RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 24.11.10

28 Oct 2025

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 Community

Koha 24.11.10 can be downloaded from:

• Download

Installation instructions can be found at:

• Koha Wiki
• OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball

Koha 24.11.10 is a bugfix/maintenance release with security bugs.

It includes 6 enhancements, 115 bugfixes (2 security).

System requirements

You can learn about the system components (like OS and database) needed for running Koha on the community wiki.

Security bugs

• 40525 CSV formula injection - client side (DataTables) in OPAC
• 40818 marc_lib is mostly used raw in templates

Bugfixes

Accessibility

Other bugs fixed

• 39274 HTML bg-* elements are low contrast

  Sponsored by Athens County Public Libraries

• 39597 When cancelling multiple holds on a bib record cancel_hold_alert has very low contrast
• 40609 Invisible Button Styling in "hint" Container Until Hovered

Acquisitions

Other bugs fixed

• 39029 When a basket contains an order transferred from another basket some information is incorrect
• 39169 Acquisitions homepage no longer automatically hides "active" and "budget period" columns
• 39530 Make MARC ordering cronjob respect the AcqCreateItems system preference
• 39752 Koha MarcOrder does not verify bibliographic record exists when adding order and items
• 39787 Sending EDI order from basket fails if only one Library EAN exists
• 39904 EDIFACT error messages are malformed
• 40861 "Odd number of elements in anonymous hash" warning in serials/acqui-search-result.pl

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

Critical bugs fixed

• 40608 Password not changed if PASSWORD_CHANGE letter absent

Other bugs fixed

• 39485 "Wide character in print" when exporting from staff interface and OPAC
• 39606 Cover change from bug 39294 with a Cypress test

  This adds Cyress tests for staging MARC records for import.

• 39618 Add a non-unique index/key to borrowers table for preferred_name
• 39623 "make install" re-runs "make" process unnecessarily
• 39734 Obsolete call of system preference IntranetmainUserblock
• 39826 Vendor interface's password not utf8 decoded on display
• 39833 mysqldump SET character_set_client = utf8 vs utf8mb4
• 40585 Prevent crash on biblionumber in addbybiblionumber.pl
• 40725 DBRev 23.12.00.053 should be made more resilient

Cataloging

Other bugs fixed

• 31460 Merging biblio records with attached item groups losing groups
• 37546 We should output error messages alongside error codes for z39.50 errors

  This fixes the output displayed for errors returned from Z39.50 searches within Koha. Error messages and additional information are now shown for any error codes (when they are returned), making it easier to troubleshoot issues.

  The message output now has the 'message' first, followed by the error reference inside brackets, the "for [SERVERNAME]", and finally "result No."

• 38925 Update record 'date entered on file' when duplicating a record -- in advanced editor
• 38967 Export to CSV or Barcode file from item search results fail when "select visible rows" and many items are selected
• 39321 Hide subfield tag for fixed length control fields
• 39561 Users with only editcatalogue: fast_cataloging cannot easily add an item if a duplicate is found

Circulation

Other bugs fixed

• 38861 Error loading the table in the bookings to collect report

  This patch fixes a bug where the bookings to collect table was not loading correctly.

• 39212 Error when attempting to edit a booking
• 39389 Cannot use dataTables export function on checkout table in members/moremember.pl
• 39421 Renewal date input field (and date picker) not showing on Circulation > Renew This restores the renewal due date input field and date picker on the Circulation > Renew page - this was missing. It changes the behavor slightly so that it matches the Circulation > Check in page (and other areas of Koha) - the barcode input field now has a settings icon, clicking this now shows the renewal date input field (with the date picker).
• 39569 When cancelling a hold waiting past expiration date triggers a transfer the libraries name is not in alert
• 39604 Remember for the session for this patron doesn't remember to cancel a hold
• 39692 With OnSiteCheckoutsForce the due date should be set
• 39696 Low contrast for claim return date in circulation overdue report This fixes the color of the date in the return claims column on the overdues page (Circulation > Overdues > Overdues) - the date is now shown in black, instead of white.

  Previously, the date shown after a claim returned action is completed was white. The date not visible in rows with a white background, and was almost invisible in rows with a grey background.

• 40643 circulation.tt attaches event listeners to keypress in a problematic way
• 40644 Bookings biblio checks erroneously if multiple check-outs and bookings exist
• 40678 Choices are not remembered if a wrong transfer modal is generated This patchset fixes a bug where the "Drop box mode" and "Forgive overdue charges" checkbox values were not retained when a wrong transfer modal is displayed.
• 40679 Existing holds toolbar goes wonky if you select 'del' from priority dropdown Fixes a problem in the UI that would make the toolbar look wrong when 'del' is selected in the priority dropdown on reserve/request.tt
• 40689 "Lost status" and "Damaged status" don't appear on moredetail.pl if user can't update them
• 40690 Checkout status doesn't appear on moredetail.pl if item is not checked out
• 40709 Status filter will display in wrong column if item-level_itypes is set to bibliographic record

Command-line Utilities

Other bugs fixed

• 39733 Update code comment with a TODO in misc/cronjobs/staticfines.pl

Database

Other bugs fixed

• 38906 REGEXP_REPLACE not in MySQL < 5.7b DB update 24.06.00.064 fails

ERM

Other bugs fixed

• 35885 ERM vendor sort order
• 39075 Fix DB inconsistencies in the usage statistics module
• 39543 Error modal when trying to add two controlling licences to an agreement duplicates error message

Hold requests

Critical bugs fixed

• 40620 Holds Queue will assign to the lowest item number if multiple branches have the same transport cost

Other bugs fixed

• 33224 OPACHoldsIfAvailableAtPickup and no on-shelf holds don't mix well
• 40331 Extra transfer generated when transfer for hold cancelled due to checkin at incorrect library
• 40515 Mark as lost and notify patron is broken in pendingreserves.pl
• 40747 Placeholder text in the filter row for Publication Details on the holds queue is incorrect

Holidays

Other bugs fixed

• 38633 Calendar - Weekly closures are ignored when setting a yearly repeating holiday

I18N/L10N

Other bugs fixed

• 37926 Bookings - "to" untranslatable

  Sponsored by Athens County Public Libraries

• 38630 Make the REST API respect KohaOpacLanguage cookie
• 38903 getTranslatedLanguages is still called with wrong theme
• 38904 admin/localization should allow translation into languages only available in the OPAC

ILL

Other bugs fixed

• 39783 HTML error for option DVD in ILL form
• 39784 xxx as translatable string in ILL

Label/patron card printing

Other bugs fixed

• 39800 Error 500 when trying to delete patron card template

MARC Bibliographic data support

Other bugs fixed

• 40618 The display of the field 255 (Cartographic Mathematical Data) is missing (both in intranet and OPAC)

  Sponsored by Ignatianum University in Cracow

Notices

Other bugs fixed

• 39317 Saving a letter template can lead to a CSRF error on some installs

OPAC

Other bugs fixed

• 33012 Accessibility: Some navigation items in OPAC cannot be accessed by keyboard (search history, log out)

  This fixes the OPAC navigation menus when logged in so that keyboard users can use the tab key to navigation menus. Some menu items (such as some list options, search history, and log out) were not selectable when just using the tab key.

• 38455 UNIMARC XSLT Music incipit (036) try to display field 031 (as in MARC21)
• 39449 OPAC table sort arrows show opposite sort direction
• 39500 Subfield 111 $n is badly displayed in OPAC

• 39528 Get rid of schema.org type "Product"

  Sponsored by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

• 39582 Syndetics covers don't show on OPAC result pages when identifier is not ISBN
• 39603 OPAC advanced search display or ITEMTYPECAT is wrong if other authorised values have the same code
• 39735 Typo in system preference call 'OPACFineNoRenewalsIncludeCredit'
• 39736 Obsolete call on system preference 'OPACResultsSidebar'
• 39737 Obsolete call on system preference 'PatronSelfRegistrationAdditionalInstructions'
• 39738 Obsolete call on system preference 'SelfCheckHelpMessage'

  This patch obsoletes some old code related to the SelfCheckHelpMessage system preference. The system preference was made obsolete by Bug 35065 which moved the system preference into HTML customization.

• 40614 Invalid markup in cookie consent modal

  Sponsored by Athens County Public Libraries

• 40759 Wrong date format in subscription brief history in OPAC
• 40782 Selections toolbar buttons should not be focusable when they are inactive

  The selections toolbar on OPAC search results now properly manages keyboard focus for disabled buttons. Previously, visually disabled toolbar buttons (such as "Add to cart" or "Add to list" when no items were selected) could still receive keyboard focus, which was confusing for screen reader users.

  Disabled toolbar buttons now have tabindex="-1" applied, making them non-focusable until they become active. When items are selected and the buttons become enabled, they are automatically made focusable again.

  This enhancement improves the keyboard navigation experience and ensures that assistive technology users are not misled by inactive controls that appear to be interactive.

Patrons

Other bugs fixed

• 38841 Guarantor does not check non members guarantor while deleting with ChildNeedsGuarantor

  This patch allows a librarian to replace a member guarantor with a non-member guarantor. Before this patch, saving a child's profile with the "delete [this guarantor]" box checked and the data entered in the non-member guarantor field resulted in an error because koha refused to delete the last guarantor.

• 39379 The "Edit" button appears in patron search results even when you cannot edit the patron
• 39576 'Last patron' results should display preferred name
• 39652 Pseudonymized_borrower_attributes causes subsequent pseudonymized_transactions to not be added
• 40566 "Home library" empty on "Recalls history" This fixes the recalls history page for a patron - the patron's home library is now shown in the patron information section in the staff interface (previously, "Home library:" was shown without the patron's actual home library showing).
• 40807 Quick add form does not include 'username' when it is included in BorrowerMandatoryFields

Plugin architecture

Other bugs fixed

• 40812 Move Theke sample plugin repo to Github

REST API

Other bugs fixed

• 39771 The data attribute in job.yaml should be nullable
• 40543 pickup_library.branchname embed wrong

SIP2

Other bugs fixed

• 39820 Items with hold cancellation requests should have the hold cancelled when checked in via SIP

  This fixes checking in items using SIP, and there is a hold cancellation request - the hold is now cancelled.

  Before this, it did not cancel the hold and it was still listed under "Holds with cancellation requests" (Circulation > Holds > Holds awaiting pickup).

• 39842 SIP current_location field is never sent
• 40675 Carriage return in patron note message breaks SIP

Searching

Other bugs fixed

• 39020 Search filters can't parse query in some instances
• 39072 Item search shareable link adding selections for similar LOC auth values

Searching - Elasticsearch

Other bugs fixed

• 39079 Matchpoints with multiple fields require all fields to match under Elasticsearch

Self checkout

Other bugs fixed

• 39484 Can't play audio alerts on self checkout from an external source

Serials

Other bugs fixed

• 39775 Serials claims table filters aren't working

  This restores the table filters for serial claims search results - they are now located at the top of the table, and actually work. This was a regression.

• 39814 Filters on subscription search are broken This restores the column filters to the top of the table for serials search - they are now located at the top of the table, and actually work. This was a regression.

Staff interface

Critical bugs fixed

• 39930 Saved configuration states on tables are lost overnight

Other bugs fixed

• 39080 Table headers of holds to pull table are incorrect size on scroll
• 39663 Patrons entry in additional fields has wrong header

  This fixes the heading level for Koha administration > Additional parameters > Additional fields > Patrons - from an H3 to an H2 (follow-up to Bug 38662 - Additional fields admin page hard to read).

• 40651 Item search custom field selection is not populated in shareable link

System Administration

Other bugs fixed

• 39525 Relabel "Hold pickup library match" as "Hold and booking pickup library match"

Templates

Other bugs fixed

• 39354 Remove unintended Bootstrap 5 change to scroll-behavior

  This fixes two unexpected and unintentional Bootstrap 5 changes:

  • It updates the "smooth scroll" behavior introduced in Bootstrap 5 for in-page links. Example: when clicking on a section link for a system administration, the page should jump immediately to that section instead of scrolling.

  • It updates some multiple-select dropdown lists used by some system preference controls, where a default option is not selected. When you hovered over the dropdown list, the cursor changed to a "waiting" cursor (rotating circle), this behavour is now removed. Example: the ArticleRequestsMandatoryFields system preference.

  • 39400 "Jump to add item form" doesn't work while editing an existing item

  Sponsored by Chetco Community Public Library

• 39947 Use bg--subtle in preference to bg- Bootstrap classes

  This fixes some Bootstrap color classes.

  It removes a few instances of the "bg-*" class from templates (used in a few places such as bg-info, bg-danger, etc.) as the styles don't really fit with the staff interface's color palette. Examples include the circulation and fine rules page and the patron import tool page.

  In the places where we don't want to use the corresponding alert classes, it adds some CSS so that we can safely use the ".bg-*-subtle" class to a div with ".page-section.".

  (This is related to Bug 39274 - HTML bg-* elements are low contrast, added to Koha 25.05, and Bug 35402 - Update the OPAC and staff interface to Bootstrap 5, added to Koha 24.11.)

  Sponsored by Athens County Public Libraries

Test Suite

Critical bugs fixed

• 40765 Acquisition tests will fail if order.quantity is set to 0

Other bugs fixed

• 39746 Wrong system preference 'AutoLocation' in test suite
• 39747 Wrong system preference 'DefaultHoldExpirationUnitOfTime' in test suite
• 39995 Koha/Biblio.t can fail on slow servers
• 40046 Remove wait and screenshot from Tools/ManageMarcImport_spec.ts

Tools

Other bugs fixed

• 39070 Elasticsearch facets are not used/needed when finding record matches
• 39076 Elasticsearch timeouts when committing import batches
• 39423 Column checkboxes on item batch modification hide incorrect columns
• 39717 Stock rotation stages cannot be moved

• 40691 CCODE label not includes in case of 'wrong place' problem (and maybe others cases) into inventory.pl

  Sponsored by BibLibre

• 40702 Inventory CSV export missing "title" header

Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers

Other bugs fixed

• 39861 Z39.50/SRU servers on second page of results cannot be deleted

  This fixes the Z39.50/SRU servers page so that servers on the second (and later) page of results can now be deleted.

Enhancements

Acquisitions

Enhancements

• 38619 UNIMARC prices should also be extracted from 071d

  This enhancement imports the value in 071$d to the price field when adding an item to a basket using the "From a new file" option. Before this, it only imported the value from 010$d and 345$d.

Cataloging

Enhancements

• 40839 Advanced cataloging editor z39.50 search should include Keyword in Advanced Search options

  This patch makes keyword searching available when performing a z39.50 search via the advanced search modal in the advanced cataloging editor.

ERM

Enhancements

• 39345 Koha must support COUNTER 5.1

  This enhancement adds support to the ERM module for Release 5.1 of the Code of Practice for COUNTER Metrics that came into force in January 2025, with a requirement for reports to be delivered by the 28th of February 2025.

MARC Bibliographic data support

Enhancements

• 40071 MARC21 Addition to relator terms in technical notice 2025-06-04

  This enhancement adds a new relator term "waw - Writer of afterword" to the RELTERMS authorized values list (from the MARC21 4 June 2025 technical notice).

  Note: This change only affects new installations. For existing installations, manually update the RELTERMS authorized values list.

• 40072 MARC21 Addition to relator terms in technical notice 2025-04-03 This enhancement to the RELTERMS authorized values list (from the MARC21 3 April 2025 technical notice): - adds a new relator term "wfw - Writer of foreword" - removes the deprecated relator term "aui - Author of introduction, etc."

  Notes: 1. This change only affects new installations. 2. For existing installations, manually update the RELTERMS authorized values list to reflect the changes from the technical notice. 2. As there is a deprecated term (aui): - Importing records with a nonexistent value will not delete data from the records. It will simply say "aui (Not an authorized value)". - For existing installations and records, use batch record modification before deleting the deprecated term (aui), where required.

• 40073 MARC21 Addition to relator terms in technical notice 2025-02-06 This enhancement adds two new relator terms to the RELTERMS authorized values list (from the MARC21 6 February 2025 technical notice): - ink - Inker - pnc - Penciller

  Note: This change only affects new installations. For existing installations, manually update the RELTERMS authorized values list.

Documentation

The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha documentation is

• Koha Documentation As of the date of these release notes, the Koha manual is available in the following languages:

• English (USA)

• French (75%)
• German (95%)
• Greek (99%)
• Hindi (67%)

The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

• Koha Git Repository

Translations

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

• Koha Translation Info

For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate list to volunteer:

• Koha Translate List

The most up-to-date translations can be found at:

• Koha Translation

Release Team

The release team for Koha 24.11.10 is

• Release Manager: Lucas Gass

• QA Manager: Martin Renvoize

• QA Team:

  • Andrew Fuerste-Henry
  • Andrii Nugged
  • Baptiste Wojtkowski
  • Brendan Lawlor
  • David Cook
  • Emily Lamancusa
  • Jonathan Druart
  • Julian Maurice
  • Kyle Hall
  • Laura Escamilla
  • Lisette Scheer
  • Marcel de Rooy
  • Nick Clemens
  • Paul Derscheid
  • Petro V
  • Tomás Cohen Arazi
  • Victor Grousset

• Documentation Manager: David Nind

• Documentation Team:

  • Aude Charillon
  • Caroline Cyr La Rose
  • Donna Bachowski
  • Heather Hernandez
  • Kristi Krueger
  • Philip Orr

• Translation Manager: Jonathan Druart

• Wiki curators:

  • George Williams
  • Thomas Dukleth

• Release Maintainers:

  • 25.05 -- Paul Derscheid
  • 24.11 -- Fridolin Somers
  • 24.05 -- Jesse Maseto
  • 22.11 -- Catalyst IT (Wainui, Alex, Aleisha)

• Release Maintainer assistants:

  • 25.05 -- Martin Renvoize
  • 24.11 -- Baptiste Wojtkowski
  • 24.05 -- Laura Escamilla

Credits

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 24.11.10

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 24.11.10

We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed patches to Koha 24.11.10

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.

Revision control notes

The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the main branch of:

• Koha Git Repository

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 24.11.x.

Bugs and feature requests

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at:

• Koha Bugzilla

He rau ringa e oti ai. (Many hands finish the work)

Autogenerated release notes updated last on 28 Oct 2025 15:09:18.