Release notes

This page lists the notes for past releases of Imagecraft, which summarise new features, bug fixes and backwards-incompatible changes in each version. It also contains the release and support policies for Imagecraft.

Current releases

<latest release>

  • <link to latest release, update, such as 8.2.0>

  • <link to latest release, update, such as 8.1.0>

  • <link to latest release, initial, such as 8.0.0>

<parallel release>

<If necessary, add guidance and caveats about these older releases, such as “Snapcraft 7 is available for building core18 snaps. When building for a newer base, use Snapcraft 8.”>

  • <link to parallel release, update, such as 7.2.0>

  • <link to parallel release, update, such as 7.1.0>

  • <link to parallel release, initial, such as 7.0.0>

Past releases

<past release>

  • <link to past release, update, such as 6.2.0>

  • <link to past release, update, such as 6.1.0>

  • <link to past release, initial, such as 6.0.0>

Release policy and schedule

Canonical is committed to supporting the <”latest major release” or “last two major releases”> of Imagecraft. <Optional: “We forward-port changes in older releases to the latest release, if they’re compatible.”>

Imagecraft is released when it achieves development milestones in its product lifecycle. It doesn’t follow a predefined release cadence.

Imagecraft release naming follows the Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 scheme with numbers for major, minor, and patch versions.

Version

Example

Significance

Major

3.1.2

<Apps: “A change that drops support for an earlier software base.”>

<Libraries: “A change that breaks compatibility with the previous version.”>

Minor

3.1.2

A new feature within the major version.

Patch

3.1.2

A bug fix within the major or minor version.

Long-term support

Imagecraft doesn’t have long-term support (LTS) releases. However, we typically deliver a compatibility release shortly after Ubuntu LTS releases to ensure continuity.

Imagecraft software bases are derived from Ubuntu LTS releases, and their development keeps pace with the OS’s new releases and support lifecycle.