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h1. Changelog 6.1.x

h2. version:6.1.1 (2026-01-05)

h3. [Administration]

* Defect #43282: Locked users are not shown in gray in the user list

h3. [Code cleanup/refactoring]

* Defect #43441: Fix failures in test/system/issues_test.rb

* Patch #43257: Remove unused files related to the quote reply feature

* Patch #43638: Update copyright year to 2026

h3. [Custom fields]

* Defect #43409: Progress bar custom field shows only "%" instead of "0%" when value is nil

* Defect #43521: Saving a custom field fails with 500 when regular expression is invalid

h3. [Documentation]

* Defect #43491: Fix incorrect link for the Japanese CommonMark Quick Reference

h3. [Email notifications]

* Defect #43420: Markdown alerts are missing styling in email notifications

h3. [Gems support]

* Defect #43609: Tests fail with minitest 6.0

h3. [I18n]

* Defect #43522: "Ratio interval" custom field label is not localized

* Patch #43379: Localize default commonmark alert titles (note, tip, warning, caution and important)

h3. [Issues list]

* Defect #43283: Overdue due date text does not turn light gray when issue is selected

* Defect #43603: Delete link is missing from the context menu when using a relative URL root

h3. [No category]

* Patch #43275: Remove continue-on-error: true from the system test job in GitHub CI

h3. [Rails support]

* Patch #43633: Update Rails to 7.2.3

h3. [Security]

* Defect #43451: PostScript disguised as PDF can lead to arbitrary file operations via thumbnail generation

* Defect #43634: Authorization bypass in Redmine allows modification of attachment metadata on invisible issues

* Defect #43635: Authorization bypass in Redmine allows deletion of attachment on invisible issues external

h3. [SCM]

* Defect #43525: "label_added" is not translated in the repository revision view legend

h3. [Text formatting]

* Defect #43526: When using the include macro in the project description, an execution error occurs in the project list (list view)

* Defect #43612: Inline code rendering does not preserve multiple spaces

* Feature #43234: Enable CJK-friendly emphasis extension for CommonMark

* Feature #43425: Update colors of Markdown "Warning" and "Caution" alerts to be consistent with standards

* Patch #43328: List marker missing when regular items and task list items are mixed

h3. [Translations]

* Patch #43326: Bulgarian translation update for 6.1-stable

* Patch #43370: Russian translation update for 6.1-stable

* Patch #43400: Japanese translation update for 6.1-stable

* Patch #43433: Persian translation update for 6.1-stable

* Patch #43490: Japanese translation update (jstoolbar-ja.js) for 6.0-stable

* Patch #43493: Japanese translation update (field_ratio_interval and setting_issue_done_ratio_interval)

* Patch #43620: Italian translation update for 6.1-stable

* Patch #43630: Traditional Chinese translation update for 6.1-stable

h3. [UI]

* Defect #41680: Incorrect label/value order on the issue view in RTL layout

* Defect #43265: Automatic list marker does not work for task list items

* Defect #43378: Column headers are slightly shifted to the right in tables in list views

* Defect #43422: File format custom fields use legacy download icon instead of SVG icon

* Defect #43492: Initials avatar shrink in the Activity view when event titles are long

* Defect #43504: Unexpected file name shown when hovering over a link in the Files column

* Defect #43507: Markdown alerts do not respect RTL text direction

* Defect #43509: Avatar in issue view is positioned incorrectly in RTL layout

* Defect #43510: Reaction buttons are positioned incorrectly in RTL layout

* Defect #43511: "Lost password" link in login form is positioned incorrectly in RTL layout

* Defect #43512: Copy button on code blocks is positioned incorrectly in RTL layout

* Defect #43514: Legacy icons still displayed alongside new SVG icons on some RTL pages

* Defect #43520: Repository browser does not indent directory hierarchy in RTL layout

* Defect #43523: Avatar layout breaks for initials icon in user import completion page

* Defect #43527: Login and Email columns are unexpectedly center-aligned on the Users page since Redmine 5.1

* Defect #43591: Context menu is hidden behind sidebar in RTL layout

* Defect #43592: Ajax indicator is broken in RTL layouts

* Feature #43280: Improve visual distinction of link presence in SVG icons

h3. [Wiki]

* Patch #43372: Allow macro recent_pages to display pages from a specific  project

h2. version:6.1.0 (2025-09-21)

h3. [Accounts / authentication]

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

h3. [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

h3. [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

h3. [Attachments]

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

h3. [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

h3. [Custom fields]

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

h3. [Database]

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

h3. [Documentation]

* Patch #43215: Add Japanese CommonMark Markdown help

h3. [Email receiving]

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

h3. [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

h3. [Issues]

* Feature #42073: Remove navigation parameters from issue detail URLs after updates

* Feature #42477: Configurable columns for the lists of child and related issues

h3. [No category]

* Patch #43229: Update database versions on Github CI

h3. [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 (...)`

h3. [Projects]

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

h3. [REST API]

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

h3. [Ruby support]

* Feature #41976: Ruby 3.4 support

* Patch #42496: Drop support for Ruby 3.1

h3. [SCM]

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

h3. [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

h3. [Time tracking]

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

h3. [Translations]

* Defect #42580: Array#to_sentence produces incorrect output due to missing translation keys

* Patch #43106: Add translation to imports/show

h3. [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

h3. [UI - Responsive]

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