From 948a65cd704b5beefd5e33a7da102fe8395fcc35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Mike F. Robbins" <6719572+mikefrobbins@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:30:13 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Removed lts information (#3776) --- .../azps-15.1.0/azureps-support-lifecycle.md | 64 ++----------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs-conceptual/azps-15.1.0/azureps-support-lifecycle.md b/docs-conceptual/azps-15.1.0/azureps-support-lifecycle.md index d8eb3f9759..d036bd5c99 100644 --- a/docs-conceptual/azps-15.1.0/azureps-support-lifecycle.md +++ b/docs-conceptual/azps-15.1.0/azureps-support-lifecycle.md @@ -66,69 +66,18 @@ businesses, developers, and the community to make strategic decisions when plann ## Support of releases -Azure PowerShell ships two types of generally available releases. Customers can choose Standard Term -Support (STS) or Long Term Support (LTS) releases. The quality of all releases is the same. The only -difference is the length of support. +Azure PowerShell currently ships only one type of generally available release: Standard Term Support +(STS). All major versions are considered STS releases. - **Standard Term Support (STS) releases** - - Odd-numbered major versions are STS releases. - STS versions are supported until the next major release of Azure PowerShell. - Supported for approximately six months from the original major version release date. - Receives minor version and patch updates until out of support. -- **Long Term Support (LTS) releases** - - - Even-numbered major versions are LTS releases, beginning with **Az** 12.0.0. - - The final version of each LTS release is supported until the second subsequent STS version is - released. - - Supported for approximately 18 months from the original major version release date. - - Receives minor version updates _only for the first 6 months_ and patch updates until out of - support. - > [!IMPORTANT] > You must install the latest minor and patch version to qualify for support. -The following image illustrates the release cadence and support lifecycle of Azure PowerShell for -STS and LTS releases. - -![Support Lifecycle](../../media/support-lifecycle/support-lifecycle.jpg) - -The following table provides examples of how the release cadence correlates with the support -lifecycle: - -> [!NOTE] -> The dates in the following table are for example purposes only. The actual release dates vary. - -| Version number | Release schedule | Breaking changes | Release type | Support type | Supported until version | -| -------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----------------------- | -| 12.5.0 | October 2024 | | Minor | LTS | _**15.0.0**_ | -| 14.0.0 | May 2025 | ![Yes][1] | Major | LTS | 14.1.0 | -| 14.1.0 | June 2025 | | Minor | LTS | 14.2.0 | -| 14.2.0 | July 2025 | | Minor | LTS | 14.3.0 | -| 14.3.0 | August 2025 | | Minor | LTS | 14.4.0 | -| 14.4.0 | September 2025 | | Minor | LTS | 14.5.0 | -| 14.5.0 | October 2025 | | Minor | LTS | _**17.0.0**_ | -| 15.0.0 | November 2025 | ![Yes][1] | Major | STS | 15.1.0 | -| 15.1.0 | December 2025 | | Minor | STS | 15.2.0 | -| 15.2.0 | January 2026 | | Minor | STS | 15.3.0 | -| 15.3.0 | February 2026 | | Minor | STS | 15.4.0 | -| 15.4.0 | March 2026 | | Minor | STS | 15.5.0 | -| 15.5.0 | April 2026 | | Minor | STS | _**16.0.0**_ | -| 16.0.0 | May 2026 | ![Yes][1] | Major | LTS | 16.1.0 | -| 16.1.0 | June 2026 | | Minor | LTS | 16.2.0 | -| 16.2.0 | July 2026 | | Minor | LTS | 16.3.0 | -| 16.3.0 | August 2026 | | Minor | LTS | 16.4.0 | -| 16.4.0 | September 2026 | | Minor | LTS | 16.5.0 | -| 16.5.0 | October 2026 | | Minor | LTS | _**19.0.0**_ | - -- Examples: - - To qualify for support, you must update to 14.1.0 when released if you have **Az** 14.0.0 - installed. - - If **Az** 14.5.0 is the final release of **Az** version 14, it's supported until the release of - **Az** 17.0.0. - - When **Az** 14.0.0 is released, **Az** version 13 is no longer supported. - ## Breaking changes Major version releases of Azure PowerShell introduce breaking changes and occur up to two times per @@ -156,6 +105,7 @@ For detailed information about breaking changes in major releases of the **Az** see the following articles. - [Upcoming breaking changes](upcoming-breaking-changes.md) +- [Az 15.0.0 breaking changes](migrate-az-15.0.0.md) - [Az 14.0.0 breaking changes](migrate-az-14.0.0.md) - [Az 13.0.0 breaking changes](migrate-az-13.0.0.md) - [Az 12.0.0 breaking changes](migrate-az-12.0.0.md) @@ -180,12 +130,8 @@ The following table identifies the supported platforms for the Azure PowerShell | Azure PowerShell | PowerShell
7.x (any supported version) | Windows PowerShell
5.1 | | ------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------: | :--------------------------: | -| ![Supported][1] Az 14.x | ![Supported][1] | ![Supported][1] | -| ![Out of Support][4] Az 13.x | ![Out of Support][4] | ![Out of Support][4] | -| ![Supported][1] Az 12.x | ![Supported][1] | ![Supported][1] | -| ![Out of Support][4] <= Az 11.x | ![Out of Support][4] | ![Out of Support][4] | -| ![Out of Support][4] AzureRM (all versions) | ![Not Supported][3] | ![Out of Support][4] | -| ![Out of Support][4] Azure (all versions) | ![Not Supported][3] | ![Out of Support][4] | +| ![Supported][1] Az 15.x | ![Supported][1] | ![Supported][1] | +| ![Out of Support][4] <= Az 14.x | ![Out of Support][4] | ![Out of Support][4] | - The ![Supported][1] icon indicates supported version combinations of Azure PowerShell and PowerShell.