What’s New in LabKey 25.11

November 25, 2025

About LabKey

We’re delighted to announce the release of LabKey 25.11.

This release includes updates to SDMS, Community Edition – SDMS, Sample Manager, LIMS and Biologics LIMS.

See the full Release Notes 25.11 (November 2025) for more information.

 

Highlights of Version 25.11

SDMS

  • Redshift external data sources now support write operations.
  • Redesign and improved “remember this device” option on the time-based one-time password (TOTP) entry page.
  • The “Export to PNG” feature of charts and plots generates images at higher resolution, making them more suitable for publication.

Community Edition of SDMS

  • Error bars are now available on Bar and Line charts.
  • Audit log improvements:
    • You can now view all audit events for a transaction in one place.
    • For transactions, we add the auditing method that was used for easier understanding and troubleshooting.
  • New Postgres Table Sizes report is available in the Admin Console to help administrators provision and manage the LabKey database.
  • The “Export to PNG” feature of charts and plots generates images at higher resolution (minimum 2,000 pixels high), making them more suitable for publication.

Sample Manager and LIMS

  • Amount and Unit fields are now enforced as a pair—both must be completed together or left empty.
  • Audit log improvements:
    • You can now view all audit events for a transaction in a single place.
    • For transactions, we add the auditing method that was used for easier understanding and troubleshooting
  • The LabKey Client APIs will now respect the audit level configured by the system to improve adherence to compliance and ease development.

Biologics LIMS

  • Audit Log Improvements: Plate operations are now fully audited for understanding and troubleshooting.
  • Charting: Analytics have been enhanced to include:
    • Additional curve fit capabilities
    • The ability to array many charts for better reporting and decision making
    • Error Bars for analytical confidence
  • Data Lineage: Plate based data now associates with all entities up and down the lineage.

Release Notes