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  "id": "operate/rs/references/upgrade-paths",
  "title": "Supported upgrade paths for Redis Software",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/references/upgrade-paths/",
  "summary": "Supported paths to upgrade a Redis Software cluster.",
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  "last_updated": "2026-09-24T10:14:21+01:00",
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      "text": "<span title=\"Check mark icon\">&#x2705;</span> Supported – You can upgrade directly from the current Redis Software cluster version.\n\n<span title=\"X icon\">:x:</span> Not supported – You cannot upgrade directly from the current Redis Software cluster version. You must first upgrade to a supported intermediate version.\n\n| Current Redis Software cluster version | Upgrade to Redis Software 7.2.x | Upgrade to Redis Software 7.4.x |  Upgrade to Redis Software 7.8.x | Upgrade to Redis Software 7.22.x | Upgrade to Redis Software 8.0.2-8.0.10 | Upgrade to Redis Software 8.0.16-8.0.20 | Upgrade to Redis Software 8.2.x |\n|:-----------------------:|:----------------:|:----------------:|:----------------:|:----------------:|:----------------:|:----------------:|:----------------:|\n| 6.0.x | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> |\n| 6.2.4<br />6.2.8 | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> |\n| 6.2.10<br />6.2.12<br />6.2.18 | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> |\n| 6.4.x | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |  <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">:x:</span> |\n| 7.2.x | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |\n| 7.4.x | – | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |\n| 7.8.x | – | – | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |\n| 7.22.x | – | – | – | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |\n| 8.0.2<br />8.0.6<br />8.0.10 | – | – | – | – | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |\n| 8.0.16<br />8.0.18<br />8.0.20 | – | – | – | – | - | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |\n| 8.2.x | – | – | – | – | – | – | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705;</span> |\n\n\nFor detailed upgrade instructions, see [Upgrade a Redis Software cluster](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading/upgrade-cluster).\n\nSee the [Redis Software product lifecycle](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/product-lifecycle) for more information about release numbers and the end-of-life schedule.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes has its own support lifecycle, which accounts for the Kubernetes distribution lifecycle. For details, see [Supported Kubernetes distributions](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/kubernetes/reference/supported_k8s_distributions)."
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