v2.9.0

[Mtze]

Summary

v2.9.0 is a significant release for PROMPT 2.0. It introduces the brand-new Certificate of Completion course phase, giving courses an end-to-end way to issue certificates to students. It also brings a file upload question type to the application form — a foundational step toward centralized file handling across all course phases. On top of that, this release marks an exciting milestone for the community: PROMPT has moved to the prompt-edu GitHub organization and launched an official Discord server for contributors and users.

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What's New

🎓 Student Facing

• New Phase — Certificate of Completion: Students can now receive and view a certificate at the end of a course. This is a complete new phase type that enables courses to reward students upon successful completion. (#690) by @Mtze
• Application: File upload question type — Students can now attach files directly in their application. This lays the foundation for a centralized file-handling architecture in PROMPT: phases can now request the core to store files centrally on their behalf. (#1092) by @rappm
• Application: Fix minor text spacing in the login card. (#1269) by @copilot-swe-agent

👩‍🏫 Instructor Facing

• Application: Split applicant name into first and last name columns, both filterable and searchable in the applicant overview table. (#1244) by @JGStyle

🔧 Admin Facing

• Core: Show PROMPT version and migration status in the Prompt logo area, making it easier for admins to track the current deployment version and pending migrations. (#1260) by @JGStyle
• Core: Dark mode improvements for course cards and a cleaner CourseSettings button component. (#1236) by @JGStyle
• Core: Fix shared library import from dist. (#1247) by @JGStyle

🛠️ Development & Internal

• Community launch: PROMPT has officially moved to the prompt-edu GitHub organization and launched a Discord server for contributors and the community. (#1266, #1246) by @Mtze
• Infrastructure: prompt-sdk updated to v1.1.0 under its new module path. (#1271) by @mathildeshagl
• General: Privacy policy updated for GDPR compliance. (#1241) by @Mtze
• General: Improved .gitignore structure and CI skip rules for unrelated file changes. (#1275) by @Mtze
• General: Disable Sentry on production environment. (#1245) by @JGStyle
• Documentation: Added PR creation skill guide for contributors using the GH CLI. (#1272) by @mathildeshagl

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Dependency Updates

• Update @tumaet/prompt-ui-components to v1.0.8 (#1279)
• Update tar to v7.5.10 [SECURITY] (#1273)
• Update axios to v1.13.6 (#1259)
• Update lucide-react to ^0.575.0 (#1232)
• Update autoprefixer to v10.4.27 (#1258)
• Update @eslint/eslintrc to v3.3.4 (#1256)
• Update @types/node to v25.3.3 (#1257, #1219)
• Update react-hook-form to v7.71.2 (#1231)
• Update prompt-sdk Go module to v1.0.12 (#1233)
• Update appleboy/discord-action digest (#1274)

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Full Changelog: v2.8.4...v2.9.0

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This discussion was created from the release v2.9.0.