# Otii SW 3.5.5 | Shared License Pool for Test Automation **URL:** \ **Category:** Product releases\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.qoitech.com/t/otii-sw-3-5-5-shared-license-pool-for-test-automation/543 "2025-05-20T15:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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## New Otii SW release: 3.5.5 Check out the release notes ➡ [**Otii SW 3.5.5**](https://www.qoitech.com/download/) ## New feature: Shared license pool for test automation ### What does it mean? We’ve added support for shared license pool for [Otii Automation Toolboxes](https://www.qoitech.com/automation-toolbox/), making it easier to manage test automation across multiple machines. With this feature, you can now create a pool of licenses that are automatically shared among a group of test automation computers. This is especially useful when you have more automation servers than licenses — instead of assigning licenses to specific machines, they’re dynamically allocated as needed. ### How it works? To ensure smooth execution, your test scripts can be configured to **wait for a license to become available** before starting a test. You need to define how long the script should wait for access to the license pool, giving you flexibility and control over test scheduling. ### How to set it up? You need the latest SW release 3.5.5 and [Otii TCP Client for Python v1.0.11](https://pypi.org/project/otii-tcp-client/?) to set it up. Detailed steps for the setup are described in the documentation – [check it out here](https://docs.qoitech.com/user-manual/advanced-guides/using-a-license-pool?).