.x ==
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
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 ===
 
Goal for 2.2.0: Now that the gnome2 port is working well, we are introducing some new features. These are
 
* ?
 
* Scheduled Transactions re-work.
 
* Port to [[Windows]] available
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
[[PR_planning]] page
 
 
 
=== Requirements of 2.1.x releases ===
 
* 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=2.1.3&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.1.3 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.3 including resolved])
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.4&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.1.4 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.4 including resolved])
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.5&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 2.1.5 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.1.5 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 ===
 
Caveats for testers:
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
 
 
 
=== Schedule ===
 
 
 
Actual release dates
 
 
 
* 2.1.0 April 14th; [[Announcement 2.1.0]]; Initial announcement and call for testers
 
* Bug Day April 21st
 
* 2.1.1 April 28th; [[Announcement 2.1.1]]; bugfixing;
 
* Bug Day May 5th
 
* 2.1.2 May 19th; [[Announcement 2.1.2]]; bugfixing; [[String Freeze]]; translation updates
 
* 2.1.3 June 2; [[Announcement 2.1.3]]; critical bugs and more translation updates
 
* 2.1.4 June 16; [[Announcement 2.1.4]]; '''Release Candidate One''' i.e. final bugfixes (esp. windows), final translation updates. We need the next 2 weeks for [[PR planning]], and we need qualified feedback whether this release works fine for Windows users
 
* 2.1.5 July 2; [[Announcement 2.1.5]]; '''Release Candidate Two''' i.e. final bugfixes (esp. windows), final translation updates.
 
* 2.2.0 July 15; [[Announcement 2.2.0]]; Keep in mind that the (Unix) source package ''and the Windows binary'' have to be ready by that date. [[PR planning]]
 
  
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 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.
  
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== Previous Releases ==
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
  
== Release Schedule for 2.0.x ==
 
  
Actual release dates:
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[[Category:Releases]]
* 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]
 

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.