Aerospike Database versioning and releases

This page describes the Aerospike Database versioning scheme, Linux OS compatibility by release, and support and end-of-life (EOL) schedules for current and past versions.

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 Aerospike Support Policy page.

Version format

We use a four-part release number:

epoch.major.minor.patch

For 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 most recent patch release for your version.

Breaking changes

Performing an upgrade without auditing breaking changes can cause production downtime.

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.

Caution

When upgrading to a version with breaking changes, verify monitoring, automation, and integrations before upgrading production clusters.

Deprecation and guarantees

• No breaking changes in minor or patch releases.
• Aerospike announces and logs deprecated features before removing them.
• Aerospike removes deprecated features only in a future epoch.
• The last major or minor release of an epoch provides an upgrade bridge to the next epoch.

Client compatibility

For information about client compatibility and support periods, see the Client Matrix.

Linux artifact policy

Aerospike provides build artifacts for operating system (OS) versions that are under active vendor security support. This includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) derivatives that maintain bug-for-bug binary compatibility with RHEL.

The following table lists the OS versions that support each Aerospike Database release. Aerospike provides patch releases to address security vulnerabilities in the underlying OS, as long as the OS itself is still actively supported. Distributions not included in the table, such as CentOS Stream, are not officially supported.

Version	8.1.2	8.1.1	8.1.0	8.0.0	7.2.0
RHEL	10, 91, 8	10, 91, 8	91, 8	91, 8	91, 8
Rocky Linux	10, 9, 8	10, 9, 8	9, 8	9, 8	9, 8
AlmaLinux	10, 9	-	-	-	-
Ubuntu	24.04, 22.04	24.04, 22.04, 20.04	24.04, 22.04, 20.04	24.04, 22.04, 20.04	24.04, 22.04, 20.04
Debian	13, 12	13, 12	12, 11	12, 11	12, 11
Amazon Linux	AL2023	AL2023	AL2023	AL2023	AL2023

1. Must have a kernel supporting 4K memory pages.
2. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS reached end of standard support in April 2025.

Supported Aerospike Database versions

The support period for a major version begins on the GA date of its first release. Aerospike provides bug fixes and security patches only on the latest minor release of each supported major version.

Version	General availability	Support EOL
8.1.x		August 4, 2027 1 or August 4, 2028 2
8.1.2	April 16, 2026	Latest
8.1.1	February 9, 2026	Superseded
8.1.0	August 5, 2025	Superseded
8.0.0	January 22, 2025	January 21, 2027
7.2.0	October 7, 2024	October 6, 2026

1. Two-year major version support end-of-life for Premium/Enhanced Support.
2. Three-year major version support end-of-life for Silver/Gold/Platinum Support (starting with version 8.1).

Note

Earlier minor releases are superseded and stop receiving patches when a newer minor release becomes available. The major version EOL date applies to the latest minor release. When a major version reaches its end-of-life date, it moves to End-of-life releases. For more information, see the Aerospike Support Policy.

End-of-life Aerospike Database releases

Caution

Aerospike does not provide security patches or bug fixes for EOL versions. Running an EOL version in production can expose your cluster to unpatched vulnerabilities. Upgrade to a supported major version as soon as possible.

See Aerospike Support Policy for an explanation of GA and EOL.

Version	Release date	End-of-life date
7.1.0	May 15, 2024	May 14, 2026
7.0.0	November 15, 2023	November 14, 2025
6.4.0	August 3, 2023	August 2, 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