Learn about the lifecycle stages of Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) — GA, EOM, EOFS, and EOS — and plan Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) version upgrades accordingly.
Why upgrade
The Redis open-source community maintains only the current and previous major versions. Older versions no longer receive security patches or bug fixes, which increases stability and security risks. Upgrade to the latest Redis version to keep your instances protected.
Lifecycle stages and limitations
Each lifecycle stage defines what purchases, services, and support are available.
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Lifecycle stage |
Cloud product support |
Lifecycle limitations |
Recommendations |
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Commercialization (GA) |
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None |
None |
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Discontinued (EOM) |
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Upgrade to other commercially available (GA) major versions of Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) as soon as possible. For more information, see Upgrade a major version. |
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End of Full Support (EOFS) |
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For all instances in this stage, Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) will no longer fix security vulnerabilities and bugs. Related after-sales support requests will not be accepted. Migration guidance will be provided instead. Upgrade as soon as possible. Upgrade a major version. |
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End of Service (EOS) |
All services and support are stopped. |
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None |
1Bug fixes cover issues related to stability, data reliability, and performance, but do not include security-related bugs.
2Starting from the EOM stage, security patches only cover security issues for which the Redis open-source community has provided fixes.
Current lifecycle of Tair (Redis OSS-compatible)
The following table lists the lifecycle stages of Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) engine versions.
Stage timelines may be adjusted but will not be advanced.
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Product |
Version |
Lifecycle stage |
EOM date |
EOFS date |
EOS date |
Recommended upgrade version |
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Redis Open-Source Edition |
Redis 2.8 Open-Source Edition |
End of Full Support (EOFS) |
New purchases stopped since November 13, 2020 |
February 4, 2025 |
August 4, 2025 |
Redis 5.0 or later |
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Redis 4.0 Open-Source Edition |
End of Marketing (EOM) |
October 25, 2025 |
March 25, 2026 |
September 25, 2026 |
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Redis 5.0 Open-Source Edition |
General Availability (GA) |
No plan yet |
Redis 6.0 or later |
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Redis 6.0 Open-Source Edition |
General Availability (GA) |
No plan yet |
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Redis 7.0 Open-Source Edition |
General Availability (GA) |
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Tair (Enterprise Edition) |
Redis 5.0-compatible |
General Availability (GA) |
Long-Term Support (LTS) version. No plan yet. |
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Redis 6.0-compatible |
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Redis 7.0-compatible |
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Service commitments and recommendations
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At least 3 months before a key product lifecycle milestone, Alibaba Cloud notifies your account contacts through service notices, internal messages, emails, .
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Compatibility
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Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) does not guarantee compatibility between major versions but strives to maintain syntax, interface, and feature compatibility. We will inform you of any potential incompatibilities in our documentation or through our after-sales service. For more information, see Major version features and compatibility.
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Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) guarantees full compatibility between minor versions within the same major version. Upgrade to the latest minor version of your current major version.
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Bugs
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Upgrade to the latest major or minor version to fix bugs. For example, if you are using version 6.0.1.22 of Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) 6.0 and the latest minor version of Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) 6.0 is 6.0.1.24, we recommend that you use the minor version update feature to upgrade to 6.0.1.24 to fix related bugs or enhance stability. Redis Open-Source Edition minor version release log.
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