Desktop App v6.2 ESR Changelog

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Resolves #8900

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Documentation updates for Mattermost Desktop v6.2.0 ESR: installer and download version strings updated, Chromium-based browser minimums raised to 146+, and v6.2 changelog and releases-table entry added.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Desktop MSI & GPO source/deployment-guide/desktop/desktop-msi-installer-and-group-policy-install.rst	Updated MSI/GPO references and filenames from v6.1.2 → v6.2.0 (release links, source.zip URL, ZIP/folder names, MSI installer names, APPLICATIONFOLDER examples, example <version>).
Linux Desktop Install source/deployment-guide/desktop/linux-desktop-install.rst	Replaced Linux package and archive version references from 6.1.1 → 6.2.0 for .rpm install/update filenames, Flatpak {VERSION} example, and .tar.gz download/archive filenames.
System Requirements source/deployment-guide/software-hardware-requirements.rst	Raised minimum Chromium-based browser requirements: Chrome and Edge entries from v144+ → v146+ in PC and Mobile web compatibility tables.
Changelog & Releases source/product-overview/desktop-app-changelog.md, source/product-overview/mattermost-desktop-releases.md	Added v6.2 (Extended Support Release) changelog section and a new releases-table row (release/support dates, download/SBOM links, server compatibility, Electron upgrade, feature list, bug fixes, known issues, contributors).

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Possibly related PRs

• Desktop app v6.1.2 dot release docs #8881 — Similar documentation edits updating desktop installer, Linux install, changelog and releases entries but for a different desktop version.
• Desktop app v6.1.1 dot release docs #8809 — Prior PR updating the same documentation files and versioned artifact references (MSI/RPM/tarball filenames, download links, changelog).
• Desktop v5.13.5 docs #8828 — Related changelog/release documentation updates for a desktop release entry.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	The PR includes an additional file update to software-hardware-requirements.rst that was not listed in issue #8900, raising browser version requirements from v144+ to v146+.	Either remove the software-hardware-requirements.rst changes or clarify if this browser version update is part of the v6.2 ESR release scope in the linked issue.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'Desktop App v6.2 ESR Changelog' is partially related to the changeset. It focuses on the changelog update, but the PR also includes version updates to deployment guides and software requirements, making it somewhat narrowly scoped.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description 'Resolves #8900' is directly related to the changeset, as issue #8900 specifies the exact files that needed updating for the Desktop v6.2 ESR release documentation.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	All four files specified in issue #8900 (mattermost-desktop-releases.md, desktop-app-changelog.md, linux-desktop-install.rst, desktop-msi-installer-and-group-policy-install.rst) have been updated with Desktop v6.2 references, meeting the stated objectives.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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Pull request overview

Updates Mattermost documentation to include the Desktop App v6.2 ESR release information across the releases table, changelog, and platform install guides.

Changes:

• Add a v6.2 (ESR) entry to the Desktop Releases compatibility/support table.
• Add a v6.2 changelog section with download link, compatibility note, and known issues.
• Bump referenced Desktop version strings/URLs in Linux and Windows (MSI/GPO) installation docs to v6.2.0.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 5 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.

File	Description
source/product-overview/mattermost-desktop-releases.md	Adds the v6.2 ESR row with dates, links, and server compatibility refs.
source/product-overview/desktop-app-changelog.md	Introduces the v6.2 changelog section (release header, download link, compatibility, known issues).
source/deployment-guide/desktop/linux-desktop-install.rst	Updates Linux install/download examples to reference v6.2.0 artifacts.
source/deployment-guide/desktop/desktop-msi-installer-and-group-policy-install.rst	Updates Windows MSI/GPO instructions and example commands to v6.2.0.

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Actionable comments posted: 6

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Inline comments:
In
`@source/deployment-guide/desktop/desktop-msi-installer-and-group-policy-install.rst`:
- Line 50: Replace the brittle "releases/latest" link with a version-pinned URL
that matches the written text: change the link target that currently points to
`releases/latest` (the sentence containing "version v6.2.0") to the specific
release tag URL for v6.2.0 (e.g. the GitHub release page for v6.2.0) so the link
will not drift when new releases are published.
- Line 218: Make the documentation consistent by either removing the "Replace
<version>" note or by replacing the hardcoded v6.2.0 occurrences with the
<version> placeholder; preferred fix: change the literal "v6.2.0" examples (the
hardcoded version strings) to use "<version>" everywhere and add a single inline
example like "(e.g., v6.2.0)" next to the first occurrence so readers know the
expected format while all commands reference the <version> placeholder.

In `@source/product-overview/desktop-app-changelog.md`:
- Line 14: Replace the brittle GitHub URL that uses "releases/latest" in the
"Download Binaries" link with the stable tag URL for v6.2.0 (change the href
from https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/releases/latest to
https://github.com/mattermost/desktop/releases/tag/v6.2.0) so the changelog
entry for "Download Binaries" always points to the v6.2.0 release.
- Line 18: Replace the hardcoded external URL in the sentence "Desktop App is
supported on any currently supported [Mattermost server
version](https://docs.mattermost.com/product-overview/mattermost-desktop-releases.html#latest-releases)."
with the repo-appropriate internal link syntax used across docs; update the link
target for the link text "Mattermost server version" to point to the internal
docs page (the repo-internal path for the Mattermost desktop releases/Latest
releases anchor) so the Markdown uses the project's internal linking convention
instead of https://docs.mattermost.com.
- Line 60: Update the incorrect cache path examples in the changelog line that
currently mentions Windows as `Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/Mattermost` and
Linux as `~/config/Mattermost`: change the Windows example to include the
drive/root (e.g., `C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mattermost`) and change
the Linux path to the hidden config location `~/.config/Mattermost` (leave the
macOS path as-is).

In `@source/product-overview/mattermost-desktop-releases.md`:
- Line 21: Update the Released date for Desktop App v6.2 in the table row for
"v6.2" (the line containing the v6.2 release entry) from "Released: 2026-05-15"
to "Released: 2026-05-16" so it matches the release-policy schedule; ensure the
rest of the cell (Support Ends, changelog, SBOM links and release references)
remains unchanged.

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• source/product-overview/desktop-app-changelog.md
• source/product-overview/mattermost-desktop-releases.md

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