CMS Release Team
CMS Release Team
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This team is responsible for coordinating all aspects of Joomla! CMS releases. Also, one main task is to test CMS release candidates extensively on complex testing environments.
Department
Production
Date Started
October 2016
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Position
Role
Date Started
Stefan Wendhausen
Germany
Team Leader
6.1 Release Manager
Dec 2025
Benjamin Trenkle
Member
Maintenance Liaison
Dec 2025
Charvi
Member
Feb 2026
Christiane Maier-Stadtherr
Member
Feb 2022
Claudia Weber-Lenck
Germany
Member
May 2021
David Jardin
Contributor
Security Liaison
Jan 2020
Emmanuel Lemor
France
Member
May 2024
Harald Leithner
Austria
Member
6.1 Release Manager
Sep 2025
Heiko Lübbe
Germany
Contributor
5.4 Release Manager
Sep 2024
Jasper Walraven
Member
Dec 2025
Jennifer Gress
United States
Member
Jun 2021
Martin Kopp
Switzerland
Member
Oct 2025
Martina Scholz
Germany
Member
Oct 2024
Olivier Buisard
United States
Member
Oct 2024
Philip Walton
United Kingdom
Member
Apr 2026
Rachel Walraven
Netherlands
Member
Dec 2020
Richard Fath
Germany
Contributor
5.4 Release Manager
Sep 2024
Rona Linke
Germany
Member
Mar 2026
Shirielle (SD) Williams
United States
Member
Oct 2023
Sigrid Gramlinger
Austria
Member
Aug 2023
Tom van der Laan
Netherlands
Contributor
Marketing Liaison
Nov 2025
Torsten Hoppe
Germany
Member
Mar 2026
Joomler
Position
Role
Date Started
Date Ended
Philip Walton
United Kingdom
Member
6.0 Release Manager
Jun 2024
Apr 2026
Gary Barclay
United Kingdom
Member
6.0 Release Manager
Jun 2024
Apr 2026
Carst Komdeur
Member
Oct 2025
Jan 2026
Robert Deutz
Germany
Member
Aug 2019
Jan 2026
Stefan Wendhausen
Germany
Assistant Team Leader
6.1 Release Manager
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Benjamin Trenkle
Team Leader
Aug 2023
Dec 2025
Martin Kopp
Switzerland
Member
Feb 2023
Oct 2025
Stefan Wendhausen
Germany
Assistant Team Leader
Translations Coordinator
Nov 2020
Aug 2025
Harald Leithner
Austria
Member
Feb 2024
Aug 2025
Peter Martin
Netherlands
Member
Feb 2024
Apr 2025
Hannes Papenberg
Germany
Member
Jul 2024
Apr 2025
Rolf Dautrich
Germany
Member
Sep 2024
Jan 2025
Allon Moritz
Switzerland
Member
Feb 2023
Jan 2025
Niko Winckel
Germany
Member
Oct 2024
Jan 2025
Martina Scholz
Germany
Member
Sep 2023
Oct 2024
Marc Dechèvre
Belgium
Member
Feb 2024
Jul 2024
Philip Walton
United Kingdom
Member
Nov 2020
Jun 2024
Luca Racchetti
Italy
Member
Sep 2023
Feb 2024
Harald Leithner
Austria
Member
Dec 2021
Feb 2024
Shirielle (SD) Williams
United States
Member
Jul 2022
Oct 2023
Olivier Buisard
United States
Member
Jul 2022
Oct 2023
Sigrid Gramlinger
Austria
Team Leader
Nov 2020
Aug 2023
Benjamin Trenkle
Member
Aug 2022
Aug 2023
Tobias Zulauf
Member
Mar 2020
Aug 2023
Roland Dalmulder
Netherlands
Member
Dec 2021
Jun 2023
Franciska Eichert
Germany
Member
Dec 2021
Jun 2023
Niels Braczek
Germany
Member
Dec 2021
May 2023
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Contributor
Documentation Liaison
Aug 2019
Jan 2023
Hervé Boinnard
Ireland
Contributor
Dec 2020
Oct 2022
Benjamin Trenkle
Member
Jan 2021
Aug 2022
George Wilson
United Kingdom
Member
Jan 2015
Mar 2022
Harald Leithner
Austria
Member
Jan 2019
Dec 2021
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Member
Jun 2020
Jul 2021
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Member
Aug 2016
Jul 2021
Christiane Viatte
Switzerland
Member
Jul 2019
Apr 2021
Martin H
Germany
Member
May 2020
Jan 2021
Hervé Boinnard
Ireland
Member
Jun 2017
Dec 2020
Stefan Wendhausen
Germany
Member
Jul 2019
Nov 2020
Sigrid Gramlinger
Austria
Assistant Team Leader
May 2020
Nov 2020
Philip Walton
United Kingdom
Team Leader
Aug 2016
Nov 2020
Jennifer Gress
United States
Member
Apr 2020
Jul 2020
Sigrid Gramlinger
Austria
Member
Apr 2019
May 2020
Sandra Decoux
France
Member
Translations Coordinator
Jan 2019
Apr 2020
Roland Dalmulder
Netherlands
Member
May 2015
Nov 2019
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Apr 2019
Jun 2019
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Member
Aug 2016
May 2019
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Member
Aug 2016
Mar 2019
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Contributor
Mar 2017
Mar 2019
Ilagnayeru (MIG) Manickam
Member
Translations Coordinator
Mar 2015
Mar 2019
Robert Deutz
Germany
Member
Nov 2015
Feb 2019
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Member
Aug 2016
Apr 2017
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Member
Aug 2016
Apr 2017
Tobias Zulauf
Member
Sep 2016
Dec 2016
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Feb 2015
May 2015
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Translations Coordinator
Sep 2012
Feb 2015
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Team Leader
Sep 2012
Dec 2014
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Member
Apr 2014
Dec 2014
Joomla! CMS (Core) Language Team
The Joomla CMS Language Team is responsible for the translation of the Joomla CMS into different languages.
Anyone can help translate Joomla into their language via the CrowdIn account
here
If your language isn’t yet available, please let us know and we’ll get it set up ready for you to start translating.
Questions / Issues can be raised here:
Read more: Joomla! CMS (Core) Language Team
All
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5.4 Release Manager
6.0 Release Manager
6.1 Release Manager
6.2 Release Manager
Documentation Liaison
Maintenance Liaison
Marketing Liaison
Security Liaison
Translations Coordinator
CMS Release Team Meeting November 27, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-11-27 19:00 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Jenn, Stefan, Benjamin, Phil, Olivier, Emmanuel, Peter, Christiane, Martin, Claudia, Martina, Rachel, Rolf, SD
Release 5.2
Joomla! 5.2.2 released
Release 5.3
Joomla! 5.3 Alpha 1 released
Language
We currently have 50 language packages for Joomla 5.x.
9 are...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting November 27, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting October 23, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-10-23 20:53 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Rachel Walraven, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Emmanuel Lemor, Jenn, Stefan Wendhausen, Claudia Weber-Lenck, Heiko Lübbe, SD Williams, Benjamin Trenkle
Joomla! 4.4
4.4.9 released - end of bug fix releases for 4.x series
Joomla! 5.2
5.2.0 released
Language Team
We have 100...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting October 23, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting October 02, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-10-02 20:49 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: SD Williams, Emmanuel Lemor, Jenn Gress, Benjamin Trenkle, Rolf Dautrich, Heiko Lübbe, Claudia Weber-Lenck, Martina Scholz, Christiane, Martin
Joomla! 5.2
Joomla! 5.2 RC 1 released
Language Team
All translators have been informed that Joomla! 5.2.0 and 4.4.9 will be released on...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting October 02, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting September 11, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-09-11 20:44 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Emmanuel, Sigrid, Rolf, Martin, Peter, Jenn, Martina, Richard, SD
Sigrid was heading the meeting
Joomla! 4.4
The next release will be the last regular one release together with 5.2. After that only security releases will be published.
Joomla! 5.1
Final 5.1.4 released. Thank you...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting September 11, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting August 21, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-08-21 20:40 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Rachel Walraven; Jen Gress, Shirielle Williams, Emmanuel Lemor, Martin Kopp, Peter Martin, Phil Walton, Benjamin Trenkle, Robert Deutz
Joomla! 4.4
Joomla! 4.4.7 released
Joomla! 5.1
Joomla! 5.1.3 released
Joomla! 5.2
Joomla! 5.2.0 Beta 1 released - Feature Freeze
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting August 21, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting July 31, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-07-31 20:37 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Jenn, Benjamin Trenkle, Emmanuel Lemor, Christiane, Rachel Walraven, Martin Kopp, Martina Scholz
Joomla! 5.2
Meeting scheduled for August 8th with the GT team to begin creating the What’s New Tour
Other Business
Guided Tours PR testing underway. Includes visual and functional...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting July 31, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting July 10, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-07-10 20:35 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Rachel Walraven, Peter Martin, Martin Kopp, Shirielle “SD” Williams, Benjamin Trenkle Emmanuel Lemor
Joomla! 4.4
Successful 4.4.6 released
Joomla! 5.1
Successful 5.1.2 released
Other Business
Guided Tours - the GT team plans to meet with release managers to demo the Autostart...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting July 10, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting June 19, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-06-19 11:48 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Martin Kopp, Benjamin Trenkle, Harald Leithner, Philip Walton, SD Williams, Martina Scholz, Marc Dechèvre, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr
Nothing to report.
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting June 19, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting May 08, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-05-08 11:44 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Rachel Walraven, Peter Martin, Martin Kopp, Phil Walton; Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Benjamin Trenkle
Agenda
Other Business
We were between releases and everything was ok, so no points to discuss today
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting May 08, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting April 17, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-04-17 23:30 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Martin Kopp, Benjamin Trenkle, Harald Leithner, Philip Walton, SD Williams, Martina Scholz, Marc Dechèvre, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr
Agenda
Release 4.4
4.4.4 successfully released
Release 5.1
5.1.0 successfully released
Other Business
Release Manager 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 needed....
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting April 17, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting April 03, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-04-03 22:22 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Jenn Gress, Martin Kopp, Benjamin Trenkle, Rachel Walraven, Sigrid Gramlinger, Peter Martin, Martina Scholz
AGENDA
Release 4.4
4.4.4 Release Candiate 1 released yesterday
Release 5.1
5.1.0 RC 1 Released
Release 5.2
Marc Dechèvre and Peter Martin...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting April 03, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting March 13, 2024
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2024-03-13 19:12 in
CMS Release Team
Participants: Martin Kopp, Martina Scholz, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Shirielle “SD” Williams, Peter Martin, Rachel Walraven, Benjamin Trenkle
Agenda
Other business
Tomorrow (14.03.2024) testing session for the upcoming 5.1 beta 2 release.
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting March 13, 2024
CMS Release Team Meeting December 20, 2023
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2023-12-20 08:37 in
CMS Release Team
Participants:Benjamin Trenkle, Sigrid Gramlinger, Martina Scholz, Martin Kopp, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Shirielle Williams, Jennifer Gress, Luca Rachetti
Agenda
Release 5.1
Alpha 2 is coming at the 26th of December
Other business
Testing Server still in focus for the upcoming stable...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting December 20, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting November 29, 2023
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2023-11-29 22:28 in
CMS Release Team
Participants:Benjamin Trenkle, Sigrid Gramlinger, Martina Scholz, Martin Kopp, Olivier Buisard, Harald Leithner, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Shirielle Williams, Jennifer Gress, Phil Walton, Rachel Walraven
Agenda
Release 4.4
4.4.1 released, no problems reported so far.
Release 5.0
5.0.1...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting November 29, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting November 08, 2023
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2023-11-08 18:47 in
CMS Release Team
Participants:Benjamin Trenkle, Stefan Wendhausen, Charvi Mehra, Sigrid Gramlinger, Martina Scholz, Martin Kopp, Olivier Buisard, Franciska Eichert, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Shirielle Williams, Jennifer Gress, Phil Walton
Agenda
Testing sheet
Charvi presents current status of the...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting November 08, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting October 18, 2023
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2023-10-18 22:44 in
CMS Release Team
ParticipantsChristiane Maier-Stadtherr, Jennifer Gress, Shrielle Williams, Martin Kopp, Harald Leithner, Olivier Buisard, Benjamin Trenkle, Sigrid Gramlinger, Martina Scholz, Luca Rachetti
AGENDA
Release Manager 4.4
Joomla 4.4.0 released
Release Manager 5.0
Joomla 5.0.0 released
Release...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting October 18, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting October 04, 2023
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2023-10-04 20:13 in
CMS Release Team
Details
Duration82 MinsParticipantsChristiane Maier-Stadtherr, Jennifer Gress, Martina Scholz, Shrielle Williams, Martin Kopp, Harald Leithner, Olivier Buisard, Benjamin Trenkle
AGENDA
Release 4.3
Thank you Shirielle Williams and Olivier Buisard for your service as release leads.
Release...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting October 04, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting September 13, 2023
By
Benjamin Trenkle
on 2023-09-14 09:09 in
CMS Release Team
DETAILS
Duration: 56 Mins
Participants: Rachel Walraven, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, Philip Walton, Benjamin Trenkle, Jenn Gress,Olivier Buisard, Martin Kopp, Stefan Wendhausen, Shirielle Williams, Harald Leithner, Martin Kopp
AGENDA
Stefan Wendhausen will stay as Assistant Team Lead,...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting September 13, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting June 21, 2023
By
Sigrid Gramlinger
on 2023-07-06 12:53 in
CMS Release Team
Wed, June, 21, 2023, UTC 18:00
DETAILSDuration: 20 Mins
Participants:Rachel, Christiane, Olivier, SD, Allon, Sigrid
NOTES
EOS Plugin Status
We will do some testing. So that it can be in J 4.4 Alpha 2
Release 4.3
Nothing to report
Release 4.4
Generally there is...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting June 21, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting May 31, 2023
By
Sigrid Gramlinger
on 2023-06-13 17:03 in
CMS Release Team
Wed, May, 31, 2023, UTC 18:00
DETAILSDuration: 50 Mins
Participants:Olivier, Shirielle, Rachel, Martin, Allon, Sigrid, Christiane, Benjamin
NOTES
EOS Plugin Status
Released in 4.4.0 Alpha 1 - as quickicon plugin - can be tested with manual patch of the hardcoded date in...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting May 31, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting May 10, 2023
By
Sigrid Gramlinger
on 2023-05-31 10:56 in
CMS Release Team
Wed, May, 10, 2023, UTC 18:00
DETAILSDuration: 50 Mins
Participants:Jenn, Rachel, Martin, Olivier, SD, Allon, Sigrid
NOTES
EOS Plugin
We discussed the size of boxes and how to continue with the EOS Plugin for Joomla 4.4.
Migration Documentation
We will call the move from J4 to J5 an...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting May 10, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting April 19, 2023
By
Sigrid Gramlinger
on 2023-04-19 20:50 in
CMS Release Team
Wed, April, 19, 2023, UTC 18:00
DETAILS Duration: 30 Mins
Participants: Martin, Olivier, SD, Christiane, Rachel, Sigrid, Stefan, Allon
NOTES
Post Release Process
We used the post release decision sheet for the issues that were confirmed for the decision making process.
For...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting April 19, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting April 5, 2023
By
Sigrid Gramlinger
on 2023-04-13 20:23 in
CMS Release Team
Wed, April, 5, 2023, UTC 18:00
DETAILS Duration: 30 Mins
Participants: Jenn, Roland, Olivier, Sigrid, SD, Christiane, Allon, Stefan
NOTES
Release 4.2
Nothing to announce
Release 4.3
RC2 released on Sunday (Guided Tours individual tour permissions removed).
Working out...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting April 5, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting March 15, 2023
By
Sigrid Gramlinger
on 2023-03-22 19:46 in
CMS Release Team
Wed, March, 15, 2023, UTC 19:00
DETAILS Duration: 40 Min
Participants: Christiane, Sigrid, Martin, Olivier, Jenn, Rachel, Harald, Allon, Benjamin, Stefan
NOTES
Meeting times
we will move our meeting from April 26 to April 19 (day after release of 4.3.0) and then again three...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting March 15, 2023
CMS Release Team Meeting February 22, 2023
By
Sigrid Gramlinger
on 2023-03-08 20:22 in
CMS Release Team
Wed, Feb, 22, 2023, UTC 19:00
DETAILSDuration: 25 Minutes
Participants:Rachel, Sigrid, Shirielle, Franciska, Olivier, Martin, Roland, Christiane, Benjamin, Allon, David
NOTES
Release 4.2
Gratitude: Thanks so very much for the coordination of 4.2.8, the patch, the advanced...
Read more: CMS Release Team Meeting February 22, 2023
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