March News

🤝 Support the Robot Framework Foundation

Did you know the Robot Framework Foundation is technically a Finnish association?
And that its sole purpose is simple: to support Robot Framework, its ecosystem, and the community around it.

That’s what we do.

Most of this work happens in WorkGroups — focused on areas like core development, AI, certification, community, events, and more. This is where ideas turn into real progress.

If you’re looking to get involved, that’s your entry point.

📅 Open Community Session (all welcome)
Robot Framework Foundation Board Meeting: Workgroup Updates
15 April · 13:00–15:00 CEST
👉 Join.

More details and upcoming sessions are shared in Slack (#announcements).

And of course — financial support matters too.

If your company relies on Robot Framework, consider becoming a member. Even small contributions enable bigger, faster, and more ambitious development across the core and ecosystem.

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🚀 Ecosystem Updates & New Releases

Another strong wave of releases across the Robot Framework ecosystem. Here are the latest updates:

Robot Framework 7.4.2 Final planned bugfix release in the 7.4.x series.

• Bug fixes and documentation improvements
• Built-in Testdoc tool deprecated in favor of external solutions
  release notes

Browser Library 19.12.7 Latest hotfix release improving stability and dependency handling.

• Fixes for gRPC issues and dependency handling

Robotdashboard 1.8.0 Ongoing improvements to dashboard usability and flexibility.

• Filter profiles, timezone support, and UI improvements

Pabot 5.2.1 Patch release following a larger update.

• Improved interrupt handling
• Fixes to error output

Robocop 8.0.0 Major release of the RF linter. release notes

robocop-mcp 2.0.0 Updated MCP integration for Robocop. release notes

RF-MCP 0.30.0 Enhancements for AI-assisted workflows. release notes

SchemathesisLibrary 2.3.1 API testing improvements. release notes

robotframework-find-unused 0.8.0 Further progress toward a 1.0 release. release notes

PythonLibCore 4.5.0 Core utility for building RF libraries. release notes

robotframework-libdocgen 2.1.1 Documentation tooling improvements. release notes

robotframework-reportlens 0.1.3 Failure-focused reporting tool update. release notes

robotframework-testdoc 0.4.3 External Testdoc tool continues to evolve.

ExcelSage 1.3.0 Excel-focused library enhancements. release notes

CacheLibrary 1.2.0 Performance-oriented utility library. release notes

robotframework-xmlvalidator 2.1.0 Improved validation tooling. release notes

libtoc 1.5.0 Documentation utility improvements. release notes

💡 Have a new release coming up?
Let us know in Slack or drop us a note — we’re happy to feature your tool, library, or plugin in the next newsletter.

🎫 Thank you RoboCon participants!

RoboCon Helsinki 2026 was an incredible few days — a huge thank you to everyone who joined us in Finland and to all our online participants from around the world. You made it special! 💚

Want to relive the memories? Our sponsors captured the Helsinki experience beautifully:

• 🎥 After movie by imbus
• 🎥 After movie by BQA

📸 Browse the photo gallery and relive the atmosphere!

📅 Save the date for RoboCon Helsinki 2027! Reserve week 10 in your calendar for the next in-person Helsinki conference. See you there! 👋

🗓️ Events, Meetups & Conferences

The community keeps moving! Here's what's coming up next:

Meet-up – Usergroup Münsterland 📅 15 April 2026 📍 Martin-Luther-King-Weg 2, 48155 Münster, Germany

Networking and experience sharing on test automation — with talks covering Citrix automation, Windows apps with PlatynUI, and load & performance testing with rfswarm and Dynatrace.

Meet-up – Workgroup Updates & Community Session 📅 15 April 2026 💻 Available Online 

Find out what the foundation is focusing on this year and how you can contribute to the community and ecosystem.

Hope to see you at one of these! 👋

👉 Check the Events section on robotframework.org to stay up to date with all upcoming happenings.

💡 Thinking of organising a local meetup? We'd love to help you get it listed and promoted — reach out to us on Slack or drop us a note!