Next LTS Version?

[andife]

I wonder if it is already planned which Openvino version will be the next LTS version? As far as I know, no 2024 release was an LTS version?

[ilya-lavrenov]

2024.6.0 is LTS

[FingerSling]

The 2024.6.0 release explicitly states that it is not an LTS release:

"OpenVINO 2024.6, described here, is not a Long-Term-Support version! All currently supported versions are:

2024.6 (development)
2023.3 (LTS)"

However, the release policy states that "Each year’s final release becomes a Long-Term Support (LTS) version, which continues to receive bug fixes and security updates, even after newer versions are published."

So is there going to be another 2024 release or there won't be a 2024 LTS version?

[moslex]

Hello, @FingerSling

As I understand, you are referring to the selector tool, and these are the generic statements:

• https://docs.openvino.ai/2024/get-started/install-openvino.html:
  "OpenVINO 2024.6, described here, is not a Long-Term Support version! All currently supported versions are:"
• https://docs.openvino.ai/2025/get-started/install-openvino.html
  "OpenVINO 2025.0, described here, is not a Long-Term Support version! All currently supported versions are:"

However, if you need practical advice, my recommendation is to migrate to OpenVINO 2024.6, considering it as a long-term supported release. As soon as we accumulate a critical amount of bug fixes and improvements for it, along with business requests and justifications, we will deliver the 2024.6.1 update.

We will improve documentation to make it more clear.