Changelog

This page provides an user-friendly changelog for the stable releases of JOSM. Its granularity lies between the contents of the StartupPage and the SVN log messages.

• This list contains mainly enhancements and changes.
• Bug fixes are seldom listed here (although a major part of each release are bug fixes). See the link SVN log messages of milestone YY.MM at the end of each chapter to search for fixed bugs.
• Changes of external resources (Presets, Map Paint Styles, Validator Rules, Imageries and Plugins) are not listed here.

2023-03-02: Stable release 18678 (23.02)

• Major enhancements
  • Fix #20768: Add OAuth 2.0 support
• Add/improve/fix/change Internal Presets, Map Paint Style and Validation rules
  • Fix #22547: tunnel=culvert should have waterway=* or man_made=tunnel (patch by skyper)
  • Fix #22761: Don't warn about "value '<some value>' for key 'ref' not in presets"
  • Partially fix #21778: oneway + .*:(backward|forward):conditional should not have a warning (patch by Famlam)
• More minor bug fixes, enhancements, stability improvements, translation updates, code improvements and code documentation, see SVN log messages of milestone 23.02

2023-01-30: Stable release 18646 (23.01)

• Medium enhancements
  • Fix #21423: Prevent validation error codes from clashing. Note that the full effect of this change will not be visible until 2024-01-01 for backwards/forwards compatibility reasons.
    • See #18230: Move RightAngleBuildingTest error code to 4101 from 3701 -- this is due to a conflict with with pt_assistant, and all ignored entries with the group 3701 will be removed.
• Add/improve/fix/change Internal Presets, Map Paint Style and Validation rules
  • Fix #21878: Add building types riding_hall and sports_hall
  • Fix #22588: Improve horse related presets (patch by Hufkratzer)
  • Fix #18626: Warn about amenity=marketplace together with highway
  • Fix #22574: Add amenity=animal_breeding and add Animal group in Facilities
  • Fix #22630: Add crossing:markings to the crossing preset (patch by Woazboat)
  • Fix #22561: Change site_type to archaeological_site (site_type has been deprecated since 2022-12-04)
  • Fix #22599: Add colour:back to City Limit Sign preset
  • Fix #22481: Deprecated building:level in favor of building:levels (not the trailing s)
  • Fix #22473: Don't warn about Way end node near other way for natural=arete and natural=ridge
  • Fix #20539, see #18659, see #18719 - Deprecate car in favor for motorcar also for non charging stations
• More minor bug fixes, enhancements, stability improvements, translation updates, code improvements and code documentation, see SVN log messages of milestone 23.01

Older stable releases

• Changelog/2022: Releases from r18361 to r18622
• Changelog/2021: Releases from r17429 to r18360
• Changelog/2020: Releases from r15629 to r17428
• Changelog/2019: Releases from r14261 to r15628
• Changelog/2018: Releases from r13266 to r14260
• Changelog/2017: Releases from r11426 to r13265
• Changelog/2016: Releases from r9230 to r11425
• Changelog/2015: Releases from r7907 to r9229
• Changelog/2014: Releases from r6763 to r7906
• Changelog/2013: Releases from r5697 to r6502
• Changelog/2012: Releases from r4878 to r5608

See also

• There is a similar changelog for plugins, which is no longer updated.