Aerospike Database versioning and releases
Aerospike Database uses a clear versioning scheme to help you plan upgrades with confidence. Each version comes with standard support, which you can read about on our Support policy page.
Version format
We use a four-part release number:
epoch.major.minor.patchFor example: release 8.0.0.1
| Part | Meaning | Breaking Changes? |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch | Major architecture or protocol changes | yes |
| Major | New features, such as metrics, configuration, or log changes | yes |
| Minor | New features and improvements | no |
| Patch | Bug fixes and hotfixes | no |
We refer to the version as the first three parts. For example: version 8.0.0.
We recommend always running the latest patch release for your version.
Breaking changes
A breaking change occurs when:
- metrics, configuration parameters, or info commands are renamed, removed, or changed.
- developer APIs are removed or significantly altered.
- ticker or audit logs change incompatibly.
Not considered breaking:
- Debugging info commands (
partition-info,dump-*,debug-*). - Debug-level log messages.
Deprecation and guarantees
- No breaking changes in minor or patch releases.
- Deprecated features are announced and logged before removal.
- Deprecated features are removed only in a future epoch.
- Last major or minor release of an epoch provides an upgrade bridge to the next epoch.
Supported Linux versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) derivatives, such as Rocky Linux, are supported by way of their bug-for-bug binary compatibility with RHEL. Distributions that are not, such as AlmaLinux and CentOS Stream, are not officially supported.
The following table lists the supported operating system (OS) versions for each Aerospike Database release. Aerospike provides patch releases to address security vulnerabilities in the underlying supported OS version, as long as the OS itself is still actively supported.
| Version | 8.1.1 | 8.1.0 | 8.0.0 | 7.2.0 | 7.1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL | 10, 91, 8 | 91, 8 | 91, 8 | 9 1, 8 | 9 1, 8 |
| Rocky Linux | 10, 9, 8 | 9, 8 | 9, 8 | 9, 8 | 9, 8 |
| Ubuntu | 24.04, 22.04 | 24.04, 22.04, 20.04 | 24.04, 22.04, 20.04 | 24.04, 22.04, 20.04 | 22.04, 20.04 |
| Debian | 13, 12 | 12, 11 | 12, 11 | 12, 11 | 12, 11 |
| Amazon Linux | AL2023 | AL2023 | AL2023 | AL2023 | AL2023 |
- Must have a kernel supporting 4K memory pages.
Client compatibility
For information about client compatibility and support periods, see the Client Matrix.
Supported Aerospike Database versions
The following table shows the General Availability (GA) date for each Aerospike Database release and the support end-of-life (EOL) date of its corresponding major version.
Support lifetimes are defined at the major version level. Minor releases do not define independent support periods and do not extend the major version EOL.
Aerospike provides bug fixes and security patches on the latest minor release of each supported major version.
| Version | General availability | Major version support end-of-life |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1.1 | February 9, 2026 | August 4, 2028 |
| 8.1.0 | August 5, 2025 | August 4, 2028 |
| 8.0.0 | January 22, 2025 | January 21, 2027 |
| 7.2.0 | October 7, 2024 | October 6, 2026 |
| 7.1.0 | May 15, 2024 | May 14, 2026 |
End-of-life Aerospike Database releases
See Product Stages for an explanation of GA and EOL.
| Version | Release date | End-of-life date |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0.0 | November 15, 2023 | November 14, 2025 |
| 6.4.0 | August 3, 2023 | August 4, 2025 |
| 6.3.0 | March 30, 2023 | March 29, 2025 |
| 6.2.0 | November 17, 2022 | March 30, 2024 |
| 6.1.0 | August 30, 2022 | February 28, 2025 |
| 6.0.0 | April 27, 2022 | August 30, 2023 |
| 5.7.0 | September 27, 2021 | April 27, 2023 |
| 5.6.0 | May 10, 2021 | September 27, 2022 |
| 5.5.0 | February 5, 2021 | May 10, 2022 |
| 5.4.0 | January 13, 2021 | February 5, 2022 |
| 5.3.0 | December 10, 2020 | January 13, 2022 |
| 5.2.0 | October 1, 2020 | December 10, 2021 |
| 5.1.0 | July 31, 2020 | October 1, 2021 |
| 5.0.0 | May 14, 2020 | July 31, 2021 |
| 4.9.0 | April 8, 2020 | May 14, 2021 |
| 4.8.0 | December 12, 2019 | April 8, 2021 |
| 4.7.0 | September 30, 2019 | December 12, 2020 |
| 4.6.0 | August 9, 2019 | September 30, 2020 |
| 4.5.3 | May 14, 2019 | August 9, 2020 |
| 4.5.2 | April 1, 2019 | May 14, 2020 |
| 4.5.1 | February 26, 2019 | April 1, 2020 |
| 4.5.0 | December 12, 2018 | February 26, 2020 |
| 4.4.0 | November 19, 2018 | December 12, 2019 |
| 4.3.1 | October 18, 2018 | November 19, 2019 |
| 4.3.0 | August 1, 2018 | October 18, 2019 |
| 4.2.0 | May 31, 2018 | August 1, 2019 |
| 4.1.0 | May 10, 2018 | May 31, 2019 |
| 4.0.0 | March 7, 2018 | May 10, 2019 |
See Upgrade or repair an Aerospike server for information about moving to a later version.