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Joomla! Series, Versions & Patches: what's the difference?

We hope this short article helps you understand the significance of the suffix which accompanies the Joomla! CMS used by your website.

For example Joomla! 3.9.21.

Joomla! Series

A Joomla! Series (example: Joomla! 3) commences with the release of a Major version of the Joomla! CMS.

Joomla! Versions

There are three types of version: Major, Minor and Patch.

How often are new Series scheduled?

It used to be every two years or so but not any more.

The next Series will be Joomla! 4.

Following the launch of the Joomla! 4 series, the Joomla! Project will continue to support the Joomla! 3 series for a period of two years following the release date of the last Joomla! 3 minor release, namely, Joomla! 3.10.

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