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Late last year, the Fedora Committers and Technical Team launched the
Dependency
Upgrade Project aimed at upgrading the underlying dependency libraries within Fedora. This project laid the groundwork for what would inevitably be the next major
release of the Fedora core software. And now, after rounds of community beta and RC testing, we are thrilled to announce that fcrepo-7.0.0 is available in production! This is the first major release since Fedora 6.x in 2021, and it marks a significant milestone
for the platform and the community that sustains it.
Fedora 7.0.0 delivers a fully modernized, secure and stable foundation: over 40 dependency libraries updated (including Java 11 to Java 21), automated test coverage now exceeding
80%, measurable performance improvements, and a codebase built to support Fedora's mission for years to come.
And the best news: if you are already on Fedora 6.x, there is no migration required. Download, deploy, restart. That's it. For institutions still working through a migration
from older versions, all existing community tooling and documentation continues to work and will take you directly to 7.0.0.
Learn
more about what's in Fedora 7.x.
Get Fedora 7.0.0
This release would not have been possible without the sustained dedication of our Committer team and other contributors. Please join us in thanking:
Fedora Committer Team:
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Ben Pennell - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Dan Field - Fedora Developer
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Demina Katz - Villanova University
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Jared Whiklo - University of Manitoba
Other Contributors:
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Alex Weid
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Basil Marti - Docuteam
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James Alexander - The Open University, UK
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Thomas Bernhart - Docuteam
And a sincere thank you to everyone in the Fedora community who participated in beta and RC testing, provided feedback, and engaged in discussions along the way. Your contributions are woven into every line of this release. Thank you from the entire
Program Team & Community.
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