Maintenance release
Version history
4.5.3Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-09-18Maintenance release 4.5.3Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-09-18Maintenance release Maintenance release
4.5.2Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-08-28Maintenance release 4.5.2Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-08-28Maintenance release 4.5.1Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-05-29Maintenance release With this release of Announcer series, we have upgraded the deprecated methods for Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket Announcer app to the latest versions. This ensures that you have access to the most up-to-date functionality and improved performance.
- Bug fix for Announcer for Confluence
- We have resolved an issue where the notification acknowledge report was not being generated when the active user count exceeded 2000. To address this, we have upgraded the Confluence scheduler API, resulting in the successful generation of the report for larger user counts.
Summary of bug fixes/improvements in this release :
- Replace deprecated APIs that still exist in the codebase
- Confluence 8.2.2 | Issue exporting the acceptance report
- Bug fix for Announcer for Confluence
4.5.1Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-05-29Maintenance release With this release of Announcer series, we have upgraded the deprecated methods for Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket Announcer app to the latest versions. This ensures that you have access to the most up-to-date functionality and improved performance.
- Bug fix for Announcer for Confluence
- We have resolved an issue where the notification acknowledge report was not being generated when the active user count exceeded 2000. To address this, we have upgraded the Confluence scheduler API, resulting in the successful generation of the report for larger user counts.
Summary of bug fixes/improvements in this release :
- Replace deprecated APIs that still exist in the codebase
- Confluence 8.2.2 | Issue exporting the acceptance report
- Bug fix for Announcer for Confluence
4.5.0Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-05-09Improvement release In this release:
The following changes have been implemented
- Notification Dashboard page load optimization
- Support and Documentation Links Update
- General Improvements
4.5.0Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-05-09Improvement release In this release:
The following changes have been implemented
- Notification Dashboard page load optimization
- Support and Documentation Links Update
- General Improvements
4.3.3Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-04-06Maintenance release - Addressed a bug for the Jira Kanban board (No changes for Bitbucket)
4.3.3Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02023-04-06Maintenance release - Addressed a bug for the Jira Kanban board (No changes for Bitbucket)
4.3.2Bitbucket Data Center 6.6.0 - 8.14.02023-03-08Maintenance release Bitbucket 8.x compatibility bug fix
4.3.2Bitbucket Server 6.6.0 - 8.14.02023-03-08Maintenance release Bitbucket 8.x compatibility bug fix
4.3.0Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-12-15Maintenance release In this release, the following fixes are made
- Fix for Weekday Announcements: Time input field behavior for Safari browser
- Handled Validation cases for 'Date Restrict' announcements
- Notifications were displaying in the wrong project while navigating between projects and browsing issues
- Weekly Recurring Notifications: Fix the behavior while navigating to the notification list page
- Jira 9.5.0 compatibility update
4.3.0Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-12-15Maintenance release In this release, the following fixes are made
- Fix for Weekday Announcements: Time input field behavior for Safari browser
- Handled Validation cases for 'Date Restrict' announcements
- Notifications were displaying in the wrong project while navigating between projects and browsing issues
- Weekly Recurring Notifications: Fix the behavior while navigating to the notification list page
- Jira 9.5.0 compatibility update
4.2.9Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-11-29Maintenance release - Bugfixes
4.2.9Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-11-29Maintenance release - Bugfixes
4.2.8Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-10-31Improvement release In this release
- Announcer Scheduling Options - Repeat Daily on certain days of the week
- Bug Fixes
4.2.8Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-10-31Improvement release In this release
- Announcer Scheduling Options - Repeat Daily on certain days of the week
- Bug Fixes
4.2.3Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-07-21Maintenance release In this release
- Replaced deprecated quartz scheduler APIs with Atlassian scheduler APIs
- Fixed performance issue
- Addressed open source dependency security vulnerabilities
4.2.3Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 8.14.02022-07-21Maintenance release In this release
- Replaced deprecated quartz scheduler APIs with Atlassian scheduler APIs
- Fixed performance issue
- Addressed open source dependency security vulnerabilities
4.2.2Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 7.21.162022-06-08Maintenance release 4.2.2Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 7.21.162022-06-08Maintenance release 4.2.1Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 7.21.162022-04-12Maintenance release In this release
- Added discoverable listeners for migration from server to cloud
- Bugfix: Set Announcement background to transparent when the Announcement icon is none.
- Bugfix: Announcements not honoring active time window.
4.2.1Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 7.21.162022-04-12Maintenance release In this release
- Added discoverable listeners for migration from server to cloud
- Bugfix: Set Announcement background to transparent when the Announcement icon is none.
- Bugfix: Announcements not honoring active time window.
4.2.0Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 7.21.162022-03-22Improvements and Bug fixes 4.2.0Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 7.21.162022-03-22Improvements and Bug fixes 4.1.2Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 7.21.162021-08-03Improvement release This release has some improvements and a bug fix.
- Improves the memory usage when there are more than 100k users.
- A REST API is exposed to enable or disable notifications by notification id.
- A bug fix related to Advanced roadmap plan. Banner notifications will not be displayed on the Advanced roadmap plan.
Read more at Release Notes
4.1.2Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 7.21.162021-08-03Improvement release This release has some improvements and a bug fix.
- Improves the memory usage when there are more than 100k users.
- A REST API is exposed to enable or disable notifications by notification id.
- A bug fix related to Advanced roadmap plan. Banner notifications will not be displayed on the Advanced roadmap plan.
Read more at Release Notes
4.1.1Bitbucket Data Center 6.3.0 - 7.21.162021-04-19Maintenance release In version 4.1.1:
- Addressed issue of Project Announcement disappearing when an inactive notification is made active or any updates were performed
- Restricting the Acknowledgments inline dialog to display the recent 50 acknowledgments with a 'more' link to review all on the report page
Read more in the full release notes.
4.1.1Bitbucket Server 6.3.0 - 7.21.162021-04-19Maintenance release In version 4.1.1:
- Addressed issue of Project Announcement disappearing when an inactive notification is made active or any updates were performed
- Restricting the Acknowledgments inline dialog to display the recent 50 acknowledgments with a 'more' link to review all on the report page
Read more in the full release notes.
4.1Bitbucket Data Center 6.0.0 - 7.21.162021-01-18Maintenance release In version 4.1:
- Addressed missing XSRF token issue on some Bitbucket pages
- Addressed missing Announcements issue on the Project Announcements page
- Addressed missing announcement title issue on the delete confirmation dialog
Read more in the full release notes.
4.1Bitbucket Server 6.0.0 - 7.21.162021-01-18Maintenance release In version 4.1:
- Addressed missing XSRF token issue on some Bitbucket pages
- Addressed missing Announcements issue on the Project Announcements page
- Addressed missing announcement title issue on the delete confirmation dialog
Read more in the full release notes.
4.0Bitbucket Data Center 6.0.0 - 7.21.162020-12-14Improved announcement editor, added new targeting/scheduling options, and more. In version 4.0:
- Improved announcement editor user interface with tabs for advanced configuration options
- Ability to specify time restrictions on an announcement in addition to date restrictions
- Ability to enable custom recurrence on announcements
- Ability to specify URI's where full-page announcements should not be displayed
- Improved Export to CSV experience
Read more in the full release notes.
4.0Bitbucket Server 6.0.0 - 7.21.162020-12-14Improved announcement editor, added new targeting/scheduling options, and more. In version 4.0:
- Improved announcement editor user interface with tabs for advanced configuration options
- Ability to specify time restrictions on an announcement in addition to date restrictions
- Ability to enable custom recurrence on announcements
- Ability to specify URI's where full-page announcements should not be displayed
- Improved Export to CSV experience
Read more in the full release notes.
3.7.2Bitbucket Data Center 6.6.0 - 7.21.162020-11-30Hotfix release In version 3.7.2:
- Addressed XSRF token error on Branching Model UI
Read more in the full release notes.
3.7.2Bitbucket Server 6.6.0 - 7.21.162020-11-30Hotfix release In version 3.7.2:
- Addressed XSRF token error on Branching Model UI
Read more in the full release notes.
3.7.1Bitbucket Data Center 7.6.0 - 7.21.162020-11-13Hotfix release In version 3.7.1:
- Addressed issue with calendar, not being displayed in Bitbucket 7.6
Read more in the full release notes.
3.7.1Bitbucket Server 7.6.0 - 7.21.162020-11-13Hotfix release In version 3.7.1:
- Addressed issue with calendar, not being displayed in Bitbucket 7.6
Read more in the full release notes.
3.7Bitbucket Data Center 5.16.0 - 7.21.162020-11-03Maintenance release. In version 3.7:
- Fixed a bug related to the incorrect display of the side navigation bar.
- Fixed a bug where users were unable to add an SSH token due to an XSRF missing token error.
- Additional bug fix.
Read more in the full release notes.
3.7Bitbucket Server 5.16.0 - 7.21.162020-11-03Maintenance release. In version 3.7:
- Fixed a bug related to the incorrect display of the side navigation bar.
- Fixed a bug where users were unable to add an SSH token due to an XSRF missing token error.
- Additional bug fix.
Read more in the full release notes.
3.6Bitbucket Data Center 5.14.0 - 7.21.162020-09-22Improvements to announcement acceptance report, bug fixes. In version 3.6:
- Added pagination to the announcement acceptance report to improve page performance for large user lists
- Added user name and status filter to the announcement acceptance report
- Additional bug fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
3.6Bitbucket Server 5.14.0 - 7.21.162020-09-22Improvements to announcement acceptance report, bug fixes. In version 3.6:
- Added pagination to the announcement acceptance report to improve page performance for large user lists
- Added user name and status filter to the announcement acceptance report
- Additional bug fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
3.5Bitbucket Data Center 5.12.0 - 7.21.162020-07-29Resolved banner announcement issues and other bugs. In version 3.5:
- Fixed an issue where banner announcement text was breaking into a separate line
Read more in the full release notes.
3.5Bitbucket Server 5.12.0 - 7.21.162020-07-29Resolved banner announcement issues and other bugs. In version 3.5:
- Fixed an issue where banner announcement text was breaking into a separate line
Read more in the full release notes.
3.4Bitbucket Data Center 5.12.0 - 7.21.162020-06-29Improvements and bug fixes In version 3.4:
- Improved Dismiss button alignment when content is empty
- Addressed Internet Explorer11 Banner and Flag display issue
- Addressed upgrade task issue
Read more in the full release notes.
3.4Bitbucket Server 5.12.0 - 7.21.162020-06-29Improvements and bug fixes In version 3.4:
- Improved Dismiss button alignment when content is empty
- Addressed Internet Explorer11 Banner and Flag display issue
- Addressed upgrade task issue
Read more in the full release notes.
3.3Bitbucket Data Center 5.11.0 - 7.21.162020-05-18Improved handling of invalid notifications, additional improvements and fixes. In version 3.3:
- Invalid notifications are automatically moved to "Inactive notifications" section
- Other improvements and bug fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
3.3Bitbucket Server 5.11.0 - 7.21.162020-05-18Improved handling of invalid notifications, additional improvements and fixes. In version 3.3:
- Invalid notifications are automatically moved to "Inactive notifications" section
- Other improvements and bug fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
3.2Bitbucket Data Center 5.10.0 - 7.21.162020-04-08App performance improvements. In version 3.2:
- Fixed latency issues experienced in versions 2.9 and 3.0.
Read more in the full release notes.
3.2Bitbucket Server 5.10.0 - 7.21.162020-04-08App performance improvements. In version 3.2:
- Fixed latency issues experienced in versions 2.9 and 3.0.
Read more in the full release notes.
3.1Bitbucket Data Center 5.9.0 - 7.21.162020-02-25Expired announcements moved to "Inactive notifications", bug fixes. In version 3.1:
- Notifications that are configured with a time restriction will automatically be moved to "Inactive notifications" once the notification has expired
- Additional bug fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
3.1Bitbucket Server 5.9.0 - 7.21.162020-02-25Expired announcements moved to "Inactive notifications", bug fixes. In version 3.1:
- Notifications that are configured with a time restriction will automatically be moved to "Inactive notifications" once the notification has expired
- Additional bug fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
3.0Bitbucket Data Center 5.6.0 - 6.10.172019-10-24Integrate Announcer and Statuspage to easily share incidents with your team In version 3.0:
- The new integration between Announcer and Statuspage lets you communicate incidents to your team instantly
Read more in the full release notes.
3.0Bitbucket Server 5.6.0 - 6.10.172019-10-24Integrate Announcer and Statuspage to easily share incidents with your team In version 3.0:
- The new integration between Announcer and Statuspage lets you communicate incidents to your team instantly
Read more in the full release notes.
2.11.1Bitbucket Data Center 5.4.0 - 6.10.172019-09-18Accessibility enhancements, additional improvements and bug fixes In version 2.11.1:
- Added audio assistance for announcements
- Fixed Unable to disable the expired notifications
- Fixed Unable to set the notifications for the current day
- Performance and additional improvements
Read more in the full release notes.
2.11.1Bitbucket Server 5.4.0 - 6.10.172019-09-18Accessibility enhancements, additional improvements and bug fixes In version 2.11.1:
- Added audio assistance for announcements
- Fixed Unable to disable the expired notifications
- Fixed Unable to set the notifications for the current day
- Performance and additional improvements
Read more in the full release notes.
2.10Bitbucket Data Center 5.3.0 - 6.10.172019-08-06Export "Acceptance Report" details as a CSV file In version 2.10:
- Export "Acceptance Report" details as a CSV file
- A new confirmation message before deleting an announcement
- Other resolved issues
Read more in the full release notes.
2.10Bitbucket Server 5.3.0 - 6.10.172019-08-06Export "Acceptance Report" details as a CSV file In version 2.10:
- Export "Acceptance Report" details as a CSV file
- A new confirmation message before deleting an announcement
- Other resolved issues
Read more in the full release notes.
2.9Bitbucket Data Center 5.2.0 - 6.10.172019-06-20Add a "Remind Me Later" button, unique icons, banner colors, and more In version 2.9:
- Add a “Remind Me Later“ button (ability to mute an announcement temporarily)
- Customize announcement with unique icons and border colors
- Improved Acceptance Report screen
- Configure global and announcer settings in separate tabs
Read more in the full release notes.
2.9Bitbucket Server 5.2.0 - 6.10.172019-06-20Add a "Remind Me Later" button, unique icons, banner colors, and more In version 2.9:
- Add a “Remind Me Later“ button (ability to mute an announcement temporarily)
- Customize announcement with unique icons and border colors
- Improved Acceptance Report screen
- Configure global and announcer settings in separate tabs
Read more in the full release notes.
2.8Bitbucket Data Center 5.1.0 - 6.10.172019-05-06Target announcements to multiple groups and additional fixes. In version 2.8:
- Select multiple groups when defining the target audience for announcements
- Additional fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
2.8Bitbucket Server 5.1.0 - 6.10.172019-05-06Target announcements to multiple groups and additional fixes. In version 2.8:
- Select multiple groups when defining the target audience for announcements
- Additional fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
2.7Bitbucket Data Center 5.0.0 - 6.10.172019-03-26Add a link to Slack in an announcement and additional fixes. In version 2.7:
- Add a link to open the Slack client, a specific team, or channel from an announcement
- Additional fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
2.7Bitbucket Server 5.0.0 - 6.10.172019-03-26Add a link to Slack in an announcement and additional fixes. In version 2.7:
- Add a link to open the Slack client, a specific team, or channel from an announcement
- Additional fixes
Read more in the full release notes.
2.6Bitbucket Data Center 5.0.0 - 6.10.172019-03-01Data Center approved app — performance & scale-tested This version of Announcer for Bitbucket Data Center is compatible with Bitbucket 6.0.
We have made massive investments in infrastructure and testing frameworks for our Data Center apps to ensure that they will scale to meet the needs of your enterprise team. Announcer for Bitbucket Data Center has been rigorously tested and vetted for consistent, efficient, and reliable performance at scale.
For more information, read the full release notes.
2.6Bitbucket Server 5.0.0 - 6.10.172019-03-01Added Bitbucket 6.0 capability and Data Center approved version now available This version of Announcer for Bitbucket Server is compatible with Bitbucket 6.0.
Our server apps have always been Data Center compatible, and with the release of Atlassian’s new Data Center approved apps program, we've made massive investments in additional infrastructure and testing frameworks for our Data Center apps to ensure that they will scale to meet the needs of enterprise teams. These apps have been rigorously tested and vetted for consistent, efficient, and reliable performance at scale.
If you’re currently using Bitbucket Data Center or thinking about upgrading, check out the Data Center approved version of Announcer.
Additionally, this release also includes the ability to display the same announcement on every login.
For more information, read the full release notes.
2.3.12Bitbucket Server 5.9.0 - 5.16.112018-08-15Bug fix release This release addresses following issue:-
- Exception on Announcer in admin area if the group an announcement was configured with is removed.
2.3.11Bitbucket Server 5.9.0 - 5.13.02018-05-09Maintenance release This release resolves
- In some case where an incorrect error message might appear in the atlassian-jira.log due to the "Accept" header not being available in the http request.
- In some situations the dialog button may show "null" instead of the default text. This has been resolved.
- The full page announcements were able to be bypassed in certain situations.
2.3.3Bitbucket Server 4.0.0 - 5.13.02016-01-25Error noise reducing and cache fix This release resolves an issue where an extra log error is showing in the stash/bitbucket server logs as well how the internal cache is not correctly purged upon disabling of an announcement.
2.3.3-3.0Bitbucket Server 3.3.0 - 3.11.62016-01-25Error noise reducing and cache fix This release resolves an issue where an extra log error is showing in the stash/bitbucket server logs as well how the internal cache is not correctly purged upon disabling of an announcement.
2.3.1Bitbucket Server 4.0.0 - 4.6.02015-10-27Caching fix This version resolves an issue where things are incorrectly rendering due to aggressive caching.
2.3.0Bitbucket Server 4.0.0 - 4.6.02015-09-28Temporal awareness and much more (including Bitbucket server support) Wittified is proud to present Announcer for Stash 2.3. This release delivers on of the most requested features in regards to Announcements: Time travel.
With Announcer for Bitbucket server (formerly Stash) you can now specify announcements in the future.
Of course we've added lots more of features including a new announcement type and Bitbucket server support.
For more details, please visit https://wittified.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ANNOUNCE/Announcer+2.3+release+notes
2.3.0-3.0Bitbucket Server 3.3.0 - 3.11.62015-09-28Temporal awareness and much more Wittified is proud to present Announcer for Stash 2.3. This release delivers on of the most requested features in regards to Announcements: Time travel.
With Announcer for Bitbucket server (formerly Stash) you can now specify announcements in the future.
Of course we've added lots more of features including a new announcement type and Bitbucket server support.
For more details, please visit https://wittified.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ANNOUNCE/Announcer+2.3+release+notes
2.2.3Bitbucket Server 3.3.0 - 3.11.62015-06-29Bug fix release This release fixes an occasional issue where the "Dismiss" button for the banner announcements by default shows "null" instead of "Dismiss".
2.2.2Bitbucket Server 3.3.0 - 3.11.62015-05-17Performance and bug fix This release fixes a database related performance issue when the add-on is installed but no announcements have been configured yet.
For Stash 3.5+ it also fixes the project announcements not appearing properly.
2.2Bitbucket Server 3.3.0 - 3.11.62014-10-08Full page logic rework, Data center support, new UI In this version the full page logic interception has been reworked so that the detection occurs within the content area.
We have revisited the UI and updated the various areas to allow for a more user friendly experience while creating the announcements.
We have enhanced the acknowledgment button to allow for a delayed activation in case people are you just hitting "Dismiss". In addition to this in the reporting area you can now see how long somebody viewed the announcement prior to hitting dismiss.
Project admins are now able to create announcements (if the admins allow it).
This release adds in Stash center support.
For more information - please visit the 2.2 release notes and 2.1 release notes.
1.5.5.5Bitbucket Server 3.0.0 - 3.11.62014-07-01Uncovering the unlock screen This release white lists the /unavailable screen.
1.5.5.4Bitbucket Server 3.0.0 - 3.11.62014-06-27Backup issue fix This releases fixes an issue where the backups might work properly because of the access filter blocking.
1.5.5.2Bitbucket Server 3.0.0 - 3.11.62014-05-20Atlassian Stash 3.0 support This release adds Atlassian Stash 3.0 support.
1.5.3.1Bitbucket Server 2.5.0 - 2.12.62014-03-14Bug fix release Note: If you're upgrading from a version pre-1.5 - you will need to visit the main "Announcer for Stash" page post upgrade to enable all the notifications.
ANNOUNCE-24 - Acknowledging an announcement can't be undone in a reliable manner.
ANNOUNCER-23 - Previously created announcements can't be reverted back to full page announcements
1.5.3Bitbucket Server 2.5.0 - 2.12.62014-03-13Anonymous support, reporting and multiple announcement types Please note: If you're upgrading from a previous version - all of your announcements will become inactive. To enable all of them - just go to the announcement list page and click "enable all announcements" -- or if you just want to enable a few - edit and check the "enable announcement" checkbox.
- Added new Announcement types (dialog and banner)
- Added targeting of dialog and banner to particular Atlassian Stash Projects
- Announcements can now be put in an inactive state
- The button text can be set on a particular announcement
- Added reporting feature to easily see who has accepted an announcement.
- Acknowledged announcements is available for users to see which announcements they've accepted.
For more details about these features: https://wittified.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ANNOUNCE/User%27s+Guide+for+1.5
1.3Bitbucket Server 2.5.0 - 2.12.62014-02-10Support for Banners New in this release
Added in support for banner notifications for logged in users
1.0.7Bitbucket Server 2.5.0 - 2.12.62013-11-19Bug fix Fixed in this release
This release fixes a bug related to the Stash Backup Client.
1.0.6Bitbucket Server 2.5.0 - 2.12.62013-07-29Bug fix for http based git requests This release adds in the http git urls on the white list so that the git clone http:// will work properly.
1.0.4Bitbucket Server 2.5.0 - 2.5.32013-06-20Initial Release No release notes.