Announcing Confluence 7.4 as the next Enterprise release
Announcing Confluence 7.4 as the next Enterprise release
December 10, 2019 edited
Enterprise releases are now called Long Term Support releases
As of June 29th, 2020, Enterprise releases are now called Long Term Support releases. The security bug fix policy for these releases was also updated - we will continue to backport critical security bug fixes and now when architecturally possible, all other security bug fixes are backported to the release for 24 months. To learn more about this change, view our Community post.
Hello Confluence community!
We know that many of our enterprise customers are already using the most recent Enterprise release, Confluence 6.13, and are awaiting an Enterprise release for the new 7.x platform. We are excited to announce that Confluence 7.4 will be the first Enterprise release in the 7.x series when it becomes available (around March - April 2020). We hope that this early announcement helps you plan for your next upgrade.
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Similar to Jira Software and Jira Service Desk, we’re strengthening our Enterprise release offering based on your feedback. While in the past we've waited for several bug fix releases to be available before announcing that the version was an enterprise release, Confluence 7.4.0 will be designated an Enterprise release at launch.We will be using the full development cycle between 7.3 and 7.4 to focus on additional testing and quality.
What can you expect from Enterprise releases?
Enterprise releases receive backported bug fixes and security updates throughout their two-year support window. If you manage a large, complex Confluence deployment that requires significant effort to upgrade, the ongoing support provided by an Enterprise release ensures you have access to regular bug fix releases, without the risk and overhead of a major version upgrade.
It really sounds clumsy to tell our clients each time "Yeah we know it doesn't sort correct. It only works within an english browser or with english language settings.."
People really don't expect that from a product that has a major version 7.
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March 2, 2020 edited
Hi @Alexander and @Joost - Thanks for your feedback. I see you've found the specific tickets you're interested in, and I would encourage you to leave feedback on the tickets directly for our team.
Our Confluence got EOL reminder, do you have exactly date for 7.4 version Release, what is your suggestion, should we wait 7.4 or we upgrade 7.3 first to solve the EOL problem.
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March 19, 2020 edited
Hi @Qiyong Zhang - We can't provide exact dates for releases, as timelines are subject to shift, however we are still targeting a March - April release.
While we do not provide support for instances on versions that have reached EOL, we do provide exceptions for assistance related to upgrading from your EOL version to a supported version. If you need help with your upgrade, whether it's to 7.3 or 7.4, please raise a ticket at: https://support.atlassian.com/
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March 30, 2020 edited
Hi @Jonny Polivka - As per my last update on the 19th, we are still targeting a March - April release. If anything changes, a member of our team will provide an update on the Community.
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