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RELEASE SCHEDULE OF CURRENT DATABASE RELEASES (DOC ID 742060.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 15, 2022


APPLIES TO:

Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 and later
Gen 2 Exadata Cloud at Customer - Version All Versions and later
Autonomous Database Dedicated - Version NA and later
Autonomous Database on Shared Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.



DETAILS

Disclaimer:

The dates published in this document are for planning and discussion purposes
only. It is intended solely to help you plan your I.T. projects.  A date that
exists in the future should not be considered a firm development date as the
release and timing of platform releases are subject to change at any time and
are at Oracle's sole discretion.

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The content below represents the most accurate information that Oracle can
provide. This is a living document that will change as various milestones are
reached and releases go in and out of the product life cycle. It is intended to
give you current information about releases that are covered under the
Database's Premier Support (PS) and Extended Support (ES) Lifetime policies.
Support cannot provide additional dates not listed in this document; do not log
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WHAT'S NEW

The most recent changes will be highlighted with a "New" or "Updated" icon to
help you quickly identify the modifications.  (For a history of modifications,
see the Change Record Table at the bottom of the document.)

 * Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 is now in Sustaining Support
 * Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 is now in Sustaining Support




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ORACLE DATABASE RELEASE ROADMAP

There are two types of Oracle Database releases: Long Term Release and
Innovation Release.

 * Long Term Release:

Oracle Database Long Term Releases are ideal for use cases that benefit from
less frequent upgrades to newer releases. Long Term Releases offer the highest
level of stability and the longest length of error correction support. These
releases have at least 5 years of Premier Support followed by 3 years of
Extended Support. As necessary, we may extend the Premier Support period or we
may waive the Extended Support fee. When combined with Extended Support,
customers typically have 4 or more years to upgrade from one Long Term Release
to the next Long Term Release.

 * Innovation Release:

In between Oracle Database Long Term Releases, Oracle delivers Oracle Database
Innovation Releases that include many enhancements and new capabilities which
will also be included in the next Long Term Release. Innovation Releases are
designed to enable customers to continuously use leading-edge technologies to
rapidly develop or deploy new applications or augment existing applications.
Support for Innovation Releases includes at least 2 years of Premier Support,
but there is no Extended Support. Production workloads can be deployed on
Innovation Releases if upgrading to the next database release within one year
after the next database release ships is factored into the deployment plan.

To help you plan ahead, below is a visual roadmap that captures Oracle Database
Releases from 11.2 onward, showing the lifetime support stages (Premier,
Extended) and the Error Correction windows for each release.  Note, not all
releases are eligible for Extended Support (i.e. 12.2.0.1, 18c).

 

Figure 1 - Database Release Roadmap 




Oracle is mindful of the unprecedented economic and business disruption our
customers faced in 2020. We decided to not promote our Database 20c Preview
version to General Availability. Instead, we incorporated all of the 20c
functionality into the 21c release and made 21c available initially in our
Autonomous Database Free Tier so that all can test drive the new features and
enhancements for free.

 * For details on the Database Suite Lifetime Support Policy (incl. Premier,
   Extended, Sustaining), see Lifetime Support Policy - Oracle Technology
   Products.
 * For details on the Database Suite Error Correction Policy (incl. Patching end
   dates and grace periods), see Database, FMW, EM Grid Control, and OCS
   Software Error Correction Support Policy (Doc ID 209768.1).
 * For details on Global Database Extended Support (ES) Fee Waivers, and Limited
   Error Correction, see Oracle Software Technical Support Policies Section 3
   "Lifetime Support" subtitle "Exceptions".

 

Table 1 - Patching End Dates for Roadmap

ReleasePatching End Date

Notes and Exceptions

     

21c

Innovation Release

 April 30, 2024

 * Error Correction / Patching is available until April 30, 2024
 * 21c is not eligible for Extended Support (ES)
 * Only quarterly Release Updates (RUs) are provided for 21c. Release Update
   Revisions (RURs) are limited to Long Term Releases
 * 21c is not available with Exadata Database Service

19c

Long Term Release

April 30, 2024 with no ES/ULA

April 30, 2027 with ES/ULA

 * Premier Support (PS) ends April 30, 2024, Extended Support (ES) fees will be
   required beginning May 01, 2024 through April 30, 2027
   
   
 * Error Correction / Patching is available through April 30, 2027 with paid ES.
   Without paid ES, patching is only available until April 30, 2024

18c

Innovation Release

 

Jun 30, 2021

 * Error Correction / Patching was available until Jun 30, 2021. 18c is now in
   Sustaining Support.
   
   
 * 18c is not eligible for Extended Support (ES)

12.2.0.1

March 31, 2022 


 * Error Correction / Patching has ended for this release
 * 12.2.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support (ES)

12.1.0.2

Terminal Release

Jul 31, 2022 with paid ES, ULA, or EBS waiver


 * Error Correction / Patching has ended for this release
 * Premier Support (PS) ended Jul 31, 2018 and one year of free Extended Support
   (ES) was in effect until July 31, 2019.
 * ES fees or a ULA was required beginning 01-Aug-2019 through 31-Jul-2022.
   Without paid ES or ULA, patching ends 31-Jul-2019.  
 * We have a global ES uplift fee waiver in place for E-Business customers, see
   details and dates of expiration see: Extended Support Fee Waiver for Oracle
   Database 12.1 and 11.2 for Oracle E-Business Suite (Doc ID 2522948.1) or
   Technical Support Policy Document.
   

* One additional year (01-Aug-2021 through 31-July-2022) has been added to the
12.1.0.2 DB Extended Support time frame with the following exceptions:

 * Apple Macintosh platform patching end date (Error Correction end date) is
   July 31, 2021. 
 * Microsoft Windows platform exception has changed.  Regardless of the version
   used to run the 12.1.0.2 Database, Oracle built the 12.1.0.2 Database on
   Microsoft Windows 2008  This platform reached end-of-life support on January
   14, 2020. However, we will make reasonable efforts to deliver patches for the
   Database 12.1.0.2 on Windows until July 2022, as long as our tooling
   continues to function. 

12.1.0.1

Aug 31, 2016

 * Error Correction / Patching has ended for this release
 * 12.1.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support (ES)
 * 12.1.0.1 was the last release of Standard Edition (SE) and Standard Edition
   One (SE1)

11.2.0.4

Terminal Release for 11.2

 * Dec 31, 2020 (with paid Extended Support or ULA Extended Support or EBS
   Waiver)
   
   
 * Dec 31, 2022 (with Market Driven Support)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 * Dec 31, 2021 for the OpenVMS platform

 

 

 * Premier Support (PS) ended 31-Jan-2015 and one year of free Extended Support
   (ES) was in effect until Dec 31, 2018.
   
   
 * ES fees or a ULA was required beginning Jan 1, 2019 through Dec 31, 2020. At
   the end of ES, Market Driven Support (MDS) will be available for two
   additional years. See
   https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/ds-mds-database-11g-r2.pdf
   
   
 * Oracle has a global Extended Support Uplift Fee waiver in place for
   E-Business customers, see details and dates of expiration see: Extended
   Support Fee Waiver for Oracle Database 12.1 and 11.2 for Oracle E-Business
   Suite (Doc ID 2522948.1) or Technical Support Policy Document.
   
   
 * Gen 1 and Gen 2 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, OCI DBCS,OCI ExaCS and ODA had 3 additional
   months of Extended Support. The end of Extended Support for 11.2.0.4
   databases on these platforms was: 31-March 2021. New instances could be
   created up until the end of extended support; however, Oracle makes no
   commitment that any 11.2.0.4 DBCS instances will continue to run after the
   end of Support.
   
   
 * Market Driven Support is only available for the following Database Cloud
   Services: Gen 1 and Gen 2 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, OCI DBCS (non-PSM), OCI ExaCS.
    New instances can be created up until the end of Market Driven Support.
    Oracle makes no commitment that any 11.2.0.4 DBCS instances will continue to
   run after the end of MDS support. Market Driven Support is not available for
   PSM-based OCI DBCS, OCI-C DBCS and OCI-C ExaCS.
   
   
 * 11.2.0.4 is the terminal release on OpenVMS. During calendar year 2021,
   customer will receive Severity 1 Fixes and Security Updates for no additional
   fees beyond standard Premier Support costs. Coverage does not extend to new
   certifications, third-party products, or any Java/JDK functionality including
   Java components embedded in the database. Coverage also excludes any updates
   related to cryptography and network encryption. This offering does not
   include standard Security Patch Updates (SPUs).

 

 

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RECOMMENDED UPGRADE PATH

Oracle recommends the following upgrade options:

 * For product longevity and patching, Oracle strongly recommends upgrading to
   19c which is the Long Term Release with a support end date of April 30, 2027
   (or April 30, 2024 if you choose not to pay Extended Support fees or purchase
   a ULA).
 * If you are currently running 11.2.x/12.1.x you will need to upgrade to the
   terminal release (i.e. 11.2.0.4/12.1.0.2) for the DB Release you are running
   and then continue the upgrade process by upgrading to the 19c.  11.2.0.4 is
   in Sustaining Support with Market Driven Support available for some
   platforms.
 * If you are currently running 12.2.0.1 or 18c, you should upgrade to 19c
   without delay.  18c and 12.2 are  in Sustaining Support.

For questions related to certification combinations and Lifetime Support
agreements with other Oracle products like Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle JD
Edwards, Oracle PeopleSoft, and Oracle Siebel, please contact your Oracle
Account Representative.

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ORACLE DATABASE RELEASE SCHEDULE

These are server releases unless otherwise specified. Server releases always
include the native word size client (e.g. 64-bit). Where the platform supports
it, a 32-bit and 64-bit client is also part of the release.

Table 2 - Database Release Schedule

Platform

21c

Innovation Release

19c

Long Term Release

18c12.2.0.112.1.0.212.1.0.111.2.0.4

ORACLE PUBLIC CLOUD RELEASES

Exadata Express Cloud Service Not Planned Not Planned Not Planned 18-Sep-2016
N/A Database Cloud Service1


08-Dec-2020

available on VM (RAC or single-instance)

and Bare Metal (single-instance)

OCI DB System - VM: Jul-2019

OCI DB System - Bare Metal: April 2020

1-Mar-2018 4-Nov-2016 Sep-2014 N/A Sep-2014   Exadata Cloud Service1 TBA
19-Jun-2019 Jun-2018 4-Nov-2016 Oct-2015 N/A Oct-2015   Exadata Cloud at
Customer1 TBA 17-Sep-2019 May-2018 2-May-2017 Dec-2016 N/A Autonomous Database
on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure 2
TBA 26-Jun-2019 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A Autonomous Database on Exadata
Cloud@Customer 2
TBA 08-Jul-2020 N/A  N/A  N/A N/A Autonomous Database on Shared Exadata
Infrastructure 2
TBA 15-Mar-2020 18-Mar-2018 N/A N/A N/A

ON-PREMISES ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

(Same software as released for other platforms but tested on Engineered Systems)
Oracle Database Appliance 16-Sep-2021 16-Oct-2019 7-Mar-2018 17-Nov-2017 Apr
2014 N/A Oct 2013   Exadata 13-Aug-2021 13-Feb-2019 16-Feb-2018 10-Feb-2017 Oct
2014 Mar 2013 Nov 2013   Supercluster TBA

26-Apr-2019

12-Mar-2018 10-Feb-2017 Nov 2014 Apr 2014 Dec 2013  

ON-PREMISES SERVER RELEASES (INCLUDES CLIENT)

(Download here)

Linux x86 Not Planned Not planned Not planned Not planned Not planned Not
planned 28-Aug-2013 Linux x86-64 13-Aug-2021 25-Apr-2019 23-Jul-2018 1-Mar-2017
22-Jul-2014 25-Jun-2013 27-Aug-2013 Oracle Solaris SPARC (64-bit) Not Planned
26-Apr-2019 30-Jul-2018 1-Mar-2017 22-Jul-2014 25-Jun-2013 29-Aug-2013 Oracle
Solaris x86-64 (64-bit) Platform desupported

07-Nov-2019

Terminal Release

6-Aug-2018 1-Mar-2017 22-Jul-2014 25-Jun-2013 29-Aug-2013 Microsoft Windows x64
(64-bit) 08-Oct-2021 08-Jun-2019 21-Aug-2018 16-Mar-2017 25-Sep-2014 9-Jul-2013
25-Oct-2013 OpenVMS Itanium Platform desupported Platform desupported Platform
desupported Platform desupported Platform desupported Platform desupported
Terminal Release HP-UX Itanium7 28-Sept-2021 28-May-2019 20-Nov -2018
13-Apr-2017 14-Nov-2014 9-Jan-2014 10-Oct-2013

HP-UX PA-RISC (64-bit)

Platform desupported Platform desupported Platform desupported Platform
desupported Platform desupported Platform desupported 2-Jan-2014 IBM AIX on
POWER Systems See DOC ID 2766930.1 28-May-2019 20-Nov -2018 13-Apr-2017
14-Nov-2014 9-Jan-2014 10-Oct-2013 IBM Linux on System z See DOC ID 2766930.1
06-June-2019 20-Nov -2018 6-Jun-2017 14-Nov-2014 9-Jan-2014 9-Jan-2014 Microsoft
Windows (32-bit) Client Only - Oct 2021

Client only - June 2019


Not planned Not planned Not planned Not planned 25-Oct-2013
Platform 21c191812.2.0.112.1.0.212.1.0.111.2.0.4

INSTANT CLIENT-ONLY RELEASES

Apple macOS (Intel) download
   10-Sept-2019  Mar-2018 15-Jan-2018 2016 Not planned 20-Apr-2014
Download

IBM Linux on POWER (Big Endian)

 

        18-Dec-2015 (download)   4-Dec-2014

IBM Linux on POWER (Little Endian)

download

 

 Jul-2019

download

31-Oct-2018
(download)

7-Jun-2017 (download) 18-Dec-2015
(download)    

Linux on ARM

 

 TBA

May-2021

download

         

1 Oracle Database Cloud Service, Exadata Cloud Service, and Exadata
Cloud@Customer follow the same support life and error correction schedule as
on-premises dates unless otherwise noted in Table 1 above (for example, 11.2.0.4
MDS). Also, Extended Support is bundled with these services and does not require
additional fees. These services will not be covered under Sustaining Support and
Oracle makes no commitment that any cloud service instances will continue to run
after the end of their support life (Premier, extended, error correction, or
MDS).

2 Oracle's current plan for Oracle Autonomous Database - Shared Exadata
Infrastructure, Oracle Autonomous Database - Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure,
Autonomous Database on Exadata Cloud@Customer services is to support Long Term
Release versions for a similar period of time found for those major releases
when deployed on-premises. The intent of this plan is to provide stability of
service experience for the thousands of critical database deployments found in
Oracle Cloud. Additionally, we will at times make available Innovation Releases
as part of the Autonomous Database Cloud Services. Innovation Releases, when
provided, will be supported for a shorter period of time as compared to a Long
Term Release, similar to what is found for those releases when deployed
on-premises. Oracle reserves the right to change this plan with changing
business requirements. Any change will take into account that stability is of
utmost importance to Oracle's many thousands of mission critical deployments.

References for Client-Only:
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/oracle19c-linux-5462157.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/oracle19c-windows-5539283.html

32-bit Linux & Windows Instant Clients,

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-32-downloads.html

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/microsoft-windows-32-downloads.html

 

Legend:

 * Qn CYyyyy: Date falls within the Calendar Year specified.
 * 1H or 2H CYyyyy: Date falls within the 1st half (six months) or 2nd half of
   Calendar Year. For example 1H CY2009 means "some time within the first six
   months of 2009".
 * TBA = Schedule To Be Announced

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In this Document


Details

 What's New

 

 

 Oracle Database Release Roadmap

 Recommended Upgrade Path

 Oracle Database Release Schedule

 Oracle Public Cloud Releases

 On-Premises Engineered Systems

 On-Premises Server Releases (includes client)

 Instant Client-Only Releases

Actions

Contacts

 Change History (2020-2021)


References

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