Platform Release Schedule and Lifecycles

Platform releases (formerly called "feature releases") have release lifecycles and schedules.

Release Types

Release type

Release frequency

Lifecycle

Platform release

Once every six months

One (1) year from initial release.

Long-term support (LTS) platform release

Once every year

Three (3) years from initial release, with monthly maintenance releases for year 1 and year 2, and then as needed.

Note

For Feature Release 11.20 and previous releases, the LTS release lifecycle was five (5) years.

Release Lifecycle Phases

Lifecycle phase

Description

Maintenance releases

Technology Preview

Suitable for POCs and new customer installations.

Note

Technology Preview runs for sixty days from initial release. Afterwards, the platform release becomes General Availability.

Yes, monthly

General Availability

Upgrading is not required, but you may upgrade to take advantage of new features.

Yes, monthly

End of life

Prepare to upgrade to the most recent LTS release.

No

Release Schedule (Active Releases)

Note

  • Critical updates that impact data protection or restore capabilities are provided for all supported platform releases. For non-critical issues that have a workaround solution, updates may not be provided on earlier LTS platform releases to ensure stability and minimize changes.

  • To view deprecated Commvault releases, see Deprecated Releases.

Release Name

Technology Preview

General Availability

End of life

Commvault Platform Release 2024E (11.36)

Note

This release is not yet a long-term support (LTS) release. This means Commvault will continue to improve 2024E release features, including customer experience enhancements. CPR 2024E will become an LTS release after November 15th by our standard release cadence. After the November 15th release (11.36), LTS release availability will follow the regular schedule.

June 15, 2024

August 15, 2024
Promoted to Long-Term support with
November 15, 2024 maintenance release

June 15, 2027

Commvault Platform Release 2024 (11.34)

December 15, 2023

February 15, 2024

March 15, 2025

Commvault Platform Release 2023E (11.32)
LTS

June 15, 2023

August 15, 2023

June 15, 2026

Commvault Platform Release 2022E (11.28)
LTS

June 15, 2022

August 15, 2022

June 15, 2025

Feature Release 11.20
LTS

June 15, 2020

August 15, 2020

June 15, 2025

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