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 ====== Which version should we use? ====== ====== Which version should we use? ======
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 +===== When to use the latest Version 7.10 =====
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 +Stages 7.10 contains the latest features and capabilities. As our goal is to deliver innovations as quickly as possible to our customers, we will issue further minor upgrade versions every 6-9 months. Consequently, Stages 7.10 will drop out of maintenance when 7.11 is being released and administrators will have to upgrade to the latest version 2-3 months after its release.
  
 ===== When to use Version 7.9 (LTS) ===== ===== When to use Version 7.9 (LTS) =====
  
-Starting with version 7.7, **the Stages release frequency was increased and a new release will be issued every 3-6 months**. This means that previous releases will drop out of maintenance earlier than before.+Starting with version 7.7, **the Stages release frequency was increased and a new release will be issued every 6-9 months**. This means that previous releases will drop out of maintenance earlier than before.
  
 We are aware that not all our customers are able to frequently upgrade their system. For those customers, we will keep **Stages version 7.9 under Long Term Support (LTS)**. An LTS release will be maintained for at least two years until a new LTS release will replace it. We are aware that not all our customers are able to frequently upgrade their system. For those customers, we will keep **Stages version 7.9 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 even if versions 7.10, 7.11, etc., are released, version 7.9 will be under maintenance at least until 2024-08-31.+So even if versions 7.10, 7.11, etc., are released, version 7.9 will be under maintenance at least until **2024-12-31**. 
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 +**We plan to put 7.11 into LTS status, once it will be available. 7.9 will then lose its LTS status a few months later.**
  
 ===== Can I still use Version 7.8? ===== ===== Can I still use Version 7.8? =====
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 ===== When to use Version 6 ===== ===== When to use Version 6 =====
  
-New customers should not start with version 6 anymore. All customers that still use version 6, we advise to plan an upgrade to version 7.9. 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).+New customers should not start with version 6 anymore. For all customers that still use version 6, we strongly advise to upgrade to version 7.9. Due to technical limitations, we are not able to guarantee compatibility of version 6 releases with modernized infrastructure requirements (e.g. new browsers) or other dependencies (e.g. database server, application server, or 3rd party library versions).