Signs that a new version of JIRA is imminent

Atlassian is a more open company than most and they're also smart enough not to provide release dates and then have to change them later on. Atlassian partners usually get a week's notice that the next release is coming up, but I have my own set of signs. Once all these have happened, the next JIRA release is imminent.

• Cut and paste text appears from Atlassian PM in a few issues with lots of votes,  explaining why each issue is not going to be fixed in the near future.
• A larger number of other issues were recently resolved (use the Resolution Time chart with a filter for the next version)
• The most reliable indicator seems to be when the upgrade documentation changes.

Based on these inputs, I expect to see JIRA 4.2 before the end of this month, certainly before AtlasCamp in mid-October when some of the key JIRA developers might be out of the office for a few days.

~Matt