In the past, I’ve usually attempted to get out a release on or around November 2nd, to commemorate the open source release of Ares. However, that’s not happening this year (despite the fact that I suggested to some people that I might have a release out by several months ago).
There’s a simple reason: I changed jobs and countries earlier in the year, and have yet to find the time or energy. I still hope to get out a release before too long (there’s a long list of things fixed), but I wouldn’t count on it soon.