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Redmine hits 7.0 with a Rails 8 jump and its first webhooks, 20 years in

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◆Current state
Redmine is a 20-year-old open-source, Rails-based project management tool that just shipped 7.0.0 on its anniversary. The 7.0 release completes the UI modernization begun in 6.0/6.1 and adds a Rails 8 migration plus webhook event triggers. In parallel, the project keeps three older branches (5.1, 6.0, 6.1) patched with coordinated security releases.
◆Where it's heading
The arc is modernization plus integration: after two releases spent redesigning the interface, 7.0 resets the platform onto Rails 8 and introduces native webhooks — Redmine's first step toward the automation surface that hosted trackers already assume. The disciplined multi-branch security backporting suggests the team will keep legacy users supported rather than forcing the jump to 7.0.
◆Prediction
Expect a 7.0.x maintenance line with bug fixes and security backports to follow the major, mirroring how 6.0 was stabilized, and incremental expansion of the new webhook triggers.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    Redmine 7.0.0 is now available

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    The 7.0 major caps the modernization arc begun in 6.0/6.1: a Rails 8 migration, a redesigned header and navigation, and webhook event triggers — Redmine's first native automation hooks. It lands on the project's 20th anniversary.

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  2. 2mo ago

    Redmine 6.1.3, 6.0.10 and 5.1.13 released

    A coordinated maintenance release across the 6.1, 6.0, and 5.1 branches, patching multiple disclosed security vulnerabilities alongside bug fixes. It reflects Redmine's practice of backporting fixes to every supported line rather than forcing an upgrade.

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  3. 5mo ago

    Redmine 6.1.2, 6.0.9 and 5.1.12 released

    An earlier round of the same multi-branch security maintenance, fixing directory traversal, stored XSS, and LDAP injection defects across all supported versions. It shows the backport cadence that runs in parallel with major-version work.

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  4. 5mo ago

    1.4.x series

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  5. 5mo ago

    1.1.x series

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  6. 5mo ago

    1.2.x series

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