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ERPNext

CRM
Velocity5.0

Open-source ERP with CRM, accounting, and inventory modules.

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ERPNext's recent tags are mostly bug-fix batches, with only a minor timeout setting as new capability.

erpbug-fixesstock-accountingpermissionsdual-branchgithub-releases
◆Current state
The recent feed is dominated by maintenance releases across parallel v15 and v16 branches: v16.26.2, v16.26.1, v16.26.0, and v15.115.0 are large bug-fix rollups covering stock valuation, reconciliation, permission checks, and reporting, with little to no new functionality. v16.25.0 adds a single configurable PCV Job Timeout setting. One entry, "Patch-test v14 baseline" (tag v14-baseline), carries a big feature list but is a staging/test baseline tag rather than a shipped GA release, so the crawler is picking up a non-release tag here.
◆Where it's heading
ERPNext is in a steady dual-branch maintenance rhythm, hardening stock/accounting correctness and tightening access controls, with bug fixes frequently mirrored between v15 and v16. Larger capability work (product bundle versioning, Frappe CRM sync, standard-cost valuation) shows up in the baseline/older feature entries rather than the current top of feed. The near-term signal is stabilization, not new direction.
◆Prediction
Expect continued paired v15/v16 patch releases weighted toward stock, accounting, and permission fixes. No pricing or architectural pivot is visible in these entries; the v14-baseline tag should be treated as a crawl-source artifact, not a release.

◆Recent moves

  1. 6d ago

    v16.26.2

    v16.26.2 is a bug fix that clears existing values when enabling numeric Item Attributes and replaces a long checkbox list with a searchable numeric picker in Create Multiple Variants. Routine maintenance in the ongoing v16 patch line.

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  2. 8d ago

    v16.26.1

    v16.26.1 is a single bug fix letting Stock Entry link a Quality Inspection for a specific Purpose. Minor maintenance release.

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  3. 8d ago

    v15.115.0

    v15.115.0 is a large bug-fix rollup on the v15 branch covering stock ledger, reconciliation, permission checks, and reporting, mirroring the v16.26.0 fixes. Correctness and access-control hardening with no new features.

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  4. 8d ago

    v16.26.0

    v16.26.0 is a large bug-fix batch spanning stock valuation, reconciliation, permissions, and reports, largely paired with the v15.115.0 backport. Maintenance-focused with no user-facing new capability.

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  5. 10d ago

    Non-release v14 baseline test tag (crawl artifact)

    Despite a long feature list, this is a staging "v14-baseline" test tag rather than a shipped release, so the crawler is capturing a non-release tag. Its contents overlap features that ship through the normal v15/v16 line.

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  6. 15d ago

    v16.25.0

    v16.25.0 adds a configurable PCV Job Timeout (seconds) setting so admins can control how long Process Period Closing Voucher tasks run instead of a fixed limit. A small but real new admin option atop the maintenance stream.

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