Connext Versions and Lifecycle
RTI offers two types of Connext releases:
Long-Term Support (LTS) Releases offer the highest level of production-ready stability for application deployment, including planned updates for security and stability improvements. RTI provides 7 years of standard support with options for Extended Maintenance and Support available. LTS releases generally include a roll up of new features from the previous Feature Releases.
Feature Releases provide new, cutting-edge features frequently. FRs are ideal for teams looking to explore and adopt new functionality early. RTI supports FRs for 7 months, by which time there will be a newer FR or LTS release.
For more details on the Connext release model, see here.
Connext Professional Releases
Version | Release Type | Release Date | End of Standard Support & Maintenance | End of Extended Support & Maintenance |
| 7.7 LTS* | LTS | Q2 2026 | Q2 2033 | Q2 2038 |
| 7.6* | Feature | Q4 2025 | Q2 2026 | N/A |
| 7.5 | Feature | 10 April 2025 | 9 November 2025 | N/A |
| 7.4 | Feature | 15 October 2024 | 14 May 2025 | N/A |
| 7.3 LTS | LTS | 10 April 2024 | 9 April 2031 | 9 April 2036 |
| Major number change in version - for 7.0 and future versions, there is a possible impact to out-of-the-box interoperability with versions 6.1.x for select features. Please check the migration guide for determining configuration changes (if needed). | ||||
| 6.1.2 (6.1 LTS) | LTS | 13 April 2022 | 12 April 2029 | 12 April 2034 |
| 6.0.1 (6.0 LTS) | LTS | 27 March 2019 | 26 March 2026 | 26 March 2031 |
| 5.3.1 (5.3 LTS) | LTS | 30 June 2017 | 1 March 2025 | 29 June 2029 |
* Future plans, not currently available
Connext Micro Releases
Version | Release Type | Release Date | End of Standard Support & Maintenance | End of Extended Support & Maintenance |
| 4.3 LTS* | LTS | Q1 2026 | Q1 2033 | Q1 2038 |
| 4.2* | Feature | Q3 2025 | Q1 2026 | N/A |
| 4.1 | Feature | Dec 2024 | July 2025 | N/A |
| 4.0 | Feature | June 2024 | Dec 2024 | N/A |
| 2.4.14 LTS | LTS | April 2021 | April 2028 | April 2033 |
* Future plans, not currently available
Connext Cert Releases
Version | Release Type | Release Date | End of Standard Support & Maintenance | End of Extended Support & Maintenance |
| 2.4.16* | LTS | Q4 2025 | Q4 2032 | Q4 2040 |
| 2.4.15 | LTS | February 2025 | February 2032 | February 2040 |
| 2.4.15.1 | LTS | December 2023 | February 2030 | February 2038 |
| 2.4.12.1 | LTS | June 2022 | June 2029 | June 2037 |
* Future plans, not currently available