# Announcements

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## [TAO - release notes](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/tao-release-notes/52)

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**Author:** [@dragos.ivan](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/u/dragos.ivan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/tao-release-notes/52 "2026-04-30T20:22:47Z")

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:tada: TAO July 2025 Release Highlights! :tada: TAO Authoring Updates & Fixes Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where tests could be previewed by users without proper permissions, enhancing security and access control. TAO Adv…

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## [About the Announcements category](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/8)

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**Author:** [@dragos.ivan](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/u/dragos.ivan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/8 "2025-06-03T12:17:49Z")

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Official news and updates from the TAO team. Stay informed about new releases, features, roadmap updates, and important changes related to TAO Community Edition and the wider TAO ecosystem. (Read-only for community; pos…

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## [Update: Critical PHP Fixes Required for TAO](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/update-critical-php-fixes-required-for-tao/173)

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**Author:** [@CarlottaP](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/u/CarlottaP)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/update-critical-php-fixes-required-for-tao/173 "2026-10-22T11:43:01Z")

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Dear Community, Following the disclosure of two critical vulnerabilities in PHP (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619), we are writing to inform you of our response and the steps you should take for your TAO installation…

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## [OAT announces the upcoming release of TAO Community Edition (TAO CE)](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/oat-announces-the-upcoming-release-of-tao-community-edition-tao-ce/9)

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**Author:** [@dragos.ivan](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/u/dragos.ivan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.community.taotesting.com/t/oat-announces-the-upcoming-release-of-tao-community-edition-tao-ce/9 "2025-06-06T09:29:34Z")

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:globe\_showing\_europe\_africa: Announcing TAO Community Edition: A New Era for Open Digital Assessment Open Assessment Technologies (OAT), creators of TAO, the world’s leading open-source digital assessment platform, is e…