Redis
DatabaseRedis 8.10 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 8.10.1. 9 of 12 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 8.0, on December 1, 2026.
Support pattern
How Redis has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.
Support windows are getting longer: the most recent cycles run about 28 months longer than the earlier ones.
Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Redis. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.
How Redis versioning, EOL & security support work
Redis follows a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme. Major versions (like the Redis 7 → 8 jump) can include breaking changes; minor versions (8.2 → 8.4 → 8.6 → 8.8, shown below) add new features within a major line; patch releases (8.6.1 → 8.6.2) are fixes only. Redis's own guidance is direct: "we strongly recommend using the latest available version" for the newest security and performance work.
This is exactly what the color-coded status next to each version in the timeline below means. Security issues go through Redis's official vulnerability disclosure process rather than being posted publicly first, and fixes ship for currently-supported versions once they're ready. That's why running a version that's already reached end-of-life is the riskiest state: a newly discovered vulnerability there will never get patched.
Sources: Redis Open Source version management, Redis Security Policy
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