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ILIAS

EDTECH
Velocity5.0

Open source learning management system used by universities, schools, and training organizations.

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ILIAS ships synchronized security patches across versions 9, 10, and 11 on a monthly maintenance cadence.

lmssecuritymulti-branch-maintenanceopen-sourceinstitutionalstability
◆Current state
ILIAS is running a stable multi-branch maintenance cadence, releasing security and bug fix patches simultaneously across three major versions (9.x, 10.x, 11.x) on a regular schedule. The September 2026 releases (11.4, 10.11, 9.23) all contain security fixes. The August releases (11.3, 10.10, 9.22) followed the same pattern. This is characteristic of a mature open-source LMS with a long institutional tail — universities and enterprises that can't immediately update to the latest major version still receive security coverage.
◆Where it's heading
ILIAS is in maintenance-and-stability mode across its installed base. The multi-branch simultaneous release pattern is designed for institutional customers with slow update cycles. Feature development is happening, but it's not visible in these changelog entries — the product's institutional audience prioritizes stability and security over feature velocity.
◆Prediction
The next releases will continue the monthly patch cycle. A major feature announcement would likely come separately through the ILIAS community process (docu.ilias.de), not through these version-bump releases.

◆Recent moves

  1. 13d ago

    ILIAS 11.4: Security maintenance release

    ILIAS 11.4 is a maintenance release with security fixes. As with 10.11 and 9.23, it ships as part of a coordinated multi-branch security release — details are behind the docu.ilias.de security blog.

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  2. 13d ago

    ILIAS 10.11: Security maintenance release

    ILIAS 10.11 patches the same security vulnerabilities as 11.4 and 9.23 in the same release window. Coordinated multi-version security maintenance.

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  3. 13d ago

    ILIAS 9.23: Security maintenance release

    ILIAS 9.23 completes the September coordinated security patch release across versions 9, 10, and 11. ILIAS maintaining three-version simultaneous security coverage reflects the long upgrade cycles typical of academic institution deployments.

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  4. 1mo ago

    ILIAS 11.3: August security maintenance release

    ILIAS 11.3 is the August maintenance release for the 11.x branch, with security fixes mirrored in 10.10 and 9.22. Monthly cadence is consistent.

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  5. 1mo ago

    ILIAS 10.10: August security maintenance release

    ILIAS 10.10 patches the same security items as 11.3 and 9.22 in the August coordinated release.

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  6. 1mo ago

    ILIAS 9.22: August security maintenance release

    ILIAS 9.22 completes the August coordinated security release for the oldest supported branch. ILIAS' security commitment to the 9.x line illustrates the long support lifecycle demanded by institutional LMS deployments.

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