# The Christmas-release tradition

> Ruby gives itself to the community as a present, almost every December 25.

Since the early days, nearly every major version of Ruby has shipped on **December 25**. It is a running gift-to-the-community joke that has quietly become a genuine tradition: Ruby 2.0, 2.1 through 2.7, and the big Ruby 3.0 all landed on Christmas Day. It is a small, warm ritual that tells you a lot about the culture, the language literally arrives as a present.

*Related:* [Ruby 3.0](https://chunkybacon.dev/timeline/ruby-3-0.md) · [Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto](https://chunkybacon.dev/people/matz.md)

## Sources
- Ruby release history: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/releases/

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