# Upcoming Slicer 4.8 release

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/upcoming-slicer-4-8-release/1120
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 26, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/upcoming-slicer-4-8-release/1120 "2017-09-26T13:30:55Z")
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### Author: ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/upcoming-slicer-4-8-release/1120/10 "2017-10-26T21:39:08Z")

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### Final and last update #5

Hi Slicers,

Thanks everyone

- [Slicer 4.8: Summary, Highlights and Changelog](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-4-8-summary-highlights-and-changelog/1292) have been published in the `Annoucement/Release Notes` category.

- [https://slicer.org](https://slicer.org) landing page as well as the [Announcements](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.8/Announcements) page have been updated.

- In addition of the regular package available on [http://download.slicer.org](http://download.slicer.org), thanks to @Fernando you can also [install Slicer 4.8 using brew](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/upcoming-slicer-4-8-release/1120/9?u=jcfr)

Completed:

- Slicer package generated on all platforms - **done**
- Create release branches - **done**
- Update [Release\_Details](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Release_Details#Slicer_4.8) wiki page - **done**
- Update Mantis - **done**
- Update CDash - **done**
- Update Slicer wiki - **done**
- Version NA-MIC data tree - **done**
- Update ExtensionsIndex - **done**
- Manually sign packages - **done**
- Tag release packages - **done**
- Update external website - ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3DSlicer): **done** )
- Update external website - ( [nitrc](https://www.nitrc.org/projects/slicer/): **done** - Thanks @pieper - See [here](https://www.nitrc.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=7945) )
- Tweaking [ChangeLog](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1yhhEU55fHDzEBSlzP1I1V9jWag_UCiO_4VPXcyHGQ/edit?ts=59e7c872#heading=h.ykslj6qjg0f) **done**
- ~~Update list of~~ _New and/or updated tutorials_ - **done** (Existing page was cleaned up and is referenced from the [release notes](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-4-8-summary-highlights-and-changelog/1292))
- Define Slicer highlights to include in Announcements - **done**
- Update Acknowledgments - **done**
- Update [slicer.org](http://slicer.org) - **done**
- Publish blog - **done** - See [here](https://blog.kitware.com/3d-slicer-4-8-gets-released-with-improved-dicom-support-and-segmentation-capabilities/)
- Update macOS cask - **done** - Thanks @Fernando

Remaining:

- Clean-up older nightly packages

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