04 Dec 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 24.11.11 can be downloaded from:
Installation instructions can be found at:
Koha 24.11.11 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 76 bugfixes (1 security).
System requirements
You can learn about the system components (like OS and database) needed for running Koha on the community wiki.
This fixes editing EDI account port numbers in Koha 25.05.x. When editing the port numbers for an account (Administration > Acquisition parameters > EDI accounts), the changes were not saved.
This updates the template used when creating Koha instances - it changes the plugin repository details for Open Fifth (previously PTFS-Europe), so that you can search and install plugins using the staff interface.
To update existing Koha instances (where uploading and installing plugins from Git repositories is enabled) change the PTFS-Europe details to Open Fifth in the /etc/koha/sites/
/koha-conf.xml:
Open Fifth openfifth github
This fixes a problem where the item specific branch choice was not being set correctly when placing a hold on multiple items at the same time in the staff interface.
This bugfix adds a check to the hold reminders cronjob so the job will skip if today is a holiday when the --holiday flag is used.
This will prevent the notice from repeating reminders that would send on a usually closed day again on the next open day.
Staff members now receive clear feedback when attempting to send ILL notices to patrons who have no email address on file or haven't configured their messaging preferences for interlibrary loan notifications.
Previously, when clicking "Send notice to patron" for an ILL request, staff received no indication whether the notice was successfully queued for delivery. If the patron had no email address or hadn't opted in to ILL messaging preferences, the notice would silently fail to send, leaving staff unaware that the patron wasn't notified.
With this enhancement: - A warning message now displays if the notice cannot be queued: "The requested notice was NOT queued for delivery by email, SMS" - A success message displays when the notice is successfully queued - Staff can immediately see when they need to contact the patron through alternative means (such as telephone)
For staff: If you see the warning message, check the patron's record to ensure: 1. They have a valid email address on file 2. They have enabled ILL messaging preferences (Interlibrary loan ready / Interlibrary loan unavailable) in their patron messaging preferences
This fixes the display logic for the Library of Congress classification field (050) in the staff interface for MARC21. The separator was being shown between subfields $a and $b, instead of between additional 050 entries.
Example:
For an 050 with two entries:
050 4 $aE337.5 $b.O54 2025 050 4 $aE415.7 $b.A44 2025
This was incorrectly shown in the staff interface as:
LOC classification: E337.5 | .O54 2025 E415.7 | .A44 2025
It should have been shown as:
LOC classification: E337.5 O54 2025 | E415.7 A44 2025
39985 items.onloan field is not updated when an item is recalled
Sponsored by Auckland University of Technology
This fixes the default sort order for the OPAC holdings table, so that the default table sorting setting is used. Previously, it was not correctly using this setting (for example, setting the shelving location as the default sort order did not work).
Example: for the SUGGEST_FORMAT authorized value category, the value in 'Description (OPAC)' is now shown in the dropdown list for the item type field on the purchase suggestion form in the OPAC.
35830 Add separate permission for Merging Patrons
Sponsored by Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing
This change introduces a new database index to improve the performance of patron searches, especially in large databases. This will prevent slow searches and potential database server issues related to sorting patrons by name and address.
System Administrator Note: Applying this update will add a new index to the
borrowerstable. On systems with a large number of patrons, this operation can take a significant amount of time and consume considerable server resources (CPU and I/O).While modern database systems can often perform this operation without locking the table for the entire duration, a general slowdown of the system is expected. It is strongly recommended to run the upgrade (
updatedatabase.pl) during a planned maintenance window to avoid impacting users.
This fixes the 'Delete' button when previewing the SQL for a saved report - there is now a space between the trash can icon and Delete.
This fixes a regression when printing dialogue boxes in certain Chromium-based browsers, for example, when printing the cashup summary for the point of sale system. Sometimes the print dialog failed to open, and instead you were faced with a flash of white before the new tab automatically closed and didn't print.
This patch fixes a problem that made the column search filters not to work when doing an item search.
blank" instead of "blank", and opens in a new tab for external links, and the same browser window for pop-up windows (modals).This fixes the HTML target attribute for some system preference links that open a pop-up window or external link. The link attribute now uses "
This fixes the second page of the new serial subscription form - it adds missing "Required" labels next to two mandatory fields ('Frequency' and 'Subscription start date').
40720 Misleading title attribute "Remove all items" in Select2 fields
Improvement: Updated Select2 title text for clarity
This patch updates the Select2 initialization script to improve accessibility and clarity. The title attribute on the “X” control (used to clear selections in Select2 dropdowns) now reads “Clear selections” instead of “Clear items,” eliminating ambiguity.
Sponsored by Athens County Public Libraries
41207 Permission description string does match permission name
Sponsored by Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing
MARC modification templates now correctly preserve existing values when moving subfields within repeatable fields. Previously, moving subfields could cause data loss or duplication when the source subfield didn't exist in all instances of the repeatable field.
The problem:
When using a MARC modification template to move a subfield within a repeatable field (for example, moving 020$z to 020$a), if some 020 fields had existing $a values but no $z values, those existing $a values would be overwritten or lost.
Example scenario:
Given multiple 020 fields: - 020$a with existing ISBN - 020$a with another existing ISBN
- 020$z with cancelled ISBN (to be moved to $a) - 020$z with another cancelled ISBN (to be moved to $a)Previously, when moving 020$z to 020$a, the first two existing 020$a values would be replaced with values from the 020$z fields, causing data loss.
What's fixed:
- Existing subfield values in fields that don't contain the source subfield are now preserved
- Source subfield values are only moved to the corresponding target positions in fields that actually contain the source subfield
- The move operation correctly removes the source subfields after copying their values
- Field order and other subfields are maintained correctly
For cataloguers:
MARC modification template "move" operations now work reliably with repeatable fields. When moving subfields, only the fields that contain the source subfield will be affected, and all other existing values in the repeatable fields will be preserved.
ILS-DI GetRecords will now show the OPAC version of "marcxml".
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:
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 24.11.11 is
Release Manager: Lucas Gass
QA Manager: Martin Renvoize
QA Team:
Documentation Manager: David Nind
Documentation Team:
Translation Manager: Jonathan Druart
Wiki curators:
Release Maintainers:
Release Maintainer assistants:
We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 24.11.11
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 24.11.11
We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed patches to Koha 24.11.11
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 main branch of:
The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 24.11.x.
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 04 Dec 2025 15:14:36.