# Final Cylc 7 Release Announcements

**URL:** <https://cylc.discourse.group/t/final-cylc-7-release-announcements/671>\
**Category:** Cylc Announce\
**Created:** [June 13, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/final-cylc-7-release-announcements/671 "2023-06-13T00:49:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/final-cylc-7-release-announcements/671/1 "2023-06-13T00:49:57Z")

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Another final Cylc 7 release is now [available from GitHub](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/releases).

Cylc-7.9.8 and cylc-7.8.13 are identical except that 7.9.8 bundles a newer version of Jinja2 that requires Python 2.7.

Changes:

- More Cylc 8 compat for cylc review

[cylc-7.9.8 changes](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/blob/7.9.8/CHANGES.md#cylc-798-2023-06-13)  
[cylc-7.8.13 changes](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/blob/7.8.13/CHANGES.md#cylc-7813-2023-06-13)

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/final-cylc-7-release-announcements/671/2 "2024-01-15T05:17:54Z")

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Another final Cylc 7 release is now [available from GitHub](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/releases).

This release fixes several bugs, and **allows the Cylc 7 suite-state command and xtriggers to read Cylc 8 databases**. This forward compatibility allows sites migrate to Cylc 8 one workflow at a time without breaking cross-workflow triggering.

[cylc-7.9.9 changes](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/blob/branch-7.9.9/CHANGES.md#cylc-799-2024-01-15) - this is 7.8.14 with a newer Jinja2 version (requires Python 2.7+)  
[cylc-7.8.14 changes](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/blob/7.8.14/CHANGES.md#cylc-7814-2024-01-15) - this is 7.9.9 with an older Jinja2 version (if you’re stuck with Python 2.6)

NOTE: go straight to Cylc 8 (Python 3) now if possible.