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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 28 June 2020. Unstable releases will begin in March 2020.
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=== Future Stable 4.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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|-
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| 4.11 || 2022-12-18 || ||
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|-
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| 4.10 || 2022-09-25 || ||
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|-
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| 4.9 || 2022-06-26 || ||
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|-
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| 4.8 || 2022-03-27 || ||
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|-
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| 4.7 || 2021-12-19 || ||
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|-
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| 4.6 || 2021-09-26 || ||
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|-
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| 4.5 || 2021-06-27 || ||
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|-
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| 4.4 || 2021-03-28 || ||
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|-
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| 4.3 || 2020-12-27|| ||
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|-
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| 4.2 || 2020-09-27 || ||
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|-
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| 4.1 || 2020-07-26 || ||
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|-
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| 4.0 || 2020-06-28 || ||
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|}
  
[[PR_planning]] page
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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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=== Unstable 3.900 for Testing, Leading to release of 4.0 ===
* 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].
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{| border="1"
* [[Bugzilla]] queries for the list of bugs assigned to those milestones:
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! width="120" | Release
** [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])
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! width="120" | Planned
** [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])
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! width="120" | Actual 
** [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])
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! width="360" | Notes
** [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])
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** [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])
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| 3.906 || 2020-06-21 || ||
** [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])
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|-
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| 3.905 || 2020-06-14 || || String Freeze
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|-
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| 3.904 || 2020-06-07 || ||
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|-
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| 3.903 || 2020-05-31 || || Feature Freeze
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|-
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| 3.902 || 2020-04-26 || ||
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|-
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| 3.901 || 2020-03-28 || ||
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|-
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|}
  
=== Caveats ===
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
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 ===
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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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| 3.10  || 2020-06-28 || || Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
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|-
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| 3.9  || 2020-03-28 || ||
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|-
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| 3.8  || 2019-12-29 || 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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|}
  
Proposed schedule:
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
  
* 2.1.0 April 14th; [[Announcement 2.1.0]]; Initial announcement and call for testers
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== Previous Releases ==
* Bug Day April 21st
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
* 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
 
* 2.2.0 June/July [[Announcement 2.2.0]]. Keep in mind that the (Unix) source package ''and the Windows binary'' have to be ready by that date. This probably means source packaging (and svn tagging) needs to happen around June 27 or 28 (Wednesday, Thursday). Or should we prepare the source package by June 23 (Saturday) and have the Windows binary and announcement on, say, the Tuesday (June 26) after? (I prefer to have the binary and announcement on a Tuesday - Nathan)
 
::How about this: Source package is tagged in SVN and uploaded on Saturday, June 30th. Binary package is created and uploaded by Monday, July 2nd (and needs to be copied to gnucash.org as well). Announcement is sent out on Tuesday, July 3rd. Would that work? --[[User:Cstim|Cstim]] 05:05, 23 June 2007 (EDT)
 
  
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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[[Category:Releases]]
 
 
== Release Schedule for 2.0.x ==
 
 
 
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 ==
 
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 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.