Recent Schedule

2022-10-10 (tick)

(blue star) (blue star) Nutmeg.3 release

(blue star) (blue star) Olive branches cut

2022-12-09 (blue star)

(blue star) (blue star) Olive.1 release

(blue star) (blue star) Nutmeg unsupported

2023-02-09

(blue star) (blue star) Olive.2 release

2023-04-10

(blue star) (blue star) Olive.3 release

(blue star) (blue star) Palm branches cut

2023-06-09

(blue star) (blue star) Palm.1 release

(blue star) (blue star) Olive unsupported

2023-08-09

(blue star) (blue star) Palm.2 release

2023-10-09

(blue star) (blue star) Palm.3 release

(blue star)(blue star) Q____ branches cut

2024-04-09

(blue star)(blue star) R____ branches cut

2024-10-09

(blue star)(blue star) S____ branches cut

The Schedule, Explained

Named versions of Open edX are released on a six-month schedule. Versions are named alphabetically after trees. In these docs we like to use Yucca and Zebrawood as hypothetical examples.

(blue star) On April 9th and October 9th, each two months before a named release, we cut branches for the new named version and begin testing it. In other words, we freeze of a copy of the latest version of Open edX so that we can focus on stabilizing and documenting it.

(blue star) On June 9th and December 9th, we announce the release of the new named version. When we are being specific, we append “.1” to the tree name, for example Zebrawood.1. At this point, we announce that the previous named version is no longer supported (blue star) . For example, if we just released Zebrawood.1, then Yucca.* would no longer be supported.

(blue star) On August 9th and February 9th, we do a point release of the most recent named version. The point release will be similar to the named version that came before it, but will include bug fixes and other minor improvements. We indicate it by appending “.2” to the tree name, for example, Zebrawood.2.

(blue star) On October 9th and April 9th, we do another point release of the most recent named version. We indicate this one by appending “.3” to the tree name, for example, Zebrawood.3. At this point, we also cut branches for the next named version, thus restarting the cycle (blue star)

If the 9th is a weekend or holiday, then the release generally happens the following business day.

Example Timeline

Process Documentation