# \#release-notes **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/release-notes/105.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [September 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/september-2026-monthly-release/413037)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/september-2026-monthly-release/413037 "2026-09-22T15:31:44Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.9, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.8.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.7.3 Changelog | Discourse Re… --- ## [August 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/august-2026-monthly-release/410919)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/august-2026-monthly-release/410919 "2026-08-27T05:55:56Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.8, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.7.2 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.6.3 Changelog | Discourse Re… --- ## [July 31st 2026 intermediate releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-31st-2026-intermediate-releases/409017)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-31st-2026-intermediate-releases/409017 "2026-08-01T14:09:10Z")
Intermediate releases are created to release critical security fixes. For the full list of changes, see: v2026.8.0-latest.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.7.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.6.2 Chang… --- ## [July 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-2026-monthly-release/408729)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/july-2026-monthly-release/408729 "2026-07-29T12:38:08Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.7, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.1.6 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.5.2 Changelog | Discourse Re… --- ## [June 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/june-2026-monthly-release/406435)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/june-2026-monthly-release/406435 "2026-07-02T16:41:02Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.6, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.1.5 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.4.2 Changelog | Discourse Re… --- ## [May 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/may-2026-monthly-release/403981)
**Author:** [@loic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/loic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/may-2026-monthly-release/403981 "2026-05-28T09:14:52Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.5, check out: --- ## [May 19th 2026 intermediate releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/may-19th-2026-intermediate-releases/403279)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/may-19th-2026-intermediate-releases/403279 "2026-05-18T23:37:14Z")
Intermediate releases are created to release critical security fixes. For the full list of changes, see: v2026.5.0-latest.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.4.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.3.1 Chang… --- ## [April 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/april-2026-monthly-release/401718)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/april-2026-monthly-release/401718 "2026-04-28T14:29:01Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.4, check out: --- ## [March 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/march-2026-monthly-release/399630)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/march-2026-monthly-release/399630 "2026-03-31T15:41:35Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.3, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.1.3 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.2.2 Changelog | Discours… --- ## [March 19th 2026 intermediate releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/march-19th-2026-intermediate-releases/399302)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/march-19th-2026-intermediate-releases/399302 "2026-03-19T22:00:00Z")
Intermediate releases are created to release critical security fixes. For the full list of changes, see: v2026.3.0-latest.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.2.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2026.1.2 Chang… --- ## [February 2026 monthly release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/february-2026-monthly-release/399301)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/february-2026-monthly-release/399301 "2026-02-26T22:00:00Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.2, check out: Patch releases for other supported versions have also been released: v2026.1.1 Changelog | Discourse Releases v2025.12.2 Changelog | Discour… --- ## [January 2026 Releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/january-2026-releases/393903)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/january-2026-releases/393903 "2026-02-03T07:10:19Z")
For more information on all the changes released in 2026.1, check out: This is the first “ESR” release of Discourse, and replaces the old “stable” branch. Sites tracking stable will be upgraded from 3.5 to 2026.1 on t… --- ## [Release v3.5.3: Security and maintenance release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v3-5-3-security-and-maintenance-release/392357)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v3-5-3-security-and-maintenance-release/392357 "2025-12-30T15:07:18Z")
Security Updates This release includes fixes for these security issues reported by our community and HackerOne. Users are able to find users by name even when enable\_names is off (CVE-2025-64528) --- ## [Release v2025.11.1: Security and maintenance release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-11-1-security-and-maintenance-release/392356)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-11-1-security-and-maintenance-release/392356 "2025-12-30T15:07:04Z")
Security Updates This release includes fixes for these security issues reported by our community and HackerOne. Users are able to find users by name even when enable\_names is off (CVE-2025-64528) --- ## [Release v2025.12.0: Discourse Rewind, new review queue and UI to create tags, Chat channel customisation, and live PR statuses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-12-0-discourse-rewind-new-review-queue-and-ui-to-create-tags-chat-channel-customisation-and-live-pr-statuses/392314)
**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-12-0-discourse-rewind-new-review-queue-and-ui-to-create-tags-chat-channel-customisation-and-live-pr-statuses/392314 "2025-12-30T15:06:45Z")
New features in v2025.12.0 Discourse Rewind Discourse Rewind is an end-of-year activity summary for your members that lets your members celebrate the year in style. Members will enjoy the cool retro computing design of R… --- ## [Release v2025.11.0: AI translations improvements, chat search, new review queue, and improvements for posts with images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-11-0-ai-translations-improvements-chat-search-new-review-queue-and-improvements-for-posts-with-images/389615)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/release-v2025-11-0-ai-translations-improvements-chat-search-new-review-queue-and-improvements-for-posts-with-images/389615 "2025-11-26T11:02:53Z")
New features in v2025.11.0 New version numbering scheme Perhaps you noticed we just jumped from version 3.6.0.beta2 to version 2025.11.0. We have updated our version numbers for releases to be based on the current year a… --- ## [3.5.2: Security and maintenance release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/386388)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/386388 "2025-10-28T07:33:40Z")
Discourse 3.5.2 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default latest branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, including… --- ## [3.6.0.beta2: Built-in palette editing, live AI translation progress, and better wiki tracking](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-6-0-beta2-built-in-palette-editing-live-ai-translation-progress-and-better-wiki-tracking/386389)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-6-0-beta2-built-in-palette-editing-live-ai-translation-progress-and-better-wiki-tracking/386389 "2025-10-28T07:33:37Z")
New features in 3.6.0.beta2 Editing built-in theme colour palettes Until recently, colour palettes that come packaged with themes have not been editable. Now, instead of duplicating those palettes to fill your admin, you… --- ## [3.5.1: Security and maintenance release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-1-security-and-maintenance-release/383511)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-1-security-and-maintenance-release/383511 "2025-09-30T02:59:22Z")
Discourse 3.5.1 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc… --- ## [3.6.0.beta1: Color palette editing, user fields on sign up, themeable site setting discovery, images with Google AI, and reliable drafts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-6-0-beta1-color-palette-editing-user-fields-on-sign-up-themeable-site-setting-discovery-images-with-google-ai-and-reliable-drafts/383509)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-6-0-beta1-color-palette-editing-user-fields-on-sign-up-themeable-site-setting-discovery-images-with-google-ai-and-reliable-drafts/383509 "2025-09-30T02:59:19Z")
New features in 3.6.0.beta1 Smoother color palette editing with a new interface Building on our recent color palette management improvements, admins now have an even smoother way to customize their site’s colors. The … --- ## [3.5.0: Major release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-major-release/379212)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-major-release/379212 "2025-08-19T08:07:12Z")
Discourse 3.5 is now live! We’ve implemented numerous changes to make community management on Discourse simpler and more effective. Some highlights from the release include: A new visual composer A new core theme Imp… --- ## [3.5.0.beta9: Improving color management, core welcome banner, and staff action log filters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta9-improving-color-management-core-welcome-banner-and-staff-action-log-filters/379217)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta9-improving-color-management-core-welcome-banner-and-staff-action-log-filters/379217 "2025-08-19T08:07:02Z")
New features in 3.5.0.beta9 Ongoing improvements to color management Color palettes have been receiving a lot of attention lately as we’ve been adding features and improving the flow of creating and managing colour pa… --- ## [3.4.7: Security and maintenance release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-7-security-and-maintenance-release/375747)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-7-security-and-maintenance-release/375747 "2025-07-29T03:46:36Z")
Discourse 3.4.7 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc… --- ## [3.5.0.beta8: Bundled plugins, a new theme, better color management, powerful filtering, and advanced image controls](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta8-bundled-plugins-a-new-theme-better-color-management-powerful-filtering-and-advanced-image-controls/375746)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta8-bundled-plugins-a-new-theme-better-color-management-powerful-filtering-and-advanced-image-controls/375746 "2025-07-29T03:46:34Z")
New features in 3.5.0.beta8 :package: Popular plugins now bundled with Discourse core We’re making Discourse more powerful and easier to use out-of-the-box by bundling a set of our most popular plugins directly with Disc… --- ## [3.4.6: Security fix release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-6-security-fix-release/370631)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-6-security-fix-release/370631 "2025-06-25T03:38:49Z")
Discourse 3.4.6 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc… --- ## [3.5.0.beta7: Smart link editing, better invite tracking, unique icons, and fixing name management](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta7-smart-link-editing-better-invite-tracking-unique-icons-and-fixing-name-management/370633)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta7-smart-link-editing-better-invite-tracking-unique-icons-and-fixing-name-management/370633 "2025-06-25T03:38:45Z")
New features in 3.5.0.beta7 Smart link editing in the composer As part of the ongoing development of the new composer, we have added a floating toolbar to inline links, making them easier to view, edit, and manage. The t… --- ## [3.5.0.beta6 Security fixes release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta6-security-fixes-release/369346)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta6-security-fixes-release/369346 "2025-06-09T05:30:17Z")
Security Updates This release includes fixes for these security issues reported by our community and HackerOne. Auto-executing third-party code in embedded CodePen iframe · Advisory · discourse/discourse · GitHub HTML … --- ## [3.4.5 Security fixes release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-5-security-fixes-release/369347)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-5-security-fixes-release/369347 "2025-06-09T05:30:00Z")
Security Updates This release includes fixes for these security issues reported by our community and HackerOne. Auto-executing third-party code in embedded CodePen iframe · Advisory · discourse/discourse · GitHub HTML … --- ## [3.5.0.beta5: Improved admin search, AI forum research, easier site appearance configuration, and simpler plugin development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta5-improved-admin-search-ai-forum-research-easier-site-appearance-configuration-and-simpler-plugin-development/367300)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-beta5-improved-admin-search-ai-forum-research-easier-site-appearance-configuration-and-simpler-plugin-development/367300 "2025-05-28T05:22:52Z")
New features in 3.5.0.beta5 Refining the admin search We recently released a new full admin search, allowing you to search all areas of your admin from one place. This month, we’ve spent some time refining how it works t… --- ## [3.4.4: Bug fix and UX release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-4-bug-fix-and-ux-release/367301)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-4-bug-fix-and-ux-release/367301 "2025-05-28T05:22:48Z")
Discourse 3.4.4 Stable Release Discourse strongly recommends that all sites follow the default tests-passed branch of Discourse. The “stable” branch is more focused on lack of change than lack of bugs - all releases, inc… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/release-notes/105.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=release-notes)