MongoDB Releases
Track every MongoDB release from latest stable to end-of-life. Version timelines, licensing context, Atlas vs self-hosted, upgrade paths, and driver compatibility.
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Version Timeline
All tracked releases with lifecycle status and EOL dates.
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Lifecycle Timeline
Visual overview of active support and maintenance windows.
Upgrade Paths
Migration guidance between major versions — breaking changes, effort estimates, and tips.
Breaking Changes
- Removed legacy opcounters
- Change streams improvements (breaking for some drivers)
- Queryable Encryption introduced
- Cluster-to-cluster sync
- Time series collections improvements
Migration Notes
Set FCV to 5.0 during upgrade, then advance to 6.0 after verification. Update all drivers to 6.0-compatible versions first. Test change stream consumers.
Breaking Changes
- Removed legacy wire protocol opcodes (OP_QUERY, etc.)
- Compound wildcard indexes
- Sharding improvements
- Atlas Search integration changes
- Deprecated shell methods removed
Migration Notes
The wire protocol change is the biggest risk: very old drivers using OP_QUERY will break. Ensure all drivers are updated to versions that use OP_MSG. Follow the one-version-at-a-time rule.
Breaking Changes
- Queryable Encryption v2 (not backward compatible)
- New aggregation operators
- Improved sharding performance
- Atlas Vector Search integration
Migration Notes
If using Queryable Encryption v1, you must re-encrypt data. Standard upgrades follow the same FCV pattern. Update drivers first, upgrade secondaries, then primary.
Version Risk Assessment
Evaluate risk factors before choosing a version for production.
| Version | EOL Risk | CVE Risk | Ecosystem | Cloud Support | Overall | Recommended Action |
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| MongoDB 4.4 and below | Critical | High | EOL | Dropped | Critical | Past EOL — must upgrade (one version at a time) |
| MongoDB 5.0 | Critical | Medium | EOL | Legacy | Critical | EOL Oct 2024 — upgrade to 6.0 first, then 7.0+ |
| MongoDB 6.0 | High | Low | Maintenance | Full | High | EOL Jul 2025 — plan upgrade to 7.0 |
| MongoDB 7.0 | Low | Low | Active | Full | Low | Current stable — recommended |
| MongoDB 8.0 | None | Low | Active | Full | Low | Latest — adopt when ready |
Risk combines EOL status, driver compatibility, security patches, and cloud provider alignment. Assessed as of March 2026.
Major Version Feature Comparison
Side-by-side feature differences across major versions.
| Feature | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
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| Time series collections | Stable | Enhanced | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Queryable Encryption | No | Preview | Stable (v1) | Stable (v2) |
| Change streams | Stable | Enhanced | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Cluster-to-cluster sync | No | Stable | Stable | Stable |
| Wildcard indexes | Basic | Basic | Compound | Compound |
| Atlas Search | Basic | Improved | Integrated | Vector Search |
| Wire protocol | Legacy+MSG | Legacy+MSG | MSG only | MSG only |
| Sharding | Stable | Improved | Improved | Enhanced |
| License | SSPL | SSPL | SSPL | SSPL |
| Supported until | Oct 2024 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2027 |
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Health Status
Overall support health
EOL Countdown
Next end-of-life date
Latest Version
Current stable release
CVE Status
Known vulnerabilities
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about MongoDB releases and lifecycle.