Hi users!
We had launched fluent-package
v5 series last year, recently shipped v5.0.4 in LTS release channel and
v5.1.0 in normal release channel.
In this blog article, we explains the planned next major updates - v6.0.0.
When the next LTS (Long Term Support) version available?
In short, we will ship fluent-package v6 in Aug, 2025.
We keeps two release channels as follows:
- Normal release
- LTS (Long Term Support)
Here is the difference of these channels.
- Normal release (6.x series)
- Recommended for early adopters (eager to try new features of Fluentd)
- Rapid release development (planned semi-annually releases, but it may vary.)
- Fluentd will be upgraded occasionally
- Minor upgrade will be applied. e.g. 1.18 => 1.19 and so on.
- e.g. v6.0.1 (Fluentd v1.18.1), v6.0.2 (Fluentd v1.18.2), ... v6.1.0 (Fluentd v1.19.0)
- The only latest version will be supported (bug fix will not be backported into older version)
- LTS (Long Term Support, 6.0.x series)
- Recommended for enterprise services
- Security and bug fix release only
- Fluentd will be upgraded only in the teeny version and will stick to 1.18.x series. (T.B.D.)
- Thus, the version number will be 6.0.x. (6.1 series will not be shipped for LTS channel)
- e.g. v6.0.1 (Fluentd v1.18.1), v6.0.2 (Fluentd v1.18.2), v6.0.3 (Fluentd v1.18.3) ... v6.0.x (Fluentd v1.18.x) and so on.
- Next major version will be
fluent-package
v7.0.0, and will be shipped in 2027 (T.B.D.).
As for fluent-package v6,
- fluent-package v5 LTS will be supported until Dec, 2025.
- We expect users upgrade from v5 to v6 during the grace period.
- Until 6.1.0 is released, normal release channel and LTS channel are the same package.
- Upgrade from v4 or older version is not supported. Upgrade to v5 first, then upgrade it to v6.
Current releases and future plans:
Release Version | Release Date | End of life |
---|---|---|
v5.0.x (LTS) | Aug, 2023 | Dec, 2025 |
v6.0.0 (LTS) | Aug, 2025 | Dec, 2027 (T.B.D.) |
v7.0.0 (LTS) | Aug, 2027 (T.B.D.) | T.B.D. |
Happy logging!