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What's New in Kill Bill and Aviate

The latest releases of Kill Bill, Kaui and Aviate, with dates and links to the release notes. Updated with each release.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Short answer

Is Kill Bill still maintained?

Yes. Kill Bill 0.24.22 was released on September 29, 2026, Kaui 4.0.27 on October 6, 2026, and the Aviate plugin 1.0.47 on September 15, 2026. That makes 34 releases in 2026 so far, from the team that created Kill Bill, in production since 2010.
Kill Bill
0.24.22, released Sep 29, 2026
Kaui
4.0.27, released Oct 6, 2026
Aviate plugin
1.0.47, released Sep 15, 2026
Releases in 2026
34 so far: 6 Kill Bill, 21 Kaui, 7 Aviate plugin
License
Kill Bill and Kaui: Apache 2.0
Maintained by
The team that created Kill Bill, in production since 2010
2026 activity

Roughly One Release a Week

Kill Bill, Kaui and the Aviate plugin ship on their own schedules. Here is every release of 2026 so far.
34releases in 2026
6Kill Bill releases
21Kaui releases
7Aviate plugin releases
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Kill Bill Kill Bill 0.24.17, Apr 23, 2026 Kill Bill 0.24.18, May 14, 2026 Kill Bill 0.24.19, Jul 9, 2026 Kill Bill 0.24.20, Aug 7, 2026 Kill Bill 0.24.21, Aug 12, 2026 Kill Bill 0.24.22, Sep 29, 2026 0.24.22 Kaui Kaui 4.0.7, Feb 26, 2026 Kaui 4.0.8, Feb 26, 2026 Kaui 4.0.9, Mar 6, 2026 Kaui 4.0.10, Mar 11, 2026 Kaui 4.0.11, Mar 25, 2026 Kaui 4.0.12, Apr 1, 2026 Kaui 4.0.13, Apr 15, 2026 Kaui 4.0.14, Apr 28, 2026 Kaui 4.0.15, May 6, 2026 Kaui 4.0.16, May 20, 2026 Kaui 4.0.17, Jun 3, 2026 Kaui 4.0.18, Jun 18, 2026 Kaui 4.0.19, Jul 1, 2026 Kaui 4.0.20, Jul 15, 2026 Kaui 4.0.21, Jul 22, 2026 Kaui 4.0.22, Aug 5, 2026 Kaui 4.0.23, Aug 5, 2026 Kaui 4.0.24, Aug 5, 2026 Kaui 4.0.25, Aug 19, 2026 Kaui 4.0.26, Sep 15, 2026 Kaui 4.0.27, Oct 6, 2026 4.0.27 Aviate plugin Aviate plugin 1.0.41, Mar 10, 2026 Aviate plugin 1.0.42, Apr 14, 2026 Aviate plugin 1.0.43, May 30, 2026 Aviate plugin 1.0.44, Jun 3, 2026 Aviate plugin 1.0.45, Aug 25, 2026 Aviate plugin 1.0.46, Sep 2, 2026 Aviate plugin 1.0.47, Sep 15, 2026 1.0.47

Each dot is a release. Sources: Kill Bill releases and Kaui tags on GitHub, and the Aviate changelog. Aviate interface updates between plugin releases are not shown.

Aviate

New in Aviate

The enterprise offer, built on Kill Bill by the same team. Newest first.
Aviate

Tax exemption per billing account, branded quote templates

Plugin 1.0.47 adds tax exemption at the billing account level. Plugin 1.0.46 adds branding to quote templates, and 1.0.45 creates the tax invoice item when an invoice comes from a quote.

Aviate changelog →
Aviate

An MCP server that runs on your machine

The aviate-mcp server exposes Kill Bill and Aviate APIs as about 127 tools for MCP clients: kb_* for the core API, aviate_* for Aviate, and admin tools to switch deployments and tenants. It runs as a local process next to your Kill Bill, with no hosted endpoint.

Read the announcement →
A booked quote in Aviate with the stages draft, sent, accepted and booked
Aviate

Quote-to-cash and revenue recognition, in Insider Preview

Plugin 1.0.43 brings Product Catalog, Quotes and Orders, Contracts and Revenue Recognition (ASC 606) to selected Aviate customers and partners. Approvals, Usage Rating, Intents and access control are in preview too.

Quotes and Orders guide →
The Aviate metrics explorer with bus and notification queue metrics over 24 hours
Aviate

Health data from every node

Aviate now collects health data from all Kill Bill nodes and shows it node by node, with a metrics explorer for queues, JVM and database pools.

Read about Health →
The Aviate onboarding checklist
Aviate

Getting started, with one-click AWS and Docker

A Getting Started screen with a checklist, one-click AWS setup and ready Docker instructions. The same release adds email templates, full plugin marketplace actions and new billing meter aggregations: MAX, COUNT, LATEST and UNIQUE_COUNT.

Getting started guide →
The Aviate plugin marketplace with the Aviate, Braintree, Hyperswitch and Stripe plugins
Aviate

Plugin marketplace, API keys and tax settings

Install, update and remove plugins from Aviate. Create, rotate and revoke tenant API keys. Manage Aviate Tax settings in one screen, and jump to Kaui from Aviate.

Aviate changelog →
Open source

New in Kill Bill and Kaui

The open source billing platform and its admin UI, under the Apache 2.0 license.
Kill Bill

Six Kill Bill releases in 2026

Recent work covers invoice reliability (retries, parking accounts on unrecoverable failures, logging), HTML invoices that use the tenant branding, partial locales for translations, a Shiro update and a Java client that moves from Joda to Java date and time.

Kill Bill release notes →
An account in Kaui with its information and billing details
Kaui

21 Kaui releases in 2026

Kaui, the open source admin UI, shipped 21 versions this year, from 4.0.7 in February to 4.0.27 on October 6, 2026.

Kaui tags on GitHub →
Release log

Every Kill Bill and Aviate Plugin Release in 2026

Kaui releases are listed on GitHub.
DateProductVersionHighlights
Kaui4.0.27Latest Kaui release
Kill Bill0.24.22Partial locale support in invoice and catalog translations
Aviate plugin1.0.47Tax exemption per billing account, invoice item end date fix
Aviate plugin1.0.46Quote template branding, phase type read from the catalog
Aviate plugin1.0.45Tax invoice item for invoices from quotes, AWS SDK 2.x, several trusted JWT audiences
Kill Bill0.24.21Template branding key change reverted
Kill Bill0.24.20HTML invoices with shared tenant branding: logo, company details, brand colors
Kill Bill0.24.19Shiro 1.13.0, Java client moves from Joda to Java date and time
Aviate plugin1.0.44Subscription quantity, workflow startup reliability
Aviate plugin1.0.43Product Catalog, Quotes and Orders, Contracts, Revenue Recognition (Insider Preview)
Kill Bill0.24.18Invoice error handling: retries, account parking, uniform logging
Kill Bill0.24.17requestedDate on the credit API, bill cycle day fix
Aviate plugin1.0.42More per-query metrics
Aviate plugin1.0.41Metrics for server-side prepared statements
FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kill Bill still maintained?
Yes. Kill Bill 0.24.22 was released on September 29, 2026, and Kaui 4.0.27 on October 6, 2026. In 2026 the team has shipped 34 releases so far across Kill Bill, Kaui and the Aviate plugin. Kill Bill is maintained by the team that created it, and has run in production since 2010.
What is the latest version of Kill Bill?
Kill Bill 0.24.22, released on September 29, 2026. The release notes on GitHub list the changes, API changes and any database migrations for each version.
How often is Kill Bill released?
In 2026, Kill Bill has had six releases between April and September, Kaui 21 releases between February and October, and the Aviate plugin seven releases between March and September.
What is new in Aviate in 2026?
Health data from every node, a Getting Started screen with one-click AWS and Docker setup, a plugin marketplace, API key and member management, email templates, more billing meter aggregations, tax exemption per billing account, branded quote templates, and Insider Preview modules for quote-to-cash and revenue recognition.
What are Aviate Insider Preview modules?
Modules in active development, available to selected Aviate customers and partners, and subject to change: Product Catalog, Quotes and Orders, Contracts, Approvals, Revenue Recognition, Usage Rating, Billing Accounts, Intents and access control.
Does Kill Bill have an MCP server?
Yes. The aviate-mcp server exposes Kill Bill and Aviate APIs as about 127 tools for MCP clients. It runs as a local process next to your Kill Bill deployment, so credentials stay with you.
Where can I follow Kill Bill releases?
Kill Bill and Kaui releases are on GitHub, Aviate releases are in the Aviate changelog on docs.killbill.io, and product notes are on the Kill Bill blog.
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