Release Announcement: Fedora 7.x Release Candidate (fcrepo-7.0.0-RC1) Now Available!
Arran Griffith
To kick off the week, the Fedora program is pleased to announce that the Fedora 7 Release Candidate (fcrepo-7.0.0-RC1) is now available!.
Download and Test it:
GitHub: https://github.com/fcrepo/fcrepo/releases/tag/fcrepo-7.0.0-RC1
Docker: https://hub.docker.com/layers/fcrepo/fcrepo/7.0.0-RC1-tomcat10
Maven: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.fcrepo/fcrepo
RC1 marks the final milestone before the official production release of Fedora 7.x. Since the beta release, the committer team has been focused on minor dependency bumps and further stabilization. With additional updates, and targeted bug fixes, Fedora 7.x is nearly production ready.
What's New
The changes between fcrepo-7.0.0-beta1 and fcrepo-7.0.0-RC1 reflect a focused stabilization effort. The full changelog can be found here: https://github.com/fcrepo/fcrepo/compare/fcrepo-7.0.0-beta1...fcrepo-7.0.0-RC1
Key Technical Highlights - fcrepo-7.0.0-RC1
All major improvements from beta1 carry forward into RC1. You can read more about the updates and improvements here: https://fedorarepository.org/fedora-7-beta-community-testing/
A Note on LTS and Security Support
When looking ahead to the official release of Fedora 7.x, it is important to consider the long-term security and stability of the Fedora codebase. Fedora 6.x relies on libraries that are no longer supported, which makes it impossible to address potential bugs or vulnerabilities in earlier versions of them.
In line with the Fedora Long Term Support (LTS) Policy, Fedora 7.x will become the designated LTS version upon its release. You can review the full policy here: Fedora LTS Policy. The Technical and Committers teams will continue to monitor and evaluate issues and bugs in the Fedora 6.x codebase for a specified period (see LTS Policy above for specific details) and provide critical security patches and bug fixes if possible.
For institutions still running earlier versions, if you encounter any issues, vulnerabilities, or bugs related to Fedora, we encourage you to share your questions and solutions back with the community. These contributions are extremely valuable in supporting peers who may not yet be able to upgrade, and they help ensure Fedora remains a strong and sustainable platform for all.
Community Testing
Your testing matters now more than ever. Testing of the release candidate is the final community validation to ensure Fedora 7.x launches with the stability and reliability our users depend on.
How to participate
Community Release Testing Procedures: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/Fedora+Release+Testing+Guide+-+Community+Testing
Release-specific testing instructions: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FF/Release+Testing+-+Fedora+7.x
Feedback and discussion: https://github.com/fcrepo/fcrepo/discussions/2283
Your participation directly contributes to the stability, security, and reliability of Fedora, and helps ensure a smooth production launch for the entire community.
If you have any questions about this release or how to get involved, please reach out to the Fedora Program team at fed...@lyrasis.org or directly at arran.g...@lyrasis.org / dan....@lyrasis.org.
We look forward to seeing Fedora 7.x in production!
Cheers,
Arran
