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Version Lifecycle Plan

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Last updated: 2026-06-16 11:21:33
This document introduces the version lifecycle plans and descriptions for each database edition provided by TencentDB for MySQL.

Lifecycle Stages and Limits of Tencent Cloud Products

The table below lists the limits regarding purchase, usage, and service support in different lifecycle stages of products or features.
Lifecycle Stage
Cloud Product Support Details
Limitation
Recommendation
General availability
(GA)
All features of cloud products can be used normally.
Renewal is supported.
Configuration adjustments, including upgrades and downgrades, are supported.
Return, termination, and deactivation are supported.
Version upgrades are supported.
Security vulnerability fixing is supported.
Feature issue fixing is supported.
After-sales services are supported.
None
None
End of marketing
(EOM)
All features of cloud products can be used normally.
Renewal is supported.
Configuration adjustments, including upgrades and downgrades, are supported.
Return, termination, and deactivation are supported.
Security vulnerability fixing is supported.
Only feature issue fixing is supported.
After-sales services are supported.
Service purchase is stopped.
Version upgrade is stopped.

Upgrade to a later version. For specific operations, see Upgrading Instance Version.
End of full support
(EOFS)
All features can be used normally before EOFS.
Return, termination, and deactivation are supported.
Service purchase is stopped.
Version upgrade is stopped.
Renewal is stopped.
Configuration adjustment is stopped.
The after-sales service is stopped.
Issue fixing and security vulnerability fixing are stopped.
Maintenance is about to stop for all instances at this stage. Security vulnerabilities and issues will no longer be fixed, and related after-sales support requests will no longer be accepted. Please upgrade to a later version promptly. For specific operations, see Upgrading Instance Version.
End of service
(EOS)
All services and supports are stopped.
All features are unavailable.
Service purchase is stopped.
Version upgrade is stopped.
Renewal is stopped.
Configuration adjustment is stopped.
Return, termination, and deactivation are stopped.
The after-sales service is stopped.
Issue fixing and security vulnerability fixing are stopped.
Product consoles cannot be accessed.
Instance resources are released.
None

TencentDB for MySQL Version Lifecycle Plan

TencentDB for MySQL is exclusively and independently maintained and managed by the TencentDB team. To ensure business stability, plan your upgrade cadence according to the product lifecycle and upgrade to a supported version in a timely manner.
Edition
Current Lifecycle Stage
Tencent Cloud GA Date
Planned End of New Purchase (EOM) Date
Planned End of Full Support (EOFS) Date
Planned End of Service (EOS) Date
Recommended Upgrade Version
MySQL 5.6
End of Full Support (EOFS)
March 2016
September 2026
March 2022
September 2027
MySQL 8.0 or later
MySQL 5.7
GA
June 2017
September 2027
October 2028
September 2029
MySQL 8.0 or later
MySQL 8.0
GA
August 2020
None
None
None
-
MySQL 8.4
Beta
May 2026
None
None
None
-

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