Where can you find Release Notes & Installation Files for previous versions?

First, NEVER use any version or release of Joomla! CMS, other than the latest published stable version, on a production website.

Reason: more than half of Joomla! releases have historically resulted in improved website security.

Click the link below to find out what is the latest available stable release?

QUICK CHECK: Latest Joomla! Release?

Previous Joomla! Versions and Releases

Perhaps you would like to see how the Joomla! CMS has involved since its birth back in 2005?

The Joomla! Project make this possible via their DOWNLOADS Portal.

This resource provides links to the Release Notes and Installation Files for every version and release of the Joomla! CMS since the first first Joomla! 1.0.0 was published on 17 September 2005.

Baby Joomla! Cuts its first tooth!

When you visit the above link you will be able to view the aptly titled Release Notes for Joomla! 1.0.0.

And browse through the release notes for all subsequent versions, including Joomla! 1.5, Joomla! 2.5 and Joomla! 3.

Here's a link to the Release Notes for Joomla! 1.0 to whet your appetite:

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