Please upgrade to 3.17.10

hplip 3.17.10 will be available in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/3.17.10+repack0-1

Why not in 17.10?

3.17.10 will be out of date, when 18.04 get released.

Someone would need to follow the SRU procedure.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

Ah, new packages could only be added to a not released ubuntu version, to ensure a stable distro.

Could this bug please be reopened, against 16.04? This is not fixed there.

hplip used to have regular updates in 16.04 as part of SRU, in order to support new printers that become available on the market, but for some reason this stopped ~1 year ago. It would be *really* great to get again regular updates, at least until 18.04.1 / 18.04.2 are out. Is there anything one can do to help?

Actually, sorry, I misread the dates on the changelog. hplip has never been upgraded since March 2016, not 2017. So, yes, it's been 2 years without any update for new printers.