<p>I'll assume you're talking about Docker Engine for Linux.</p>
<p>Docker doesn't plan releases like that currently. What they do is:</p>
<p>Release major and minor versions on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/moby/moby/releases" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/moby/moby/releases</a></p>
<p>Put release notes in their docs: <a href="https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes</a></p>
<p>The version number is date based on the month they begin the release process, so the current version &quot;20.10&quot; started its release process in October, 2020 and was eventually released in December, 2020. The last major release before that was 19.03.</p>
<p>Finally, you can see what they are working on (features) and what's next on their Roadmap <a href="https://github.com/docker/roadmap/projects/1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/docker/roadmap/projects/1</a></p>

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Cheers Bret, that sheds some light on it. So I guess hard to plan for those updates then. We'll make the best of it, thank you for your time!
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<p>I need to know a rough release date for the next Docker version(s) or the version scheme they are using for their releases (like &quot;a new version every 3 months&quot; or similar).</p>
<p>So I can plan updates in advance to reserve time for them.</p>
<p>Where might I find information about upcoming Docker releases?</p>

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How to find future (planned) versions of Docker?
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# How to find future (planned) versions of Docker?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-20)

I need to know a rough release date for the next Docker version(s) or the version scheme they are using for their releases (like "a new version every 3 months" or similar).

So I can plan updates in advance to reserve time for them.

Where might I find information about upcoming Docker releases?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-20. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I'll assume you're talking about Docker Engine for Linux.

Docker doesn't plan releases like that currently. What they do is:

Release major and minor versions on GitHub: <https://github.com/moby/moby/releases>

Put release notes in their docs: <https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes>

The version number is date based on the month they begin the release process, so the current version "20.10" started its release process in October, 2020 and was eventually released in December, 2020. The last major release before that was 19.03.

Finally, you can see what they are working on (features) and what's next on their Roadmap <https://github.com/docker/roadmap/projects/1>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Cheers Bret, that sheds some light on it. So I guess hard to plan for those updates then. We'll make the best of it, thank you for your time!  

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