# Epinio Support Matrix

**Note:** Transition of ownership of the open source project began a transition from SUSE to Krumware in January 2025. Version 1.12.x is the first GA release under Krumware’s stewardship, and former versions are transitioned to End-of-Life upon its release. All users are recommended to migrate to version 1.12.x immediately upon its release. Quarterly “minor version” (major.minor.patch) release cadence will begin with version 1.13.x.

**General policy:** As this product runs on Kubernetes, support timelines are being updated to follow a similar cadence as Kubernetes in order to provide maximum supportability and compatibility.

For more information see: [Kubernetes Releases](https://kubernetes.io/releases/)

## Version Support Timeline

| Version | GA      | EOM         | EOL         |
| ------- | ------- | ----------- | ----------- |
| 1.16.x | Q4 2026 | 30 Sept 2027 | 30 June 2028 |
| 1.15.x | Q3 2026 | 31 June 2027 | 31 March 2028 |
| 1.14.x | Q2 2026 | 31 March 2027 | 31 Dec 2027 |
| 1.13.x | Dec 2025 | 30 Sept 2026 | 30 June 2027 |
| 1.12.x | Oct 2025 | 30 June 2026 | 31 March 2027 |

## Support Phases

| Phases           | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **GA to EOM**   | Upon the **General Availability** date, the 9 month Full Support window begins, until the **End of Maintenance** date.<br>• Applying configuration changes<br>• Upgrade recommendation to an existing newer version of product<br>• Code-level maintenance in the form of Software updates; typically, results in a maintenance release, which is a newer version of product that was not existing at the time the issue was encountered |
| **EOM to EOL**   | At this stage, the 9-month **Maintenance Support** window begins. After a product release reaches its **End of Maintenance** date, no further code-level maintenance will be provided, except for critical security-related fixes on a per-request basis. After the EOM date, Epinio will continue to be supported until it reaches its **End of Life** date, in the form of:<br>• General troubleshooting of a specific issue to isolate potential causes<br>• Upgrade recommendation to an existing newer version of product<br>• Issue resolution limited to applying configuration changes and/or an upgrade recommendation to an existing newer version of product |
| **EOL**         | Once a product release reaches its **End of Life** date, the customer may continue to use the product within the terms of product licensing agreement. Support Plans from Krumware do not apply to product releases past their EOL date. |

## Visual Representation

## Definitions

| Term                      | Description |
| ------------------------- | ----------- |
| **Community Release**     | The latest to-be-released is made available. Stability validation window of ~1 month before releasing. (for minor releases where minor is x.y.z -> y) |
| **Supported Release**     | Available only for paying customers with active subscriptions |
| **Full Support** (9 months) | Urgent and selected high-priority bug fixes will be released during the full support window, and all other patches (non-urgent, enhancements, new capabilities) will be released via the regular release schedule. |
| **Maintenance Support** (9 months) | During this period, Critical and Important Security Advisories (CVEs) will be released via patches. Other bug fixes may be released at Krumware’s discretion but should not be expected. |

## Supported Kubernetes Platforms for Epinio

| Distro | Lowest Version certified | Highest Version certified on | Notes |
| ------ | ---------------------- | -------------------------- | ----- |
| **RKE2** | v1.31 | v1.33 | See RKE2 Support Matrix for specific system requirements |
| **RKE1** | v1.30 | v1.33 | See RKE1 Support Matrix for specific system requirements |
| **K3s**  | v1.31 | v1.33 | See k3s Support Matrix for specific system requirements |
| **AKS**  | v1.31 | v1.33 |  |
| **EKS**  | v1.31 | v1.33 |  |
| **GKE**  | v1.31 | v1.33 |  |