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9.0 Release Notes (DRAFT)

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DSpace 9.0 Release Candidate #1 was released on April 4, 2025

As a "Release Candidate", this release is not production ready. It is an early preview of the upcoming 9.0 release made available for community testing during the 9.0 Testathon (April 7-18). For more information on the expected release timeline for 9.0, see DSpace Release 9.0 Status

To try out DSpace 9.0-rc1 immediately, see Try out DSpace 9.

To test an upgrade to DSpace 9.0-rc1 from 8.x or any prior version, see Upgrading DSpace

  • To upgrade to 9.0-rc1, you MUST upgrade both the backend and frontend (user interface).

To install DSpace 9.0-rc1, see Installing DSpace.

is not yet released, but is due in late May 2025.  These release notes are a very early draft & will be updated closer to the release.

DSpace 9.0 is a major release of the DSpace platform.  It provides new features and improvements, along with bug fixes.  You should be aware that all major releases may provide some "breaking changes" (major changes that may impact your local customizations).

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  • (None, as of yet. If any are added, they will go here.  Otherwise this section will be removed prior to the final 9.0 release.)

New User Features

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This list of new features may be incomplete, as it is still under review.  This notice will be removed once it is considered complete.

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Major Updates and Improvements

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  • Fixed a large number of other small bugs.  See Changes in 9.x for a list of all changes.
  • Major Dependency updates:  Backend updated to ___.  Frontend updated to Angular 18.

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