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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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| | [[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 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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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 1.9.x: 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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|-
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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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| 5.900 || || 2026-01-04 || ||
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|}
  
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Requirements:
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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: There was a change at 1.8.?? (methinks 1.8.6) to enable correct XML namespace definitions in the file; we might drop backward compatibility earlier than that release at some point in time.)
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=== Stable 5.x ===
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* Any 1.9.x should not crash outright at startup upon loading any 1.8.x datafile. In particular, bugs like http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326578 need to be fixed before those releases.
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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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| 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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|-
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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 || 2024-09-22  || 2024-09-29  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.7 || 2024-06-23  || 2024-06-30  ||  ||
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|-
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| 5.6 || 2024-03-24  || 2024-03-31  || 2023-03-31 ||
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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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|}
  
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Caveat for testers:
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=== Old Stable 4.x (Closed to Development)===
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* Any 1.9.x 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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{| class="wikitable"
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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" | Release
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* Especially 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" | 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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| 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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|-
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| 4.12 || 2022-09-15 || 2022-09-25 || 2022-09-25 ||
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|-
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| 4.11 || 2022-06-12 || 2022-06-26 || 2022-06-26 ||
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|-
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| 4.10 || 2022-03-13 || 2022-03-27 || 2022-03-27 ||
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|-
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| 4.9 || 2021-12-05 || 2021-12-19 || 2021-12-19 ||
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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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| 4.2 || || 2020-09-27 || 2020-09-27 ||
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|-
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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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Proposed DRAFT schedule (all dates are the Sunday of a weekend):
 
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* 1.9.0 January 29th; Initial announcement and call for venturous testers
 
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* 1.9.1 February 19th; bugfixes
 
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* 1.9.2 March 13th; String freeze; call for translations; call for more testers
 
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* 1.9.3 April 2nd; bugfixes
 
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* 1.9.4 April 23th; bugfixes
 
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* maybe? 2.0.0 May 7th; big party at German [http://www.linuxtag.org/2006/ LinuxTag] ([[User:Cstim|cstim]] will probably give a GnuCash presentation there)
 
  
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This is only a DRAFT and subject to change at all times
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
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== Previous Releases ==
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
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[[Category:Releases]] [[Category:Development‎‏]] [[Category:Version‎‏]]

Latest revision as of 23:37, 18 April 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 2024-09-22 2024-09-29
5.7 2024-06-23 2024-06-30
5.6 2024-03-24 2024-03-31 2023-03-31
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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