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v2.12 release series
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New release versioning
Starting with v2.2.0, Yugabyte release versions follow a new release versioning convention. The preview release series, denoted byMAJOR.ODD
, incrementally introduces new features and changes and is intended for development and testing only. Patch releases, denoted by MAJOR.ODD.PATCH
versioning, can include new features and changes that might break backwards compatibility. For more information, see Releases overview.