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FY27

Roadmap

Priorities and ongoing work for July 2026–June 2027.

FY27 roadmap, July 2026 through June 2027. Target software releases: Dataverse 6.12 on September 16, 2026; 6.13 on December 16, 2026; 6.14 on March 17, 2027; and 6.15 on June 16, 2027. Six ongoing work themes are described below; no theme is assigned to a specific release.
Release targets may change. Initiative timing is not assigned to specific releases. Download timeline image

FY27 priorities and ongoing work

Biomedical data sharing

Continue NIH GREI collaboration on data sharing and discovery, and NIH CAFE work on biomedical metadata, geospatial support, and data curation.

Indigenous data support

Develop technical infrastructure, governance, and policies to support Indigenous data in Dataverse installations, including Harvard Dataverse.

Usability and collections

Advance the modern Dataverse interface toward feature completeness, improve Dataverse Collections, and address curation and user-support pain points at Harvard Dataverse.

Metadata, AI, and discovery

Work with DataCite on AI-assisted curation, extract variable-level metadata, and develop responsible AI practices. Continue Google Data Commons collaboration and Croissant support, and complete remaining Google Trusted Data work.

Repository and curation services

Support large datasets, data acquisition, and paid curation at Harvard Dataverse. Help the MORU Tropical Health Network deploy and operate its own repository, including metadata customization, migration, and staff training.

Community and performance

Continue outreach, webinars, and the Dataverse Community Meeting. Improve Harvard Dataverse performance, including shared software improvements that can benefit other installations.

Technical release milestones

Explore planned features, fixes, and progress for each release.

Source: Dataverse release milestones. For published releases and upgrade instructions, see release notes.