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![Joomla 5.1 alpha 1](/images/Blog-joomla5-1-alpha1.png)
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of the first Joomla 5.1 Alpha for testing.
![Joomla 5.0 and Joomla 4.4 are here!](/images/BlogJOOMLA5.png)
Let’s celebrate! Today is an important day for the Joomla! Project. We’re celebrating two years of hard work by our volunteers, who had the vision to produce a new major version every two years, and after all the discussion, code sprints, and bug squashing, the day has finally arrived. Today, we are proud to announce the release of our new major version, Joomla 5.0, alongside Joomla 4.4
![Grey marketing image for Joomla 5.0 RC 2](/images/joomla-5/BlogPostJ5-RC2.png)
The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Joomla 5.0 Release Candidate 2 for testing.
Read more: Joomla 5.0 Release Candidate 2 - Test the final package