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New Moodle LAE Releases for October 2026

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2.

The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-December 2026. Moodle 5.3 has been released, and CLAMP will evaluate it at the Winter 2027 Hack/Doc Fest at Swarthmore College. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 5.2 at June’s Summer 2026 Hack/Doc Fest at Kalamazoo College; please read the recap for details.

Registration open for Winter 2027 Moodle Hack/Doc Fest

Swarthmore’s Fragrance Garden in late fall. Photo credit: Swarthmore College

Registration is now open for the Winter 2027 Hack/Doc Fest, which will be held at Swarthmore College from January 5 through January 7, 2027. CLAMP’s Hack/Doc Fests are twice-yearly unconference-style events dedicated to improving the Moodle experience for liberal arts colleges.

New Moodle LAE Releases for September 2026

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. These releases are not part of the usual minor release cycle. Moodle HQ released new versions to address a serious bug in the gradebook. This bug affects Moodle 5.1.6 and 5.2.2. In addition, CLAMP has included a patch MDL-89461, a bug that affects ungraded assignments. This patch is also for the 5.1 and 5.2 branches only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2.

The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-October 2026. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 5.2 at June’s Summer 2026 Hack/Doc Fest at Kalamazoo College; please read the recap for details.

New Moodle LAE Releases for August 2026

There are four new Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition releases. There are no new LAE features; these are maintenance releases only. You can download the updates from the CLAMP code release archive. The new releases are for versions 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2.

The next stable releases are scheduled for mid-October 2026. CLAMP evaluated Moodle 5.2 at June’s Summer 2026 Hack/Doc Fest at Kalamazoo College; please read the recap for details.