Release Notes 3.x.x TEMPLATE
Have a feature to request or suggest?
Post: Share on Talk or in the #o3-releases slack channel and mention your release goal (e.g. date or version number).
Discuss: For further verbal discussion you can also converse with the community on the weekly O3 Squad Calls or the daily - see the Community Calendar for call dates and times: om.rs/cal
Timing: Please communicate as early as possible to make sure your feature/work has enough time to be considered for the release!
Release Managers: Delete this blurb when release is nearing readiness.
π¦ Key Points
π Cut Date: 2025-____
π Release Date: 2025-____
Release Manager: ______
Key Features:
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β οΈ Breaking Changes:
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Where to find it: Demo at o3.openmrs.org (admin/Admin123) or download here: openmrs.org/download/
π· Contributors
Special thanks to the following community PR reviewers:
DIGI: @Ian Bacher
OpenMRS: @Dennis Kigen, @Jayasanka Weerasinghe, @nethmi, β¦
PIH:
Palladium:
METS:
MSF Madiro:
Template note: Reach out to @beryl; she will be the primary builder of this list.
Thank you so much to the following contributors - you make releases like this possible! Alphabetically by Organization affiliation:
CSaude:
Health IT (UoN):
ICRC:
Intellisoft:
Madiro:
Mekom:
METS:
OpenMRS Support:
Palladium-Kenya:
PIH:
UCSF:
UW ITECH DIGI:
Independent Contributors:
Thank you Translation Contributors!
[Language] updated by [contributor-name]
Contributor Metrics
# PRs included: ___
# of Orgs involved: ___
% from OpenMRS Inc. Global Support: ___%
π¦ Highlights for Implementers
Change: Brief description. | Β |
Change: Brief description. | Β |
Change: Brief description. | Β |
πΈ Example Visual Changes
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π Detailed Changelog
Code:
Distro RefApp
Reference Application 3.5.0 (<-- needs hyperlink like this)
Frontend Modules
Cohort Builder v4.0.3 (patch) (<-- example only)
Patient Chart v10.0.0 β οΈ (major - breaking change) (<-- example only)
Backend Modules
Core 2.7.4 (<-- example only)
Steps to figure this out: (see also 2nd video in this Talk thread: https://talk.openmrs.org/t/backend-contributions-to-emr-releases-why-and-how/46090 )
1. Find What Backend Modules Changed: Compare previous releaseβs distro/pom.xml file to this one, e.g.: https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-distro-referenceapplication/compare/3.3.1...3.4.0-rc.2
2. Use release notes for those to figure out who contributed, e.g. https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-webservices.rest/releases