GNU Health/Release Process
Introduction to the GNU Health Release Process[edit | edit source]
GNU 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[edit | edit source]
For 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[edit | edit source]
The 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[edit | edit source]
The 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.