# Release Cadence & Support

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This page describes which Discord Social SDK versions receive updates, our release cadence, and how end-of-life is handled. For platform support details, see [Platform Compatibility](/guides/core-concepts-platform-compatibility).
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## Release Schedule

We ship **three minor releases of the Discord Social SDK each year**, in **April, July, and November**. This cadence aligns with the release windows for console OS SDKs so that each Discord Social SDK release can pick up the most recent supported console SDK versions.

Between minor releases, we publish patch releases as needed (see [What's Covered](#whats-covered) below).

## Supported Version Window

We provide **hotfix patches** — bug fixes and security fixes — for the **five most recent minor versions** of the Discord Social SDK. Older versions are End-of-Life (EOL) and will not receive further updates.

To receive a patch fix on an EOL version, upgrade to a supported release first.

For how console OS SDK updates work, see [Console OS SDK Support](#console-os-sdk-support) below.

### Supported Versions

The supported version window is currently:

| Version         | Status              |
| --------------- | ------------------- |
| 1.10            | Supported — current |
| 1.9             | Supported           |
| 1.8             | Supported           |
| 1.7             | Supported           |
| 1.6             | Supported           |
| 1.5 and earlier | End-of-Life         |

## Console OS SDK Support

New Xbox and PlayStation OS SDK support ships in **new minor Social SDK releases only** (the three minor releases per year). They are not backported to older Social SDK versions as patches.

Each Social SDK release bundles roughly the last **18 months** of console OS SDK versions — from whatever Xbox GDK or PlayStation OS was current \~18 months before the release, up through the latest available at release time. Console OS SDK versions older than that window are dropped at each new Social SDK release.

In practice, this means:

- If you need the latest Xbox or PlayStation platform SDK, upgrade to the latest Social SDK release.
- Already-shipped Social SDK releases continue to support the console OS SDK versions they were originally built with — we don't add or remove support for console OS SDKs from already-shipped versions.

This model applies from the 1.10 release (July 2026) onward. Releases 1.6–1.9 keep the console OS SDK support they originally shipped with.

The minimum supported Xbox and PlayStation platform SDK versions for the current Social SDK release are listed in [Platform Compatibility](/guides/core-concepts-platform-compatibility).

## End-of-Life Process

When a new minor version of the Social SDK is released, the oldest version in the support window rolls off and reaches End-of-Life:

1. It is removed from the supported version table above
2. No new hotfix patch builds are produced for that version
3. Developers on that version should upgrade to the latest supported version

EOL transitions are announced in the [Change Log](/guides/change-log-change-log) entry for the corresponding minor release.

## What's Covered

Within the supported Social SDK version window, hotfix patches for a minor version may include:

- Bug-fix and stability hotfix patches
- Security hotfix patches

## What's Not Covered

The following are **not** provided for older minor versions of the Social SDK:

- New feature development
- Backports of features introduced in a newer minor version
- Backports of support for newer console OS SDK versions

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## Next Steps

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See supported platforms and minimum supported versions.
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Browse release notes and EOL announcements.
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:::card{title="Getting Started" href="/guides/getting-started-getting-started"}
Download the latest supported SDK version.
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## Change Log

| Date           | Changes                      |
| -------------- | ---------------------------- |
| August 3, 2026 | updated for the 1.10 release |
| May 26, 2026   | initial release              |

## Related pages

- [API Reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [App Fundamentals](./app-fundamentals-index.md)
- [Best Practices](./best-practices-index.md)
- [Bots & Companion Apps](./bots-companion-apps-index.md)
- [Building Games](./building-games-index.md)
- [Building on Discord](./building-on-discord-index.md)
- [Change Log](./change-log-index.md)
- [Communities & Servers](./communities-servers-index.md)
- [Components](./components-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)

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