Coder releases are cut directly from main in ourGitHub on the first Tuesday of each month.

We recommend enterprise customers test the compatibility of new releases withtheir infrastructure on a staging environment before upgrading a productiondeployment.

Release channels

We support four release channels:

• Mainline: The bleeding edge version of Coder
• Stable: N-1 of the mainline release
• Security Support: N-2 of the mainline release
• Extended Support Release: Biannually released version of Coder

We field our mainline releases publicly for one month before promoting them to stable. The security support version, so n-2 from mainline, receives patchesonly for security issues or CVEs.

Mainline releases

• Intended for customers with a staging environment
• Gives earliest access to new features
• May include minor bugs
• All bugfixes and security patches are supported

Stable releases

• Safest upgrade/installation path
• May not include the latest features
• All bugfixes and security patches are supported

Security Support

• In-product security vulnerabilities and CVEs are supported

For more information on feature rollout, see ourfeature stages documentation.

Extended Support Release

• Designed for organizations that prioritize long-term stability
• Receives only critical bugfixes and security patches
• Ideal for regulated environments or large deployments with strict upgrade cycles

ESR releases will be updated with critical bugfixes and security patches that are available to paying customers. This extended support model provides predictable, long-term maintenance for organizations that require enhanced stability. Because ESR forgoes new features in favor of maintenance and stability, it is best suited for teams with strict upgrade constraints. The latest ESR version isCoder 2.29.

For more information, see theCoder ESR announcement or ourESR Upgrade Guide.

Installing stable

When installing Coder, we generally advise specifying the desired version fromour GitHubreleases page.

You can also use ourinstall.sh script with thestable flag to install thelatest stable release:

Best practices for installing Coder can be found on ourinstallpages.

Release schedule

January Releases

Releases on the first Tuesday of Januaryare not guaranteed to occur because most of our team is out for the December holiday period. That being said, an ad-hoc release might still occur. We advise not relying on a January release, or reaching out to Coder directly to determine if one will be occurring closer to the release date.