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== Release Schedule for 2.5.x releases ==
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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.  
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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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Goals for 2.6.0:
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Goals for 6.0:
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* 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++
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* New reports available in stable versions
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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 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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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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| 6.0 
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! style="background-color:yellow" | 2026-03-08
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|| 2026-03-29 || ||
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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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| 5.901 || || 2026-02-01 || 
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! style="background-color:yellow" | Feature Freeze
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| 5.900 || || 2026-01-04 || ||
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=== Feature Checklist for 2.6.0 ===
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== Schedules ==
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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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=== Stable 5.x ===
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{|
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! width="90" | Release
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!New Feature in 2.6.0 (compared to 2.4.8), stable for release !! Status
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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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| 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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| 5.12 || 2025-09-21  || 2025-09-28  ||  ||
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| 5.11 || 2025-06-22  || 2025-06-29  ||  ||
 
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| Customer / Vendor overview pages || stable?
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| 5.10 || 2025-03-23  || 2025-03-30  ||  ||
 
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| Print to PDF for reports and invoices || stable?
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| 5.9 || 2024-12-08  || 2024-12-15  ||  ||
 
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| Allow "Filter By" settings to be saved and re-used || stable?
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| 5.8 || 2024-09-21  || 2024-09-29  || ||
 
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| Customer overview reports || stable
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| 5.7 || 2024-06-16  || 2024-06-23  ||  ||
 
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| Line chart report for Net Worth, Bug #664862 || stable
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| 5.6 || 2024-03-24  || 2024-03-31  ||  ||
 
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| Re-assign existing transactions as payments || stable
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| 5.5 || 2023-12-10  || 2023-12-17  || 2023-12-17 ||
 
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| Duplicate invoices || stable
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| 5.4 || 2023-09-17  || 2023-09-24  || 2023-09-24 ||
 
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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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| 5.3 ||  || || 2023-06-26 || Snap release to fix [https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798967 Bug 798967]
 
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| Better invoice printing setup: Choose the default invoice report for printing in the preferences || stable
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| 5.2 || 2023-06-18  || 2023-06-25  || 2023-06-25 ||
 
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| Change the ordering of invoice entries by up/down buttons in the invoice window || stable
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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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|... please insert your favorite new feature here || -
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| 5.0 ||  || 2023-03-28  || 2023-03-28  ||
 
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=== Schedule ===
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=== Old Stable 4.x (Closed to Development)===
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Proposed Schedule:
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{| class="wikitable"
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{|
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!Version !! Date !! Wiki !! Purpose
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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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|2.5.0 || 2011-12-18 ? || [[Announcement 2.5.0]] || Initial announcement, call for testers
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| 4.14 || 2023-03-12 || 2023-03-26 || 2023-03-26 ||
 
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|2.5.1 || 2012-01-01 ? || - || Call for translations
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| 4.13 || 2022-12-04 || 2022-12-18 || 2022-12-18 ||
 
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| ... || - || - ||
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| 4.12 || 2022-09-15 || 2022-09-25 || 2022-09-25 ||
 
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|2.6.0 || March 2012 || - || Stable release
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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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== Release Schedule for 2.4.x releases ==
 
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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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2.4.x Releases to date :
 
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! Version !! Date !! Purpose
 
 
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| 2.4.8 || 2011-10-23 || Bugfixes and stability improvements
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| 4.9 || 2021-12-05 || 2021-12-19 || 2021-12-19 ||
 
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| 2.4.7 || 2011-07-02 || Bugfixes and stability improvements
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| 4.8 ||  || || 2021-09-28 || Snap release to correct crash.
 
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| 2.4.6 || 2011-05-29 || Bugfixes and stability improvements
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| 4.7 || 2021-09-12 || 2021-09-26 || 2021-09-26 ||
 
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| 2.4.5 || 2011-04-10 || Bugfixes (Crasher [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645518 #645518], other bugfixes)
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| 4.6 || 2021-06-13 || 2021-06-27 || 2021-06-27 ||
 
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| 2.4.4 || 2011-03-13 || Bugfixes ("very slow startup on windows" bug fixed), Translations
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| 4.5 || 2021-03-14 || 2021-03-28 || 2021-03-28 ||
 
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| 2.4.3 || 2011-02-26 || Bugfixes (SQL on Windows working again), Translations
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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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| 2.4.2 || 2011-02-06 || Bugfixes, Translations (SQL on windows was broken here)
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| 4.3 || 2020-12-13 || 2020-12-27|| 2020-12-27 ||
 
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| 2.4.1 || 2011-02-05 || Bugfixes, Translations (Release was broken, quickly replaced by 2.4.2)
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| 4.2 || || 2020-09-27 || 2020-09-27 ||
 
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| 2.4.0 || 2010-12-21 || Initial release
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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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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].
  
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== Release Schedule for 2.2.x ==
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== Previous Releases ==
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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.
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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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== Previous Releases ==
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We maintian an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
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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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