Each monthly release contains new features or feature enhancements, as well as maintenance items. Additional maintenance releases occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

These dates are approximate. Your system may be updated a couple days before or after.

Dates for 2025 releases
Release NumberRelease to Test Servers*Release to Production Servers*
v3900.106.012 November 20245 December 2025
v3900.108.010 December 20249 January 2025
v3900.110.014 January 20256 February 2025
v3900.112.011 February 20256 March 2025
v3900.114.011 March 20253 April 2025
v3900.116.08 April 20251 May 2025
v3900.118.06 May 20255 June 2025
v3900.120.010 June 20253 July 2025
v3900.122.08 July 20257 August 2025
v3900.125.012 August 20254 September 2025
v3900.127.09 September 20252 October 2025
v3900.129.07 October 20256 November 2025
v3900.131.011 November 20254 December 2025
v3900.133.09 December 20258 January 2026
v3900.136.013 January 20265 February 2026
v3900.138.010 February 20265 March 2026

 


What does the release version number mean?

Blackboard uses a combined versioning schema for all deployments:  3900.x.-rel.abcdefg. Each digit has a specific meaning.

  • x – Represents the “minor” version for a given release. E.g. 3900.1 = the first continuous delivery release after the 3900 release.
  • -rel.abcdefg – Represents the specific build number for a release. This build number is only relevant for technical troubleshooting and internal Blackboard development systems and can generally be ignored by most customers. Blackboard Support may request this build number for validation when clients submit support cases.

    The build number may differ between a release's stages (Test/Staging and Production). If you notice that a release's build number in your Test or Staging environment doesn't match the release's build number in your Production environment, this is normal and expected.