# requesting CMake 3.27.8 release

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/requesting-cmake-3-27-8-release/9423
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [November 13, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/requesting-cmake-3-27-8-release/9423 "2023-11-13T22:08:25Z")
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### Author: ![scivision](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@scivision](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/scivision)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/requesting-cmake-3-27-8-release/9423/1 "2023-11-13T22:08:25Z")

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[https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/25365](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/25365)  
was a critical fix for Fortran + Ninja projects, fixing broken 3.27.0…3.27.7 and 3.28-rc. I’m still using CMake 3.26.5 waiting for 3.27.8, maybe it fell off the radar–the fix was backported (?)

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### Author: ![brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/brad.king/32/11_2.png) [@brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/brad.king)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/requesting-cmake-3-27-8-release/9423/2 "2023-11-13T22:45:42Z")

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Yes, I do plan do do 3.27.8 eventually. Currently we’re working on additional fixes that need to go in the 3.27 series, including a possible regression caused by the fix for your issue.

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### Author: ![scivision](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@scivision](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/scivision)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/requesting-cmake-3-27-8-release/9423/3 "2023-11-13T23:21:25Z")

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OK! I didn’t know about those regressions, no worries 3.26.5 is fine for the foreseeable future.

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### Author: ![brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/brad.king/32/11_2.png) [@brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/brad.king)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/requesting-cmake-3-27-8-release/9423/4 "2023-11-14T00:16:21Z")

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See [CMake MR 8972](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/merge_requests/8972).
