GNU Health/Release Process
The corresponding official chapter: https://docs.gnuhealth.org/his/techguide/release.html |
Introduction to the GNU Health Release Process
editGNU Health stable versions (those with even minor number, eg 1.2.3) .
Starting from version 3.0, stable versions are released approximately every 12 months, but it also depends on the number of new features. It's released on a Sunday.
Stages of the Release Process
editFor each version, around two months before the actual release, GNU Health enters in a feature freeze stage, and a month before, Health enters in code freeze stage. At this moment, a Release candidate version is created; and the demo community server updated and the translator teams notified.
Upcoming Release Schedule
editThe next stable GNU Health HMIS node version will be 4.4.0. Estimate dates are the following, subject to changes.
| Event | Expected date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Feature freeze | August 31th, 2023 | |
| Code freeze | Oct 31th, 2023 | Beta1 |
| Release 4.4.0 | November 26, 2023 |
Security fixes
editThe period of security fixes for a stable version is determined by the next two stable GNU Health releases. For instance, security fixes for series 2.4 will end when version 2.8.0 is released.