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14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions content/operate/rc/databases/version-management/_index.md
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Redis Cloud provides comprehensive version management that prioritizes customer control over major changes.
Redis Cloud provides comprehensive database version management that prioritizes customer control over major changes.

{{< note >}}
This page describes database version management for Redis Cloud. Redis Cloud manages the cluster version for you automatically.
{{< /note >}}

## Redis version structure

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- **Minor versions**: New features and improvements within a major version (e.g., 8.2 → 8.4 → 8.6)
- **Patch versions**: Bug fixes and security updates (e.g., 8.2.1 → 8.2.2)

## Supported versions
## Supported database versions

{{< note >}}
**We strongly recommend using the latest available version** to benefit from the newest features, performance improvements, and security updates.
**We strongly recommend using the latest available database version** to benefit from the newest features, performance improvements, and security updates.
{{< /note >}}

| Version | Status | EOL Date | Plans |
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1. <a name="table-note-1" style="display: block; height: 80px; margin-top: -80px;"></a> Redis 8.0 is not available for new databases.

When a version reaches End-of-Life (EOL), Redis Cloud will automatically upgrade your database to the following minor version during maintenance windows if you do not manually upgrade before EOL.
When a database version reaches End-of-Life (EOL), Redis Cloud will automatically upgrade your database to the following minor version during maintenance windows if you do not manually upgrade before EOL.

## Version selection

When creating a database, you select the version (e.g., Redis 8.2). Redis Cloud automatically provides the latest patch version within that version.
When creating a database, you select the database version (e.g., Redis 8.2). Redis Cloud automatically provides the latest patch version within that version.


## Manual upgrades
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You can upgrade databases that are not on the latest available version of Redis to a later version at any time.
You can upgrade databases that are not on the latest available version of Redis to a later database version at any time.

{{< note >}}
Please keep in mind the following before upgrading your database version:
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## Manually revert upgrade

Automatically reverting to a previous Redis version is not supported on Redis Cloud.
Automatically reverting to a previous Redis database version is not supported on Redis Cloud.

If you [backed up your database]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/back-up-data" >}}) before you upgraded your version, you can:
If you [backed up your database]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/back-up-data" >}}) before you upgraded your database version, you can:

1. [Delete your database]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/delete-database" >}}) without deleting your subscription.
1. [Create a new database]({{< relref "/operate/rc/databases/create-database/create-pro-database-existing" >}}) in your subscription with the following settings:
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