{"id":366,"date":"2023-01-24T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angulartraining.com\/daily-newsletter\/?p=366"},"modified":"2023-01-23T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:29:55","slug":"angular-release-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angulartraining.com\/daily-newsletter\/angular-release-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Angular Release Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Angular is constantly evolving. A quick look at the release notes of the framework shows that new releases are happening every week. For example, yesterday, we mentioned the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.angulartraining.com\/whats-new-in-angular-15-1-fbd1cb5abcab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">updates of Angular 15.1<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about how often Angular is released. The main release cadence is the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Major version every six months (Angular 16 is released six months after Angular 15)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minor versions every month if needed, usually 1 to 3 between each major version (Angular 15.2 is released a month after 15.1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patch versions every week if needed (Angular 15.1.1 is released the week after 15.1.0)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is important because you can <strong>plan your upgrades<\/strong> based on that cadence. For instance, some of my consulting clients plan the major releases of their applications twice a year, one month after they get a new version of Angular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also important to know that <strong>major versions are supported for 18 months<\/strong>. This is for critical fixes and security patches only. New features and improvements are added to a major version during its <strong>six months lifespan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of today, here are the actively supported versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angulartraining.com\/daily-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angulartraining.com\/daily-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-5.png 697w, https:\/\/www.angulartraining.com\/daily-newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-5-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re using any version older than 13, you&#8217;re out of the support window and potentially exposed to bugs, vulnerabilities, and other issues. As a result, it&#8217;s always recommended to use the latest major version as much as possible or as a plan B to stay one or two major versions behind, but not more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read the entire rationale behind that approach as well as more information about Angular&#8217;s release schedule here: <a href=\"https:\/\/angular.io\/guide\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/angular.io\/guide\/releases<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angular is constantly evolving. A quick look at the release notes of the framework shows that new releases are happening every week. For example, yesterday, we mentioned the latest updates of Angular 15.1. Let&#8217;s talk about how often Angular is released. 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