The development cycle for the 2026.04 release enters the last stage before the stable release – today we have branched off the 2026.04 release candid branch. 2026.04-rc contains all the features of the stable release and is meant to test the new features, find some last rough edges and smooth out the path to the final stable release at the mid of May. If you want to help out in testing, please checkout the new 2026.04-rc branch and report problems that you encounter.

The most notable changes in this release are:

• We raised the minimal PHP version on the server to PHP 8.2 please make sure that your setup fulfills the new requirement,
• UI improvements in mainly in the frio theme,
• improved support of Bridgy Fed and the ATproto account integration,
• we added a new addon to ease the handling of images.