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
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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.
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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:
- Required Migration of the Arches UI Framework to Vue (see more information on the Forum)
- Arches Mobile Data Collection Application (see more information on the Forum)
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.
Release and Support Schedule
| Version | Release Date | End Main Support | End Extended Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 LTS | 10/2022 | 09/2024 | 03/2025 |
| 7.4 | 06/2023 | 12/2023 | 06/2024 |
| 7.5 | 12/2023 | 09/2024 | 03/2025 |
| 7.6 LTS | 09/2024 | 12/2026 | 06/2027 |
| 8 | 06/2025 | 03/2026 | 09/2026 |
| 8.1 | 03/2026 | 12/2026 | 06/2027 |
| 8.2 LTS | 12/2026 | 03/2029 | 09/2029 |
| 9 | 09/2027 | 06/2028 | 12/2028 |
| 9.1 | 06/2028 | 03/2029 | 09/2029 |
| 9.2 LTS | 03/2029 | 06/2031 | 12/2031 |
Arches Project Roadmap
Current Releases
| Version | Release Date | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1.2 | 27-Mar-26 | See full release notes for v8.1.2 |
| 8.0.10 | 5-Mar-26 | See full release notes for v8.0.10 |
| 7.6.24 | 27-May-26 | See full release notes for v7.6.24 |
| 6.2.6 | 16-Dec-23 | See full release notes for v6.2.6 |
Upcoming Releases
| Version | Release Date | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Arches v9 | 9/15/2027 |
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Past Releases
An Arches application for the management of UK Historic Environment Records (HERs)
| Version | Release Date | Key Features | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | 28-Apr-26 |
| See full release notes for v1.1.0 |
| 1.0.0 | 24-Sep-24 |
| See full release notes for v1.0.0 |
| Future Features | TBD |
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An Arches application for creating, managing, and sharing authority data
| Version | Release Date | Key Features | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | 30-Jun-26 |
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| 1.0.0 | 27-Mar-26 |
| See full release notes for v1.0.0 |
| 1.0.0 beta | 1-Sep-25 |
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| 1.0.0 alpha | 1-Jun-25 |
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| Future Features | TBD Currently Unfunded |
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An Arches application for the management and sharing of heritage science data
| Version | Release Date | Key Features | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | 27-Mar-26 |
| See full release notes for v2.0.0 |
| 1.0.0 | 1-Dec-23 |
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| Future Features | TBD Currently Unfunded |
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An Arches application for managing and sharing resources of heritage science reference and sample collections
| Version | Release Date | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | TBD |
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| Future Features | TBD Currently Unfunded |
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An Arches extension designed to manage controlled lists and reference data within the Arches Platform
| Version | Release Date | Key Features | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | 27-Mar-26 |
| See full release notes for v1.1.0 |
| 1.0.0 | 30-Sep-25 |
| See full release notes for v1.0.0 |
| Future Features | TBD Currently Unfunded |
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An Arches extension for more modular, customizable reporting
| Version | Release Date | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | TBD |
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An Arches extension for querying business data and building APIs
| Version | Release Date | Key Features | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 22-Oct-25 |
| See full release notes for v1.0.0 |
An Arches extension that provides more robust search capabilities
| Version | Release Date | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | TBD |
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Last updated: June 2026