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+title: "Post from Mar 31, 2026"
+date: 2026-03-31T09:09:17
+slug: "1774948157"
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+  - easydiffusion
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+Development update for Easy Diffusion: the `beta` branch has been merged into `main`, so this releases v3.5 (webui) and v4 to everyone. This shouldn't affect existing users who're on the main branch, i.e. people using the v3 engine will continue doing so. The two engines (v3.5 and v4) are marked as optional, so new users will continue to get and use v3 by default.
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+The main purpose of this update is to merge the two forked codebases that we've had for over 1.5 years. Now the `main` and `beta` branches are back in sync. This brings back the streamlined release process that we had previously, where new changes would first land in `beta`, and then get merged into `main` after testing.
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+The benefit for users who were using v3.5 or v4 is that they no longer need to be on the beta branch. They can disable beta and have a more stable experience, while still using v3.5 (webui) or v4 for Flux, Z-Image etc. Users can opt into beta only if they want the latest updates as soon as they're released (at the risk of some unstability).