ByWater Koha 26.05 Upgrade Hub

Koha 26.05 Upgrade Hub

Start here for everything 26.05! 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: September 14th (.02 package)

Early Adopter Upgrades: September 14th (.02 package) and October 5th (.03 package)

General Upgrades: Week of October 19th (.03 package)

Early Adopters

Early Adopter Upgrades will take place on September 14th (.02 package) and October 5th (.03 package)

Testing Plan

If you have a test server, click here for the 26.05 testing plan.

Bug Roundup

Click here to see which bugs have been identified by early adopters, what patches will be included in our 26.05.02 release, and what we're still working on.

What's New Webinar

Date & Time: TBA

Description: Join the Education team for this What's New Webinar to review all the latest and greatest features of the Koha 26.05 Upgrade!

Agenda: View the agenda here.

Q&A Session

Date & Time: TBA

Description: Join the Education team for a Q&A session on all things Koha 26.05!

Registration: Please register for the Koha 26.05 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 26.05!

ByWater Solutions

The Koha Community Announces 26.05 Release

ByWater Solutions' Partners Sponsor Development in Koha 26.05 Release

Koha Community

Community 26.05 release notes at koha-community.org.

26.05 Manual: English or full list of languages

26.05 database schema

Monday Minutes & Documentation

This list will be updated as posts are released.
    1. Bug 17387  - Add an undelete feature for items/biblios
    2. Bug 32773  - Have the ability to have more than 1 Fast Add framework - Brendan Lawlor at CLAMS submitted this update!
    3. Bug 28530  - Allow configuration of floating limits by item type
    4. Bug 39320  - Create a ‘landing page’ for ERM
    5. Bug 37762  - Expand ILL to allow for supplying agency/lending library workflows
    1. Bug 17387- Add an undelete feature for items/biblios
    1. Bug 39320  - Create a ‘landing page’ for ERM

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