Versioning and Support Lifecycle

GridGain Platform Versioning

GridGain releases new versions on a regular basis following a Major.Minor.Maintenance naming convention.

• Major Releases - represent major product changes, some of which are not backward-compatible. Rolling Upgrades (available in Enterprise and Ultimate Editions) are not supported for major versions changes and assume a special upgrade procedure for production clusters.
• Minor Releases - introduce new features and significant improvements. Rolling Upgrades are supported for all minor releases unless there are any breaking changes.
• Maintenance Releases - deliver bug fixes, security patches, and performance optimizations. Rolling Upgrades are supported similarly to minor releases as described above.

GridGain 9 additionally separates releases into public and private types.

Public releases of GridGain 9 are available to anyone to download from the website and only require a Community Edition license. Public versions have a less frequent release cadence. Each community release includes a full set of changes from private releases.

Private releases are available to customers with Enterprise or Ultimate Edition, and require an appropriate license. These releases are more frequent and include the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements.

GridGain Control Center Versioning

GridGain Control Center uses Calendar versioning following the Year.Version.Patch format.

• Year - denotes the year the product version was released in YYYY format. For patch releases, the Year reflects when the base version was released versus when the patch was issued.
• Version - the numbered version of the release in the year. Version number is reset each year.
• Patch - optional patch number for backwards-compatible patch releases.

Support Lifecycle

Standard support period for minor versions of GridGain 8, GridGain 9 and Control Center lasts for at least 2 years from the minor version release date. During this phase the product is actively maintained by addressing bugs, providing security fixes, and providing regular updates and enhancements as needed.

When a standard support window ends, regular new releases and patches will no longer be provided. Standard and Premium support customers can still receive support via the ticket system. See the List of Releases section below for the versions’ End Of Support dates.

Customers with active Standard and Premium support subscriptions may contact GridGain Support regarding issues after the end of standard support period. The following options are available:

List of Releases

GridGain 8 Releases: Standard Support Period

GridGain 9 Releases: Standard Support Period

Control Center Releases: Standard Support Period