# Releases This release history lists the major and minor production versions of V5 since August 2025. Earlier releases during the refactoring and rapid development stages are not included. Maintenance releases, miscellaneous fixes and hotfixes may be found in the minor release. ## Q1, 2026 (12 Releases) ### 5.48 *March 26, 2026*: Maintenance release
New * App: Users can now re-authenticate an expired session while retaining their offline data
Improved * App: Hide On Device, Drafts and For Upload unless there are items in them (CW-924)
Fixed * Disabled Recovery [Person](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/persons) item from being added via New button (CW-1000) * CQL queries for recovery fields with values of 'no' and 'yes' (CW-1168) * Helps links on the [Sign In](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/getting-access#signing-in) and [Reset Password](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/getting-access#recovering-your-password) pages (CW-1054) * Ability to re-authenticate after token expiry (CW-1054) * Users sometimes getting no search results on Edge browser (CW-1089) * Move the within existing counter checkbox to the top (CW-1089) * Token expiry in backgrounded datagrids (CW-1089)
### 5.47 *March 12, 2026:* Improvements to FEIMS V5 {% if visitor.claims.platforms.feims === true %}
New * App: Enable officers to copy key data from top of Interaction form (CW-933)
Improved * App: * Removed "On Device" buttons from the Current Activity screen, converted to a list (CW-924) * Interaction now the only item that users can create via the Current Activity screen (CW-943) * Location field removed from the On Duty form * Remove "Generate Correspondence" from the officer view in Interaction (CW-950) * Position policy updates (CW-1046) * Authority to travel minor changes (CW-954) * Report minor changes (CW-941) * Officers can no longer see Interaction linked to FIU-entered paper notices (CW-936)
Fixed * App: * Multi-select form fields on the Offender page are not displaying as expected (CW-947) * Clear old data when adding a new offender (CW-1043) * Interaction form "Approved" and "Approved By Me" filters are now filtering correctly.
{% endif %} ### 5.46 *March 5, 2026:* Recovery, Reports and integration improvements
New * [Date of Birth](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/persons#general) added to Recovery Person register based on system configuration (CW-835) * [Relief Registration Address Information Destination Details](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/relief-registration#destination-details) now supports the option to search for Relief Centre Address (CW-1044) * New [Bulk Edit all Filtered Records](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/using-the-datagrid/bulk-actions#bulk-edit-all-filtered) option added to all registers * Event, Region and Tag fields added to [Bulk Edit](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/using-the-datagrid/bulk-actions) for Recovery [Needs & Tasks](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/needs-and-tasks), [Private Assets](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/private-assets) and [Environmental Health](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/environmental-health)
Improved * Expanded Classification section for multiple registers * [Reports](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/reports) improvements (CW-1060) * Event filter moved from Additional Filters to Main Search area to be more visible * Events field defaults to currently selected event * [Assessments (FRV)](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/register-items/assessments-frv) import no longer requires address field
Fixed * Reversed lat/long on EM Impact data import * Export to report from tag filter (CS-1063) * EMIA Summary report Metric 16 no longer requires Damage Value for it to be included in count * Duplicate UUID issue with media merge (CW-1129)
### 5.45 *February 20, 2026:* Improvements to FEIMS V5 {% if visitor.claims.platforms.feims === true %}
New * App: * Added Patrol description (CW-887) * Show or hide interaction filters/counters in the field based on user permissions (CW-935) * Bus service search. Can now search by route number (CW-944) * Geolocation is now visible on Notice and Vehicle records
Improved * Bus patrol flow on mobile app now aligns with other modes in mobile app (CW-925) * Updates to improve performance and offline item handling
Fixed * Address search fix. Better handling of addresses with number ranges. * GTFS import performance fix (CW-944) * Barcode scanning (CW-1116)
{% endif %} ### 5.44 *February 19, 2026:* Improvements to Recovery management, System Administration and the mobile app
Improved * [Merging Cases](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/cases#merging-cases) (CW-1042) * Interface improvements * Logging and auditing * Primary record takes precedence for the address, assignment & workflow fields * Flow in Recovery for Selecting [Affected Persons in Cases](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/cases#affected-person-s) and [Relief Registrations](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/relief-registration#personal-information) (CW-1045) * [CQL](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/security-and-support/technical-reference/cql-reference) userId field enables administrators to search for specific users * [Mobile app multimedia capture](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/mobile-app#capturing-multimedia-photos-videos-and-audio) memory and photo optimisation to improve handling for larger numbers of photos (CW-997)
Fixed * [Event](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/managing-events) datagrid (CW-1031)
### 5.43 *February 10, 2026:* Improvements to FEIMS V5 {% if visitor.claims.platforms.feims === true %}
New * Can now lookup by bus service or by service number (CW-928) * Suburb type added to 'Point of Interception' field (CW-937) * Added description to Offender Flagged For Review field to avoid Officer confusion (CW-928)
Improved * Process for creating join/leave RPS Activity items (CW-928) * RPS Activity filter/counter updates, including removing join/leave from main counters (CW-928) * Remove start/end location from requested RPS Activity categories (CW-928) * 'Customer Service' category option removed from RPS Activity form (CW-928) * Interaction filter/counter updates (CW-935)
Fixed * Offender address 'state' now persists (CW-934) * PDF Notices generation for Vehicle notices
{% endif %} ### 5.42 *February 5-13, 2026:* Changes to improve Reporting, Recovery, Assessments and Inspections
New * Merge option added to Recovery [Cases Register Actions](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/cases#bulk-actions) (CW-484) * Related Assessment Records section added to Recovery [Cases](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/cases) and [Assessments](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/assessments) (CW-998) * Export to Excel option added to [Reports](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/reporting) (CW-1028) * [CQL queries](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/searching-filtering-and-querying-registers) and multi-select fields now support 'any' and 'none' options (CW-1022) * Region and Event fields added to [Cases Bulk Edit](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/cases#bulk-actions)
Improved * Status label column added to Recovery Assessments report (CW-1025) * Location filter added to Recovery [Assessments Register](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/assessments) (CW-1018) * [Weed & Pest Assessments Register Datagrid](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/weed-and-pest-assessments#information-editinganexistinginformationitem) improvements (CW-1013) * Bulk Edit and Export to Report added to [Weed & Pest Assessments Register Actions](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/weed-and-pest-assessments#bulk-actions) (CW-1013) * Recovery Case status icons
Fixed * EM Impact report * Need & Task report * Weed & Pest Assessments report (CW-1013) * Library report (CW-798) * Issue with duplicate attachments * Import form now shows correct matching rule options for asset imports * Adding new contact to relief registrations * Error when filtering by events or region in Reports * Work Summary datagrid labels
### 5.41 *January 29, 2026:* Maintenance release
Improved * Ensure default value set for 'ATSIOrigin' when [Case](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/cases) is created from an [Assessment](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/assessments) * Added status and priority label data to [Recovery Reports](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/security-and-support/broken-reference) (CW-987)
Fixed * EMV success message links to new URL * CQL multi-select searches such as classifications with '\_' in it
### 5.40 *January 28, 2026:* Improvements to FEIMS V5 {% if visitor.claims.platforms.feims === true %}
New * App: Can now add patrol description when creating a patrol (CW-887) * Offender notice counts now displaying in offender summary on search and offender dashboard (CW-966) * Suburb option now available option for origin and destination fields on notice (CW-937)
Improved * Switch ordering of first name last name on offender search form (CW-930) * Update the notice acronyms used in offender lookup summary data (CW-931) * TRAILS Integration updates
{% endif %} ### 5.39 *January 27, 2026:* Maintenance release
Fixed * Assignment filtering for positions with "&" in their name
### 5.38 *January 26, 2026:* Maintenance release
Improved * Images automatically compression set to 50% quality by default to reduce size (setting can be overridden in config with 'photo.quality = 75')
### 5.37 *January 15, 2026:* Mobile app and offline experience improvements
New * [Mobile app](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/mobile-app) features * New offline experience allows more control over uploading and downloading updates * Save your edits as draft on mobile device to edit later before uploading * [Imports](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports) * Assessments (FRV 2026) import parser now available * TSV file extension now supported
Improved * Mobile app * Improved low network support, automatically switches to save your edit on the device if the network drops out while saving * Message sign out page indicates drafts will be lost if not saved * Mapping improvements * CQL searching register items with numbers at the start (e.g. addresses) * Asset searching requires less exact matches to match assets in the database, better handling of commas, road types, states, postcodes and substrings * EM Impact report and integration updates (CW-981) * Enabled 'Insert' rule in [Asset Contact General Import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/assets/asset-contacts) (CW-900) * [Public offer form](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/managing-events#public-forms) (and [Resource](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/operations/resources#resource-type) volunteer schema) now display the volunteer contact schema with specific volunteering fields (including email, contact preferences, etc) * Asset searching via import
Fixed * Various offline saving issues (mobile app) * ATSI Origin field in [Recovery Case import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/register-items/recovery-case-import) and [Relief Registration import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/register-items/relief-registration-import) * S3 file upload filename matching * [Contacts import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/register-items/contacts-import) matching rules (CW-978) * Assignment field now shows in [Work Summaries](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/your-user-profile-and-duties/work-summaries) for Payroll Officers (CW-348) * EM Impact Reporting * Problems importing photos into Assessments for initial impact
## Q4, 2025 (10 releases) ### 5.35 *December 17, 2025:* Communications, Contacts and import improvements
Improved * [Location](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/using-the-datagrid/editing-items#location) text search now supports like matching to better handle variations in address formatting and street numbering (CW-767) * [EM Impact Recovery Portal reporting](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/security-and-support/technical-reference/integrations/em-impact) has been updated for Victorian councils * [Asset Infrastructure import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/assets/assets) Status field added * [Communications](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/communication) recipient selector user interface support for large lists improvements
Fixed * [Contacts report](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/operations/contacts#reports) now correctly displays position names * [Contacts register bulk actions](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/operations/contacts#bulk-actions) merge function removed * [Recovery contacts](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/recovery/persons) communication addresses for sending SMS * [Communications](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/communication) fix for adding bulk recipients * Map controls in app on iPad in register map view (CW-864) * Map in app snaps back to previous view when moving or zooming into property (CW-865)
### 5.33 *December 1, 2025:* Mobile app changes to improve the experience for users in the field and API improvements
Improved * Reduce or customise number of default records loading on map to improve performance when working with large data sets (CW-863) * Make header and footer sticky when selecting items to add to [offline store](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/mobile-app/working-offline) to make it easier for users to work with offline items (CW-826) * [API](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/security-and-support/technical-reference/api-reference) changes for improved backward compatibility * Sign out option for users that have access to no Sites
Fixed * Resources and position group fields * Diagnostics page Cognito auth token refresh
### 5.32 *November 27, 2025:* Maintenance release including mobile app improvements for transit inspections
Improved * Mobile App improvements: Intents; NFC, QR and barcode scanning; Activity counts; API configuration for third party application integration * Apply [bulk action](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/using-the-datagrid/bulk-actions) to all records in filter query to support larger bulk actions (CW-850) * Time limit spinner during long processes to improve experience for users (CW-790) * [Asset Property General Import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/assets/asset-property-general-import) (Vicmap import) improvement to handling of invalid geometry
Fixed * Status of failed for background tasks that have timed out
### 5.31 *November 20, 2025:* Contains Single Sign On (SSO), Reporting improvements and miscellaneous fixes
Improved * New sign in user interface for multi-tenant [Single Sign On (SSO)](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/getting-access#signing-in-with-single-sign-on-sso) * Ability to configure the visibility of [reports](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/reporting) (some old reports are now hidden in default configuration) * Asset Code search added to the [Fire Prevention](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices) search filters
Fixed * Searching reports is no longer case sensitive * Notification messages for FPN assignment (CW-867) * Site name in site selector (CW-791) * Additional measures to prevent mail merges from timing out during PDF generation
### 5.30 *November 3, 2025:* A maintenance release including System Administration, Fire Prevention Notice improvements and mobile app fixes. Includes follow up maintenance releases 50.30.1 and 50.30.2.
Improved * Renamed Offline section to 'Offline Settings' to improve clarity for users of the [mobile interface](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/mobile-app#mobile-interface) * Added permissions to Fire Prevention Notices positions [FPN Administrators and FPN Coordinator](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices#positions) to allow [importing of asset contacts](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/assets/asset-contacts) * Fire Prevention Notice [Assign To](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices#assign-to) field now defaults to Unassigned instead of the signed in FPN Officer * Fire Prevention Override fields can now [be queried](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/searching-filtering-and-querying-registers) * Location search area filter has been added to multiple registers
Fixed * Removed [import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports) error messages from screen to avoid import loading issues * Fire Prevent Notice [Override Owner Details](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices#override-owner-details) now displays on notices if a property is not selected * Existing Fire Prevention items display on map when creating a new item * Issues preventing some reports, merges, imports and Vicmap from completing (CW-836, CW-856) * Corrections made to in app instructions for [importing Assessments](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/register-items/assessments-general)
### 5.29 *October 30, 2025:* A maintenance release including System Administration, Event, Fire Prevention Notice improvements and search fixes
Improved * Updated [Event Duty user interface](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/working-with-events#setting-your-duties-for-events) to hide events where a user has no assigned positions to makes going on duty simpler and easier. * Changed [Fire Prevention Notice icons](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices#viewing) from fire to asset for clearer representation. * [Importing asset contacts](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports/assets/asset-contacts) now requires the Region field to be selected, ensuring data completeness.
Fixed * Resolved an intermittent issue that caused missing registers in[ newly created Events](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/managing-events#creating-a-new-event). * Fixed failures when [generating PDF mail merges](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/using-the-datagrid/bulk-actions#generate-merge). * Fixed large [imports](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports) failing to complete. * Fixed [CQL search queries](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/searching-filtering-and-querying-registers#keyword-and-phrase-matching) that combine full-text and boolean logic (e.g., “Rick OR Morty”). * Corrected blue [Fire Prevention Notice icons](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices#viewing) not displaying properly.
### 5.28 *October 22, 2025:* New administration and Fire Prevention Notice features and fixes
Improved * Added map icons for [Geospatial features](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/library/geospatial-feature) based on their category (CW-713) * Added an activity log to System Administration registers, covering [Positions](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/positions), [Position Groups](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/position-groups), [Mail Merge Templates](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/mail-merge-templates), [Lookups](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/lookups), [Map Layers](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/map-layers) and [Imports](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports) (CW-765) * Enabled Tags in [bulk edit for Fire Prevention Notices](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices#bulk-actions) (CW-796) * Set the default [Property search asset type for Fire Prevention Notices](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/modules/inspections/fire-prevention-notices#location) to Properties (Vicmap) (CW-830)
Fixed * The [New Import](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/system-administration/configuring-the-system/imports#running-an-import) button now appears correctly when viewing an event. (CW-825) * [Asset search](https://docs.cw.crisisworks.com/concepts-and-fundamentals/on-a-computer/using-the-datagrid/editing-items#location) now returns results when the Type field is set to All.
### 5.27 *October 17, 2025:* A maintenance release with a range of minor improvements and fixes particularly to assets and the mobile app.
Improved * Single property assets are now searchable offline (CW-810) * Background task scheduling, significantly reducing the time waiting for mail merges
Fixed * Geospatial search fixes on imported items (CW-737) * Issues with displaying assets on updated items * Typo affecting token refresh
### 5.26 *October 9, 2025:* A maintenance release with a range of minor improvements.
Improved * Import form improvements to show matching rules * Import form result large output is now being added to a file download
Fixed * Properties (Vicmap) asset search fixes * Fire Rescue Victoria integration Geo Json fix (CW-793) * Register option for registers not in the event (CW-723)
### 5.25 *October 2, 2025:* Improved photo handling in the app, plus a range of minor improvements.
Improved * Improvements to the media processor command * Resize images taken from the camera and gallery from app (5.24.1)
Fixed * Bypass State Machine in status form field (CW-775) * EMIA Summary report fixes
## Q3, 2025 ### 5.24 *September 25, 2025:* Improved FPN, better photo handling in the app, added GERF support for Gippsland councils, and added initial EM Impact reporting support.
New * Add exif information to images, stamp images if configured (CW-567) * Save photos to gallery if configured to do so (CW-777) * Existing records to show on map in their status colour (CW-649) * EM-Impact report upgrade to CW5 (CW-740)
Improved * Thumbnail tuning to make them smaller (CW-748) * Added DL user positions (CW-702) * FPN should assign to current user when created (CW-776) * FPN Cut Grass fields are now displaying correctly (CW-773) * Integration updates to enable Council sites to send data to the GERF site (CW-127) * Removed covid fields from Relief import * Added new ATSI metrics (EM-1 and EM-2) and new Private Asset Detail 2025 report
Fixed * Restore 'Create a Need/Task' visibility in Recovery Case (CW-774) * KML mime type not understood by uppy, so using the file extension (CW-676) * Fixed datagrid, searching and filtering for weeds module * Fixed Import instructions field mapping to show sub-register import fields
### 5.23 *September 15, 2025:* Improved asset searching and app performance when offline, and introduced EM Impact reporting.
Improved * Select asset from map should not pick “All” by default (CW-709) * Generate a friendly name for items created offline (CW-701) * Select from map while online - show the property in a different colour (CW-360) * Duty: when selecting an event, this now disables and greys out the other duty selection buttons (helps avoid double-selection) * EMV Reports * Renamed datagrid field amount to costEstimate, added costActual field to datagrid
Fixed * Help links in password/account section (CW-44) * View offline items when selecting the register and clicking on offline filter (CW-731) * App: offline sync refreshed access token (CW-724)
### 5.22 *September 4, 2025:* A maintenance release with a range of minor improvements.
Improved * EM impact report in V4 (export only) (CW-569)
Fixed * A\&TSI field carry across from Relief -Transition to Case (CW-704) * Hi Priority counter and various search filters (CW-747)
### 5.21 *August 28, 2025: Improved counter calculations, security fixes and more.*
Improved * Add security permission around generateMerge button for FPN & Permit (CW-632) * Enable rostering availability register and report (CW-660) * Copy mail merge template feature missing (CW-727)
Fixed * CLI, command exit code and CI issues * Counter and search filter fixes / changes * Counters now recalculate hourly
### 5.20 *August 20, 2025:* User Interface improvements and other fixes
Improved * New UI for selecting security policies for a position (CW-605) * Clicking on map to pick assets now working when layers are active (CW-637) * Damage Level categories - update for Cases & Infrastructure (CW-633) * Ability to set fake location for testers (CW-710)
Fixed * Resolved issue with map focus when picking assets (CW-711) * Links in help menu (CW-675) * UI for verifying mobile number (CW-475) * Public form fixes (CW-517) * Going off duty when signing out (CW-655)
### 5.19 *August 7, 2025:* A maintenance release with a range of minor improvements.
Improved * Added helper text for users that they need the eventId before proceeding * Moved instructions to meta area and categorisation back to main area * Moved categorisation field set to meta to see instructions more clearly * Show asset information when viewing items offline * Exclude search areas from asset listing * Query optimisations (improves database performance) * Removed lag in nearby checkbox switching
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