JIRA 5.0 RC1 has just been released.

As always, we gladly invite you to test it out and provide us with any feedback you may have about it.
The primary focus of the RC1 release is to stabilise the JIRA code base. This will help plugin authors who wish to make their plugins compatibile with JIRA 5.0. 

Highlights of 5.0 RC1:

• Remote 'Issue Links' 
• Sharing Issues and 'Mentions'
• Create and Edit Issues Rapidly  
• More Enhancements to JQL
• Activity Streams Now Show External Content
• Manage Other Users Shared Filters and Dashboards 
• Administration User Interface Improvements
• REST API Improvements
• Java API Improvements 
• Performance Improvements 
• New Troubleshooting and Debugging Tools 
• New Email Handler Wizard
• JIRA to JIRA Issue Copying

For more details, check out the JIRA 5.0 RC1 release notes.

Please note that this is for testing purposes only and should not be used for production. The JIRA 5.0 RC1 download is here.

Regards,
Roy Krishna
JIRA Product Management