Simple Vertical Timeline

1. Drupal 5.0 is released

   17 Jan 2007

   This release incorporates jQuery, a young open source project. Drupal's support helps jQuery gain attention and then it rises to huge popularity. jQuery adds a second license (MIT+GPL) at Drupal's request. This release also introduces install profiles and a web based installer.

2. Drupal 6.0 released

   13 Feb 2008

   This release features a rewritten menu system, and an Update Status module which prompts admins to update their modules, especially after a security release.

3. Drupal 7.0 released

   06 Jan 2011

   More than 250 parties in over 90 countries were held to celebrate this great release. Drupal 7 is still the most popular Drupal release, featuring the Seven theme, designed by Mark Boulton and Leisa Reichelt.

4. Drupal 8.0 released

   15 Nov 2015

   Five years in the making, Drupal 8 embraces objects and declarative configuration. Entity API, Twig, and Accessibility are the talk at the Celebr8 worldwide release parties.

5. Drupal 9.0 released

   03 Jun 2020

   The first Drupal release with no new functionality - and that's great! Drupal 9 has the same functionality as Drupal 8.9, but without a lot of backward compatibility code. The release parties were virtual, as this happened during the times of Covid.

6. Drupal 10 release

   14 Dec 2022

   Drupal 10 comes with even more features that Drupal developers and users love. What sets Drupal apart is its flexibility; modularity is one of its core principles. With Drupal 10, users will find even more incredible tools to help build the versatile, structured content that dynamic web experiences require.