Releases

Release cycle and version support

A new major version of Mahara is released every 6 months, in April and October. The version numbers reflect the year and the month in which a version was released. See Version Numbering Policy for more details.

Release cycle	Nov - Apr	May - Oct
Feature freeze	Early February	Early August
UI freeze	Early March	Early September
Release candidate	Mid March	Mid September
Official release	Late April	Late October

• Each release has 16 weeks before feature freeze.
• For each release, We've put feature freeze at a month before the release candidate. Only non-feature bug fixes will be committed after this
• The week before the release candidates is a UI freeze. This is a freeze to string changes and theme changes. String or UI fixes will need to be at least high importance.

The standard support lifetime of a major version is 18 months (3 release cycles):

• Receives bug fixes and security fixes for the first 6 months
• Receives security fixes only, for an additional 12 months

In the event that a major release substantially breaks backwards compatibility, we may declare the previous release to be an extended support release which will receive security fixes for 30 months (5 release cycles), in order to give sites more time to upgrade.

Older releases (pre Mahara 1.6)

Prior to Mahara 1.6, Mahara major versions were released as needed, according to no particular schedule. During the transition period to the 6 month release cycle, support for the older releases was provided for 2 release cycles.

Current and upcoming releases

The latest stable version of Mahara is 21.04, released on 30 April 2021.

Note: This page is updated manually, and sometimes falls behind. For 100% up-to-date information, look for the release labelled "Current Stable Release" on our Launchpad release page, or use the "Download" link on the front page of https://mahara.org

Unsupported

Currently in support

Not yet released

Mahara release notes and end of support

Major release	Minor release	Release date	End of support
21.10	21.10.0	29 October 2021	April 2023
21.04	21.04.2 21.04.1 21.04.0	30 April 2021 29 October 2021 21 May 2021 30 April 2021	October 2022
20.10	20.10.3 20.10.2 20.10.1 20.10.0	22 October 2020 29 October 2021 21 May 2021 4 May 2021 22 October 2020	April 2022 (security and major bug fix updates only)
20.04	20.04.5 20.04.4 20.04.3 20.04.2 20.04.1 20.04.0	29 April 2020 29 October 2021 22 May 2021 4 May 2021 22 October 2020 4 August 2020 29 April 2020	April 2021 (no longer supported)
19.10	19.10.6 19.10.5 19.10.4 19.10.3 19.10.2 19.10.1 19.10.0	31 October 2019 4 May 2021 22 October 2020 4 August 2020 30 April 2020 4 April 2020 12 November 2019 31 October 2019	April 2021 (no longer supported)
19.04	19.04.5 19.04.4 19.04.3 19.04.2 19.04.1 19.04.0	30 April 2019 30 April 2020 4 March 2020 12 November 2019 1 November 2019 23 July 2019 30 April 2019	October 2020 (no longer supported)
18.10	18.10.6 18.10.5 18.10.4 18.10.3 18.10.2 18.10.1 18.10.0	25 October 2018 30 April 2020 4 March 2020 12 November 2019 1 November 2019 23 July 2019 30 April 2019 25 October 2018	April 2020 (no longer supported)
18.04	18.04.6 18.04.5 18.04.4 18.04.3 18.04.2 18.04.1 18.04.0	6 April 2018 1 November 2019 23 July 2019 30 April 2019 25 October 2018 11 June 2018 30 May 2018 6 April 2018	October 2019 (no longer supported)
17.10	17.10.9 17.10.8 17.10.7 17.10.6 17.10.5 17.10.4 17.10.3 17.10.2 17.10.1 17.10.0	30 October 2017 30 April 2019 30 April 2019 25 October 2018 11 June 2018 30 May 2018 6 April 2018 2 February 2018 17 January 2018 14 December 2017 30 October 2017	30 April 2019 (no longer supported)
17.04	17.04.10 17.04.9 17.04.8 17.04.7 17.04.6 17.04.5 17.04.4 17.04.3 17.04.2 17.04.1 17.04.0	27 April 2017 25 October 2018 11 June 2018 30 May 2018 6 April 2018 2 February 2018 17 January 2018 30 October 2017 11 September 2017 25 May 2017 12 May 2017 27 April 2017	25 October 2018 (no longer supported)
16.10	16.10.9 16.10.8 16.10.7 16.10.6 16.10.5 16.10.4 16.10.3 16.10.2 16.10.1 16.10.0	21 October 2016 6 April 2018 2 February 2018 17 January 2018 30 October 2017 11 September 2017 25 May 2017 26 April 2017 29 December 2016 13 December 2016 21 October 2016	06 April 2018 (no longer supported)
16.04	16.04.9 16.04.8 16.04.7 16.04.6 16.04.5 16.04.4 16.04.3 16.04.2 16.04.1 16.04.0	28 April 2016 30 October 2017 11 September 2017 25 May 2017 26 April 2017 29 December 2016 25 October 2016 8 August 2016 11 July 2016 9 June 2016 28 April 2016	30 October 2017 (no longer supported)
15.10	15.10.8 15.10.7 15.10.6 15.10.5 15.10.4 15.10.3 15.10.2 15.10.1 15.10.0	23 October 2015 26 April 2017 29 December 2016 25 October 2016 8 August 2016 11 July 2016 2 May 2016 24 March 2016 27 November 2015 23 October 2015	26 April 2017 (no longer supported)
15.04	15.04.15 15.04.14 15.04.13 15.04.12 15.04.11 15.04.10 15.04.9 15.04.8 15.04.7 15.04.6 15.04.5 15.04.4 15.04.3 15.04.2 15.04.1 15.04.0	23 October 2015 30 October 2017 11 September 2017 25 May 2017 26 April 2017 29 December 2016 25 October 2016 8 August 2016 12 July 2016 2 May 2016 24 March 2016 27 November 2015 27 October 2015 19 August 2015 10 July 2015 29 May 2015 17 April 2015	30 October 2017 (no longer supported)
1.10	1.10.10 1.10.9 1.10.8 1.10.7 1.10.6 1.10.5 1.10.4 1.10.3 1.10.2 1.10.1 1.10.0	21 October 2014 2 May 2016 24 March 2016 27 November 2015 27 October 2015 19 August 2015 10 July 2015 29 May 2015 20 April 2015 13 January 2015 26 November 2014 21 October 2014	2 May 2016 (no longer supported)
1.9	1.9.9 1.9.8 1.9.7 1.9.6 1.9.5 1.9.4 1.9.3 1.9.2 1.9.1 1.9.0	15 April 2014 27 October 2015 19 August 2015 10 July 2015 26 November 2014 22 October 2014 1 August 2014 13 May 2014 15 April 2014	27 October 2015 (no longer supported)
1.8	1.8.7 1.8.6 1.8.5 1.8.4 1.8.3 1.8.2 1.8.1 1.8.0	24 October 2013 20 April 2015 26 November 2014 22 October 2014 1 August 2014 13 May 2014 3 April 2014 18 December 2013 24 October 2013	20 April 2015 (no longer supported)
1.7	1.7.8 1.7.7 1.7.6 1.7.5 1.7.4 1.7.3 1.7.2 1.7.1 1.7.0	19 April 2013 21 October 2014 1 August 2014 13 May 2014 29 October 2013 3 October 2013 3 April 2014 18 December 2013 24 October 2013 19 April 2013	21 October 2014 (no longer supported)
1.6	1.6.10 1.6.9 1.6.8 1.6.7 1.6.6 1.6.5 1.6.4 1.6.3 1.6.2 1.6.1 1.6.0	19 October 2019 13 May 2014 3 April 2014 29 October 2013 3 October 2013 25 July 2013 2 May 2013 15 April 2013 15 February 2013 23 November 2012 24 October 2012 19 October 2012	29 April 2014 (no longer supported)
1.5	1.5.13 1.5.12 1.5.11 1.5.10 1.5.9 1.5.8 1.5.7 1.5.6 1.5.4 1.5.3 1.5.2 1.5.1 1.5.0	17 April 2012 25 October 2013 3 October 2013 24 July 2013 2 May 2013 15 April 2013 15 February 2013 23 November 2012 17 October 2012 10 October 2012 14 September 2012 31 July 2012 3 May 2012 17 April 2012	29 October 2013 (no longer supported)
1.4	1.4.6 1.4.5 1.4.4 1.4.3 1.4.2 1.4.1 1.4.0	13 June 2011 17 October 2012 10 October 2012 14 September 2012 31 July 2011 6 March 2011 3 November 2011 13 June 2011	(no longer supported)
1.3	1.3.8 1.3.7 1.3.6 1.3.5 1.3.4 1.3.3 1.3.2 1.3.1 1.3.0	10 September 2010 5 March 2012 3 Novemver 2011 10 May 2011 28 March 2011 24 March 2011 7 November 2010 8 October 2010 17 September 2010 10 September 2010	(no longer supported)
1.2	1.2.9 1.2.8 1.2.7 1.2.6 1.2.5 1.2.4 1.2.3 1.2.2 1.2.1 1.2.0	16 November 2009 10 May 2011 24 March 2011 1 September 2011 2 July 2010 6 April 2010 8 February 2010 8 December 2009 8 December 2009 16 November 2009	(no longer supported)
1.1	1.1.9 1.1.8 1.1.7 1.1.6 1.1.5 1.1.4 1.1.3 1.1.2 1.1.1 1.1.0	25 February 2009 2 July 2010 6 April 2010 28 October 2009 21 June 2009 10 June 2009 21 April 2009 9 March 2009 26 February 2009 25 February 2009	(no longer supported)
1.0	1.0.15 1.0.14 1.0.13 1.0.12 1.0.11 1.0.10 1.0.9 1.0.8 1.0.7	9 March 2009 2 July 2010 6 April 2010 28 October 2009 21 June 2009 21 April 2009 9 March 2009 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable	(no longer supported)

Definition of support

Being "supported" means:

• The release team is committed to making available updates to Mahara that are security related. See Security to find out how to report security bugs to us.
• Occasionally, some other serious bug fixes will be included, but these are not guaranteed. If you find another type of bug, please let us know by reporting it on the mahara.org forums or directly on Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+filebug

Specific backporting rules

When deciding which bugs to backport to supported branches, these are the general principles:

• Security bugs
  • All Critical and High priority security bugs should be backported.
  • Nearly all Medium and Low priority security bugs should be backported. At the maintenance team's discretion, these might not be backported if:
    • Backporting would be technically difficult due to differences between Mahara versions.
    • The bug fix requires database upgrades or dataroot manipulations.
    • The bug fix otherwise introduces a high risk of regressions.

• Non-security bugs
  • All Critical bugs should be backported.
  • Most High priority bugs should be backported. At the maintenance team's discretion, these might not be backported if:
    • Backporting would be technically difficult due to differences between Mahara versions.
    • The bug fix requires database upgrades or dataroot manipulations.
    • The bug fix otherwise introduces a high risk of regressions.
  • No Medium or Low priority non-security bugs are backported.
  • No Wishlist bugs are backported. Wishlist items are only added to the current development branch.

If you want to backport certain bug fixes or new features to your own instance of Mahara, you can do so on your own as the code is available.

See Bug Status:Importance for the guidelines on how we decide whether a bug is Critical, High, Medium, or Low.