Introducing Long-Term Support (LTS) for Kestra
Anna Geller
Product Lead
Kestra 1.0 marks the first LTS release, with weekly backports and one year of guaranteed maintenance for each LTS version.
With the release of Kestra 1.0, we are introducing a Long-Term Support (LTS) release model. This change ensures predictable upgrade paths and long-term stability for production environments.
New LTS every 6 months
Each LTS release is supported for 1 year, with at most two LTS versions maintained in parallel. Kestra 1.0 is the first LTS release. Six months later, a second LTS will follow. When the third LTS arrives, support for 1.0 will end.
Backporting fixes weekly
From 1.0 onward, backports are applied to the latest, the latest LTS, and the previous LTS. Patch releases are shipped every Tuesday (e.g., 1.0.1, 1.0.2). These include critical fixes, CVE remediations, and non-breaking fixes across all supported versions.
Tracking the latest LTS
Each LTS release is clearly labeled in GitHub release notes. For simplicity, we also provide a latest-lts Docker image tag:
kestra/kestra:latest-lts # Open Sourceregistry.kestra.io/docker/kestra-ee:latest-lts # Enterprise EditionPinning your image to this tag keeps your environment on the most recent stable production release without having to track exact version numbers.
Versioning at a glance
- Patch releases → weekly backports (e.g., 1.0.1 → 1.0.2)
- Minor releases → every 2 months (e.g., 1.0 → 1.1)
- LTS releases → every 6 months, supported for 1 year.
Next steps
With LTS, Kestra offers stability and predictability for production, while allowing fast iteration and innovation in development environments.
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