We are working on a large refactoring that would make it hard to accept external PRs. *Really Soon Now* we will not be accepting new PRs until the refactoring has been completed.
**Future Plans**:
* 1.8.x Release - [the 1.8.x](https://github.com/google/googletest/releases/tag/release-1.8.1) is the last release that works with pre-C++11 compilers. The 1.8.x will not accept any requests for any new features and any bugfix requests will only be accepted if proven "critical"
* Post 1.8.x - work to improve/cleanup/pay technical debt. When this work is completed there will be a 1.9.x tagged release