Release policy¶
Rucio follows a release policy with feature (named) releases. Approximately every 4 months we produce a feature release with a version number like 1.x.0 (with x > 0). A feature release marks the start of a release line. This release line is maintained with bi-weekly patch releases, containing bug fixes or minor enhancements, with version numbers like 1.19.y (with y > 0). Versions within one release line are always backwards compatible, thus they do not include database schema changes, API modifications, or other backward-compatibility breaking changes.
Support period¶
A release line is only maintained with patch releases until the start of the next release line, thus approximately 4 months. Typically once a year we will designate a release line a Long-term Support (LTS) release line. This release line will be supported with security and critical patches for approximately two years. It is foreseen to have an overlap of at least 12 months between two LTS release lines, to give communities a comfortable time window to deploy the new LTS release.
Version |
Code name |
Release date |
Supported until |
|---|---|---|---|
1.24 |
Aquadonkey |
2020-11 |
~2021-02 |
1.23 LTS |
The incredible Donkey |
2020-07 |
at least 2022-07 |
1.22 |
Green Donkey |
2020-02 |
2020-06 |
1.21 |
Donkeys of the Galaxy |
2019-11 |
2020-02 |
1.20 LTS |
Wonder Donkey |
2019-06 |
2021-07-10 |
1.19 |
Fantastic Donkeys |
2019-02 |
2019-06 |
1.18 |
Invisible Donkey |
2018-09 |
2019-02 |
1.17 |
Donkey Surfer |
2018-06 |
2018-09 |
1.16 |
Doctor Donkey |
2018-04 |
2018-06 |
1.15 |
Daredonkey |
2018-02 |
2018-04 |
1.14 |
Professor D |
2017-11 |
2018-02 |
1.13 |
Donkerine |
2017-09 |
2017-11 |
1.12 |
Captain Donkey |
2017-07 |
2017-09 |
1.11 |
Batdonkey |
2017-05 |
2017-07 |
1.10 |
Irondonkey |
2017-02 |
2017-05 |
1.9 |
Superdonkey |
2016-10 |
2017-02 |
1.8 |
Spiderdonkey |
2016-09 |
2016-10 |
1.7 |
Donkey One |
2016-08 |
2016-09 |
1.6 |
The Donkey awakens |
2016-05 |
2016-08 |
1.5 |
Return of the Donkey |
2016-04 |
2016-05 |
1.4 |
The Donkey strikes back |
2016-02 |
2016-04 |
1.3 |
2016-01 |
2016-02 |
|
1.2 |
2015-10 |
2016-01 |
|
1.1 |
2015-08 |
2016-10 |
|
1.0 |
2015-07 |
2015-08 |
|
(0.3) |
2015-03 |
2015-07 |
|
(0.2) |
2014-10 |
2015-03 |
|
(0.1.7) |
2014-01 |
2014-10 |