We are very pleased to announce the release of Yii Framework version 2.0.17. Please refer to the instructions at https://www.yiiframework.com/download/ to install or upgrade to this version.

Version 2.0.17 is a minor release of Yii 2.0 which contains some bugfixes including a security fix.

No known changes that could affect existing applications were made.

Both basic and advanced applications got fixes for recent Codeception, got updated debug and gii versions to version 2.1.0. Basic application now uses swiftmailer 2.1.0.

Thanks to all Yii community members who contribute to the framework, translators who keep documentation translations up to date and community members who answer questions at forums.

There are many active Yii communities so if you need help or want to share your experience, feel free to join them.

Below we summarize some of the enhancements and changes that slipped into this release. A complete list of changes can be found in the CHANGELOG.