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Version 5.1

DSpace 5.1 is still in the planning stages and will be released sometime in February/March 2015.

DSpace 5.1 was officially released to the public on MM DD, 2015.

DSpace 5.1 can be downloaded immediately at either of the following locations:

In addition, you are welcome to try out DSpace on http://demo.dspace.org/ and continue to provide any feedback you may have.

We recommend DSpace 5.x users upgrade to 5.1

Generally we recommend all DSpace 5.x users upgrade to DSpace 5.1 to receive several bug fixes. However, if you decide that none of the bug fixes are relevant for you then there is no urgent case for upgrading.

Summary

DSpace 5.1 provides bug-fixes and minor improvements to the 5.x platform. As it only provides bug-fixes, DSpace 5.1 should constitute an easy upgrade from DSpace 5.x for most users. No database changes or additional configuration changes should be necessary when upgrading from DSpace 5.x to 5.1.

Issues which have been resolved in 5.1 include:

  • bug title (DS-xxxx)
  • ...
  • Other minor fixes. See Changes in 5.x section for a list of all fixes.

Upgrade Instructions

No new features in DSpace 5.1

5.1 is a bug-fix release. This means it includes no new features and only includes fixes for bugs which were found in the 5.0 release.

For a list of all new 5.x Features, please visit the DSpace 5.0 Release Notes.

Changes

The following fixes were released in 5.1.

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Organizational Details

Release Coordination

  • Release Coordinator: Committers Team (shared coordination) led by TODO

Timeline and Proceeding

Release Timeline:

  • Release Date: MM DD, 2015

 

Release Process will proceed according to the following Maven release process: Release Procedure

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