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DocuElevate Milestones

Last Updated: 2026-02-06

This document outlines the release milestones, versioning strategy, and detailed feature breakdown for DocuElevate.

Versioning Strategy

DocuElevate follows Semantic Versioning 2.0.0:

  • MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH (e.g., 1.2.3)
  • MAJOR: Breaking changes or major architectural shifts
  • MINOR: New features, backward-compatible
  • PATCH: Bug fixes, security patches, backward-compatible

Release Cadence

  • Patch releases: As needed for critical bugs/security
  • Minor releases: Every 6-8 weeks
  • Major releases: Every 12-18 months

Current Release: v0.3.2 (February 2026)

Status: Stable

  • Production-ready document processing
  • Multi-provider storage support
  • Basic web UI and REST API
  • OAuth2 authentication

Upcoming Milestones

v0.3.3 - Security & Testing Hardening (February 2026)

Target Date: February 15, 2026
Status: 🚧 In Progress
Theme: Security, Quality, Testing, UX Improvements

Goals

  • Fix critical security vulnerabilities (authlib, starlette)
  • Implement comprehensive test suite
  • Add security scanning (CodeQL, Bandit)
  • Improve CI/CD pipeline
  • Add drag-and-drop file upload to Files view
  • Achieve 60% test coverage
  • Add pre-commit hooks
  • Update all dependencies to latest secure versions

Deliverables

  • SECURITY_AUDIT.md documentation
  • pytest configuration and fixtures
  • API integration tests
  • Configuration validation tests
  • Drag-and-drop upload functionality in Files view
  • Reusable upload.js module for code DRYness
  • Task processing tests
  • Storage provider integration tests
  • Updated CI/CD workflows
  • Security best practices guide

Breaking Changes

  • None

v0.4.0 - Enhanced Search & UI Improvements (April 2026)

Target Date: April 1, 2026
Status: 📋 Planned
Theme: User Experience, Search, Performance

Goals

  • Implement full-text search across documents
  • Responsive mobile interface
  • Dark mode support
  • Document preview in browser
  • Performance optimizations
  • Improved error handling and user feedback

Deliverables

  • Full-text search API and UI
  • Advanced filtering capabilities
  • Responsive CSS framework integration
  • Dark mode toggle
  • In-browser document viewer
  • Loading states and progress indicators
  • Performance benchmarks
  • Mobile-optimized interface

Breaking Changes

  • API response format changes for search endpoints (documented)

Migration Path

  • Search endpoint changes will be versioned (/api/v1/search → /api/v2/search)
  • Old endpoints deprecated but functional for 2 releases

v0.4.5 - Workflow Automation (June 2026)

Target Date: June 1, 2026
Status: 📋 Planned
Theme: Automation, Integration, Webhooks

Goals

  • Custom processing pipelines
  • Conditional routing based on document type
  • Webhook support for external integrations
  • Rule-based classification
  • Scheduled batch processing

Deliverables

  • Pipeline configuration UI
  • Webhook management interface
  • Rule engine for document routing
  • Batch processing scheduler
  • Integration examples and templates
  • Webhook payload documentation

Breaking Changes

  • None

v0.5.0 - Advanced AI & Multi-language (August 2026)

Target Date: August 1, 2026
Status: 📋 Planned
Theme: AI Enhancement, Internationalization

Goals

  • Custom AI model support
  • Multi-language OCR
  • Document similarity detection
  • Duplicate detection
  • UI internationalization (i18n)
  • API localization

Deliverables

  • Custom model integration API
  • Multi-language OCR configuration
  • Similarity algorithm implementation
  • Duplicate detection service
  • Translation framework (10+ languages)
  • Localized documentation

Breaking Changes

  • Configuration file format changes (auto-migration script provided)

v1.0.0 - Enterprise Edition (November 2026)

Target Date: November 1, 2026
Status: 📋 Planned
Theme: Enterprise Features, Scalability, Multi-tenancy

This is our first major release, marking production-ready enterprise capabilities.

Goals

  • Multi-tenancy and organization management
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Horizontal scaling support
  • Comprehensive audit logging
  • SLA monitoring and alerting
  • Professional support offerings

Deliverables

  • Multi-tenancy

    • Organization/team management UI
    • Per-tenant configuration and branding
    • Resource quotas and billing integration
    • Tenant isolation at database level
  • Access Control

    • RBAC with customizable roles
    • Permission management UI
    • API key management per organization
    • SSO integration (SAML, LDAP)
  • Scalability

    • Horizontal scaling documentation
    • Load balancer configuration
    • Distributed caching
    • Database replication support
    • Message queue clustering
  • Observability

    • Comprehensive audit logs
    • Prometheus metrics export
    • Grafana dashboards
    • APM integration (New Relic, DataDog)
    • SLA monitoring
  • Documentation

    • Enterprise deployment guide
    • High availability setup
    • Disaster recovery procedures
    • Security compliance guide
    • Professional services offerings

Breaking Changes

  • Database schema migration (automatic with Alembic)
  • Configuration file restructure (migration tool provided)
  • API v1 deprecated (v2 required for new features)

Migration Path

  • Detailed migration guide provided
  • Automated migration scripts
  • Rollback procedures documented
  • Migration support via GitHub Discussions

v1.1.0 - Collaboration & Analytics (January 2027)

Target Date: January 15, 2027
Status: 📋 Planned
Theme: Collaboration, Reporting, Analytics

Goals

  • Document sharing with expiring links
  • Comments and annotations
  • Version history
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Cost analysis
  • Export reports

Deliverables

  • Sharing interface with permissions
  • Comment system with threading
  • Version control and diff viewer
  • Analytics dashboard with charts
  • Cost breakdown by provider
  • Report generation (PDF, CSV, Excel)
  • User activity tracking

Breaking Changes

  • None

v2.0.0 - On-Premise AI & Platform Expansion (Q3 2027)

Target Date: Q3 2027
Status: 🔮 Future
Theme: Self-hosting, Privacy, Platform Diversity

Goals

  • Self-hosted AI models (no cloud dependencies)
  • Local LLM integration
  • Desktop and mobile applications
  • Offline-first capabilities
  • Enhanced privacy features
  • Plugin marketplace

Deliverables

  • Tesseract/EasyOCR integration
  • Ollama/LLaMA support
  • Desktop app (Windows, Mac, Linux)
  • Mobile apps (iOS, Android)
  • Browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox)
  • Plugin SDK and marketplace
  • Offline mode

Breaking Changes

  • Major API restructure (v3)
  • New authentication system
  • Configuration format change
  • Minimum Python version: 3.12

Release Process

Pre-release Checklist

  • All tests passing
  • Security scan passed
  • Code review completed
  • Documentation updated
  • CHANGELOG.md updated
  • Migration guide (if breaking changes)
  • Release notes drafted
  • Version numbers bumped
  • Docker images built and tested

Release Artifacts

  • Source code (GitHub)
  • Docker images (Docker Hub)
  • PyPI package (future)
  • Helm charts (future)
  • Documentation site update

Post-release

  • GitHub release created
  • Blog post published
  • Social media announcement
  • Community notification
  • Support documentation updated
  • Monitor for critical issues

Version History

Version Release Date Theme Status
v0.1.0 2024-Q1 Initial Release Released
v0.2.0 2024-Q3 Multi-provider Support Released
v0.3.0 2025-Q4 UI & Authentication Released
v0.3.2 2026-02 Current Stable Released
v0.3.3 2026-02 Security & Testing In Progress
v0.4.0 2026-04 Search & UX Planned
v0.5.0 2026-08 Advanced AI Planned
v1.0.0 2026-11 Enterprise Planned
v2.0.0 2027-Q3 Platform Expansion Future

Support & EOL Policy

Active Support

  • Current stable release: Full support (bug fixes, security patches, features)
  • Previous minor release: Security patches only
  • Older versions: Community support only

End of Life (EOL)

  • Minor versions: EOL when 2 newer minor versions released
  • Major versions: EOL 18 months after next major version

Security Patches

  • Critical vulnerabilities: Patched within 48 hours
  • High severity: Patched within 1 week
  • Medium/Low: Included in next regular release

Contributing to Milestones

Want to contribute to a specific milestone?

  1. Check the GitHub Projects board
  2. Look for issues tagged with milestone labels
  3. Read CONTRIBUTING.md
  4. Comment on the issue you'd like to work on
  5. Submit a PR linked to the issue

This milestone document is updated regularly. For real-time status, check our GitHub Projects board.