25.05 Bug Roundup
Koha partners were upgraded to Koha v. 25.05.03 during the week of September 22, 2025. Check out the Q&A Webinar with our Education team, which was recorded on October 21, 2025. Please visit the Upgrade Hub to read the release notes, register for webinars, catch up on Monday Minutes, read featured blog posts, and more! This page will be updated as more information becomes available.
Many thanks to our Early Adopters:
- Anna Community Library
- Northeast Kansas Library System
- Ramapo College
- Santa Barbara Library
- Southern Utah University Library
In 25.05, the way that upper age limits in patron categories work changed due to Bug 32604. Please see the note in this Knowledge Base article for more information. Who this impacts:
- Libraries using the 'Upper Age Limit' setting to automatically update patrons' categories with the update_patrons_category.pl cron
- Libraries who have maximum ages of eligibility for patron categories
🪲 Bugs Identified in Koha 25.05.03:
We're working on it | Notes | |
X | In Discussion In the meantime, add the following to IntranetUserCSS: .dataTable thead { position: sticky !important; top: 0 !important; } | |
Bug 39514 - If one basket has uncertain prices, all basket are displayed in red | Patch submitted | Signed off |
X | New | |
Bug 40853 - ElasticsearchBoostFieldMatch - needs to boost results more | Patch submitted | Signed off |
Bug 40961 - LocalUse Circulation Statistics offering empty results | X | Pushed to main - coming in 25.11 As a workaround, set "Patron Library" to blank when choosing your search parameters in the wizard. |
Bug 40988 - Subfunds in acqui-home.pl and aqbudgets.pl are not collapsible beyond 20th line | X | Pushed to oldstable - coming in 25.05.06 |
Bug 41047 - Current library and home library sort by code instead of description | X | New |
✅ Bugs That Have Been Patched as of 25.05.04
Bug 40593 - Can't search all columns in Acquisitions Suggestions table |
Bug 40655 - Transport cost matrix doesn't save changes |
Bug 40684 - Permission error for vendors if user has not full acquisition module permission |
Bug 40743 - Unable to select the correct fund when paying invoices |
Bug 40819 - Guided reports select column should not be initialized as select2 |
Bug 40854 - Staff interface search results browsing is broken |
Bug 40865 - Single patron result does not redirect |
Bug 40868 - Vendor module permissions are ignored |
Bug 40870 - Fund code is lost when modifying an order in acquisitions |
Bug 40886 - Patron circ messages not sorted in chronological order |
Bug 40888 - and/or/not drop-downs are missing in the Advanced Search form |
Bug 40899 - When placing multiple
holds at once the individual "Pickup location:" dropdowns do not update
when changing the top level "Pickup at:" dropdown" |
Bug 40908 - Issues with deleting items from additem page (in the meantime, use the Actions button to delete items) |
Bug 40916 - Cannot edit a list to have a sortfield value of anything other than publicationyear |
Bug 40918 - Invoice Adjustment Reason always "No reason" even if report shows a saved reason |
Bug 40939 - Cardnumber not found when performing batch actions from report results |
Bug 40982 - Basket: Orders table — "Modify" and "Cancel order" columns missing or displayed incorrectly |
Bug 40997 - Javascript error prevents saving when an instance of an 'important' field is deleted |
🦋 New Behavior That Is Not a Bug:
EDI plugins can now be installed & updated directly from the Plugins page in Koha. No need to manually download the latest release from GitHub. Thank you Kyle! |
If you've noticed a change in how your audio alerts are alerting, it could be due to Bug 38842. Send us a ticket and we can set those right. |
🥳 Bugs Identified by Early Adopters and patched in 25.05.03. Thank you, Early Adopters!
Bug 40296 - Bookings that are checked out do not have status updated to completed |
Bug 40331 - Extra transfer generated when transfer for hold cancelled due to checkin at incorrect library |
Bug 40709 - Status filter will display in wrong column if item-level_itypes is set to bibliographic record |
Bug 40755 - Hold cancellation requests cause error 500 on holds waiting page |
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