We are very happy to announce that eXist-db 5.0.0 has finally been released.

eXist-db 5.0.0 builds atop the previous 8 RCs (Release Candidates) in the eXist-db 5.x.x line and incorporates several bug fixes beyond those offered in 5.0.0-RC8.

eXist-db 5 …

The eighth Release Candidate (RC) for eXist-db 5.0.0 has been released.

eXist-db 5.0.0-RC8 builds atop eXist-db 5.0.0-RC7 with several new features and important bug fixes.

NOTE: This is likely the last Release Candidate before 5.0.0 is released. We kindly ask …

eXist-db 4.6.0 has been released.

eXist-db 4.6.0 builds atop eXist-db 4.5.0 with several new features and important bug fixes.

Features

• New De-duplicationg BLOB store for binary documents - see https://blog.adamretter.org.uk/blob-deduplication/
• More elaborate XPath expressions in the Lucene index config of …

The sixth Release Candidate (RC) for eXist-db 5.0.0 has been released.

eXist-db 5.0.0-RC6 builds atop eXist-db 5.0.0-RC5 with several new features and important bug fixes.

NOTE: A Release Candidate is not recommended for production use. We have tested the …

v5.0.0-RC4 - September 21, 2018 

The fourth Release Candidate (RC) for eXist-db 5.0.0 has been released. eXist-db 5.0.0-RC4 builds atop eXist-db 5.0.0-RC3 with a just one new feature, and several small but important bug fixes. 

NOTE: A Release Candidate …

v4.4.0 - September 21, 2018

eXist-db v4.4.0 has just been released. This is a minor release, which contains a few new features and several bug fixes. We recommend that all users of eXist-db 4.x.x should upgrade to eXist-db 4.4.0.

Features …

v5.0.0-RC3 - August 1, 2018

The third Release Candidate (RC) for eXist-db 5.0.0 has been released. eXist-db 5.0.0-RC3 builds atop eXist-db 5.0.0-RC2 with a just one new feature, and several small but important bug fixes.

NOTE: A Release Candidate …

v5.0.0-RC2 - July 25, 2018

The second Release Candidate (RC) for eXist-db 5.0.0 has been released. eXist-db 5.0.0-RC2 builds atop eXist-db 5.0.0-RC1 with a few new features, important bug fixes, and some small API changes.

NOTE: A Release Candidate …

v4.3.1 - July 24, 2018

eXist-db v4.3.1 has just been released. This is a hot-fix release, which contains several important bug fixes. We recommend that all users of eXist-db 4.x.x should upgrade to eXist-db 4.3.1.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a regression …