Erlang OTP-28.0-rc4 released!

NewsBot · 6 May 2025 04:34

Erlang OTP-28.0-rc4 has been released.

OTP 28.0-rc4

Erlang/OTP 28.0-rc4 is the fourth release candidate before the OTP 28.0 release.

The intention with this release is to get feedback from our users.
All feedback is welcome, even if it is only to say that it works for you, and that it installs as it should.
We encourage users to try it out and give us feedback either by creating an issue at
https://github.com/erlang/otp/issues or by posting to Erlang Forums.

All artifacts for the release can be downloaded from the
Erlang/OTP Github release
and you can view the new documentation at
https://erlang.org/documentation/doc-16-rc4/doc.
You can also install the latest release using kerl like this:
kerl build 28.0-rc4 28.0-rc4
Starting with this release, a source Software Bill of Materials
(SBOM)
will describe the release on the Github
Releases page. We welcome
feedback on the SBOM.

Erlang/OTP 28 is a new major release with new features, improvements
as well as a few incompatibilities. Some of the new features are
highlighted below.

Many thanks to all contributors!

Highlights for RC4

The ancient ASN.1 modules used in public_key has been replaced with more
modern versions, but we have strived to keep the documented Erlang API for the
public_key application compatible.

Highlights for RC2

Functionality making it possible for processes to enable reception of
priority messages has been introduced in accordance with EEP 76.

Highlights for RC1

New language features

Comprehensions …

Link: Release OTP 28.0-rc4 · erlang/otp · GitHub