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Update LTS language to not contradict (#28424)
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VioletHynes committed Sep 18, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ upgrade frequently, quickly, or easily.
Vault upgrades are challenging, especially for sensitive or critical workflows,
extensive integrations, and large-scale deployments. Strict upgrade policies
also require significant planning, testing, and employee hours to execute
successfully.
successfully.

Customers who need assurances that their current installation will receive
critical bug fixes and security patches with minimal service disruptions should
Expand All @@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ the current version ("N") and the two previous versions ("N−2").
Vault versions typically update 3 times per calendar year (CY), which means that
**standard maintenance** for a given Vault version lasts approximately 1 year.
After the first year, LTS Vault versions move from standard maintenance to
**extended maintenance** for an additional year with patches for bugs that
may cause outages and critical vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs).
**extended maintenance** for three additional major version releases (approximately one additional year)
with patches for bugs that may cause outages and critical vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs).

Maintenance updates | Standard maintenance | Extended maintenance
--------------------------------- | -------------------- | --------------------
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rather than extending the lifetime for every Vault version.

Long-term support ensures your Vault Enterprise version continues to receive
critical patches for an additional year. If you upgrade to a non-LTS version,
you are moving your Vault instance to a version that lacks extended support.
Non-LTS versions stop receiving updates once they leave the standard maintenance
window.
critical patches for an additional three major version releases (approximately one additional year).
If you upgrade to a non-LTS version,you are moving your Vault instance to a version
that lacks extended support. Non-LTS versions stop receiving updates once they leave
the standard maintenance window.

@include 'assets/lts-upgrade-path.mdx'

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1.19 | CY25 Q1 | CY26 Q1 (1.22 release) | CY27 Q1 (1.25 release)
1.18 | CY24 Q3 | CY25 Q3 (1.21 release) | Not provided
1.17 | CY24 Q2 | CY25 Q2 (1.20 release) | Not provided
1.16 | CY24 Q1 | CY25 Q1 (1.19 release) | CY26 Q1 (1.22 release)
1.16 | CY24 Q1 | CY25 Q1 (1.19 release) | CY26 Q1 (1.22 release)

If a newer version of Vault Enterprise includes features you want to take
advantage of, you have two options:
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You should follow your existing upgrade process for major version upgrades but
allow additional time. Upgrading from version LTS to LTS+1 translates to jumping
3 major Vault Enterprise versions, which **may** require transitional upgrades
to move through the intermediate Vault versions.
to move through the intermediate Vault versions.

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