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The Rails Blog: News & Release Notes

Discover the latest Rails news, version releases, community updates, and feature announcements.

  • Rails Versions 7.1.5.2, 7.2.2.2, and 8.0.2.1 have been released!

    Hi friends! Rails Versions 7.1.5.2, 7.2.2.2, and 8.0.2.1 have been released! These are security patches addressing two security issues: An issue in Active Storage where transformation methods could potentially be...

  • Upgrading the Rails World App for 2025

    Last year, we launched the official Rails World conference app, an open-source event app built in collaboration with Telos Labs to help attendees connect and up to date. (You can...

  • Support for rack.response_finished callbacks in executor

    Hi, it’s zzak. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. Add support for “rack.response_finished” callbacks in Action Dispatch’s Executor The executor middleware now supports deferring completion callbacks to...

  • Fullscript joins the Rails Foundation

    The Rails Foundation is happy to welcome Fullscript our newest Contributing member. Fullscript is a leading healthcare platform powering whole person care, helping over 100,000 providers and 10 million patients...

  • relative_time_in_words, current transaction's isolation level and more!

    Hi, it’s Greg. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. New written & video tutorials for beginners The Rails Foundation has launched a few more learning resources for...

  • New written & video tutorials for beginners

    The Rails Foundation has launched a few more learning resources for beginners, in partnership with Chris Oliver and the team behind Typecraft - Chris Power and Robert Beene. Here’s what...

  • PostgreSQL 18 warnings, secure password improvements and more!

    Hi, it’s Vipul. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. Avoid dynamic encrypting in generated fixtures Fixtures for passwords now generate a static hash. Previously, fixtures with password...

  • A new touch option, accessing the editor from the error page and better migration logs

    Hi, it’s Claudio Baccigalupo. So many great changes to the Rails codebase this week. Let’s check them out. Add touch option to update_column(s) Particularly useful for ETL processes that rely...

  • Chime joins the Rails Foundation as a Contributing member

    The Rails Foundation is excited to share our newest Contributing member, one that Americans will be very familiar with: Chime Financial. Chime is a financial technology company founded on the...

  • Added rename_schema and more

    Hi, Wojtek here. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. Farewell RailsConf! 800 devs gathered in Philadelphia to share memories and say goodbye at the final RailsConf. Huge...