Open edX Olive Release#

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Warning

This release is unsupported.

The Open edX Platform Release Notes and the Open edX Platform Release Notes are the authoratative sources of information on all Open edX releases. It is strongly recommended to operate off the latest Open edX release at all points in time, as only the most recent release is community-supported.

See the Open edX Release Schedule for information on release dates and end-of-life support.

This section describes how to install the Open edX Olive release.

What’s Included in Olive#

The Open edX Olive release contains several new features for learners, course teams, and developers. For more information, see the Open edX Platform Release Notes.

What Is the Olive Git Tag?#

A git tag identifies the version of Open edX code that is the Olive release. Over fourty repositories are tagged as part of an Open edX release. Many other repositories are installed as dependencies of those repositories. You can find the most up-to-date git tag for Olive on the Open edX Platform Release Notes.

Installing the Olive Release#

Warning

This release is unsupported.

See Tutor installation instructions.

Olive releases have git tag names like open-release/olive.1. The available names are detailed on the Open edX Platform Release Notes.

Upgrading from the Nutmeg Release#

See Tutor upgrade instructions.

Upgrading to a Subsequent Olive Release#

Occasionally, we release updates to Olive. For example, the second release of Olive will be open-release/olive.2. The steps to upgrade differ based on your original installation method.

Upgrading a Docker Installation#

The devstack installation method is deprecated. It is recommended to migrate to Tutor. See Tutor installation instructions.

Upgrading a Native Installation#

If you installed Open edX using the Open edX Native Installation, please migrate to Tutor. This Native Installation to Tutor forum post may be helpful, as may be this second Native to Tutor post. If not, post on the Open edX Forums.

Maintenance Chart

Review Date

Working Group Reviewer

Release

Test situation

2025-03-09

Sarina Canelake

Sumac

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