MariaDB Core : Version Matrix

Authoritative guide to MariaDB version selection, feature-availability, EOL dates and upgrade procedure. Use this skill whenever a question depends on "is feature X in version Y" or "should I run 10.11 or 11.4 in production".

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ALWAYS pick an LTS release for production : 10.6 / 10.11 / 11.4 / 11.8 / next.

ALWAYS treat interim releases (10.x.y between LTS, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 12.0) as short-support, dev-only.

ALWAYS run mariadb-upgrade after every binary swap (in-place upgrade).

ALWAYS upgrade one major version at a time. NEVER jump 10.6 directly to 11.4 or 11.8. Path is 10.6 to 10.11, then 10.11 to 11.4, then 11.4 to 11.8.