# Mattermost Bug Hunter Awards

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-bug-hunter-awards/4979>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [May 18, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-bug-hunter-awards/4979 "2018-05-18T15:02:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/mattermost-bug-hunter-awards/4979/1 "2018-05-18T15:02:20Z")

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Each month, the Mattermost server team ships a “Release Candidate” of the next official version for testing and feedback prior to the final release on the 16th of the month.

We’re starting a new program for recognizing community members who help spot issues in the release candidates during the testing period, which includes a hand-written note from one of the core committers of the Mattermost project, plus a custom “Bug Hunter” coin as special recognition for your contribution.

Here’s Corey Hulen, co-founder of the Mattermost open source project, explaining more from the [2018 Mattermost conference in Lisbon, Portugal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZXaYttz3NA), where Bug Hunter coins were announced.

Learn more:

- See the [Mattermost Server issue tracker](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/issues/8543) for the announcement of release candidates, which will have a tracking ticket in [this format](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/issues/8543)
- [How to file a bug on the Mattermost open source project](https://www.mattermost.org/filing-issues/)

In certain cases, when a community member finds a bug in an official release that is particularly insightful or difficult to find, bug hunter coins may be awarded as well.