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Moodle Releases

2025 Moodle 4.4 Release Dates

Ticket TitleRelease DateStatus
Hosted Release 1 (Emergency)Tue, 7 Jan 2025image-20230119090746-1
Hosted Release 2 (Emergency)Fri, 10 Jan 2025image-20230119090746-1
 2024 Post Upgrade ReleaseWed, 22 Jan 2025image-20230119090746-1
Client Release 1Wed, 12 Feb 2025image-20230119090746-1
Client Release 2Wed, 5 Mar 2025image-20230119090746-1
Hosted Release 3 (Emergency)Tue, 18 Mar 2025image-20230119090746-1
Client Release 3Wed, 2 Apr 2025image-20230119090746-1
Hosted Release 4 (Emergency)Tue, 15 Apr 2025image-20230119090746-1
Client Release 4Wed, 21 May 2025image-20230119090746-1
Client Release 5Wed, 11 Jun 2025image-20241114194208-6
Client Release 6Wed, 2 Jul 2025image-20241114194206-5
Client Release 7Wed, 6 Aug 2025image-20241114194203-4
 Client Release 8Wed, 3 Sep 2025image-20241114194159-3

Lead Times and Approvals for Moodle Releases

Release

Ticket Lodgement Cut-off

Functionality Available
in Moodle UAT

Sign-off Testing
in Moodle UAT

Sign-off Testing
in Moodle STAGE

Release to
Moodle PROD

Jan 2025

Wed, 4 Dec 2024

Wed, 18 Dec 2024

Mon, 6 Jan 2025

Tue, 21 Jan 2025

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

Feb 2025

Wed, 22 Jan 2025

Wed, 29 Jan 2025

Mon, 3 Jan 2025

Tue, 11 Feb 2025

Wed, 12 Feb 2025

Mar 2025

Wed, 5 Feb 2025

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

Tue, 4 Mar 2025

Wed, 5 Mar 2025

Apr 2025

Wed, 5 Mar 2025

Wed, 19 Mar 2025

Mon, 24 Mar 2025

Tue, 1 Apr 2025

Wed, 2 Apr 2025

May 2025

Wed, 9 Apr 2025

Wed, 7 May 2025

Mon, 12 May 2025

Tue, 20 May 2025

Wed, 21 May 2025

Jun 2025

Wed, 21 May 2025

Wed, 28 May 2025

Mon, 2 Jun 2025

Tue, 10 Jun 2025

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

Jul 2025

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

Wed, 18 Jun 2025

Mon, 23 Jun 2025

Tue, 1 Jul 2025

Wed, 2 Jul 2025

Aug 2025

Wed, 2 Jul 2025

Wed, 16 Jul 2025

Mon, 28 Jul 2025

Tue, 5 Aug 2025

Wed, 6 Aug 2025

Sep 2025Wed, 6 Aug 2025Wed, 20 Aug 2025Mon, 25 Aug 2025Tue, 2 Sep 2025Wed, 3 Sep 2025

Previous Years

  • 2024 Release Information
  • 2023 Release Information
  • 2022 Release Information
  • 2021 Release Information

Moodle Release - May 2025 Client Release 4

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1495 theme_remui: Update class names on the form_autocomplete_input template
    Affects Staff - Ensures staff can filter questions in Quiz question banks.
  • UNSWSRV-1462 Apply BASE-5235/5236: Ally integration update 4.3.0 (2024060300)
    Affects System - Improvements and bug fixes for Ally plugin from upstream for compatibility with Moodle 4.4.
  • UNSWSRV-1459 repository_thebox: Ignore thumbnails provided by the box for galleries
    Affects System - Amendment made to the integration not to accept the thumbnail attribute from theBox.
  • UNSWSRV-1419 core: Don't email suspended users
    Affects System - Forum digests will not be sent to students without an email address.

Task

  • UNSWSRV-1477 config: theme_remui: Update and track myPlan dropdown menu's value
    Affects Staff - Removes and tracks the Staff Learning Resources link under myPlan header dropdown menu.
  • UNSWSRV-config: tool_recyclebin: set and track autohide
    Affects Staff - Displays the Recycle bin in every course under the "More" dropdown menu.

Improvement

  • UNSWSRV-1474 Merge latest HOSTED branch
    Affects System - Applies system and security patches.
  • UNSWSRV-1464 block_completion_progress: Disable adding multiple Completion Progress blocks
    Affects System - Prevents multiple Completion Progress blocks from being added in one course.
  • UNSWSRV-1458 grade_report_singleview: Display HTML in feedback
    Affects Staff/Students - Displays HTML in the feedback grade item for Team Evaluation comments.
  • UNSWSRV-1450 theme_unsw_online: Update to V2025040400
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online theme to version 2025040400.

New Feature

  • UNSWSRV-1430 report_lti_creation: make bulk LTI tool only insert LTI in course if the same one is not already there
    Affects System - Prevents a duplicate LTI or a Page resource from being added into Moodle Course section 0 if one has already been added.

Moodle Release - April 2025 Hosted Release 4 (Emergency)

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1463 Backport security fixes from 4.4.8
    Affects System - This patch backports and applies numerous security patches.

Moodle Release - April 2025 Client Release 3

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1153 config: Remove risky unused capabilities from Moodleâ„¢ (M4.4)
    Affects System - Removes risky capabilities to add 3 different blocks by users.

Task

  • UNSWSRV-1422 config: theme_remui: Set and track unsw_lesson_downloader
    Affects System - Enables and tracks the 'Download PDF' button in Lesson activity.
  • UNSWSRV-1429 Merge latest HOSTED branch
    Affects System - Applies system and security patches.

Improvement

  • UNSWSRV-1420 theme_remui: Updates to V2024042500 14
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance theme to version 2024042500 14.
  • UNSWSRV-1421: format_remuiformat: Updates to 2024042500 7
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance course format to version 2024042500 7.

Moodle Release - March 2025 Hosted Release 3 (Emergency)

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1428 Apply BASE-5212: simplesaml: Upgrade saml2 dependency to v4.17.0
    Affects System - This patch addresses a security issue (CVE-2025-27773) that affects older versions of simplesamlphp.

Moodle Release - March 2025 Client Release 2

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1344 mod_mediagallery: Implement handling for Assignment submission not in the respective grouping
    Affects Students - Ensures Media Gallery Assignment submissions for students are correctly processed.

Task

  • UNSWSRV-1395 config: Set and track atto toolbar
    Affects System - Moves and tracks the HTML button to the first row in the ATTO editor.

  • UNSWSRV-1175 config: Remove mod/forum:postprivatereply capability from all users (M4.4)
    Affects Staff/Students - Prevents users from posting a private reply in a Forum.

Improvement

  • UNSWSRV-1401 mod_mediagallery: fix header name in gallery form
    Affects Staff - Ensures Gallery display and Visibility menus open individually when selected when creating a Media Gallery.

  • UNSWSRV-1396 mod_lightboxgallery: Show comments regardless of edit mode
    Affects Staff - Ensures comments are displayed in Lightbox Gallery when edit mode is on or off.

  • UNSWSRV-1391 format_unsw: Update to V2025012600
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online course format to version 2025012600.

  • UNSWSRV-1390 theme_unsw_online: Update to V2025020700
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online theme to version 2025020700.

  • UNSWSRV-1386 Merge latest HOSTED branch
    Affects System - Applies system and security patches.

  • UNSWSRV-1381 format_remuiformat: Updates to 2024042500 5
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance course format to version 2024042500 5.

  • UNSWSRV-1380 theme_remui: Updates to V2024042500 11
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance theme to version 2024042500 11.

  • UNSWSRV-1338 format_unsw: Update to V2025010800
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online course format to version 2025010800.

  • UNSWSRV-1337 theme_unsw_online: Update to V2025010800
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online theme to version 2025010800.

  • UNSWSRV-1311 lang: Update TinyMCE Heading text
    Affects Staff/Students - Displays the font size for Paragraph styles in new TinyMCE editor.

  • UNSWSRV-1160 lang: local_teameval: Update the Fraction string for Team Evaluation (M4.4)
    Affects Staff - Renames "Adjustment Fraction" option in Team Evaluation setting to "Percentage of team mark to be adjusted".

  • UNSWSRV-1131 quiz_downloadsubmissions: Implement Download essay submissions in the background (M4.4)
    Affects Staff - Ensures download of Essay Quiz questions does not timeout when submission file size is big.

Moodle Release - February 2025 Client Release 1

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1373 mod_mediagallery: Fix displaying of images for word MP3 and PDF
    Affects Staff/Students - Ensures the image/icons for files such as Word, MP3 and PDF are displayed in Media Gallery.

  • UNSWSRV-1372 mod_mediagallery: Re-implement fixed width for carousel items
    Affects Staff/Students - Ensures the items are correctly aligned in the carousel format of Media Gallery.

  • UNSWSRV-1350 mod_mediagallery: Fix Gallery CSS to make edit controls not interfere with Course Index or Block drawer
    Affects Staff/Students - Displays the user profile correctly when accessing it in Media Gallery.

  • UNSWSRV-1310 mod_mediagallery: Set downloading folders as unlimited time limit
    Affects Staff/Students - Increases the timeout from 30 seconds to unlimited to allow downloading of large files for slow connection in Media Gallery.

  • UNSWSRV-1302 format_remuiformat: Fix privacy provider definition
    Affects System - Corrects the definition of the privacy provider by changing the null provider.

Task

  • UNSWSRV-1361 config: Set and track footer links
    Affects System - Updates and tracks the links in the footer for UNSW Moodle Enhance theme and UNSW College theme.

  • UNSWSRV-1345 config: Track allow login as capability for several roles
    Affects TELT Administrator, UNSW College Administrator, AGSM EE Administrator and Staff - Enables these roles to login as Test Student role in Test Users block.

  • UNSWSRV-1299 theme_unsw_college: Add privacy provider definition [M4.4]
    UNSWSRV-1298 local_unswcollege_integration: Add privacy provider definition [M4.4]
    UNSWSRV-732 local_lti_role_matrix: Fix privacy provider definition
    UNSWSRV-731 local_guest_access: Add privacy provider definition [M4.4]
    UNSWSRV-729 qformat_unswqti: Add privacy provider definition [M4.4]
    UNSWSRV-728 auth_ldapunsw: Add privacy provider definition [M4.4]
    Affects System - Adds privacy provider definition for plugins.

  • UNSWSRV-1285 config: set and track configuration change for attendance (M4.4)
    Affects System - Updates and tracks title of activity in exported Attendance report.

  • UNSWSRV-1221 config: block_online_users_monitor_limit increase limit to 4000 (M4.4)
    Affects System - Updates the block_online_users_monitor_limit to 4000.

Improvement

  • UNSWSRV-1360 format_remuiformat: Updates to 2024042500 3
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance course format to version 2024042500 3.

  • UNSWSRV-1359 theme_remui: Updates to V2024042500 9
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance theme to version 2024042500 9.

  • UNSWSRV-1355 Merge latest HOSTED branch
    Affects System - Applies system and security patches.

  • UNSWSRV-1351 theme_remui: Fix move left/right indentation of activities on course page
    Affects Staff - Enables move left/right indentation of activities on course page for all course formats.

  • UNSWSRV-1317 config: block_completion_progress: Update and track the colour codes
    Affects Staff/Students - Updates and tracks colours for various statuses in Completion Progress block.

  • UNSWSRV-1312 config: theme_remui: Update and track the Custom links new values
    Affects Staff/Students - Updates and tracks a new link under AI dropdown list.

  • UNSWSRV-1294 local_category_creator: Fix page layout to standard
    Affects System - Updates Open Reports to version 2023110701 and changes its page layout to standard.

  • UNSWSRV-1176 mod_attendance: Includes title of activity in exported attendance report (M4.4)
    Affects Staff - Includes title of activity in an exported Attendance report.

Moodle Release - Moodle 4.4 Post Upgrade Release

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1291 Apply BASE-5160: atto_embedquestion: Fix embed question icon not displayed
    Affects Staff - Displays the Embed question icon in the ATTO editor.

  • UNSWSRV-1286 Apply BASE-5158: mod_scheduler: Fix php dynamic properties deprecated stack trace
    Affects System - Removes the stack trace error when creating a booking form in Scheduler.

Improvement

  • UNSWSRV-1342 format_remuiformat: Updates to 2024042500 2
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance course format to version 2024042500 2.

  • UNSWSRV-1328 format_unsw: Update to V2024221013
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance course format to version 2024221013.

  • UNSWSRV-1327 theme_unsw_online: Update to V2024221013
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online theme to version 2024221013.

  • UNSWSRV-1321 config: Update and track the text editors order
    Affects System - Tracks and set the order of the editors.

  • UNSWSRV-1313 Merge latest HOSTED branch
    Affects System - Applies system and security patches.

  • UNSWSRV-1308 format_unsw: Update to V2024221011
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online course format to version 2024221011.

  • UNSWSRV-1307 theme_unsw_online: Update to V2024221011
    Affects System - Updates UNSW Online theme to version 2024221011.

  • UNSWSRV-1296 theme_remui: Updates to V2024042500 3
    Affects System - Updates Moodle Enhance theme to version 2024042500 3.

  • UNSWSRV-1290 local_userpolicy: Fix issue of unnecessary Info alert when saving privacy settings
    Affects Staff/Students - Removes unnecessary info alert when saving privacy settings and redirecting to user profile.

  • UNSWSRV-1287 mod_assign: Fix issue of current grade appears twice
    Affects Staff/Students - Ensures current grade appears only once in the grade page of Assignment activity.

Moodle Release - January 2025 Hosted Release 2 (Emergency)

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1343 Apply BASE-5178: auth_oidc: Apply user field mapping fix from upstream
    Affects Staff/Students - Ensures a user's email address instead of the UPN is sent in the LTI payload when accessing an external tool.

Moodle Release - January 2025 Hosted Release 1 (Emergency)

Bug

  • UNSWSRV-1333 Apply BASE-5175: auth_oidc: Use newly renamed field when stripping tenant domain
    Affects Staff/Students - Ensures users with newly activated accounts can log in to Moodle and access their courses.

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