# Release Timeline / End of Life Planning

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 9, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970 "2019-04-09T20:15:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/release-timeline-end-of-life-planning/23970/21 "2026-01-05T14:35:51Z")

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Strictly speaking, support expects users to be able to upgrade to the latest release in a series when troubleshooting/fixing any flaws, so don't use 8.1.0.

Also, v7.9.x **was** an LTS, but its LTS period ended last summer.

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