Versions#

This document covers SEP release versions and the terminology associated with these releases.

List of versions#

Release information#

SEP is available and maintained in long-term support (LTS) releases. The following processes around Trino open source releases and SEP releases, availability and support apply.

  • All Trino open source releases use an integer number such as 338.

  • An SEP release is created for a specific Trino open source release, and is named with the -e extension; for example, 338-e . It uses the source of the open source release, and adds the extensions and plugins.

  • All releases append a patch number, such as 338-e.0, 338-e.1, 338-e.2, and so forth.

  • All releases include all release artifacts and additional Kubernetes tooling.

  • Supported for use in production for 12 months

  • Limited, low number of release per year, at most one release per quarter

  • Some issues are backported to the release and made available as patch releases. For example, a problem in 332-e.2 is fixed and released in 332-e.3

The following resolutions for issues are backported:

  • Critical security fixes

  • Select fixes for critical defects that affect production usage, and for which no workaround is available. This may include incorrect results, severe performance regressions, and stability issues. The decision to backport such fixes is made by Starburst in collaboration with affected customers, if necessary.

Feature release status#

By default, features in SEP are released in a “general availability” (GA) state and are therefore considered to be complete and fully documented. Some features may be released in other status, and are documented as such in the reference documentation and product as needed.

The following table describes SEP feature release status and product expectations:

Feature release states#

Feature status

Description

Documentation

Limited preview

Early feature testing, limited to a select group of users giving active feedback. Not supported for production environments.

Minimal

Public preview

Early access feature release, available for all users but not supported for production environments.

Partial or complete

Production availability

Feature is in active development but released for use in production environments. May have limited use cases or known limitations until GA release.

Complete

General availability

Feature is launched and stable for production with no major issues. Most SEP features are in the GA state unless documented otherwise.

Complete

All releases#

The following tables contains a list of all SEP versions, detailing release date and end of support date.

Starburst Enterprise versions#

Version

Release month

End of support

423-e.x LTS

August 2023

August 31, 2024

413-e.x LTS

May 2023

May 31, 2024