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Update LTS page + extend LTS to 1 year
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# Long Term Support
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Prometheus LTS are selected releases of Prometheus which gets bugfixes for an
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Prometheus LTS are selected releases of Prometheus that receive bugfixes for an
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extended period of time.
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Every 6 weeks, a new Prometheus minor release cycle is started. Past those 6
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weeks, minor releases generally don't receive bugfixes anymore. If a user is
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impacted by a bug in a minor release, very often they need to upgrade to the
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Every 6 weeks, a new Prometheus minor release cycle begins. After those 6
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weeks, minor releases generally no longer receive bugfixes. If a user is
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impacted by a bug in a minor release, they often need to upgrade to the
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latest Prometheus release.
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Upgrading Prometheus should be straightforward thanks to our [API stability
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guarantees][stab]. However,
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there is a risk that new features and enhancements also bring regressions,
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requiring to upgrade again.
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Prometheus LTS only gets bug, security, and documentation fixes. The build
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toolchain will also be kept up-to-date. This enables companies relying on
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Prometheus to limit the risks of upgrades while having a Prometheus server still
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maintained by the community.
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The first Prometheus LTS release will be Prometheus v2.37. This version will be
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released in July 2022 and will be supported until January 31 2023.
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![A picture showing the LTS release cycle.](/assets/lts-cycle.png)
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there is a risk that new features and enhancements could also bring regressions,
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requiring another upgrade.
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Prometheus LTS only receive bug, security, and documentation fixes, but over a
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time window of one year. The build toolchain will also be kept up-to-date. This
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allows companies that rely on Prometheus to limit the upgrade risks while still
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having a Prometheus server maintained by the community.
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## List of LTS releases
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<table class="table table-bordered downloads">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>Release</th>
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<th>Date</th>
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<th>End of support</th>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td>Prometheus 2.37</td><td>2022-07-14</td><td>2023-07-31</td>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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## Limitations of LTS support
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