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== Release Schedule for 2.0.x ==
 
We should collect notes about planned 2.0.x releases here.
 
  
=== Schedule ===
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== Goals for 4.0 ==
Planned release dates:
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Goals for 4.0:
* 2.0.1 July 30th?
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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++.
  
Actual release dates:
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== Schedules ==
* 2.0.0 July 09th; [[Announcement 2.0.0]]
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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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| 4.11 || 2022-12-18 || ||
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| 4.10 || 2022-09-25 || ||
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| 4.9 || 2022-06-26 || ||
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| 4.8 || 2022-03-27 || ||
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| 4.7 || 2021-12-19 || ||
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| 4.6 || 2021-09-26 || ||
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| 4.5 || 2021-06-27 || ||
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| 4.4 || 2021-03-28 || ||
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| 4.3 || 2020-12-27|| ||
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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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== Release Schedule for 1.9.x ==
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;Important: [[String Freeze]] starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.
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 ===
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=== Unstable 3.900 for Testing, Leading to release of 4.0 ===
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.
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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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| 3.906 || 2020-06-21 || || Release Candidate
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| 3.905 || 2020-06-14 || || String Freeze
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| 3.904 || 2020-06-07 || ||
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| 3.903 || 2020-05-31 || 2020-06-01 || Feature Freeze
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| 3.902 || 2020-04-26 || 2020-04-27 ||
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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.
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
  
=== Requirements of 1.9.x releases ===
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{| border="1"
* 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)
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! width="120" | Release
* [[Bugzilla]] queries for the list of bugs assigned to those milestones:
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! width="120" | Planned
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.0 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.0 milestone including resolved]
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! width="120" | Actual 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.1 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.1 milestone including resolved]
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! width="360" | Notes
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.2 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.2 milestone including resolved]
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** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.3 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.3 milestone including resolved]
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| 3.11  || 2020-06-28 || || Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.4 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.4 milestone including resolved]
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** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.5 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.5 milestone including resolved]
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| 3.10  || Snap Release || 2020-4-11 ||
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.6 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.6 milestone including resolved]
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** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.7 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.7 milestone including resolved]
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| 3.9  || 2020-03-28 || 2020-3-29 ||
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.8 All Bugzilla items with 1.9.8 milestone including resolved]
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** [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])
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| 3.8   || 2019-12-29 || 2019-12-29 ||
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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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| 3.6  || 2019-06-30 || 2019-06-30 ||
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| 3.5  || 2019-03-31 || 2019-03-31 ||
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| 3.4  || 2018-12-30 || 2018-12-30 ||
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| 3.3   || 2018-09-30 || 2018-09-30 ||
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| 3.2  || 2018-06-24 || 2018-06-24 ||
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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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=== Caveats ===
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
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 ===
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== Previous Releases ==
Actual release dates:
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
* 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.
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[[Category:Releases]]

Revision as of 18:54, 1 June 2020

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 Release Candidate
3.905 2020-06-14 String Freeze
3.904 2020-06-07
3.903 2020-05-31 2020-06-01 Feature Freeze
3.902 2020-04-26 2020-04-27

Current Stable 3.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.11 2020-06-28 Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
3.10 Snap Release 2020-4-11
3.9 2020-03-28 2020-3-29
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.