Updates and user feedback
IBM Z® Open Editor and its related components are on continuous delivery. Check out the following resources to stay current:
Versions and change logs
| Component | Current version | Release date | Download | Change log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Z Open Editor | 6.5.0 | 10 April 2026 | VS Code Marketplace | Change log on VS Code Marketplace |
| IBM® RSE API Plug-in for Zowe™ CLI | 6.5.0 | 10 April 2026 | NPMjs | Change log on VS Code Marketplace |
| Zowe Explorer | 3.4.2 | 12 March 2026 | VS Code Marketplace | Change log on VS Code Marketplace |
| Zowe CLI | 8.31.4 | 6 April 2026 | Zowe website | Change log on Zowe CLI repository |
Note that version 6.0.0 has breaking changes for users of version 5.x. See the Getting started > Prerequisites section for details about the new prerequisites: VS Code 1.102.3 and Java 21.
Other updates and user feedback
Visit the GitHub repository for the latest updates and to provide feedback.
Visit the About page regularly for new resources such as blog posts or demo videos.
See Known issues and limitations in this online help.
See the GitHub Issues list for new open items that are filed by the community as well as previously resolved items.
Provide feedback by filling in a short survey. Z Open Editor will also prompt you 30 days after installation to submit this survey via a pop-up dialog. You can ask the dialog to remind you again or to not prompt you anymore until you update to a new version of Z Open Editor.