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== Draft Release Schedule for 1.9.x ==
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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.
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! scope="row"|Languages
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| | [[He/{{PAGENAME:לוח_שחרורים}}|עִברִית]]
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==General Rules==
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* Usually '''stable versions''' are released at the ''last weekend of a quarter''.
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* '''String freeze''' is ''2 weeks before''. To publish the changed messages to [[Weblate]] a <syntaxhighlight lang="sh" inline>make pot; msgmerge …</syntaxhighlight> as described in [[Language_Administration#Program]] is required.
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: It is also a good opportunity for packagers to check for [[Dependency Updates]].
  
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=== Goal ===
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== Goals for 6.0 ==
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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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Goals for 6.0:
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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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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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We plan to release GnuCash 6.0 in Spring 2026 with unstable testing beginning in January 2026:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! width="90" | Release
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! width="90" | String Freeze
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! width="90" | Planned
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! width="90" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
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|-
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| 6.0 
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! style="background-color:yellow" | 2026-03-08
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|| 2026-03-29 || ||
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|-
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| 5.904 || || 2026-03-22 ||
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! style="background-color:yellow" | Code Freeze, Release Candidate
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| 5.903 || || 2026-03-15 ||  ||
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| 5.902 || || 2026-03-08 ||
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! style="background-color:yellow" | String Freeze
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|-
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| 5.901 || || 2026-02-01 || 
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! style="background-color:yellow" | Feature Freeze
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|-
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| 5.900 || || 2026-01-04 || ||
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|}
  
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=== Requirements of 1.9.x releases ===
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== Schedules ==
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* 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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=== Stable 5.x ===
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* [[Bugzilla]] queries for the list of bugs assigned to those milestones:
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** [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="90" | Release
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** [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="90" | String Freeze
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** [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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! width="90" | Planned
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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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! width="90" | Actual 
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** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.4&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 1.9.4 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.4 including resolved])
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! width="360" | Notes
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|-
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| 5.12
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!style="background-color:yellow"| 2025-12-14 
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!style="background-color:yellow"| 2025-12-21 
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|  ||
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| 5.12 || 2025-09-21  || 2025-09-28  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.11 || 2025-06-22  || 2025-06-29  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.10 || 2025-03-23  || 2025-03-30  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.9 || 2024-12-08  || 2024-12-15  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.8 || 2024-09-21  || 2024-09-29  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.7 || 2024-06-16  || 2024-06-23  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.6 || 2024-03-24  || 2024-03-31  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.5 || 2023-12-10  || 2023-12-17  || 2023-12-17 ||
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|-
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| 5.4 || 2023-09-17  || 2023-09-24  || 2023-09-24 ||
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|-
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| 5.3 ||  || || 2023-06-26 || Snap release to fix [https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798967 Bug 798967]
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|-
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| 5.2 || 2023-06-18  || 2023-06-25  || 2023-06-25 ||
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|-
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| 5.1 ||  || 2023-04-30  || 2023-04-30 || Short loop for things that missed 5.0, bug fixes
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| 5.0 ||  || 2023-03-28  || 2023-03-28  ||
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=== Caveats ===
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=== Old Stable 4.x (Closed to Development)===
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Caveats for testers:
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* 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.
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! width="90" | Release
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* Keep in mind that features which are not used in everyday work might crash unexpectedly at all times. This includes but is not limited to: graphical reports, scheduled transaction editor, price editor, financial calculator, OFX/QIF/HBCI import.
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! width="90" | String Freeze
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* Especially all the ''new features'' might crash instantly on testing. This applies in particular to any of the budget-related features. We may always decide to disable such new features for the initial 2.0.0 release, and re-enable them for a later release branch.
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! width="90" | Planned
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* The ''documentation is completely outdated''. All help texts usually only refer to the 1.8.x series; please expect all descriptions in the help texts to be totally wrong when applied to the upcoming 1.9.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see [[Development]] on how to get involved.
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! width="90" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
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| 4.14 || 2023-03-12 || 2023-03-26 || 2023-03-26 ||
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|-
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| 4.13 || 2022-12-04 || 2022-12-18 || 2022-12-18 ||
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| 4.12 || 2022-09-15 || 2022-09-25 || 2022-09-25 ||
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| 4.11 || 2022-06-12 || 2022-06-26 || 2022-06-26 ||
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| 4.10 || 2022-03-13 || 2022-03-27 || 2022-03-27 ||
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| 4.9 || 2021-12-05 || 2021-12-19 || 2021-12-19 ||
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| 4.8 ||  ||  || 2021-09-28 || Snap release to correct crash.
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| 4.7 || 2021-09-12 || 2021-09-26 || 2021-09-26 ||
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| 4.6 || 2021-06-13 || 2021-06-27 || 2021-06-27 ||
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| 4.5 || 2021-03-14 || 2021-03-28 || 2021-03-28 ||
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| 4.4 || || || 2020-12-27 || Snap release to fix [https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798063 Bug 798063]
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| 4.3 || 2020-12-13 || 2020-12-27|| 2020-12-27 ||
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| 4.2 || || 2020-09-27 || 2020-09-27 ||
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| 4.1 || || 2020-07-26 || 2020-07-26 ||
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| 4.0 || || 2020-06-28 || 2020-06-28 ||
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=== Schedule ===
 
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Actual release dates:
 
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* 1.9.0 February 8th; [[Announcement 1.9.0]], Initial announcement and call for adventurous testers
 
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* 1.9.1 February 19th; [[Announcement 1.9.1]]; bugfixes
 
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* 1.9.2 March 5th; [[Announcement 1.9.2]]; bugfixes
 
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* 1.9.3 March 19th; [[Announcement 1.9.3]]; bugfixes
 
  
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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.
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
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* 1.9.4 April 2nd; String freeze; call for translations; call for more testers
 
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* 1.9.5 April 16th; bugfixes
 
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* maybe? 2.0.0 April 30th; party at German [http://www.linuxtag.org/2006/ LinuxTag]  
 
  
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This is only a DRAFT and subject to change at all times. --[[User:Cstim|Cstim]] 05:55, 16 January 2006 (EST)
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== Previous Releases ==
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Updated --[[User:Warlord|Warlord]] on 1 March 2006.
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
  
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===TODO===
 
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Any other issues that cannot be added to [[Bugzilla]] are collected here.
 
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* The tarball is prepared ("make dist") and copied on the ftp server by Chris Lyttle.
 
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* [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.4&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Open Bugzilla items with 1.9.4 milestone] ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.4 including resolved])
 
  
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(Feel free to add more issues here.)
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[[Category:Releases]] [[Category:Development‎‏]] [[Category:Version‎‏]]

Revision as of 16:36, 1 January 2024

Languages עִברִית

General Rules

  • Usually stable versions are released at the last weekend of a quarter.
  • String freeze is 2 weeks before. To publish the changed messages to Weblate a make pot; msgmerge … as described in Language_Administration#Program is required.
It is also a good opportunity for packagers to check for Dependency Updates.

Goals for 6.0

Goals for 6.0:

  • 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++.

We plan to release GnuCash 6.0 in Spring 2026 with unstable testing beginning in January 2026:

Release String Freeze Planned Actual Notes
6.0 2026-03-08 2026-03-29
5.904 2026-03-22 Code Freeze, Release Candidate
5.903 2026-03-15
5.902 2026-03-08 String Freeze
5.901 2026-02-01 Feature Freeze
5.900 2026-01-04

Schedules

Stable 5.x

Release String Freeze Planned Actual Notes
5.12 2025-12-14 2025-12-21
5.12 2025-09-21 2025-09-28
5.11 2025-06-22 2025-06-29
5.10 2025-03-23 2025-03-30
5.9 2024-12-08 2024-12-15
5.8 2024-09-21 2024-09-29
5.7 2024-06-16 2024-06-23
5.6 2024-03-24 2024-03-31
5.5 2023-12-10 2023-12-17 2023-12-17
5.4 2023-09-17 2023-09-24 2023-09-24
5.3 2023-06-26 Snap release to fix Bug 798967
5.2 2023-06-18 2023-06-25 2023-06-25
5.1 2023-04-30 2023-04-30 Short loop for things that missed 5.0, bug fixes
5.0 2023-03-28 2023-03-28

Old Stable 4.x (Closed to Development)

Release String Freeze Planned Actual Notes
4.14 2023-03-12 2023-03-26 2023-03-26
4.13 2022-12-04 2022-12-18 2022-12-18
4.12 2022-09-15 2022-09-25 2022-09-25
4.11 2022-06-12 2022-06-26 2022-06-26
4.10 2022-03-13 2022-03-27 2022-03-27
4.9 2021-12-05 2021-12-19 2021-12-19
4.8 2021-09-28 Snap release to correct crash.
4.7 2021-09-12 2021-09-26 2021-09-26
4.6 2021-06-13 2021-06-27 2021-06-27
4.5 2021-03-14 2021-03-28 2021-03-28
4.4 2020-12-27 Snap release to fix Bug 798063
4.3 2020-12-13 2020-12-27 2020-12-27
4.2 2020-09-27 2020-09-27
4.1 2020-07-26 2020-07-26
4.0 2020-06-28 2020-06-28


Release notes can be found on the GnuCash Web Page.

Previous Releases

We maintain an archive page of older release announcements.

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