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- 1. 23/06/2020 Document 742060.1 https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_adf.ctrl-state=f1ldbmy16_53&id=742060.1 1/7 Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle. All rights reserved. Oracle Confidential. Release Schedule of Current Database Releases (Doc ID 742060.1) 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) References APPLIES TO: Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later Oracle Database - Personal Edition - Version 10.1.0.5 and later Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 10.1.0.5 and later Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - 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. Your access to and use of this confidential material is subject to the terms and conditions of your Oracle Software License and Service Agreement, which has been executed and with which you agree to comply. This document and information contained herein may not be disclosed, copied, reproduced or distributed to anyone outside of the licensed organization without prior written consent of Oracle. This document is not part of your license agreement nor can it be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Oracle or its subsidiaries or affiliates. 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 a Service Request asking for a future release date. If you wish to be notified when this document changes, set the article as a Favorite, and follow the instructions for Email Notification in KM Doc ID: 793436.2
- 2. 23/06/2020 Document 742060.1 https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_adf.ctrl-state=f1ldbmy16_53&id=742060.1 2/7 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.) June 2020: Definitions announced for Long Term and Innovation Releases; Oracle Database 19c Premier Support and Extended Support dates changed; Oracle Database 19c is the terminal release for Solaris x86-64 platform Apr 2020: Limited Error Correction announced for Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 Mar 2020: Gen 1 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, and ODA will have 3 additional months of Error Correction (12.2.0.1, 11.2.0.4) See Table 1 below. Dec 2019: 2 years of Market Driven Support has been announced for Oracle Database 11.2.0.4 Dec 2019: One additional year announced for 12.1.0.2 Extended Support ( New end date July 31, 2022) 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 5 years of Premier Support followed by 3 years of Extended Support. When combined with Extended Support, customers typically have almost 4 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 2 years of Premier Support, but there is no Extended Support. Production workloads can be deployed on Innovation Releases if upgrading within 2 years to a newer release 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
- 3. 23/06/2020 Document 742060.1 https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_adf.ctrl-state=f1ldbmy16_53&id=742060.1 3/7 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 Release Patching End Date Notes and Exceptions 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 08, 2021 Error Correction / Patching is available until Jun 08, 2021 18c is not eligible for Extended Support (ES) 12.2.0.1 March 31, 2022 (Limited Error Correction from Dec 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022) Error Correction / Patching is available until Nov 30, 2020 Limited Error Correction (Sev 1 and Security Updates only) See Note 161818.1 for details. 12.2.0.1 is not eligible for Extended Support (ES) Limited Error Correction applies to Gen 1 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, and ODA (UPDATED)
- 4. 23/06/2020 Document 742060.1 https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_adf.ctrl-state=f1ldbmy16_53&id=742060.1 4/7 12.1.0.2 Terminal Release Jul 31, 2022 with paid ES, ULA, or EBS waiver 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 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 Extended Support timeframe but the following platform exceptions apply: Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh were not included in the additional year. The end date for those platforms is still July 31, 2021. 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 Dec 31, 2020 (with paid ES, ULA, or EBS waiver) or Dec 31, 2022 (with Market Driven Support) 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 We have a global ES 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 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, and ODA will have 3 additional months of support life. The end of life dates for databases on these platforms is: 31-March 2021 Recommended Upgrade Path Oracle recommends the following upgrade options: For product longevity and patching, Oracle strongly recommends upgrading to19c 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. If you are currently running 12.2.0.1 or 18c, you should upgrade to 19c before the error correction grace periods for 12.2.0.1 and 18c expire. 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. 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
- 5. 23/06/2020 Document 742060.1 https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_adf.ctrl-state=f1ldbmy16_53&id=742060.1 5/7 Platform 20c Innovation Release 19c Long Term Release 18c 12.2.0.1 12.1.0.2 12.1.0.1 11.2.0.4 Oracle Public Cloud Releases Exadata Express Cloud Service Not Planned Not Planned Not Planned 18-Sep- 2016 N/A Database Cloud Service TBA 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 Service TBA 19-Jun-2019 Jun-2018 4-Nov-2016 Oct-2015 N/A Oct-2015 Exadata Cloud at Customer TBA 17-Sep-2019 May-2018 2-May-2017 Dec-2016 N/A On-Premises Engineered Systems (Same software as released for other platforms but tested on Engineered Systems) Oracle Database Appliance CY2020 Oct 2019 7-Mar-2018 17-Nov- 2017 Apr 2014 N/A Oct 2013 Exadata CY2020 13-Feb-2019 16-Feb- 2018 10-Feb- 2017 Oct 2014 Mar 2013 Nov 2013 Supercluster CY2020 CY2020 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 CY2020 25-Apr-2019 23-Jul-2018 1-Mar-2017 22-Jul-2014 25-Jun-2013 27-Aug- 2013 Oracle Solaris SPARC (64- bit) CY2020 26-Apr-2019 30-Jul-2018 1-Mar-2017 22-Jul-2014 25-Jun-2013 29-Aug- 2013 Oracle Solaris x86-64 (64- bit) Not Planned 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) CY2020 08-Jun-2019 21-Aug- 2018 16-Mar- 2017 25-Sep- 2014 9-Jul-2013 25-Oct- 2013
- 6. 23/06/2020 Document 742060.1 https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_adf.ctrl-state=f1ldbmy16_53&id=742060.1 6/7 HP-UX Itanium 7 CY2020 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 CY2020 28-May-2019 20-Nov -2018 13-Apr-2017 14-Nov- 2014 9-Jan-2014 10-Oct- 2013 IBM Linux on System z CY2020 06-June-2019 20-Nov -2018 6-Jun-2017 14-Nov- 2014 9-Jan-2014 9-Jan- 2014 Microsoft Windows (32- bit) Not planned Client only - June 2019 Not planned Not planned Not planned Not planned 25-Oct- 2013 Platform 19 18 12.2.0.1 12.1.0.2 12.1.0.1 11.2.0.4 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) ReferencesforClient-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-bitLinux&WindowsInstantClients, 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
- 7. 23/06/2020 Document 742060.1 https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_adf.ctrl-state=f1ldbmy16_53&id=742060.1 7/7 Didn't find what you are looking for? Date What Changed 10-Jun- 2020 Added Long Term and Innovation release definitions, added updated Premier and Extended Support dates for platform, clarified the 12.2.0.1 additional 3 months of support for Gen 1 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, and ODA has bee 15-Apr- 2020 Added Limited Error Correction for 12.2.0.1 from Dec 1, 2020- until March 31, 2022 23-Mar- 2020 Gen 1 ExaCC, OCC DBCS, and ODA will have 3 additional months of support life. The end of life dates for data 11.2.0.4: 31-March 2021 12.2.0.1: 28-Feb-2021 Jan 28, 2020 Restructured original document, removed older releases that are no longer covered under Premier or Extende contained in other documents, Added estimated release dates for annual release 20c. ACTIONS The dates published in this document are for planning and discussion purposes only. CONTACTS Change History (2020) Only significant changes to content (such as new or changed dates, new releases, or clarifications) beginning Jan 1, 2020 are listed below. Minor wording or formatting changes are not recorded. - REFERENCES NOTE:161818.1 - Oracle Database (RDBMS) Releases Support Status Summary