The Neo4j team has started the release cycle for version 3.2, with a planned final version expected to be released in the first half of 2017. The new release cycle will follow a more iterative approach, with alpha releases every two weeks, followed by beta releases after feature freeze, and then release candidate versions before the general availability (GA) release. The team is also working on improving the "compiled" runtime for Cypher, which will benefit execution performance and memory efficiency, especially on large queries. Notable changes in this release include the removal of the RULE planner in Cypher, introduction of a lock acquisition timeout, and use label scan store by default for schema index population. The team invites users to provide feedback through various channels, including email, GitHub, Discord, and Google Groups.