Elastic Version Release Cycle?

[erikg]

Random question,
How often does elastic release a new major version? When is 8.16.0 coming out?

What is the release cycle on minor versions?

Also when is version 9.0 coming out?

[dadoonet (David Pilato)]

Well....

What’s new in Elastic 8.16

What’s new in Elastic 8.16 Learn about Elastic 8.16 which includes the first release ever of the Better Binary Quantization (BBQ) within a vector database, an updated Kibana experience, cloud assets protection and more. [8.16] Better Binary Quantization (BBQ) Better Binary Quantization (BBQ), a cutting-edge optimization for vector data that achieves up to 32x compression benefits on vector data without compromising on accuracy. Elastic is proud to be the first to provide this capabilit…

About versions in general, we don't share release dates.

[erikg]

haha

understandable but estimated release dates can help, especially when waiting for bug fixes.