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STS releases have the following characteristics:

* STS releases are released monthly and receive feature updates, bug fixes, and security fixes.
* To be supported, you need to be on the latest minor version of the STS release.
* For a STS version to be supported, you need to be on the latest minor version of the STS release.
* STS releases don't have a specific marker when running the `az version` command. This ensures backward compatibility with tools or scripts that might utilize the information.

## Long Term Support releases (LTS)
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* During the first six months, the LTS releases are released monthly and receive feature updates, bug fixes and security fixes.
* During the following 12 months, the LTS releases are released when necessary and only receive bug fixes and security fixes.
* To be supported, you need to be on the latest version of the LTS release.
* For a LTS version to be supported, you need to be on the latest version of the LTS release.

Easily find the LTS release date by running the `az version` command. Notice the `azure-cli-support` line that indicates the LTS date.

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> [!NOTE]
> The dates in the following table are for example purposes only. The actual release dates vary.

| Version number | Release schedule | Breaking changes | Release type | Support type | Supported until version |
| -------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----------------------- |
| 2.61.0 | May 2024 | Yes | Major | LTS | 2.62.0 |
| 2.62.0 | June 2024 | | Minor | LTS | 2.63.0 |
| 2.63.0 | July 2024 | | Minor | LTS | 2.64.0 |
| 2.64.0 | August 2024 | | Minor | LTS | 2.65.0 |
| 2.65.0 | September 2024 | | Minor | LTS | 2.66.0 |
| 2.66.0 | October 2024 | | Minor | LTS | _**2.79.0**_ |
| 2.67.0 | November 2024 | Yes | Major | STS | 2.68.0 |
| 2.68.0 | December 2024 | | Minor | STS | 2.69.0 |
| 2.69.0 | January 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.70.0 |
| 2.70.0 | February 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.71.0 |
| 2.71.0 | March 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.72.0 |
| 2.72.0 | April 2025 | | Minor | STS | _**2.90.0**_ |
| 2.72.0 | May 2025 | Yes | Major | LTS | 2.73.0 |
| Version number | Release schedule | Breaking changes | Release type | Support type | Supported until version | LTS version |
| -------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----------------------- | ----------- |
| 2.61.0 | May 2024 | Yes | Major | STS | 2.62.0 | |
| 2.62.0 | June 2024 | | Minor | STS | 2.63.0 | |
| 2.63.0 | July 2024 | | Minor | STS | 2.64.0 | |
| 2.64.0 | August 2024 | | Minor | STS | 2.65.0 | |
| 2.65.0 | September 2024 | | Minor | STS | 2.66.0 | |
| 2.66.0 | October 2024 | | Minor | **LTS** | _**2.79.0**_ | 2.66.0 |
| 2.67.0 | November 2024 | Yes | Major | STS | 2.68.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.68.0 | December 2024 | | Minor | STS | 2.69.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.69.0 | January 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.70.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.70.0 | February 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.71.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.71.0 | March 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.72.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.72.0 | April 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.73.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.73.0 | May 2025 | Yes | Major | STS | 2.74.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.74.0 | June 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.75.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.75.0 | July 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.76.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.76.0 | August 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.77.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.77.0 | September 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.78.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.78.0 | October 2025 | | Minor | STS | 2.79.0 | 2.66.x |
| 2.79.0 | November 2025 | Yes | Major | **LTS** | _**2.91.0**_ | 2.79.0 |
| 2.80.0 | December 2025 | Yes | Minor | STS | 2.81.0 | 2.79.x |

**Examples:**

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Azure CLI can only be supported on operating systems where the above versions of Python are supported.

* **Windows:** The currently supported versions of Windows client and server meet Python version requirements.
* **macOS:** The currently supported version of macOS 10.9 and above meet Python version requirements.
* **macOS:** The currently supported version of macOS 12 and above meet Python version requirements.
* **Linux:**
* Each supported operating system has a lifecycle defined by its sponsor organization.
* Support is typically removed when an operating system goes out of mainline support, at which time we stop testing and supporting it.
* Here are the supported Linux operating systems for the Azure CLI:

|Operating system|Version|End of support|
|-|-|-|
| Ubuntu| 20.04 LTS| April 2025 |
| Ubuntu | 20.04 LTS | April 2025 |
| | 22.04 LTS | April 2027 |
| Debian | 10 | June 2024 |
| | 11 | |
| | 24.04 LTS | June 2029 |
| Debian | 11 | |
| | 12 | |
| Alpine | 3.17 | November 22, 2024 |
| RHEL | 8 | May 31, 2029 |
| | 9 | May 31, 2032 |
| CentOS Stream | 9 | Estimated 2027 |
| Mariner | 2.0 | |
| Alpine | 3.17 | November 22, 2024 |
| | 3.16 | May 23, 2024 |
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> [!NOTE]
> On RHEL 7, only Azure CLI 2.38 is supported and will receive security fixes until June 30, 2024.
> On RHEL 7, only Azure CLI 2.38 is supported. Microsoft is no longer providing updates or bug fixes for this distribution.

## See also

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## Before you begin

- Azure CLI [2.38.2](/cli/azure/release-notes-azure-cli#june-21-2024) (released on June 21, 2024) is the last version supported on RHEL 7 and Centos 7 and will continue to receive security fixes until the end of life of the operating systems. Microsoft isn't providing other updates or bug fixes for these distributions.
- Azure CLI [2.38.2](/cli/azure/release-notes-azure-cli#june-21-2024) (released on June 21, 2024) is the last version supported on RHEL 7 and Centos 7. Microsoft is no longer providing updates or bug fixes for these distributions.

- Microsoft continues to develop and support Azure CLI and the Linux [Install script](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?pivots=script).

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```

> [!CAUTION]
> CentOS 7 End Of Life (EOL) is June 30, 2024. For information on Azure CLI supported environments, see [Azure CLI support lifecycle](../azure-cli-support-lifecycle.md#supported-environments)
> CentOS 7 End Of Life (EOL) was June 30, 2024. For information on Azure CLI supported environments, see [Azure CLI support lifecycle](../azure-cli-support-lifecycle.md#supported-environments)

3. Install with the `dnf install` command.

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## Before you begin

- Azure CLI [2.38.2](/cli/azure/release-notes-azure-cli#june-21-2024) (released on June 21, 2024) is the latest version supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and OpenSUSE (Leap) and will continue to receive security fixes until the end of June 2024. Microsoft isn't providing other updates or bug fixes for these distributions.
- Azure CLI [2.38.2](/cli/azure/release-notes-azure-cli#june-21-2024) (released on June 21, 2024) is the latest version supported on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and OpenSUSE (Leap). Microsoft is no longer providing updates or bug fixes for these distributions.

- Microsoft continues to develop and support the Azure CLI and the Linux [Install script](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?pivots=script). SUSE maintains and supports packages provided by SUSE/OpenSUSE repositories.

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