# Changelog All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/). Since version 4.0.0, this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/). ## [5.2.0] - 2026-11-03 ### Added - Option `department` to state the department on its own line below the institute, e.g., `institute=ipvs, department={Anwendersoftware}`. See [#5](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/issues/5). - `institute=ipvsas` for the department Anwendersoftware (Application of Parallel and Distributed Systems) of the Institute for Parallel and Distributed Systems. ### Changed - `institute=istesqa` sets the institute and the department; `department` overrides it. ## [5.1.0] - 2026-11-02 ### Added - Types of the project modules of the Bachelor programmes ([Amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 26/2025](https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_26_2025.pdf)): `type=forschungsprojekt` (Bachelor-Forschungsprojekt Informatik), `type=projektaids` (Projekt Artificial Intelligence and Data Science), `type=studienprojektmi` (Studienprojekt Medieninformatik), `type=studienprojektse` (Studienprojekt Software Engineering). - `institute=istesqa` for the group Software Quality and Architecture of the Institute of Software Engineering. - `studyprogram=aids` (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) and `studyprogram=swe` (Software Engineering). ## [5.0.1] - 2026-11-02 ### Fixed - No warning "This package requires UTF-8 support" under pdfLaTeX: UTF-8 is the default input encoding since LaTeX 2018-04-01, so `inputenc` is not required anymore. ## [5.0.0] - 2026-11-01 ### Changed - The cover page follows the current layout requirements of the Faculty of Computer Science: university name (or logo) on top, institute and its address as separate blocks, fixed positions for thesis type, title, author, and the examination data. The postal code is written without the "D–" prefix. - The package requires LaTeX 2020-10-01 or newer. - English cover labels follow the layout requirements: "Study program", "Advisor", "Start date", and "End date". - The options `supervisor` and `course` are now called `advisor` and `studyprogram`. The old names still work. ### Fixed - The cover page is now centered regardless of the margins set by the document class or packages such as `geometry` (e.g., with the masters-doctoral-thesis template). See [#9](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/issues/9). - A custom institute with several lines (`institute={...\\...}`) is centered line by line. See [latextemplates/scientific-thesis-template#145](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-template/issues/145). - Option values may contain `\\` and commands, e.g., a department below the institute or two advisors; `kvoptions-patch` is only needed with an older LaTeX distribution. See [#4](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/issues/4) and [#5](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/issues/5). - German declaration: "Hilfsmitel" is now spelled "Hilfsmittel". See [latextemplates/scientific-thesis-template#191](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-template/issues/191). ## [4.1.0] - 2026-06-12 ### Added - Update the declaration to cover the use of AI tools: the affirmation text now references a "Use of AI Tools" appendix and the *Principles for the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Students at the University of Stuttgart*. See [#30](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/30) and [#36](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/36). - Add `Institute for Natural Language Processing` (`ims`, German: "Institut für Maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung") as an institute option, including its own address. See [#22](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/22) and [#23](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/23). - Add `VISUS` (Visualization Research Center / Visualisierungsinstitut der Universität Stuttgart) as an institute option, including its own address. See [#27](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/27). - Add the ability to add a logo at the top of the coverpage. See [#28](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/28). - Add document confirmations for multiple authors. See [#24](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/24). - Add `prozessanalyse` as a thesis type. See [#21](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/21). ### Changed - Rename the `iste` institute from "Institute of Software Technology" / "Institut für Softwaretechnologie" to "Institute of Software Engineering" / "Institut für Software Engineering". See [#32](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/32). - Switched continuous integration from CircleCI to GitHub Actions, installing TeX Live via [`zauguin/install-texlive`](https://github.com/zauguin/install-texlive) with the dependency list in `tl_packages` (generated with [@islandoftex/texmf/depp](https://gitlab.com/islandoftex/texmf/depp)). See [#37](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/37). - Added a GitHub Actions workflow that builds the CTAN submission archive (`release.sh`, the Linux port of `release.bat`) on every push, verifying that pandoc and `ctanify` produce `scientific-thesis-cover.tar.gz`. See [#37](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/37). ### Fixed - Fix `\Versicherung` / `\Affirmation` in two-column documents by declaring the internal two-column flag with `\providecommand`. See [#24](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/24). - Fix `ß` being displayed as `SS` in `Universitätsstraße`. See [#29](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/29). - Fix English name of IPVS: "Institute **for** Parallel and Distributed Systems" instead of "Institute **of** Parallel and Distributed Systems". See [#34](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/34) and [#35](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/35). - Load `csquotes` so that `\enquote` in the affirmation text (AI tools declaration) is defined. See [#37](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/37). - Load `iftex`/`ifluatex` so that `\ifluatex` is defined again, fixing an `Extra \fi` error on current TeX Live. See [#37](https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/pull/37). ## [4.0.2] - 2018-06-03 ### Fixed - Also include `demo.tex` and `CHANGELOG.md` in CTAN upload. ## [4.0.1] - 2018-06-03 ### Fixed - Fix `\USCCover@setLanguage` to have correct `{}` in the implementation. ### Changed - CTAN distributions contains `scientific-thesis-cover.pdf` instead of `README.md` to be consistent with other packages. ## [4.0.0] - 2016-12-30 ### Added - Added shorthand for sec institute. - Added `demo.tex` which produces `demo.pdf` providing a short illustration. ### Changed - Renamed repository from uni-stuttgart-cs-cover to scientific-thesis-cover to stress that the cover also can be used at other institutions. - Numbers are now optional. - Cover is sans serif again. ### Removed - Removed `thesis.tex` as we recommend . - Removed "CR classification" as the [ACM Computing Classification System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM_Computing_Classification_System) from [1998](https://www.acm.org/about-acm/class/how-to-use) is superseeded by a very different system from [2012](https://www.acm.org/publications/class-2012). However, the 2012 classification is not required by the University of Stuttgart anymore. ## [3.1] - 2016-05-29 ### Added - Added README.md - Added example thesis - Added more types and courses - Added support for two-column documents ### Fixed - Fix typo at German "signature" ### Changed - Versioning on GitHub - Cover is typeset with serif font ## [3.0] - 2012-11-20 ### Added - First release, versioned outside of GitHub. [Unreleased]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/5.2.0...HEAD [5.2.0]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/5.1.0...5.2.0 [5.1.0]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/5.0.1...5.1.0 [5.0.1]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/5.0.0...5.0.1 [5.0.0]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/4.1.0...5.0.0 [4.1.0]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/4.0.2...4.1.0 [4.0.2]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/4.0.1...4.0.2 [4.0.1]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/4.0.0...4.0.1 [4.0.0]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/3.1...4.0.0 [3.1]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/compare/3.0...3.1 [3.0]: https://github.com/latextemplates/scientific-thesis-cover/releases/tag/3.0