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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 28 June 2020. Unstable releases will begin in March 2020.
=== Feature Checklist for 2.6.0 ===
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=== Future Stable 4.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"
 
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! width="120" | Release
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! width="120" | Planned
!New Feature in 2.6.0 (compared to 2.4.8), stable for release !! Status
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! width="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
| Customer / Vendor overview pages || stable
 
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| Print to PDF for reports and invoices || stable
 
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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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| Customer overview reports || stable
 
 
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| Line chart report for Net Worth (Bug #664862) || stable
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| 4.11 || 2022-12-18 || ||
 
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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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| 4.10 || 2022-09-25 || ||
 
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| Duplicate invoices || stable
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| 4.9 || 2022-06-26 || ||
 
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| Support for credit notes || stable
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| 4.8 || 2022-03-27 || ||
 
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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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| 4.7 || 2021-12-19 || ||
 
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| Better invoice printing setup: Choose the default invoice report for printing in the preferences || stable
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| 4.6 || 2021-09-26 || ||
 
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| Change the ordering of invoice entries by up/down buttons in the invoice window || stable
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| 4.5 || 2021-06-27 || ||
 
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| Accounts colors in the accounts tree || stable
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| 4.4 || 2021-03-28 || ||
 
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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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| 4.3 || 2020-12-27|| ||
 
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| Open data file read-only || stable
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| 4.2 || 2020-09-27 || ||
 
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| Guile 2 support || stable
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| 4.1 || 2020-07-26 || ||
 
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|... please insert your favorite new feature here || -
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| 4.0 || 2020-06-28 || ||
 
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=== Schedule ===
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;Important: [[String Freeze]] starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.
2.5.x releases until 1 December 2013:
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{|
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=== Unstable 3.900 for Testing, Leading to release of 4.0 ===
!Version !! Date !! Wiki !! Purpose
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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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|2.5.0 || 2013-04-07 || [[Announcement 2.5.0]] || Initial announcement, call for testers
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| 3.906 || 2020-06-21 || ||
 
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|2.5.1 || 2013-05-05 || - || Call for translations
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| 3.905 || 2020-06-14 || || String Freeze
 
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|2.5.2 || 2013-05-28 || - ||  
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| 3.904 || 2020-06-07 || ||
 
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|2.5.3 || 2013-07-07 || - ||  
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| 3.903 || 2020-05-31 || || Feature Freeze
 
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|2.5.4 || 2013-08-04 || - ||  
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| 3.902 || 2020-04-26 || ||  
 
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|2.5.5 || 2013-09-10 || - ||  
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| 3.901 || 2020-03-28 || ||
 
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|2.5.6 || 2013-10-08 || - ||
 
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|2.5.7 || 2013-11-04 || - ||
 
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|2.5.8 || 2013-11-18 || - ||
 
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| ... || - || - || Monthly until we're satisfied that it's stable.
 
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|2.6.0 || 2014-03-01 ? || - || Stable release
 
 
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== Release Schedule for 2.4.x releases ==
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
  
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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| 2.4.13 || 2013-04-21 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.13 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.13]
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| 3.10  || 2020-06-28 || || Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
 
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| 2.4.12 || 2013-03-31 || Bugfixes and stability improvements || [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=2.4.12 Bugzilla items marked as resolved for 2.4.12]
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| 3.|| 2020-03-28 || ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2019-12-29 || 2019-12-29 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2019-09-07 || 2019-09-08 || Early Release for mandatory parts of PSD2: New requirements in German Online Banking
 
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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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| 3.|| 2019-06-30 || 2019-06-30 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2019-03-31 || 2019-03-31 ||
 
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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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| 3.4   || 2018-12-30 || 2018-12-30 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2018-09-30 || 2018-09-30 ||
 
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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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| 3.2   || 2018-06-24 || 2018-06-24 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2018-05-13 || 2018-04-29 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 || Initial Stable Release
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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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| 2.4.1 || 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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| 2.4.0 || 2010-12-21 || 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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== Previous Releases ==
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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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
| 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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== Previous Releases ==
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[[Category:Releases]]
We maintian an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
 

Revision as of 00:52, 30 December 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 28 June 2020. Unstable releases will begin in March 2020.

Future Stable 4.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
4.11 2022-12-18
4.10 2022-09-25
4.9 2022-06-26
4.8 2022-03-27
4.7 2021-12-19
4.6 2021-09-26
4.5 2021-06-27
4.4 2021-03-28
4.3 2020-12-27
4.2 2020-09-27
4.1 2020-07-26
4.0 2020-06-28
Important
String Freeze starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.

Unstable 3.900 for Testing, Leading to release of 4.0

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.906 2020-06-21
3.905 2020-06-14 String Freeze
3.904 2020-06-07
3.903 2020-05-31 Feature Freeze
3.902 2020-04-26
3.901 2020-03-28

Current Stable 3.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.10 2020-06-28 Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
3.9 2020-03-28
3.8 2019-12-29 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

Release notes can be found on the GnuCash Web Page.

Previous Releases

We maintain an archive page of older release announcements.