Exasol 2025.1 is Now a Long-Term Support Release

If your teams spend too much time negotiating downtime windows, re-testing after every update, or planning around release cycles that move faster than your business can absorb, this release is for you. Exasol 2025.1 has been promoted to Long-Term Support (LTS) status, giving you a stable, production-grade version with a long, dependable support horizon and no behavioral surprises.

It’s also the first LTS promotion under our refreshed release strategy, so below we explain exactly what the promotion gives you, how easy it is to move, and what to do next.

This milestone is also the first chance to see our refreshed release strategy in action so here’s what the promotion means for you, and how the pieces fit together.

What “promoted to LTS” actually means for 2025.1

When 2025.1 first launched, it arrived as an Innovation release, fresh features, latest capabilities, the leading edge of the product. After proving itself in the field, it has now graduated to LTS.

In practical terms:

• 2025.1 is fully supported for an additional two years until July 31, 2028. That’s a long, dependable runway to plan around.
• During the LTS period, the release receives bugfixes and security updates only, no new features are introduced. This is deliberate: it keeps the version stable, predictable, and free of behavioral changes that could disrupt existing integrations or require re-testing.
• You continue to receive regular patch updates on top of your 2025.1 base, so you stay current on security and quality without ever leaving the version you’ve certified.

If your organization runs long testing cycles, operates in a regulated environment, or simply prefers to minimize the number of times you have to plan downtime, LTS is built for you.

How easy is it to move?

For most customers, getting onto 2025.1 LTS is straightforward:

• If you’re already on 2025.1, we recommend to update to the latest patch version available to take advantage of the latest bugfixes and security updates
• If you are on a later Innovation release (e.g. 2025.2 or 2026.1), you aren’t able to move back to 2025.1. However, you will be able to switch to the LTS stream once the next LTS release for 2026 is announced (currently planned to be 2026.2).
• If you’re still using an earlier rolling release (known by the version 8.N.X), including 8.29.X, we recommend updating to the latest patch version of 2025.1. This is the most direct way to land on a clearly supported, long-lived version.

A quick recap of how we release

Exasol 8 ships through two complementary streams designed to serve very different needs at the same time.

Innovation Releases give you quick access to our latest features and developments. We publish two each year, one in Q2 alongside our Xperience event, and one in Q4. Each Innovation release is fully supported until the next one ships, plus a three-month grace period so you always have a comfortable window to update.

Long-Term Support (LTS) Releases are for when stability is the priority. Once a year, one of our Innovation releases is selected to become an LTS release. From that point on it focuses entirely on reliability rather than new functionality and it earns a much longer support commitment.

That’s exactly what’s happened with 2025.1.

Understanding the version numbers

Our Innovation and LTS releases follow a clear naming convention: YYYY.N.X.

• YYYY is the year
• N is the Innovation release number for that year
• X is the patch version for the release

So 2025.1.0 is the first Innovation release of 2025, and 2025.1.1 is the first patch version built on top of it. As 2025.1 lives out its LTS life, you’ll see the X increment with each patch, same trusted base, continuously hardened.

Choosing the stream that fits you

One of the goals of this strategy is to let you pick the cadence that matches your reality and change your mind later.

If you prioritize stability, settle on 2025.1 LTS and enjoy two years of focused support. Your teams get a stable target to certify against and far fewer mandatory update cycles to negotiate with the business.

If you want the latest capabilities, ride the Innovation releases and pick up new features twice a year, every release at production quality.

And because the streams are designed to work together, you can move from an LTS release onto a later Innovation release whenever you’re ready to step forward. You’re never locked in.

A note for customers using earlier versions

With 2025.1 being promoted to an LTS version, now is the right time to update if you are still running a version numbered 8.N.X. These versions are either already deprecated or will be deprecated in the next few months. See our Product Lifecycle for more information about End of Life dates, release streams, and support. We recommend planning your update soon so that you are running a supported version, and our team is standing by ready to support you.

The bottom line

The promotion of 2025.1 to LTS gives you the best of both worlds in our new model: the modern capabilities that launched with the Innovation release, now wrapped in a two-year support commitment focused entirely on keeping your production systems stable and secure.

If you’d like help planning your move to 2025.1 LTS, our team is ready to support you.

Want the full details on release types and support timelines? See the Exasol release streams documentation as well as lifecycle information.