# Help testing the upcoming bndtools / bnd release

**URL:** <https://bnd.discourse.group/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-bndtools-bnd-release/539>\
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**Created:** [October 21, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-bndtools-bnd-release/539 "2025-10-21T12:19:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-bndtools-bnd-release/539/1 "2025-10-21T12:19:20Z")

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Hi everybody,

we are heading towards the upcoming 7.2.0 release. The final step for this is to get the new Sonatype Central Publisher Portal process in place (which is then also integrated into bnd itself).

We started writing the release notes and we would appreciate if you could give the current `7.2.0-SNAPSHOT` a try and report any bugs or quirks, so we can take care of that before the release.

- Release Notes (WIP): [Changes in 7.2.0 · bndtools/bnd Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/bndtools/bnd/wiki/Changes-in-7.2.0)
- Getting SNAPSHOT: [Installation & Getting Started with Bndtools 7.1.0 - Bndtools](https://bndtools.org/installation.html#update-site-install) (and use the jfrog updatesite `https://bndtools.jfrog.io/bndtools/update-snapshot` in Eclipse From the Help menu / `Install New Software...`)

Thanks