The 18th Open edX community release will be named Redwood. It will be released Jun 9th, 2024. The open-release/redwood.master branches will be created two months earlier, on April 9th. Code on master/main as of April 9th will be part of Redwood. Code merged after that will need special handling to be part of Redwood.

Put stuff here that we have to remember when we start packaging up Redwood.  Especially important is information that system installers or operators will need to know. Please include your name when you add an item, so that we can get back to you with questions.

Operational

• The default minimum password length has been updated from 2 characters to 8 characters. (PR)

  • If you have an existing password, this change along will not force you to update it. However if you reset your password or go to change it, you'll have to conform to the new guidelines. If you would like to force people to update their password, you'll probably want to take a look at the password_policy plugin and its settings.

Deprecations and Removals

Based on estimated dates 2023-04-09 to 2023-06-09.