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== Release Schedule for 2.7.x releases ==
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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]].
  
=== Goal ===
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== Goals for 6.0 ==
Goals for 3.0:
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Goals for 6.0:
 
* Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
 
* Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
 
* Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
 
* Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
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* Limit use of Guile to reports and F::Q; all other main application code should be C or C++.
 
* Limit use of Guile to reports and F::Q; all other main application code should be C or C++.
  
We didn't make any of those goals though we did make some good progress towards them. Instead we have a GUI based on Gtk3, a new CSV importer, numerics that can handle more significant digits, some new editing capabilities for import maps and transaction attachments,
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We plan to release GnuCash 6.0 in Spring 2026 with unstable testing beginning in January 2026:
and some new reports.
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=== Schedule ===
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! width="90" | String Freeze
We've begun the 2.7 testing cycle and we're hoping to release 3.0 sometime in the first quarter of 2018. The final part of the 2.7 release schedule leading up to that will depend on how quickly polishing up the remaining rough edges proceeds and how many bugs users find in early testing.
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! width="90" | Actual   
! width="120" | Release
 
! width="120" | Planned
 
! width="120" | Actual   
 
 
! width="360" | Notes
 
! width="360" | Notes
 
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| 3.0  || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 ||
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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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| 2.7.8 || 2018-03-25 || 2018-03-25 || Release Candidate.
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| 5.902 || || 2026-03-08 ||  
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! style="background-color:yellow" | String Freeze
 
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| 2.7.7 || 2018-03-18 || 2018-03-18 ||
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| 5.901 || || 2026-02-01 ||
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! style="background-color:yellow" | Feature Freeze
 
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| 2.7.6 || 2018-03-11 || 2018-03-12 || Delayed for a Windows installer problem.  
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| 5.900 || || 2026-01-04 || ||
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== Schedules ==
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=== Stable 5.x ===
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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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| 2.7.5 || 2018-02-25 || 2018-02-25 ||  
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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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| 2.7.4 || 2018-01-28 || 2018-02-03 || Delayed for fixing MacOS Crash.
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| 5.12 || 2025-09-21  || 2025-09-28  ||  ||
 
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| 2.7.3 || 2017-12-31 || 2017-12-31 || Feature and string freeze.
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| 5.11 || 2025-06-22  || 2025-06-29  ||  ||
 
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| 2.7.2 || 2017-11-26 || 2017-11-26 ||
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| 5.10 || 2025-03-23  || 2025-03-30  ||  ||
 
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| 2.7.1 || 2017-10-29 || 2017-10-29 ||  
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| 5.9 || 2024-12-08  || 2024-12-15  ||  ||
 
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| 2.7.0 || 2017-09-17 || 2017-10-17 || Initial release
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| 5.8 || 2024-09-21  || 2024-09-29  ||  ||
 
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| 5.7 || 2024-06-16  || 2024-06-23  ||  ||
 
 
== Release Schedule for 2.6.x releases ==
 
We will do monthly releases for three months to mop up all of the early bugs and then release about every three months unless a major bug is reported that demands a release as soon as it is fixed.
 
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! width="120" | Release
 
! width="120" | Planned
 
! width="120" | Actual  
 
! width="360" | Notes
 
 
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| 2.6.20 || 2018-04-02 || || Concurrent with the release of 3.0
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| 5.6 || 2024-03-24  || 2024-03-31  || ||
 
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| 2.6.19 || 2017-12-17 || 2017-12-17 ||
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| 5.5 || 2023-12-10  || 2023-12-17 || 2023-12-17 ||
 
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| 2.6.18 || 2017-09-24 || 2017-09-24 ||
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| 5.4 || 2023-09-17  || 2023-09-24 || 2023-09-24 ||
 
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| 2.6.17 || 2017-06-25 || 2017-07-02 || Delayed for fix of [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781476 Bug 781476]
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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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| 2.6.16 || 2017-03-26 || 2017-03-26 ||
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| 5.2 || 2023-06-18  || 2023-06-25  || 2023-06-25 ||
 
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| 2.6.15 || 2016-12-18 || 2016-12-18 ||
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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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| 2.6.14 || 2016-09-17 || 2016-09-17 ||
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| 5.0 ||  || 2023-03-28  || 2023-03-28  ||
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=== Old Stable 4.x (Closed to Development)===
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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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| 2.6.13 || 2016-06-26 || 2016-06-28 ||
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| 4.14 || 2023-03-12 || 2023-03-26 || 2023-03-26 ||
 
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| 2.6.12 || 2016-03-25 || 2016-03-28 ||
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| 4.13 || 2022-12-04 || 2022-12-18 || 2022-12-18 ||
 
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| 2.6.11 || 2016-01-11 || 2016-01-11 || Snap release to fix QIF import regression, Bug 756335.
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| 4.12 || 2022-09-15 || 2022-09-25 || 2022-09-25 ||
 
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| 2.6.10 || 2015-12-20 || 2015-12-20 ||
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| 4.11 || 2022-06-12 || 2022-06-26 || 2022-06-26 ||
 
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| 2.6.9 || 2015-10-06 || 2015-10-06 || Snap release to fix Save As... hang on Windows, Bug 755920.
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| 4.10 || 2022-03-13 || 2022-03-27 || 2022-03-27 ||
 
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| 2.6.8 || 2015-09-25 || 2015-09-27 ||
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| 4.9 || 2021-12-05 || 2021-12-19 || 2021-12-19 ||
 
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| 2.6.7 || 2015-06-26 || 2015-06-28 ||
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| 4.8 ||  || || 2021-09-28 || Snap release to correct crash.
 
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| 2.6.6 || 2015-03-27 || 2015-03-30 ||
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| 4.7 || 2021-09-12 || 2021-09-26 || 2021-09-26 ||
 
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| 2.6.5 || 2015-03-29 || 2014-12-19 ||
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| 4.6 || 2021-06-13 || 2021-06-27 || 2021-06-27 ||
 
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| 2.6.4 || 2014-09-28 || 2014-09-28 || Windows version has Gtk+ problems, package held back.
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| 4.5 || 2021-03-14 || 2021-03-28 || 2021-03-28 ||
 
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| 2.6.3 || 2014-03-30 || 2014-04-01 || Branch maint, master becomes 2.7 and open for new development
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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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| 2.6.2 || 2014-03-02 || 2014-03-02 ||
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| 4.3 || 2020-12-13 || 2020-12-27|| 2020-12-27 ||
 
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| 2.6.1 || 2014-01-26 || 2014-01-27 || Bugfixes
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| 4.2 || || 2020-09-27 || 2020-09-27 ||
 
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| 2.6.0 || 2013-12-29 || 2013-12-29 || 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].
 
== Release Schedule for 2.4.x ==
 
The last Series 2.4 release was 2.4.15, on 13 January 2014. The 2.4 branch is no longer developed, even for bugfixes.
 
  
 
== Previous Releases ==
 
== Previous Releases ==
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[[Category:Releases]]
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[[Category:Releases]] [[Category:Development‎‏]] [[Category:Version‎‏]]

Latest 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.