@@ -14,36 +14,36 @@ release series and ``Z`` refers to the patch number.
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Starting with MongoDB 5.0, MongoDB is released as two different release
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series:
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- - Long Term Support (LTS) Releases
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- - Continuous Releases
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+ - Major Releases
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+ - Rapid Releases
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- Long Term Support (LTS) Releases
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- --------------------------------
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+ Major Releases
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+ --------------
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- Long Term Support (LTS) Releases are made available approximately once
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- a year, and generally mark the introduction of new features and
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- improvements that may break backwards compatibility. Long Term Support
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- Releases are appropriate for all MongoDB deployments.
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+ Major Releases are made available approximately once a year, and
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+ generally mark the introduction of new features and improvements that
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+ may break backwards compatibility. Major Releases are appropriate for
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+ all MongoDB deployments.
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*Example versions:*
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- ``5.0``
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- ``6.0``
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- Continuous Releases
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- -------------------
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+ Rapid Releases
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+ --------------
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- Continuous Releases are made available approximately once each quarter
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- that does not contain an :abbr:`LTS (Long Term Support)` release, and
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- generally mark the introduction of new features and improvements.
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- Continuous Releases are designed for use with `MongoDB Atlas
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+ Rapid Releases are made available approximately once each quarter
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+ that does not contain a Major Release, and generally mark the
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+ introduction of new features and improvements. Rapid Releases are
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+ designed for use with `MongoDB Atlas
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<https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas?tck=docs_server>`_, and are not
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- generally supported for use in an on-premise capacity. Continuous
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- Releases are not available for use with `MongoDB Ops Manager
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+ generally supported for use in an on-premise capacity. Rapid Releases
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+ are not available for use with `MongoDB Ops Manager
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<https://docs.opsmanager.mongodb.com/current/?tck=docs_server>`_, and
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are not supported for :ref:`arbiters <replica-set-arbiters>`. If
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arbiters are part of your MongoDB deployment, use the most recent
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- :abbr:`LTS (Long Term Support)` release instead.
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+ Major Release instead.
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*Example versions:*
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@@ -55,22 +55,21 @@ Patch Releases
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--------------
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Patch Releases are made available as needed to both
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- :abbr:`LTS (Long Term Support)` and Continuous Releases, and generally
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+ Major Releases and Rapid Releases, and generally
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include bug fixes and backwards-compatible changes.
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*Example versions:*
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- - ``5.0.1`` (an LTS patch release )
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- - ``5.2.1`` (a Continuous patch release )
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+ - ``5.0.1`` (a Major Release patch version )
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+ - ``5.2.1`` (a Rapid Release patch version )
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Release Candidate (RC) Releases
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-------------------------------
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- In advance of new :abbr:`LTS (Long Term Support)` or Continuous
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- Releases, Release Candidates are made available for early testing. A
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- Release Candidate represents a version of the upcoming release that is
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- stable enough to begin testing, but is not suitable for production
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- deployment.
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+ In advance of new Major Releases or Rapid Releases, Release Candidates
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+ are made available for early testing. A Release Candidate represents a
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+ version of the upcoming release that is stable enough to begin testing,
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+ but is not suitable for production deployment.
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*Example versions:*
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