# Ruby version release history

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-version-release-history/57613>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [1 March 2010 13:57 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-version-release-history/57613 "2010-03-01T13:57:48Z")\
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I was trying to find a list of ruby versions and when they were released.

All my google tricks seemed to fail me.

I tried to suss it out from the Ruby svn repository but there seems to  
be a block hole event horizon at 3 years back, every old tag seems to  
just say it was three years ago.

Is there a list somewhere on the inter webs that anyone knows of?

> **···**
>
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**Post date:** [2 March 2010 03:27 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-version-release-history/57613/2 "2010-03-02T03:27:30Z")

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Rick DeNatale wrote:

> I was trying to find a list of ruby versions and when they were released.
> 
> All my google tricks seemed to fail me.
> 
> I tried to suss it out from the Ruby svn repository but there seems to  
> be a block hole event horizon at 3 years back, every old tag seems to  
> just say it was three years ago.
> 
> Is there a list somewhere on the inter webs that anyone knows of?

One little trick is to see the FTP site, where you can see the creation time of  
each tar.gz files. Anyway here you are an exhaustive list of Ruby's release  
dates (in Japanese timezone):

YYYY MM/DD | version

> **···**
>
> -----------+------------  
> 1993 02/24 | Ruby birthday  
> 1995 12/21 | 0.95  
> 1996 12/25 | 1.0-961225  
> 1997 12/25 | 1.0-971225  
> 1998 07/17 | 1.1c0  
> 1998 07/24 | 1.1c1  
> 1998 08/11 | 1.1c2  
> 1998 08/27 | 1.1c3  
> 1998 09/03 | 1.1c4  
> 1998 09/08 | 1.1c5  
> 1998 10/05 | 1.1c6  
> 1998 11/09 | 1.1c7  
> 1998 11/19 | 1.1c8  
> 1998 11/26 | 1.1c9  
> 1998 12/25 | 1.2  
> 1999 01/11 | 1.2.1  
> 1999 01/12 | 1.2.1  
> 1999 01/21 | 1.2.2  
> 1999 02/16 | 1.2.3  
> 1999 04/09 | 1.2.4  
> 1999 04/13 | 1.2.5  
> 1999 06/21 | 1.2.6  
> 1999 08/13 | 1.4.0  
> 1999 09/16 | 1.4.1  
> 1999 09/17 | 1.4.2  
> 1999 12/07 | 1.4.3  
> 2000 04/14 | 1.4.4  
> 2000 06/23 | 1.4.5  
> 2000 08/16 | 1.4.6  
> 2000 09/19 | 1.6.0  
> 2000 09/27 | 1.6.1  
> 2000 12/25 | 1.6.2  
> 2001 03/20 | 1.6.3  
> 2001 06/04 | 1.6.4  
> 2001 09/19 | 1.6.5  
> 2001 12/26 | 1.6.6  
> 2002 03/01 | 1.6.7  
> 2002 12/24 | 1.6.8  
> 2003 08/04 | 1.8.0  
> 2003 12/25 | 1.8.1  
> 2004 12/25 | 1.8.2  
> 2005 09/21 | 1.8.3  
> 2005 12/24 | 1.8.4  
> 2006 08/25 | 1.8.5  
> 2006 12/04 | 1.8.5-p2  
> 2006 12/25 | 1.8.5-p12  
> 2007 03/13 | 1.8.5-p35  
> 2007 03/13 | 1.8.6  
> 2007 06/09 | 1.8.5-p52  
> 2007 06/09 | 1.8.6-p36  
> 2007 09/23 | 1.8.5-p113  
> 2007 09/23 | 1.8.6-p110  
> 2007 10/04 | 1.8.5-p114  
> 2007 10/04 | 1.8.6-p111  
> 2008 03/03 | 1.8.5-p115  
> 2008 03/03 | 1.8.6-p114  
> 2008 06/01 | 1.8.7  
> 2008 06/09 | 1.8.7-p17  
> 2008 06/20 | 1.8.5-p231  
> 2008 06/20 | 1.8.6-p230  
> 2008 06/20 | 1.8.7-p22  
> 2008 08/08 | 1.8.6-p286  
> 2008 08/08 | 1.8.7-p71  
> 2008 08/11 | 1.8.6-p287  
> 2008 08/11 | 1.8.7-p72  
> 2009 01/30 | 1.9.1-p0  
> 2009 03/31 | 1.8.6-p368  
> 2009 04/09 | 1.8.7-p160  
> 2009 05/12 | 1.9.1-p129  
> 2009 06/09 | 1.8.6-p369  
> 2009 06/09 | 1.8.7-p173  
> 2009 06/15 | 1.8.7-p174  
> 2009 07/18 | 1.9.1-p243  
> 2009 08/03 | 1.8.6-p383  
> 2009 12/24 | 1.8.7-p248  
> 2009 12/07 | 1.9.1-p376  
> 2010 01/10 | 1.8.6-p388  
> 2010 01/10 | 1.8.7-p249  
> 2010 01/10 | 1.9.1-p378  
> 2010 02/03 | 1.8.6-p398  
> 2010 02/04 | 1.8.6-p399

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**Author:** ![Rick\_DeNatale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbce88/32.png) [@Rick\_DeNatale1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Rick_DeNatale1)\
**Post date:** [2 March 2010 12:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-version-release-history/57613/3 "2010-03-02T12:50:04Z")

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Domo arrigato Shyouhei-san!

> **···**
>
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Urabe Shyouhei \<shyouhei@ruby-lang.org\> wrote:
> 
> > Rick DeNatale wrote:
> > 
> > > I was trying to find a list of ruby versions and when they were released.
> > > 
> > > All my google tricks seemed to fail me.
> > > 
> > > I tried to suss it out from the Ruby svn repository but there seems to  
> > > be a block hole event horizon at 3 years back, every old tag seems to  
> > > just say it was three years ago.
> > > 
> > > Is there a list somewhere on the inter webs that anyone knows of?
> > 
> > One little trick is to see the FTP site, where you can see the creation time of  
> > each tar.gz files. Anyway here you are an exhaustive list of Ruby's release  
> > dates (in Japanese timezone):
> > 
> > YYYY MM/DD | version  
> > -----------+------------  
> > 1993 02/24 | Ruby birthday  
> > 1995 12/21 | 0.95  
> > 1996 12/25 | 1.0-961225  
> > 1997 12/25 | 1.0-971225  
> > 1998 07/17 | 1.1c0  
> > 1998 07/24 | 1.1c1  
> > 1998 08/11 | 1.1c2  
> > 1998 08/27 | 1.1c3  
> > 1998 09/03 | 1.1c4  
> > 1998 09/08 | 1.1c5  
> > 1998 10/05 | 1.1c6  
> > 1998 11/09 | 1.1c7  
> > 1998 11/19 | 1.1c8  
> > 1998 11/26 | 1.1c9  
> > 1998 12/25 | 1.2  
> > 1999 01/11 | 1.2.1  
> > 1999 01/12 | 1.2.1  
> > 1999 01/21 | 1.2.2  
> > 1999 02/16 | 1.2.3  
> > 1999 04/09 | 1.2.4  
> > 1999 04/13 | 1.2.5  
> > 1999 06/21 | 1.2.6  
> > 1999 08/13 | 1.4.0  
> > 1999 09/16 | 1.4.1  
> > 1999 09/17 | 1.4.2  
> > 1999 12/07 | 1.4.3  
> > 2000 04/14 | 1.4.4  
> > 2000 06/23 | 1.4.5  
> > 2000 08/16 | 1.4.6  
> > 2000 09/19 | 1.6.0  
> > 2000 09/27 | 1.6.1  
> > 2000 12/25 | 1.6.2  
> > 2001 03/20 | 1.6.3  
> > 2001 06/04 | 1.6.4  
> > 2001 09/19 | 1.6.5  
> > 2001 12/26 | 1.6.6  
> > 2002 03/01 | 1.6.7  
> > 2002 12/24 | 1.6.8  
> > 2003 08/04 | 1.8.0  
> > 2003 12/25 | 1.8.1  
> > 2004 12/25 | 1.8.2  
> > 2005 09/21 | 1.8.3  
> > 2005 12/24 | 1.8.4  
> > 2006 08/25 | 1.8.5  
> > 2006 12/04 | 1.8.5-p2  
> > 2006 12/25 | 1.8.5-p12  
> > 2007 03/13 | 1.8.5-p35  
> > 2007 03/13 | 1.8.6  
> > 2007 06/09 | 1.8.5-p52  
> > 2007 06/09 | 1.8.6-p36  
> > 2007 09/23 | 1.8.5-p113  
> > 2007 09/23 | 1.8.6-p110  
> > 2007 10/04 | 1.8.5-p114  
> > 2007 10/04 | 1.8.6-p111  
> > 2008 03/03 | 1.8.5-p115  
> > 2008 03/03 | 1.8.6-p114  
> > 2008 06/01 | 1.8.7  
> > 2008 06/09 | 1.8.7-p17  
> > 2008 06/20 | 1.8.5-p231  
> > 2008 06/20 | 1.8.6-p230  
> > 2008 06/20 | 1.8.7-p22  
> > 2008 08/08 | 1.8.6-p286  
> > 2008 08/08 | 1.8.7-p71  
> > 2008 08/11 | 1.8.6-p287  
> > 2008 08/11 | 1.8.7-p72  
> > 2009 01/30 | 1.9.1-p0  
> > 2009 03/31 | 1.8.6-p368  
> > 2009 04/09 | 1.8.7-p160  
> > 2009 05/12 | 1.9.1-p129  
> > 2009 06/09 | 1.8.6-p369  
> > 2009 06/09 | 1.8.7-p173  
> > 2009 06/15 | 1.8.7-p174  
> > 2009 07/18 | 1.9.1-p243  
> > 2009 08/03 | 1.8.6-p383  
> > 2009 12/24 | 1.8.7-p248  
> > 2009 12/07 | 1.9.1-p376  
> > 2010 01/10 | 1.8.6-p388  
> > 2010 01/10 | 1.8.7-p249  
> > 2010 01/10 | 1.9.1-p378  
> > 2010 02/03 | 1.8.6-p398  
> > 2010 02/04 | 1.8.6-p399
> 
> --  
> Rick DeNatale
> 
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**Post date:** [2 March 2010 13:22 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-version-release-history/57613/4 "2010-03-02T13:22:52Z")

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> YYYY MM/DD | version  
> -----------+------------  
> 1993 02/24 | Ruby birthday  
> 1995 12/21 | 0.95  
> 1996 12/25 | 1.0-961225  
> 1997 12/25 | 1.0-971225  
> 1998 07/17 | 1.1c0  
> 1998 07/24 | 1.1c1  
> 1998 08/11 | 1.1c2  
> 1998 08/27 | 1.1c3  
> 1998 09/03 | 1.1c4  
> 1998 09/08 | 1.1c5  
> 1998 10/05 | 1.1c6  
> 1998 11/09 | 1.1c7  
> 1998 11/19 | 1.1c8  
> 1998 11/26 | 1.1c9  
> 1998 12/25 | 1.2  
> 1999 01/11 | 1.2.1  
> 1999 01/12 | 1.2.1  
> 1999 01/21 | 1.2.2  
> 1999 02/16 | 1.2.3  
> 1999 04/09 | 1.2.4  
> 1999 04/13 | 1.2.5  
> 1999 06/21 | 1.2.6  
> 1999 08/13 | 1.4.0  
> 1999 09/16 | 1.4.1  
> 1999 09/17 | 1.4.2  
> 1999 12/07 | 1.4.3  
> 2000 04/14 | 1.4.4  
> 2000 06/23 | 1.4.5  
> 2000 08/16 | 1.4.6  
> 2000 09/19 | 1.6.0  
> 2000 09/27 | 1.6.1  
> 2000 12/25 | 1.6.2  
> 2001 03/20 | 1.6.3  
> 2001 06/04 | 1.6.4  
> 2001 09/19 | 1.6.5  
> 2001 12/26 | 1.6.6  
> 2002 03/01 | 1.6.7  
> 2002 12/24 | 1.6.8  
> 2003 08/04 | 1.8.0  
> 2003 12/25 | 1.8.1  
> 2004 12/25 | 1.8.2  
> 2005 09/21 | 1.8.3  
> 2005 12/24 | 1.8.4  
> 2006 08/25 | 1.8.5

I miss the old ways.

> **···**
>
> On Mar 1, 10:27 pm, Urabe Shyouhei \<shyou...@ruby-lang.org\> wrote:
> 
> > 2006 12/04 | 1.8.5-p2  
> > 2006 12/25 | 1.8.5-p12  
> > 2007 03/13 | 1.8.5-p35  
> > 2007 03/13 | 1.8.6  
> > 2007 06/09 | 1.8.5-p52  
> > 2007 06/09 | 1.8.6-p36  
> > 2007 09/23 | 1.8.5-p113  
> > 2007 09/23 | 1.8.6-p110  
> > 2007 10/04 | 1.8.5-p114  
> > 2007 10/04 | 1.8.6-p111  
> > 2008 03/03 | 1.8.5-p115  
> > 2008 03/03 | 1.8.6-p114  
> > 2008 06/01 | 1.8.7  
> > 2008 06/09 | 1.8.7-p17  
> > 2008 06/20 | 1.8.5-p231  
> > 2008 06/20 | 1.8.6-p230  
> > 2008 06/20 | 1.8.7-p22  
> > 2008 08/08 | 1.8.6-p286  
> > 2008 08/08 | 1.8.7-p71  
> > 2008 08/11 | 1.8.6-p287  
> > 2008 08/11 | 1.8.7-p72  
> > 2009 01/30 | 1.9.1-p0  
> > 2009 03/31 | 1.8.6-p368  
> > 2009 04/09 | 1.8.7-p160  
> > 2009 05/12 | 1.9.1-p129  
> > 2009 06/09 | 1.8.6-p369  
> > 2009 06/09 | 1.8.7-p173  
> > 2009 06/15 | 1.8.7-p174  
> > 2009 07/18 | 1.9.1-p243  
> > 2009 08/03 | 1.8.6-p383  
> > 2009 12/24 | 1.8.7-p248  
> > 2009 12/07 | 1.9.1-p376  
> > 2010 01/10 | 1.8.6-p388  
> > 2010 01/10 | 1.8.7-p249  
> > 2010 01/10 | 1.9.1-p378  
> > 2010 02/03 | 1.8.6-p398  
> > 2010 02/04 | 1.8.6-p399

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> One little trick is to see the FTP site, where you can see the creation time of  
> each tar.gz files. Anyway here you are an exhaustive list of Ruby's release  
> dates (in Japanese timezone):

Wow, this is an impressive list!

> YYYY MM/DD | version  
> -----------+------------  
> 1993 02/24 | Ruby birthday

Btw, which release was Ruby Tuesday? 😉

Kind regards

robert

> **···**
>
> 2010/3/2 Urabe Shyouhei \<shyouhei@ruby-lang.org\>:
> 
> --  
> remember.guy do |as, often| as.you\_can - without end  
> [http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/](http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/)