Changelog 6.1.x¶

6.1.0 (2025-09-21)¶

[Accounts / authentication]¶

• Feature #42880: Make 'auto watch issues' default user settings configurable

[Activity view]¶

• Feature #42041: Increase the maximum description length to 240 characters in the Activity view
• Feature #42043: Abbreviate quoted text in descriptions in Activity view
• Feature #43221: Unify Activity date header color with the issue journal header

[Administration]¶

• Feature #42441: Improve error message on role deletion by listing projects using the role
• Patch #41560: Improve clarity of translations in Self-registration settings

[Attachments]¶

• Feature #42133: Refactor thumbnail markup for improved structure and semantics

[Code cleanup/refactoring]¶

• Patch #35648: Changelog generator should allow merging two or more versions
• Patch #42124: Refactor `Member#role_ids=` method for improved clarity and efficiency in removing obsolete member roles
• Patch #42515: Reimplement partial quote feature using Stimulus
• Patch #42602: Replaces deckar01-task_list with commonmarks tasklist extension
• Patch #42859: Remove custom Redmine::I18n::Backend
• Patch #42934: Add model/controller generators tests
• Patch #43130: Fix random test failures by calling Setting.clear_cache after all tests

[Custom fields]¶

• Feature #42335: "Progress bar" custom field format

[Database]¶

• Feature #42675: Add support for Trilogy adapter, a MySQL-compatible database adapter

[Documentation]¶

• Patch #43215: Add Japanese CommonMark Markdown help

[Email receiving]¶

• Feature #41738: Allow IMAP4 email receiving to skip SSL certificate verification with `ssl=force` option

[Gems support]¶

• Defect #37394: commonmarker gem is marked optional but required at runtime
• Feature #42510: Add Stimulus as a JavaScript framework
• Patch #40197: Update commonmarker to 2.3.0
• Patch #41723: Update roadie-rails to 3.3
• Patch #41761: Update Rubocop Performance to 1.25
• Patch #41865: Update SQLite3 gem to 2.5
• Patch #41884: Update RuboCop to 1.76
• Patch #41964: Update Nokogiri to 1.18
• Patch #42044: Update Rubocop Rails to 2.32
• Patch #42071: Update rubyzip to 2.4
• Patch #42104: Update MiniMagick to 5.2

[Issues]¶

• Feature #42073: Remove navigation parameters from issue detail URLs after updates
• Feature #42477: Configurable columns for the lists of child and related issues

[No category]¶

• Patch #43229: Update database versions on Github CI

[Performance]¶

• Defect #35927: Slow loading of /time_entries/new
• Feature #42077: Optimize activity view performance through association preloading for journals
• Feature #42121: Optimize Version#wiki_page method
• Feature #42144: Optimize IssuesController#show by skipping time tracking queries when disabled
• Feature #42150: Optimize TimeEntryActivity#default_activity_id method by introducing early returns to reduce SQL queries
• Feature #42555: Adds the Bullet gem to detect query problems such as N+1 and improve performance
• Feature #42589: Optimize watchers list rendering by eager loading email addresses
• Feature #42663: Optimize Gantt chart rendering by reducing version-related queries
• Feature #42671: Avoid unnecessary SQL query for subprojects in ProjectsController#show when project has no children
• Feature #42673: Optimize `Version::FixedIssuesExtension#issues_progress` by avoiding repeated `Issue#closed?` calls
• Feature #42681: Avoid unnecessary SQL queries by reordering conditions in Gantt version subject rendering
• Feature #42682: Optimize the rendering of versions on the roadmap by preloading the email addresses of issue assignees
• Patch #43208: Reduce requests sent for issue numbers, usernames, and Wiki page name autocompletion
• Patch #43214: Optimize Project.allowed_to_condition by replacing `projects.status <> ...` with `projects.status IN (...)`

[Projects]¶

• Defect #41975: Uniqueness of Project model fields is not checked sufficiently

[REST API]¶

• Feature #24808: OAuth2 support for Redmine API Apps (OAuth2 Provider)

[Ruby support]¶

• Feature #41976: Ruby 3.4 support
• Patch #42496: Drop support for Ruby 3.1

[SCM]¶

• Feature #33784: Update Mercurial repository support to be compatible with Python 3 and remove support for Mercurial < 5.1

[Text formatting]¶

• Feature #38501: recent_pages macro that displays a list of recently updated Wiki pages
• Feature #38504: Display pasted images in appropriate size on HiDPI displays
• Feature #42603: Enable commonmark alert extension

[Time tracking]¶

• Feature #13596: Add setting to allow/deny time logging on closed issues

[Translations]¶

• Defect #42580: Array#to_sentence produces incorrect output due to missing translation keys
• Patch #43106: Add translation to imports/show

[UI]¶

• Defect #42818: Unnecessary margin below icons on the board-style projects page
• Feature #5953: Copy RSS/REST API keys to clipboard
• Feature #29214: Button to copy `pre` code block content to the clipboard
• Feature #29824: Add user initials when Gravatar is disabled
• Feature #31531: Change quote note icon to quotation mark icon
• Feature #35616: Remove "Delete" from the context menu for related issues and subtasks
• Feature #40588: Add new setting "JavaScript based table sorting in wiki content " to disable table sort
• Feature #40744: Refresh history tabs look and feel
• Feature #41725: Add SVG icons sample view
• Feature #41910: Bold current user's name in Assignee and Author columns on issues list
• Feature #42305: Changes watch button icon to eye image to align icon with function and improve visual clarity
• Feature #42598: Drop Atom icon in "Also available in" links
• Feature #42623: Adds initials to the list of default Gravatar options
• Feature #42630: Introduce reaction feature to issues, notes, news, and forums
• Feature #42684: Add a sticky header to keep the issue subject visible on scroll
• Feature #43095: Support automatic list marker insertion in textareas
• Patch #42966: Replace legacy loader.gif with SVG icon in attachment upload form and in ajax indicator
• Patch #42972: Refactor and unify the structure of journals, replies and comments

[UI - Responsive]¶

• Defect #38795: Submit button incorrectly displayed in the middle of the form on mobile view