Version 6.2

Support for DSpace 6 will be ending on July 1, 2023.  See Support for DSpace 5 and 6 is ending in 2023


DSpace 6.2 can be downloaded immediately from:

More information on the 6.2 release (and the 6.x platform in general) can be found in the 6.x Release Notes.

Upgrade instructions can be found at Upgrading DSpace


DSpace 6.2 contains important performance improvements and database connection (Hibernate) enhancements which resolve several bugs in either 6.0 or 6.1. To ensure your 6.x site is performant, we highly recommend ALL DSpace 6.x users upgrade to DSpace 6.2.

DSpace 6.2 upgrade instructions are available at: Upgrading DSpace

Summary

DSpace 6.2 is a bug fix release to resolve several issues located in previous 6.x releases. As it only provides only bug fixes, DSpace 6.2 should constitute an easy upgrade from DSpace 6.x for most users. No database changes or additional configuration changes should be necessary when upgrading from DSpace 6.x to 6.2.
 

Major bug fixes include:

For more information, see the Changes section below.

Upgrade Instructions

No new features in DSpace 6.2

6.2 is a bug-fix only release. This means it includes no new features and only includes the below listed fixes.

For a list of all new 6.x Features, please visit the 6.x Release Notes.

Changes

The following bug fixes were released in 6.2.

 


Organizational Details

Release Coordination

Timeline and Proceeding

Release Timeline: