Aerospike Database versioning and releases
Aerospike Database uses a clear versioning scheme to help you plan upgrades with confidence. Each epoch comes with standard support, which you can read about on our Support policy page.
Version format
We use a four-part version number:
epoch.major.minor.patchFor example: 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 recommend always running the latest patch version within your epoch.
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 Oracle Linux and Rocky Linux, are supported by way of their binary compatibility with RHEL, as long as these distributions deliver on their promised compatibility. Upstream variants of RHEL, such as CentOS Stream, are not binary compatible with RHEL and 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 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL | 91, 8 | 91, 8 | 9 1, 8 | 9 1, 8 | 9 1, 8 |
| Ubuntu | 24.04, 22.04, 20.04 | 24.04, 22.04, 20.04 | 24.04, 22.04, 20.04 | 22.04, 20.04 | 22.04, 20.04 |
| Debian | 12, 11 | 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, see the Client Matrix.
Aerospike Database releases and schedules
| Version | Release date | End of Life date |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 2025-08-05 | 2028-08-04 |
| 8.0 | 2025-01-22 | 2027-01-21 |
| 7.2 | 2024-10-07 | 2026-10-06 |
| 7.1 | 2024-05-15 | 2026-05-14 |
| 7.0 | 2023-11-15 | 2025-11-14 |
| 6.4 | 2023-08-03 | 2025-08-04 |
| 6.3 | 2023-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
| 6.2 | 2022-11-17 | 2024-03-30 |
| 6.1 | 2022-08-30 | 2025-02-28 |
| 6.0 | 2022-04-27 | 2023-08-30 |
| 5.7 | 2021-09-27 | 2023-04-27 |
| 5.6 | 2021-05-10 | 2022-09-27 |
| 5.5 | 2021-02-05 | 2022-05-10 |
| 5.4 | 2021-01-13 | 2022-02-05 |
| 5.3 | 2020-12-10 | 2022-01-13 |
| 5.2 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-12-10 |
| 5.1 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-10-01 |
| 5.0 | 2020-05-14 | 2021-07-31 |
| 4.9 | 2020-04-08 | 2021-05-14 |
| 4.8 | 2019-12-12 | 2021-04-08 |
| 4.7 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-12-12 |
| 4.6 | 2019-08-09 | 2020-09-30 |
| 4.5.3 | 2019-05-14 | 2020-08-09 |
| 4.5.2 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-05-14 |
| 4.5.1 | 2019-02-26 | 2020-04-01 |
| 4.5.0 | 2018-12-12 | 2020-02-26 |
| 4.4 | 2018-11-19 | 2019-12-12 |
| 4.3.1 | 2018-10-18 | 2019-11-19 |
| 4.3.0 | 2018-08-01 | 2019-10-18 |
| 4.2 | 2018-05-31 | 2019-08-01 |
| 4.1 | 2018-05-10 | 2019-05-31 |
| 4.0 | 2018-03-07 | 2019-05-10 |
See Upgrade or repair an Aerospike server for information about moving to a later version.