# Elastic Version Release Cycle?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-version-release-cycle/370429
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-version-release-cycle/370429 "2024-11-12T19:02:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-version-release-cycle/370429/1 "2024-11-12T19:02:10Z")
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?
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-version-release-cycle/370429/2 "2024-11-12T19:32:53Z")
Well....
> [@tada What’s new in Elastic 8.16](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-s-new-in-elastic-8-16/370418):
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> tada 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. 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.
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### Author:  [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-version-release-cycle/370429/3 "2024-11-12T21:54:30Z")
haha 😅
understandable but estimated release dates can help, especially when waiting for bug fixes.