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6# Previous Releases
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8Major Node.js versions enter _Current_ release status for six months, which gives library authors time to add support for them.
9After six months, odd-numbered releases (9, 11, etc.) become unsupported, and even-numbered releases (10, 12, etc.) move to _Active LTS_ status and are ready for general use.
10_LTS_ release status is "long-term support", which typically guarantees that critical bugs will be fixed for a total of 30 months.
11Production applications should only use _Active LTS_ or _Maintenance LTS_ releases.
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13### Release Schedule
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17Full details regarding Node.js release schedule are available [on GitHub](https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule).
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19### Looking for latest release of a version branch?
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