Dear DSpace Community,
The DSpace Steering Group announces that security support for DSpace 5.x and 6.x will end on the following dates:
DSpace 5.x: Support ends on January 1, 2023
DSpace 6.x: Support ends on July 1, 2023
This means that after those dates:
That version of DSpace will be considered “end-of-life” (EOL)
Future minor releases of that major version will not occur
Bugs affecting those releases will not be addressed
Security vulnerabilities affecting those releases will not be addressed
We recommend all institutions upgrade to DSpace 7 as soon as possible.
As we realize that both DSpace 5.x and 6.x are still in wide usage throughout the community, we’ve attempted to answer all questions you may have on our wiki at https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSPACE/Support+for+DSpace+5+and+6+is+ending+in+2023
If your question is not yet answered on that page, please add it in the wiki page comments and we will ensure it is answered.
Sincerely,
The DSpace Steering Group