Can I get notification when a new version (e.g., 2025a) is released?

I am waiting for the new 2025a release to start a new project.

Is there any way, short of every day querying:

is it ready yet... is it ready yet... is it ready yet... is it ready yet...

that somebody could notify me (like, thorough a notification in the IDE) that the new version has been released? I think such notifications appear when there is a new update to your current versoin, but not if there is a NEW version is released.

[Hassaan]

A similar QnA:

Matlab Release Update Notification

[John D'Errico]

Surely you must not have kids. Else you would be used to it. "Are we there yet?"

[Edward B]

Nah, we solved that problem. My wife is an attorney. Our response to repeated questions like "Are we there yet?" is "Johnny, that question has been asked and answered."

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

I ususlly get e-mails about new releases, however they are usually several days after a release is actually available. I’ve found the most reliable method is to check the online documentation (Documentation Home) since the most current release is in the upper-right corner of that page, and every page in the online documentation. Also, check your communication preferences. (As of this post, the most current release is still R2024b.)

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

If you signed up for R2025a pre-release, then you will get an email notification of actual release.

However, the email notification of actual release is generally about 1 week to 10 days after the actual release.

For what it is worth: the most likely release date at this point is Wednesday April 3, and the second most likely release date is Thursday April 4. Those dates are consistent with historical precedent.

[Edward B]

Thanks, great to know an approximate most likely date. Also great to knonw the email schedule.

BTW, I just did a help->check for updates on my MATLAB 2023a and it prompted me to update to 2023b(!). You would think it would inform you of the latest update available; I really don't think it is efficient or desirable for anybody to update one version at a time: 2023a->2023b->2024a->2024b.

Answer 3

[Anton Kogios]

Here's your notification - MATLAB R2025a is out!

To answer your question though, a couple of years ago I set up a ThingSpeak workflow that reads various MathWorks' webpages (e.g. the help documentation) for whether a new version has been released. Adding on a Time React onto that means it works pretty well in the background, running every hour or so and emailing me when there's been a new version detected.

When I initially was working on the project, I had just wanted to check the Downloads page for a new release, but since you have to log in to access that page, I wasn't able to get it working with webread.

Answer 4

[Mike Croucher]

You could subscribe to The MATLAB Blog: MATLAB R2025a has been released – What’s new? » The MATLAB Blog - MATLAB & Simulink