Past and present R versions

The R version numbers and dates are extracted from the main R SVN repository at https://svn.r-project.org/R/.

rversions is in particular useful for determining at any given moment what versions “R-release” and “R-oldrel” refer to. This is useful for e.g. R-hub.

Installation

install.packages("rversions")

Usage

R-release and R-oldrel

#>     version                date          nickname
#> 128   4.2.1 2022-06-23 07:05:33 Funny-Looking Kid
#>     version                date    nickname
#> 126   4.1.3 2022-03-10 08:05:38 One Push-Up

All R versions and release dates

#>     version                date                 nickname
#> 1      0.60 1997-12-04 08:47:58                     <NA>
#> 2      0.61 1997-12-21 13:09:22                     <NA>
#> 3    0.61.1 1998-01-10 00:31:55                     <NA>
#> 4    0.61.2 1998-03-14 19:25:55                     <NA>
#> 5    0.61.3 1998-05-02 07:58:17                     <NA>
#> 6      0.62 1998-06-14 12:56:20                     <NA>
#> 7    0.62.1 1998-06-14 22:13:25                     <NA>
#> 8    0.62.2 1998-07-10 11:13:45                     <NA>
#> 9    0.62.3 1998-08-28 09:02:19                     <NA>
#> 10   0.62.4 1998-10-23 12:08:41                     <NA>
#> 11     0.63 1998-11-13 14:37:19                     <NA>
#> 12   0.63.1 1998-12-04 13:06:28                     <NA>
#> 13   0.63.2 1999-01-11 12:55:50                     <NA>
#> 14   0.63.3 1999-03-05 14:27:14                     <NA>
#> 15     0.64 1999-04-07 13:19:41                     <NA>
#> 16   0.64.1 1999-05-07 13:25:43                     <NA>
#> 17   0.64.2 1999-07-02 12:23:15                     <NA>
#> 18     0.65 1999-08-27 10:29:29                     <NA>
#> 19   0.65.1 1999-10-06 12:13:04                     <NA>
#> 20     0.90 1999-11-22 12:25:14                     <NA>
#> 21   0.90.1 1999-12-15 12:29:07                     <NA>
#> 22     0.99 2000-02-07 11:24:50                     <NA>
#> 23      1.0 2000-02-29 08:55:23                     <NA>
#> 24    1.0.1 2000-04-14 08:44:18                     <NA>
#> 25      1.1 2000-06-15 08:43:21                     <NA>
#> 26    1.1.1 2000-08-15 08:54:18                     <NA>
#> 27      1.2 2000-12-15 10:19:25                     <NA>
#> 28    1.2.1 2001-01-15 10:18:01                     <NA>
#> 29    1.2.2 2001-02-26 12:43:25                     <NA>
#> 30    1.2.3 2001-04-26 11:29:47                     <NA>
#> 31      1.3 2001-06-22 10:41:02                     <NA>
#> 32    1.3.1 2001-08-31 12:45:52                     <NA>
#> 33      1.4 2001-12-19 10:14:54                     <NA>
#> 34    1.4.1 2002-01-30 11:57:35                     <NA>
#> 35    1.5.0 2002-04-29 10:01:26                     <NA>
#> 36    1.5.1 2002-06-17 11:20:33                     <NA>
#> 37    1.6.0 2002-10-01 10:06:31                     <NA>
#> 38    1.6.1 2002-11-01 10:33:17                     <NA>
#> 39    1.6.2 2003-01-10 15:34:34                     <NA>
#> 40    1.7.0 2003-04-16 12:58:07                     <NA>
#> 41    1.7.1 2003-06-16 09:54:39                     <NA>
#> 42    1.8.0 2003-10-08 11:13:59                     <NA>
#> 43    1.8.1 2003-11-21 12:00:21                     <NA>
#> 44    1.9.0 2004-04-12 10:36:38                     <NA>
#> 45    1.9.1 2004-06-21 11:09:39                     <NA>
#> 46    2.0.0 2004-10-04 14:24:38                     <NA>
#> 47    2.0.1 2004-11-15 14:16:30                     <NA>
#> 48    2.1.0 2005-04-18 22:26:33                     <NA>
#> 49    2.1.1 2005-06-20 09:27:13                     <NA>
#> 50    2.2.0 2005-10-06 10:22:14                     <NA>
#> 51    2.2.1 2005-12-20 10:35:21                     <NA>
#> 52    2.3.0 2006-04-24 10:37:20                     <NA>
#> 53    2.3.1 2006-06-01 08:25:33                     <NA>
#> 54    2.4.0 2006-10-03 10:15:04                     <NA>
#> 55    2.4.1 2006-12-18 09:49:23                     <NA>
#> 56    2.5.0 2007-04-24 09:41:43                     <NA>
#> 57    2.5.1 2007-06-28 11:17:06                     <NA>
#> 58    2.6.0 2007-10-03 09:02:53                     <NA>
#> 59    2.6.1 2007-11-26 14:14:04                     <NA>
#> 60    2.6.2 2008-02-08 11:10:05                     <NA>
#> 61    2.7.0 2008-04-22 07:45:29                     <NA>
#> 62    2.7.1 2008-06-23 07:44:32                     <NA>
#> 63    2.7.2 2008-08-25 08:53:56                     <NA>
#> 64    2.8.0 2008-10-20 09:24:01                     <NA>
#> 65    2.8.1 2008-12-22 09:03:17                     <NA>
#> 66    2.9.0 2009-04-17 08:32:48                     <NA>
#> 67    2.9.1 2009-06-26 12:10:57                     <NA>
#> 68    2.9.2 2009-08-24 08:22:34                     <NA>
#> 69   2.10.0 2009-10-26 09:02:22                     <NA>
#> 70   2.10.1 2009-12-14 10:28:24                     <NA>
#> 71   2.11.0 2010-04-22 08:11:21                     <NA>
#> 72   2.11.1 2010-05-31 08:10:25                     <NA>
#> 73   2.12.0 2010-10-15 08:41:57                     <NA>
#> 74   2.12.1 2010-12-16 09:12:04                     <NA>
#> 75   2.12.2 2011-02-25 11:07:19                     <NA>
#> 76   2.13.0 2011-04-13 08:31:27                     <NA>
#> 77   2.13.1 2011-07-08 09:37:08                     <NA>
#> 78   2.13.2 2011-09-30 07:05:56                     <NA>
#> 79   2.14.0 2011-10-31 08:09:09            Great Pumpkin
#> 80   2.14.1 2011-12-22 08:10:18      December Snowflakes
#> 81   2.14.2 2012-02-29 08:10:10      Gift-Getting Season
#> 82   2.15.0 2012-03-30 07:16:05            Easter Beagle
#> 83   2.15.1 2012-06-22 07:09:44     Roasted Marshmallows
#> 84   2.15.2 2012-10-26 07:11:16           Trick or Treat
#> 85   2.15.3 2013-03-01 08:28:29         Security Blanket
#> 86    3.0.0 2013-04-03 07:12:36            Masked Marvel
#> 87    3.0.1 2013-05-16 07:11:33               Good Sport
#> 88    3.0.2 2013-09-25 07:11:09          Frisbee Sailing
#> 89    3.0.3 2014-03-06 08:12:33               Warm Puppy
#> 90    3.1.0 2014-04-10 07:11:10             Spring Dance
#> 91    3.1.1 2014-07-10 07:11:09            Sock it to Me
#> 92    3.1.2 2014-10-31 08:11:32           Pumpkin Helmet
#> 93    3.1.3 2015-03-09 08:12:20          Smooth Sidewalk
#> 94    3.2.0 2015-04-16 07:13:33      Full of Ingredients
#> 95    3.2.1 2015-06-18 07:15:04   World-Famous Astronaut
#> 96    3.2.2 2015-08-14 07:13:18              Fire Safety
#> 97    3.2.3 2015-12-10 08:13:08    Wooden Christmas-Tree
#> 98    3.2.4 2016-03-10 08:15:45       Very Secure Dishes
#> 99    3.2.5 2016-04-14 15:59:38 Very, Very Secure Dishes
#> 100   3.3.0 2016-05-03 07:13:28   Supposedly Educational
#> 101   3.3.1 2016-06-21 07:21:38         Bug in Your Hair
#> 102   3.3.2 2016-10-31 08:13:15    Sincere Pumpkin Patch
#> 103   3.3.3 2017-03-06 08:16:31            Another Canoe
#> 104   3.4.0 2017-04-21 07:14:45      You Stupid Darkness
#> 105   3.4.1 2017-06-30 07:04:11            Single Candle
#> 106   3.4.2 2017-09-28 07:04:35             Short Summer
#> 107   3.4.3 2017-11-30 08:05:05         Kite-Eating Tree
#> 108   3.4.4 2018-03-15 08:04:27       Someone to Lean On
#> 109   3.5.0 2018-04-23 07:04:38           Joy in Playing
#> 110   3.5.1 2018-07-02 07:04:31            Feather Spray
#> 111   3.5.2 2018-12-20 08:04:40           Eggshell Igloo
#> 112   3.5.3 2019-03-11 08:04:49              Great Truth
#> 113   3.6.0 2019-04-26 07:05:03       Planting of a Tree
#> 114   3.6.1 2019-07-05 07:05:03       Action of the Toes
#> 115   3.6.2 2019-12-12 08:05:03    Dark and Stormy Night
#> 116   3.6.3 2020-02-29 08:05:16     Holding the Windsock
#> 117   4.0.0 2020-04-24 07:05:34                Arbor Day
#> 118   4.0.1 2020-06-06 07:05:16           See Things Now
#> 119   4.0.2 2020-06-22 07:05:19         Taking Off Again
#> 120   4.0.3 2020-10-10 07:05:24  Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out
#> 121   4.0.4 2021-02-15 08:05:13        Lost Library Book
#> 122   4.0.5 2021-03-31 07:05:15          Shake and Throw
#> 123   4.1.0 2021-05-18 07:05:22          Camp Pontanezen
#> 124   4.1.1 2021-08-10 07:05:06              Kick Things
#> 125   4.1.2 2021-11-01 08:05:12              Bird Hippie
#> 126   4.1.3 2022-03-10 08:05:38              One Push-Up
#> 127   4.2.0 2022-04-22 07:05:41    Vigorous Calisthenics
#> 128   4.2.1 2022-06-23 07:05:33        Funny-Looking Kid

License

MIT © Gábor Csárdi