Starting with version 7.7, the Stages release frequency was increased and a new release will be issued every 3-6 months. As we maintain only the two latest minor releases of version 7, previous releases will drop out of maintenance earlier than before.

So if you want to benefit from a stream of new features every few months, feel free to use or upgrade to version 7.7. You need to be prepared to upgrade to version 7.8 once it comes out within 3 months after it is released though.

We are aware that not all our customers are able to frequently upgrade their system. For those customers, we will keep Stages version 7.6 under Long Term Support (LTS). An LTS release will be maintained for at least two years until a new LTS release will replace it.

So if you want to upgrade your system less frequently, we suggest to stay on version 7.6 and benefit from its Long Term Support.

New customers should not start with version 6 anymore. All customers that still use version 6, we advise to plan an upgrade to at least version 7.6. Due to technical limitations, we are not able to guarantee compatibility of version 6 releases with modernized infrastructure requirements (e.g. new browser or database versions) or security dependencies (e.g. application server or 3rd party library versions).