June 2025 (2025-06) delivered three high-impact features in alphagov/forms-runner with clear business value and solid technical execution. Key outcomes include: (1) Bounce-handling: a new Rake task to reset bounced submissions back to pending for reprocessing, with robust error handling for missing submissions or non-bounced records; (2) Internationalization: translations for the form builder error prefix and for day/month/year segments in English and Welsh, expanding multi-language support; (3) Archived forms: a complete archived-forms experience with a dedicated UI page (410 Gone), backend support to retrieve archived snapshots, and translations. These changes enhance reliability, accessibility for multilingual users, and data governance. No critical bugs fixed this month; instead, robustness improvements were implemented alongside feature delivery.

May 2025: Focused on internationalization, reliability, and maintenance across the Forms suite. Delivered localization for accessibility and cookie policy, hardened submission enqueue and lifecycle with a new status-check task, enabled per-group Welsh language control, completed the removal of the file upload feature flag, and standardized Dependabot cadence across repos, resulting in lower maintenance overhead and more predictable releases.

April 2025 performance highlights across alphagov/forms-runner, forms-e2e-tests, and forms-product-page. Key feature delivery in forms-runner includes SES-based submission emails behind a feature flag with conditional sending, enhanced email content (preview vs regular, CSV filename details, and payment text) and testing previews for the new flows. Also, added CSV filename display in emails for easier reconciliation. In test infrastructure, stabilized end-to-end tests by reverting Selenium WebDriver to 4.30.1, extending Cuprite timeouts to reduce flakiness, and strengthening file-upload submission status checks with retry/backoff and centralized URL handling. Across e2e-tests and product-page, introduced AWS SES compatibility in tests and improved documentation. Impact: more reliable customer communications, reduced test flakiness, clearer submission data, and faster feedback loops for developers.

March 2025: Delivered end-to-end email delivery visibility and automated bounce/delivery processing for alphagov/forms-runner. Implemented a mail_status enum (pending, delivered, bounced) and integrated it with the Submission lifecycle to provide accurate delivery state and retry tooling. Added SES/SQS-based processing for bounce, complaint, and delivery notifications, with recurring jobs and enhanced observability. Built retry tooling for bounced submissions and improved safeguards to retain submissions with bounced emails. Established SQS-based workflows with associated logging and configuration to enable automated feedback loops as email volumes scale.

February 2025 monthly summary for alphagov/forms-runner: Delivered a set of backend and UI improvements across file management, persistence, and submission delivery, laying groundwork for production readiness and improved reliability. Highlights include a refactored and streamlined file review/removal flow, a database-backed deployment path, a robust SES-based submission pipeline with retry logic, and Journey-centric service integration that simplifies future extensibility.

Concise monthly summary for 2025-01 covering key feature deliveries, major bug fixes, and overall impact across alphagov/forms-admin and alphagov/forms-runner. The month focused on enhancing file-related workflows, improving accessibility, and refining user feedback to drive higher user satisfaction and reduce support overhead.