ByWater Koha 25.11 Upgrade Hub

Koha 25.11 Upgrade Hub

Start here for everything 25.11! Find links to release notes, webinar schedules, registration, Monday Minutes, educational content, and more. This page will be updated as new content is released.

Upgrade Schedule

Upgrade Time: After 9pm local time for the partner

Test Server Upgrades: Monday, March 9, 2026 (.02 package) and Monday, April 6, 2026 (.03 package)

Early Adopter Upgrades:  Monday, March 9, 2026 (.02 package) and Monday, April 6, 2026 (.03 package)

General Upgrades: April 20-23, 2026 (.03 package)

Early Adopters

Early Adopter Upgrades will take place on March 9, 2026 (.02 package)

Bug Roundup

Click here to see which bugs have been identified by early adopters, what patches will be included in our 25.11.03 release, and what we're still working on.

What's New Webinar

Date & Time: March 17, 2pm ET/1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT (US and Canada)

Description: Join the Education team for this What's New Webinar to review all the latest and greatest features of the Koha 25.11 Upgrade!

Registration: Please register for the Koha 25.11 What's New Webinar. If you can not make the live webinar, please register and a link to the recording will be sent.

Agenda: View the agenda here.

Q&A Session

Date & Time: May 13, 2pm ET/1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT (US and Canada)

Description: Join the Education team for a Q&A session on all things Koha 25.11!

Registration: Please register for the Koha 25.11 Q&A Webinar. If you can not make the live webinar, please register and a link to the recording will be sent.

Release notes and manual

Learn about all of the new features and exciting enhancements coming in 25.11!

ByWater Solutions

The Koha Community Announces 25.11 Release

ByWater Solutions' Partners Sponsor Development in Koha 25.11 Release

Koha Community

Community 25.11 release notes at koha-community.org.

25.11 Manual: English or full list of languages

25.11 database schema

Monday Minutes

This list will be updated as posts are released.
    1. Bug 31698 - Add ability to move a hold to a new bibliographic record/item 
    2. Bug 15516 - Allow to place a hold on first available item from a group of titles
    3. Bug 37893 - Migrate some SIP configuration into the staff interface
  2. Log Circulation Overrides (Video) Help Center Article
    1. Bug 9762 - Log circulation overrides
    1. Bug 39860 - Add a way to allow for additional/custom MARC fields in the record display 
    1. Bug 24533 - Improved sorting in checkouts table
    1. Bug 40335 - Holds queue does not allow multiselect 
    1. Bug 29980 - Validate ISBN when cataloguing bibliographic records 
    1. Bug 37893 - Migrate some SIP configuration into the staff interface
    1. Bug 31698 - Add ability to move a hold to a new bibliographic record/item 
    1. Bug 15516 - Allow to place a hold on first available item from a group of titles
    1. Bug 36135 - Add tool to batch modify holds 


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