<section>
 <h1 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-41fr9s" weight="medium">
  MongoDB Versioning
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 <div class="leafygreen-ui-a5yxub">
  <p class="css-1cmx2d4 ef7gu8j0">
   On this page
  </p>
  <ul class="css-1qb0mst ef7gu8j1">
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1e7a0ei">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-e98ikf" href="#lts-releases" target="_self">
     <span>
      Major
      <!-- -->
      Releases
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1jqtqlb">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-cpmeq5" href="#rapid-releases" target="_self">
     <span>
      Rapid Releases
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1jqtqlb">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-cpmeq5" href="#patch-releases" target="_self">
     <span>
      Patch Releases
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1jqtqlb">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-cpmeq5" href="#release-candidate--rc--releases" target="_self">
     <span>
      Release Candidate (RC) Releases
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1jqtqlb">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-cpmeq5" href="#driver-versions" target="_self">
     <span>
      Driver Versions
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1jqtqlb">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-cpmeq5" href="#mongodb-shell--mongosh-" target="_self">
     <span>
      MongoDB Shell (
      <code class="css-1kekw28 e1wawog0">
       mongosh
      </code>
      )
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1jqtqlb">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-cpmeq5" href="#database-tools" target="_self">
     <span>
      Database Tools
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-1jqtqlb">
    <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-cpmeq5" href="#historical-releases" target="_self">
     <span>
      Historical Releases
     </span>
    </a>
   </li>
  </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="leafygreen-ui-85da11" role="note">
  <h2 class="leafygreen-ui-1ac4g5h">
   Important
  </h2>
  <div class="leafygreen-ui-9mycqc">
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    Always upgrade to the latest stable patch release of your release series.
   </p>
  </div>
 </div>
 <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
  MongoDB versioning has the form
  <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
   X.Y.Z
  </code>
  where
  <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
   X.Y
  </code>
  refers to the
release series and
  <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
   Z
  </code>
  refers to the patch number.
 </p>
 <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
  Starting with MongoDB 5.0, MongoDB is released as two different release
series:
 </p>
 <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
  <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    Major
    <!-- -->
    Releases
   </p>
  </li>
  <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
   <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
    Rapid Releases
   </p>
  </li>
 </ul>
 <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
  For MongoDB 4.4 and previous, MongoDB used a Production / Development
versioning system. See
  <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="#std-label-historical-releases" target="_self">
   <span>
    Historical Releases
    <!-- -->
    .
   </span>
  </a>
 </p>
 <span class="leafygreen-ui-1qnjd6d" id="std-label-major-releases">
 </span>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Major
   <!-- -->
   Releases
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#lts-releases" title="Permalink to this heading">
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     </path>
     <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
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    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="lts-releases">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   Major
   <!-- -->
   Releases are made available approximately once a year, and
introduce new features and improvements.
   <!-- -->
   Major
   <!-- -->
   Releases are supported
for MongoDB Atlas and on-premises deployments.
  </p>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   <em>
    Example versions:
   </em>
  </p>
  <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.0
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      6.0
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
  </ul>
  <span class="leafygreen-ui-1qnjd6d" id="std-label-rapid-releases">
  </span>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Rapid Releases
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#rapid-releases" title="Permalink to this heading">
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    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="rapid-releases">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   Rapid Releases are made available approximately once each quarter that
does not contain a
   <!-- -->
   Major
   <!-- -->
   Release, and introduce new features and
improvements. Rapid Releases are only supported within
   <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/atlas/database?tck=docs_server" target="_self">
    <span>
     MongoDB Atlas
    </span>
   </a>
   , and are not
supported for on-premises deployments.
  </p>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   Rapid Releases are not available for use with
   <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://docs.opsmanager.mongodb.com/current/?tck=docs_server" target="_self">
    <span>
     MongoDB Ops Manager
    </span>
   </a>
   .
  </p>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   <em>
    Example versions:
   </em>
  </p>
  <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.1
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.2
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.3
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
  </ul>
  <span class="leafygreen-ui-1qnjd6d" id="std-label-versions-patch-release">
  </span>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Patch Releases
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#patch-releases" title="Permalink to this heading">
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     </path>
     <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
     </path>
    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="patch-releases">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   Patch Releases are made available as needed to both
   <!-- -->
   Major
   <!-- -->
   Releases and
Rapid Releases. Patch releases generally include bug fixes and minor
improvements.
  </p>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   <em>
    Example versions:
   </em>
  </p>
  <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.0.1
     </code>
     (a
     <!-- -->
     Major
     <!-- -->
     Release patch version)
    </p>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.2.1
     </code>
     (a Rapid Release patch version)
    </p>
   </li>
  </ul>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Release Candidate (RC) Releases
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#release-candidate--rc--releases" title="Permalink to this heading">
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     <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
     </path>
    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="release-candidate--rc--releases">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   In advance of new
   <!-- -->
   Major
   <!-- -->
   Releases and Rapid Releases, Release Candidates
are made available for early testing. A Release Candidate represents a
version of the upcoming release that is stable enough to begin testing,
but is not suitable for production deployment.
  </p>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   <em>
    Example versions:
   </em>
  </p>
  <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.0.0-rc0
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.0.0-rc1
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      5.1.2-rc5
     </code>
    </p>
   </li>
  </ul>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Driver Versions
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#driver-versions" title="Permalink to this heading">
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     <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
     </path>
    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="driver-versions">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   The version numbering system for MongoDB differs from the system
used for the
   <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/drivers/" target="_self">
    <span>
     MongoDB drivers
     <!-- -->
     .
    </span>
   </a>
  </p>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   MongoDB Shell (
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    mongosh
   </code>
   )
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#mongodb-shell--mongosh-" title="Permalink to this heading">
    <svg aria-label="Link Icon" class="leafygreen-ui-a30zj9" fill="none" height="12" role="img" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="12" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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     </path>
     <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
     </path>
    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="mongodb-shell--mongosh-">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   Starting with MongoDB 5.0, the
   <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/docs/mongodb-shell/" target="_self">
    <span>
     MongoDB Shell
    </span>
   </a>
   (
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    mongosh
   </code>
   ) is released separately from the MongoDB Server, and uses its
own version numbering system.
  </p>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Database Tools
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#database-tools" title="Permalink to this heading">
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     </path>
     <path d="M9.961 6.047c.12.12.228.248.327.38l-1.45 1.445a1.553 1.553 0 0 0-2.496-.423l-2.885 2.87a1.57 1.57 0 0 0-.01 2.213 1.553 1.553 0 0 0 2.203.01l.379-.377a.995.995 0 0 1 1.411.006 1.005 1.005 0 0 1-.006 1.418l-.38.377a3.542 3.542 0 0 1-5.024-.023 3.58 3.58 0 0 1 .022-5.047l2.884-2.871a3.542 3.542 0 0 1 5.025.022Z" fill="currentColor">
     </path>
    </svg>
    <div class="css-1btu0w3 evvkmar0" id="database-tools">
    </div>
   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   <a class="lg-ui-0001 leafygreen-ui-fgcsv5" href="https://www.mongodb.com/docs/database-tools/" target="_self">
    <span>
     MongoDB Database Tools
    </span>
   </a>
   are released separately
from the MongoDB Server, and use their own version numbering system.
  </p>
  <span class="leafygreen-ui-1qnjd6d" id="std-label-historical-releases">
  </span>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2 class="contains-headerlink leafygreen-ui-19f71ei" weight="medium">
   Historical Releases
   <a class="headerlink leafygreen-ui-1kepx47" href="#historical-releases" title="Permalink to this heading">
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   </a>
  </h2>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   For MongoDB 4.4 and previous, MongoDB versioning used a Production /
Development versioning scheme, and had the form
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    X.Y.Z
   </code>
   where
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    X.Y
   </code>
   refers to either a release series or development series and
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    Z
   </code>
   refers
to the patch release number.
  </p>
  <ul class="leafygreen-ui-rioki0">
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     If
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      Y
     </code>
     is even,
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      X.Y
     </code>
     refers to a release series; for example,
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      4.2
     </code>
     release series and
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      4.4
     </code>
     release series. Release series are
     <strong>
      stable
     </strong>
     and suitable for production.
    </p>
   </li>
   <li class="leafygreen-ui-d7p7b6">
    <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
     If
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      Y
     </code>
     is odd,
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      X.Y
     </code>
     refers to a development series; for example,
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      4.3
     </code>
     development series and
     <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
      4.5
     </code>
     development series.
Development series are
     <strong>
      for testing only and not for production
     </strong>
     .
    </p>
   </li>
  </ul>
  <p class="leafygreen-ui-1kp3ins">
   For example, in MongoDB version
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    4.4.7
   </code>
   ,
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    4.4
   </code>
   refers to the
release series and
   <code class="leafygreen-ui-1l06pbn">
    .7
   </code>
   refers to the patch release.
  </p>
 </section>
</section>
