generated: '2026-09-02'
method: searched
source: https://docs.better.care/studio/release-notes/release-3-17
docs: https://docs.better.care/studio/release-notes/older-releases
product: Better Studio
note: >-
  Better publishes a dated, per-release changelog for Better Studio on its public Docusaurus
  documentation site. There is NO public changelog for Better Platform, Better Meds or the
  openEHR REST API — those documentation trees redirect to Microsoft Entra SAML sign-on. Each
  Studio release is pinned to a matching Form Renderer version. Recent window only; the full
  history is on the provider's own site.
scheme: semver-major-minor-patch
current_version: 3.17.8
current_version_date: '2026-08-25'
release_cadence: >-
  Roughly a minor release every 4-8 weeks with frequent patch releases; four minor lines
  (3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17) were receiving patches concurrently as of 2026-08.
entries:
- version: 3.17.0
  date: '2026-07-08'
  compatible_form_renderer: 3.17.0
  breaking: true
  highlights:
  - AQL builder AI assistant renamed/upgraded to "Bea"; it can now combine queries into a JS View and return JavaScript instead of a single AQL query.
  - New organisation-level structure grouping projects and users, letting organisation admins manage access instead of routing every change through Studio support.
  - Users can propose new Marketplace resources directly from Studio.
  breaking_note: >-
    Some straightforward queries that previously produced a single AQL block now generate a
    JS View; logic relying on a single AQL block must be re-verified.
  patches:
  - {version: 3.17.1, date: '2026-07-16'}
  - {version: 3.17.2, date: '2026-07-20'}
  - {version: 3.17.3, date: '2026-07-20'}
  - {version: 3.17.4, date: '2026-07-24'}
  - {version: 3.17.5, date: '2026-08-04'}
  - {version: 3.17.6, date: '2026-08-10'}
  - {version: 3.17.7, date: '2026-08-18'}
  - {version: 3.17.8, date: '2026-08-25'}
- version: 3.16.0
  date: '2026-05-26'
  compatible_form_renderer: 3.16.0
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Two improvements to the ETL (extract, transform, load) module introduced in 3.15.
  patches:
  - {version: 3.16.1, date: '2026-05-28'}
  - {version: 3.16.2, date: '2026-06-04'}
  - {version: 3.16.3, date: '2026-06-09'}
  - {version: 3.16.4, date: '2026-06-23'}
  - {version: 3.16.5, date: '2026-06-24'}
  - {version: 3.16.6, date: '2026-07-13'}
  - {version: 3.16.7, date: '2026-07-13'}
- version: 3.15.0
  date: '2026-04-21'
  compatible_form_renderer: 3.15.0
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - New ETL data-integration tool (phase 1 - core pipeline workflow).
  - Redesigned navigation.
  - Two-factor authentication.
  - New BDS-based rendering engine.
  - Grid layout in Form builder.
  - Completely rebuilt documentation site.
  patches:
  - {version: 3.15.1, date: '2026-04-23'}
  - {version: 3.15.2, date: '2026-05-06'}
  - {version: 3.15.3, date: '2026-05-15'}
  - {version: 3.15.4, date: '2026-05-26'}
  - {version: 3.15.5, date: '2026-06-03'}
  - {version: 3.15.6, date: '2026-07-06'}
  - {version: 3.15.7, date: '2026-07-10'}
  - {version: 3.15.8, date: '2026-08-05'}
- version: 3.14.0
  date: '2025-12-10'
  compatible_form_renderer: 3.14.0
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Refined version switcher; simpler project setup and more control over data and Studio versions.
  patches:
  - {version: 3.14.1, date: '2025-12-22'}
  - {version: 3.14.12, date: '2026-06-04'}
  patch_range: 3.14.1 - 3.14.12 (2025-12-22 to 2026-06-04)
- version: 3.13.0
  date: '2025-09-23'
  compatible_form_renderer: 3.13.0
  breaking: false
  end_of_support: true
  highlights:
  - Data Connectors introduced as an upgraded replacement for the API Connectors functionality.
  patch_range: 3.13.1 - 3.13.12 (2025-09-25 to 2026-04-23)
- version: 3.12.0
  date: '2025-06-10'
  compatible_form_renderer: 3.12.0
  breaking: false
  end_of_support: true
  highlights:
  - Form-building improvements; warning when saving a form or summary under the same name at a different version.
  patch_range: 3.12.1 - 3.12.13 (2025-06-12 to 2026-02-10)