Version 5.8

Support for DSpace 5 ended on January 1, 2023.  See Support for DSpace 5 and 6 is ending in 2023


DSpace 5.8 can be downloaded immediately from:

More information on the 5.8 release (and the 5.x platform in general) can be found in the 5.x Release Notes.

Upgrade instructions can be found at Upgrading DSpace


DSpace 5.8 contains a fix to the ImageMagick thumbnail creation process. We highly recommend ALL DSpace 5.x users upgrade to DSpace 5.8.

DSpace 5.8 upgrade instructions are available at: Upgrading DSpace

Summary

DSpace 5.8 contains a fix for a bug introduced in DSpace 5.7. As it only provides bug fixes, DSpace 5.8 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 5.8.
 

Major bug fixes include:

Other fixes

In addition, this release fixes a variety of minor bugs in the 5.x releases. For more information, see the Changes section below.

Upgrade Instructions

No new features in DSpace 5.8

5.8 is a bug-fix and security-fix release. This means it includes no new features and only includes the above listed fixes.

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

Changes

The following bug fixes were released in 5.8.

 

Organizational Details

Release Coordination

Timeline and Proceeding

Release Timeline: