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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 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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| WebKit report display engine || Linux: stable, Windows: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=588816 now fixed - waiting for 2.3.12 release, OSX: stable
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| 4.11 || 2022-12-18 || ||
 
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| SQL (dbi) backend with SQLite3 || Linux: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611936, OSX: Stable
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| 4.10 || 2022-09-25 || ||
 
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| SQL (dbi) backend with MySQL || tbd
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| 4.9 || 2022-06-26 || ||
 
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| SQL (dbi) backend with PostgreSQL || tbd
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| 4.8 || 2022-03-27 || ||
 
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| eguile reports || tbd
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| 4.7 || 2021-12-19 || ||
 
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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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| 4.6 || 2021-09-26 || ||
 
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| QSF export || Still some crasher bugs (or was this active in 2.2.9 already?)
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| 4.5 || 2021-06-27 || ||
 
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| Improved US Income Tax Report; updated tax codes; supports Individuals, Corporations & Partnerships|| Stable. Documented
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| 4.4 || 2021-03-28 || ||
 
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| Some new features in check printing || Apparently stable. Documentation?
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| 4.3 || 2020-12-27|| ||
 
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| New account type Trading Account || Apparently stable, but documentation missing
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| 4.2 || 2020-09-27 || ||
 
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| 4.1 || 2020-07-26 || ||
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| 4.0 || 2020-06-28 || ||
 
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=== Goal ===
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;Important: [[String Freeze]] starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.
Goals for 2.4.0:
 
# - Provide an SQL backend using SQLite3, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
 
# - Allow GtkHTML report display engine to be replaced by WebKit
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
=== Schedule ===
 
Proposed Schedule:
 
  
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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
| 2.3.0 || May 16, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.0]] || Initial announcement and call for testers
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! width="120" | Planned
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! width="120" | Actual 
| 2.3.1 || June 7, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.1]] || Bug fixes
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! width="360" | Notes
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| 2.3.2 || July 6, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.2]] || Bug fixes, translation updates
 
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| 2.3.3 || July 23, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.3]] || Bug fixes, more translation updates, native OSX support
 
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| 2.3.4 || August 19, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.4]] || Bug Fixes, database schema change for DBI backends, more translation updates
 
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| 2.3.5 || August 29, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.5]] || Bug Fixes
 
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| 2.3.6 || September 29, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.6]] || Bug Fixes
 
 
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| 2.3.7 || October 6, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.7]] || Bug Fixes, revert crash regression on MS Windows
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| 3.906 || 2020-06-21 || ||
 
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| 2.3.8 || December 8, 2009 || [[Announcement 2.3.8]] || Bug Fixes
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| 3.905 || 2020-06-14 || || String Freeze
 
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| 2.3.9 || February 15, 2010 || [[Announcement 2.3.9]] || Bug Fixes & translation updates; revert to GtkHTML for MS Windows, various minor improvements
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| 3.904 || 2020-06-07 || ||
 
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| 2.3.10 || February 18, 2010 || [[Announcement 2.3.10]] || Revert crash regression on MS Windows
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| 3.903 || 2020-05-31 || || Feature Freeze
 
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| 2.3.11 || March 19, 2010 || [[Announcement 2.3.11]] || Bug Fixes
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| 3.902 || 2020-04-26 || ||  
 
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| 2.3.12 || April 11, 2010 || [[Announcement 2.3.12]] || String Freeze
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| 3.901 || 2020-03-28 || ||
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| 2.3.13 || May 16, 2010 || [[Announcement 2.3.13]] || '''Release Candidate''', code freeze
 
 
 
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| '''2.4.0''' || June 15, 2010 || [[Announcement 2.4.0]] || Keep in mind that the (Unix) source package and the MS Windows and OSX binaries have to be ready by that date. [[PR planning]]
 
 
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== Release Schedule for 2.2.x ==
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
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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| 2.2.9 || 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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| 3.10  || 2020-06-28 || || Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
 
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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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| 3.|| 2020-03-28 || ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2019-12-29 || 2019-12-29 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2019-09-07 || 2019-09-08 || Early Release for mandatory parts of PSD2: New requirements in German Online Banking
 
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| 2.2.5 || 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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| 3.|| 2019-06-30 || 2019-06-30 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2019-03-31 || 2019-03-31 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2018-12-30 || 2018-12-30 ||
 
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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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| 3.|| 2018-09-30 || 2018-09-30 ||
 
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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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| 3.2   || 2018-06-24 || 2018-06-24 ||
 
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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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| 3.1  || 2018-05-13 || 2018-04-29 ||
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| 3.0   || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 || Initial Stable 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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== 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 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.