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• DSpace 7.4 - The current stable release. 7.x introduces a brand new User Interface and REST API. Future 7.x releases are in the works to port additional features from 6.x to 7.x, see DSpace Release 7.0 Status

Release Numbering Scheme

As of 2012, DSpace has moved to a new release numbering scheme/format.

Release Numbering Scheme: [major].[minor] (e.g. 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0)

As of 2012, DSpace has moved to a new release numbering scheme/format.

Release Numbering Scheme: [major].[minor] (e.g. 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.0)

• Major Releases: incrementing the first number ('major') will represent a new MAJOR release of DSpace. A major release may include any or all of the following: new features, system improvements, architectural changes, bug fixes. All major releases end in ".0", so "5.0", "6.0", and "7.0" would all represent major releases.
• Minor (Bug-Fix) Releases: incrementing the second number ('minor') will represent a new MINOR release of DSpace. A minor release will only include bug fixes to an existing major release. For example, "5.1" and "5.2" would represent two minor releases which only include bug fixes to the "5.0" major release.

Exception for v7.x Releases:

• DSpace 7.x is a temporary departure from this release numbering scheme.  Because DSpace 7.x involves recreating the entire User Interface, DSpace Governance chose to allow Minor Releases to include new features only in 7.x. This allowed us to release 7.0 before it included every feature of DSpace 6.x, and it means that each additional 7.x release may layer in more features until 7.x aligns with the features of 6.x.  Additional information on the 7.x release schedule & roadmap can be found at DSpace Release 7.0 Status
• Major Releases: incrementing the first number ('major') will represent a new MAJOR release of DSpace. A major release may include any or all of the following: new features, system improvements, architectural changes, bug fixes. All major releases end in ".0", so "5.0", "6.0", and "7.0" would all represent major releases.
• Minor (Bug-Fix) Releases: incrementing the second number ('minor') will represent a new MINOR release of DSpace. A minor release will only include bug fixes to an existing major release. For example, "5.1" and "5.2" would represent two minor releases which only include bug fixes to the "5.0" major release.

Release Support Policies

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