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title: Technical Advisory 10013
description: "A-10013: ZITADEL's stable release channel discontinued as of 2024-12-09 affecting all versions prior to specific version tags"
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## Date

Date: 2024-12-09

## Description

ZITADEL currently provides a "latest" and "stable" release tags as well as maintenance branches, where bug fixes are backported.
We also publish release candidates regularly.

The "stable" release channel was introduced for users seeking a more reliable and production-ready version of the software.
However, most customers have their own deployment policies and cycles.
Backports and security fixes are currently done as needed or required by customers.
zitadel.cloud follows a similar approach, where the latest release is deployed a few days after its creation.

## Mitigation

If you used the "stable" Docker release, please consider switching to a specific version tag and follow the [release notes on GitHub](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases) for latest changes.

## Impact

The "stable" version will no longer be published or updated, and the corresponding Docker image tag will not be maintained anymore.