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    Mr-Brunes
    last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 1:08 PM

    Hi

    I’ve just noticed by chance that v8.3.3 is released, though I’m on v8.2.1 and the auto-updater hasn’t prompted me to update yet.

    https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ says “Current Version 8.3.3” but doesn’t give any indication of release classification e.g. is that current stable/RC/Early Access/GA/feature/bugfix release etc?
    https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/ has a laundry list of releases but no release classification or date info to help.

    How can I tell from the www site which is the current stable release? Or do I just ignore it and wait for the app to prompt me (though I recall it only does this at app restart)?

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      PeterJones @Mr-Brunes
      last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 4:55 PM

      @mr-brunes ,

      The user manual describes the update process: https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/upgrading/

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        Mr-Brunes @PeterJones
        last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 6:11 PM

        @peterjones Ok so that may explain the delay. But how can one tell if a release has been triggered for the auto-update process?
        If I was a new user I’d just see Current version = 8.3.3 and download that as there is no release classification evident.

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          rdipardo @Mr-Brunes
          last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 7:57 PM

          @mr-brunes,

          I’ve just noticed by chance that v8.3.3 is released, though I’m on v8.2.1 and the auto-updater hasn’t prompted me to update yet.

          Please, before initiating any upgrade, check your local plugin library against this list to see if compatible versions are available.

          How can I tell from the www site which is the current stable release? Or do I just ignore it and wait for the app to prompt me (though I recall it only does this at app restart)?

          There are no release “channels”; there is just a download website that is continuously updated.

          The closest thing to pre-release versions are the tagged releases that appear on GitHub at least a week before general distribution.

          AppVeyor build artifacts are sometimes shared on the forum for beta testing, but those are primarily for developers.

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