Roadmap and Releases

The Arches Roadmap highlights current and upcoming releases, detailing ongoing and planned development of Arches features and capabilities. Information on past releases, with links to release notes, is also included.

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For the most up-to-date roadmap information, visit the Arches Roadmap GitHub repository. If you are interested in the development of specific features, enhancement or bug fixes, please see the Issues log in the Arches GitHub repository.

If you have any questions, please post them to the Community Forum or email the Arches Team at contact@archesproject.org.

Summary

Latest Major Release: Version 8.0

Arches Version 8.0 was released on June 15, 2025. This new release introduces new features that provide better speed and performance, and improve data modelling functionality with new ways to version and configure Arches resource models and tools to manage the life-cycle of resource instances. For more information, visit the full release notes.

Current version: v8.1.2

 

Arches Lingo: Version 1.0.0

Arches Lingo, the application for creating, managing, and sharing authority data, received its v1.0.0 release on March 27, 2026, following alpha and beta releases in 2025.

 

On the horizon: planned development

Currently, development of Arches software is focused on the following initiatives:

  • Arches for Reference and Sample Collections (RaSColls)

Seeking support

The following development initiatives have been identified as potential additions to the Arches development roadmap, but are not yet funded:

Acknowledgements

While the majority of Arches development is funded by the Getty Conservation Institute, we would like to acknowledge the instances in which so many other organizations have funded development that is now available to the entire Arches community.

 

Arches Platform

Release and Support Schedule

VersionRelease DateEnd Main SupportEnd Extended Support
6.2 LTS10/202209/202403/2025
7.406/202312/202306/2024
7.512/202309/202403/2025
7.6 LTS09/202412/202606/2027
806/202503/202609/2026
8.103/202612/202606/2027
8.2 LTS12/202603/202909/2029
909/202706/202812/2028
9.106/202803/202909/2029
9.2 LTS03/202906/203112/2031

Arches Project Roadmap

Current Releases

VersionRelease DateRelease Notes
8.1.227-Mar-26See full release notes for v8.1.2
8.0.105-Mar-26See full release notes for v8.0.10
7.6.2427-May-26See full release notes for v7.6.24
6.2.616-Dec-23See full release notes for v6.2.6

Upcoming Releases

VersionRelease DateKey Features
Arches v99/15/2027
  • Full migration to Vue
  • Removal of the RDM
  • Removal of the following datatypes: concept, concept-list, domain, domain-list

Past Releases

VersionRelease DateRelease Notes
8.1.126-Mar-26See full release notes for v8.1.1
8.1.017-Mar-26See full release notes for v8.1.0
8.0.925-Feb-26See full release notes for v8.0.9
8.0.813-Jan-26See full release notes for v8.0.8
8.0.714-Nov-25See full release notes for v8.0.7
8.0.66-Nov-25See full release notes for v8.0.6
8.0.58-Oct-25See full release notes for v8.0.5
8.0.418-Sep-25See full release notes for v8.0.4
8.0.319-Aug-25See full release notes for v8.0.3
8.0.218-Jul-25See full release notes for v8.0.2
8.0.116-Jul-25See full release notes for v8.0.1
8.0.015-Jun-25See full release notes for v8.0.0
7.6.235-May-26See full release notes for v7.6.23
7.6.225-Mar-26See full release notes for v7.6.22
7.6.2123-Feb-26See full release notes for v7.6.21
7.6.2013-Jan-26See full release notes for v7.6.20
7.6.1914-Nov-25See full release notes for v7.6.19
7.6.186-Nov-25See full release notes for v7.6.18
7.6.178-Oct-25See full release notes for v7.6.17
7.6.1618-Sep-25See full release notes for v7.6.16
7.6.1522-Aug-25See full release notes for v7.6.15
7.6.1425-Jul-25See full release notes for v7.6.14
7.6.1316-Jul-25See full release notes for v7.6.13
7.6.1220-Jun-25See full release notes for v7.6.12
7.6.1112-Jun-25See full release notes for v7.6.11
7.6.1016-May-25See full release notes for v7.6.10
7.6.97-Apr-25See full release notes for v7.6.9
7.6.81-Apr-25See full release notes for v7.6.8
7.6.727-Mar-25See full release notes for v7.6.7
AfS 2.0.1 AfS 2.0.224-Feb-25Arches for Science: webpage | GitHub repository
7.6.627-Jan-25See full release notes for v7.6.6
7.6.517-Jan-25See full release notes for v7.6.5
7.6.419-Dec-24See full release notes for v7.6.4
AfS 2.04-Dec-24Arches for Science: webpage | GitHub repository
7.6.38-Nov-24See full release notes for v7.6.3
7.6.27-Nov-24See full release notes for v7.6.2
7.6.1October 21, 2024See full release notes for v7.6.1
7.6 LTS30-Sep-24See full release notes for v7.6 LTS
AfS 1.118-Jan-24Arches for Science: webpage | GitHub repository
7.515-Dec-23See full release notes for v7.5
7.4.319-Dec-23See full release notes for v7.4.3
AfS 1.015-Dec-23Arches for Science: webpage | GitHub repository
7.4.22-Oct-23See full release notes for v7.4.2
7.4.13-Aug-23See full release notes for v7.4.1
7.4.015-Jun-23See full release notes for v7.4.0
7.3.0Jan-23See full release notes for v7.3.0
7.2.1Dec-22See full release notes for v7.2.1
7.2.0Nov-22See full release notes for v7.2.0
7.1.1Sep-22See full release notes for v7.1.1
7.1.0Sep-22See full release notes for v7.1.0
7Aug-22See full release notes for v7.0
6.2.52-Oct-23See full release notes for v6.2.5
6.2.43-Aug-23See full release notes for v6.2.4
6.2.3Apr-23See full release notes for v6.2.3
6.2.2Feb-23See full release notes for v6.2.2
6.2.1Oct-22See full release notes for v6.2.1
6.2.0Oct-22See full release notes for v6.2.0
6.1.2Nov-22See full release notes for v6.1.2
6.1Jun-22See full release notes for v6.1
6Sep-22See full release notes for v6.0
5.1.4Mar-21See full release notes for v5.1.4
5.1.3Mar-21See full release notes for v5.1.3
5.1.1Mar-21See full release notes for v5.1.1
5.1Oct-20See full release notes for v5.1
5January 2020See full release notes for v5.0
4.4.3Nov-19See full release notes for v4.4.3
4.4.2Jun-19See full release notes for v4.4.2
4.4.1Feb-19See full release notes for v4.4.1
4.3Aug-18See full release notes for v4.3
4.2Jun-18See full release notes for v4.2
4.1Jan-18See full release notes for v4.1
4Oct-17See full release notes for v4.0

Arches Applications

Arches for HERs

Current Release:  1.1.0

An Arches application for the management of UK Historic Environment Records (HERs)

VersionRelease DateKey FeaturesRelease Notes
1.1.028-Apr-26
  • Upgrades Arches for HERs to work with Arches 7.6
  • Retain placeholder text formatting for HTML (rich-text) values in consultation letter
  • Referenced-by scene added to most reports
  • New HTML export report template for Artefact resources
  • Adds incomplete workflow modal and workflow help templates
See full release notes for v1.1.0
1.0.024-Sep-24
  • Incorporates standards as specified by the Forum for Information Standards in Heritage (FISH)
  • Geospatial features use the British National Grid coordinate system
  • Consultations module to streamline the casework and consultation processes
See full release notes for v1.0.0
Future FeaturesTBD
  • Upgrades Arches for HERs to work with Arches 8.2 (LTS version)

Arches Lingo

Current Release: 1.0.0

An Arches application for creating, managing, and sharing authority data

VersionRelease DateKey FeaturesRelease Notes
1.1.030-Jun-26
  • Performance enhancements to support large-scale thesauri
  • Ability to lock individual data sets to utilize for public user without ability to update
1.0.027-Mar-26
  • Support for managing scheme and concept lifecycles including:
    • Publishing schemes and their concepts to create new versions
    • Management of friendly identifiers and URIs for schemes and concepts
    • Deprecating concepts and schemes
  • Bulk import and export of thesauri and their terms as SKOS RDF
  • Dashboards and user profiles
  • Advanced search and filtering capabilities for thesauri and their terms
  • Ability to view edit log for thesauri and their terms and revert changes as part of a draft edit
  • Saved searches and search results for managing lists of terms
See full release notes for v1.0.0
1.0.0 beta1-Sep-25
  • UI with improved hierarchy viewer and search
  • Scheme and Concept reports and editors extended with additional fields and features
1.0.0 alpha1-Jun-25
  • Resource models and controlled lists for managing thesauri and their terms as Arches resource data
  • Interface for creating and managing thesauri and their terms including:
    • Hierarchy viewer for exploring thesauri hierarchically
    • Basic search for finding terms in thesauri
    • Basic Scheme and Concept reports and editors for editing thesauri and their terms
Future FeaturesTBD
Currently Unfunded
  • Resource models and controlled lists for managing thesauri and their terms as Arches resource data
  • Interface for creating and managing thesauri and their terms including:
    • Hierarchy viewer for exploring thesauri hierarchically
    • Basic search for finding terms in thesauri
    • Basic Scheme and Concept reports and editors for editing thesauri and their terms

Current Release: 2.0.4

Arches for Science

An Arches application for the management and sharing of heritage science data

VersionRelease DateKey FeaturesRelease Notes
2.0.027-Mar-26
  • Upgrades Arches for Science to work with the latest Arches 7.6.x release
See full release notes for v2.0.0
1.0.01-Dec-23
  • Resource models, including: Physical Thing, Project, Collection or Set, Digital Resources, Person, Group, Instrument, Observation, Modification, Sampling Activity, Textual Work and Place.
  • Image comparison tool, with IIIF Image Service Manager
  • Annotation of images of objects to show areas of analysis and areas that have been sampled
  • Graphical visualization of 2D instrument data
Future FeaturesTBD
Currently Unfunded
  • Allow user to associate files from different instruments to the same region
  • Integration with Arches RaSColls (details TBD)

Currently in Development

Arches for RaSColls

An Arches application for managing and sharing resources of heritage science reference and sample collections

VersionRelease DateKey Features
1.0.0TBD
  • Support for managing and sharing data for reference collections
  • Advanced search and filtering capabilities, leveraging Arches Search Extension
  • Geographical search ability, with an interactive map view
  • Ability to track the details and history of resource acquisition events
  • Ability to generate custom identifiers to preserve legacy standards
  • Ability to export search results
Future FeaturesTBD
Currently Unfunded
  • Additional resource models, including Samples and Building Materials
  • Integration with Arches for Science, connecting reference and sample materials to additional analysis data

 

Arches Extensions

Current Release: 1.1.0

Arches Controlled Lists

An Arches extension designed to manage controlled lists and reference data within the Arches Platform

VersionRelease DateKey FeaturesRelease Notes
1.1.027-Mar-26
  • Support loading of skos files during package load
See full release notes for v1.1.0
1.0.030-Sep-25
  • Adds controlled lists and list item schema and APIs for managing controlled lists
  • Introduces Controlled List Manager UI for creating and managing controlled lists
  • Creates the "reference" data type for making reference to controlled list items in Arches resource data
  • Adds a new "reference_select" widget for working with the "reference" data type in forms and reports
See full release notes for v1.0.0
Future FeaturesTBD
Currently Unfunded
  • Migrate domains and domain tile data to references/controlled lists
  • Improve Controlled List Manager UI for large datasets
  • Tools for synchronizing references across lists and in tile data

Arches Modular Reports

Currently in Development

An Arches extension for more modular, customizable reporting

VersionRelease DateKey Features
1.0.0TBD
  • Ability to edit the structure of a report configuration
  • Custom report components include:
    • Header displays report title or descriptor
    • Add export buttons and list tools to reports
    • Tombstone provides a summary or key metadata for the resource
    • Tabular organization of report content
    • Related resources

Arches Querysets

Current Release: 1.1.0

An Arches extension for querying business data and building APIs

VersionRelease DateKey FeaturesRelease Notes
1.0.022-Oct-25
  • Express create/retrieve/update/delete operations (and filtering) using Django QuerySets
  • Model managers providing QuerySets for resource and tile trees
  • Lookups for filtering for most datatypes
  • Bulk tile save operations
  • Supports both Arches 7.6 and 8.0
See full release notes for v1.0.0

Arches Search Extension

Currently in Development

An Arches extension that provides more robust search capabilities

VersionRelease DateKey Features
1.0.0TBD
  • Fulltext search using Postgresql rather than Elastic
  • Thorough resource advanced search, including AND/OR operators
  • Configurable layout
  • Infinite scroll search results rather than paginated
  • Additional attribute filters
  • Written in Vue

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Last updated: June 2026