eLabFTW release schedule

eLabFTW follows a frequent release model: new minor versions are published regularly, and patch releases are issued when needed. We do not provide Long Term Support (LTS) versions.

This post explains why.

Release schedules are a tradeoff

Software projects adopt many different release strategies. Some publish major versions on a fixed schedule. Some release continuously. Others have long gaps between releases.

No single approach is objectively best. Each model comes with tradeoffs between stability, maintenance effort, development speed, and security response. The right choice depends on the nature of the software and the resources available to maintain it.

🌟 RDM Club Meeting 6

Thank you to everyone who attended the most recent RDM Club meeting, which was held on January 27, 2026.

In this meeting we first discussed the template sharing website, and attendees suggested additional improvements to add before we open the site to the public. Some great ideas and improvements were considered, and we are hard at work implementing them now! We hope that the template sharing website will be open to the public soon.