21 Feb 2022
Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The website for the Koha project is:
Koha 21.05.11 can be downloaded from:
Installation instructions can be found at:
Koha 21.05.11 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 1 enhancements, 49 bugfixes.
You can learn about the system components (like OS and database) needed for running Koha here: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/System_requirements_and_recommendations
[29670] Restore functionality broken by bug 27708 for AcqCreateItem set to "placing an order"
This patch restores the lost GIR segments in EDI messages generated by orders with items attached.
[29786] Holds to pull report shows incorrect item for item level holds
This patch corrects an issue with the Holds to Pull report in which an incorrect barcode number could be shown for an item-level hold. The correct barcode will now be shown.
[29336] Some authorised_value FKs are too short
This fixes the length of the field definitions in the database for several authorised_value and authorised_value_category columns as they are too short. It changes the value to varchar(32).
[29758] CGI::param in list context in boraccount.pl warning
This removes the cause of warning messages ([WARN] CGI::param called in list context from...) in the plack-intranet-error.log when accessing the accounting transactions tab for a patron.
[29806] ->pickup_locations should always be called in scalar context
The Koha::Biblio->pickup_locations and Koha::Item->pickup_location methods don't always honour list context. Because of this, when used, they should assume scalar context. If list context was required, the developer needs to explicitly chain a ->as_list call.
This patch tracks the uses of this methods and adjusts accordingly.
[29054] Stop warns from advance_notices.pl if not running in verbose mode
Sponsored by Catalyst
[29952] Filter Paid Transactions Broken on Transactions tab in Staff
This fixes the "Filter paid transactions" link in the staff interface on the Patron account > Accounting > Transactions tab. It now correctly filters the list of transactions - only transactions with an outstanding amount greater than zero are shown ("Show all transactions" clears the filter). Before this fix, clicking on the link didn't do anything and didn't filter any of the transactions as expected.
[28977] Most-circulated items (cat_issues_top.pl) is failing with SQL Mode ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY
This fixes an error that causes the most circulated items report to fail when run on a database with SQL mode ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY and in strict SQL mode.
[29807] Branches template plugin doesn't handle empty lists correctly
The Branches TT plugin had wrong logic in it, that made it crash, or display wrong pickup locations when the item/biblio didn't have any valid pickup location.
[29967] Increase size of description fields for authorized values in templates
Extends the length of the description and OPAC description fields on authorised_values.tt making it easier to see and edit text that has longer descriptions.
[29156] File missing warning in Koha::UploadedFile should be for permanent files only
This removes the warning from the log files when temporarily uploaded files are deleted and the file no longer exists (for example, when the temporary files are in /tmp directory and the system is rebooted they are deleted).
[29722] Add some diversity to sample quotes
Sponsored by Catalyst
This patch adds sample quotes from women, women of colour, trans women, Black and Indigenous women, and people who weren't US Presidents!
[19865] Side scroll bar in z39.50 MARC view
Makes the horizontal scroll bar of the MARC preview modal on cataloguing/z3950_search.tt always visible for an easier user experience.
The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha documentation is
As of the date of these release notes, the Koha manual is available in the following languages:
The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff interface are available in this release for the following languages:
Partial translations are available for various other languages.
The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate list to volunteer:
The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
The release team for Koha 21.05.11 is
Release Manager: Fridolin Somers
Release Manager assistants:
QA Manager: Katrin Fischer
QA Team:
Topic Experts:
Bug Wranglers:
Packaging Manager:
Documentation Manager: David Nind
Documentation Team:
Translation Managers:
Wiki curators:
Release Maintainers:
We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 21.05.11
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 21.05.11
We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed patches to Koha 21.05.11
We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches for Koha
We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, please send a patch against these release notes to koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org.
The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is rmain2105.
Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at:
He rau ringa e oti ai. (Many hands finish the work)
Autogenerated release notes updated last on 21 Feb 2022 17:42:41.