| Version | Ship Date |
General Support Ends |
Best-effort Support Ends |
| Trust Protection Platform 18.3 | 29 Sept 2018 | 28 Sept 2020 | 28 Sept 2022 |
| Trust Protection Platform 18.2 | 2 July 2018 | 1 July 2020 | 1 July 2022 |
| Trust Protection Platform 18.1 | 31 March 2018 | 1 April 2020 | 1 April 2022 |
| Trust Protection Platform 17.4 | 20 Nov 2017 | 19 Nov 2019 | 19 Nov 2021 |
| Trust Protection Platform 17.3 | 26 Sept 2017 | 25 Sept 2019 | 25 Sept 2021 |
| Trust Protection Platform 17.2 | 28 June 2017 | 27 June 2019 | 27 June 2021 |
| Trust Protection Platform 17.1 | 28 March 2017 | 27 March 2019 | 27 March 2021 |
| Trust Protection Platform 16.4 | 11 Nov 2016 | 10 Nov 2018 | 10 Nov 2020 |
| Trust Protection Platform 16.3 | 27 Sept 2016 | 26 Sept 2018 | 26 Sept 2020 |
| Trust Protection Platform 16.2 | 24 Jun 2016 | 23 Jun 2018 | 23 Jun 2020 |
| Trust Protection Platform 16.1 | 29 Mar 2016 | 28 Mar 2018 | 28 Mar 2020 |
| Trust Protection Platform 15.4 | 28 Dec 2015 | 27 Dec 2017 | 27 Dec 2019 |
| Trust Protection Platform 15.3 | 24 Sep 2015 | 23 Sep 2017 | 23 Sep 2019 |
| Trust Protection Platform 15.2 | 11 Jun 2015 | 10 Jun 2017 | 10 Jun 2019 |
| Trust Protection Platform 15.1 | 30 Mar 2015 | 29 Mar 2017 | 29 Mar 2019 |
| Trust Protection Platform 14.4 | 21 Nov 2014 | 20 Nov 2016 | 20 Nov 2018 |
| Trust Protection Platform 14.3 | 29 Sept 2014 | 28 Sept 2016 | 28 Sept 2018 |
| Trust Protection Platform 14.2 | 23 June 2014 | 22 June 2016 | 22 June 2018 |
| Trust Protection Platform 14.1 | 19 Mar 2014 | 18 Mar 2016 | 18 Mar 2018 |
| Director 11 Accelerated Feature Release | 4 Nov 2013 | 3 Nov 2014 | N/A |
| Director 10 Accelerated Feature Release | 16 July 2013 | 15 July 2014 | N/A |
| Director 9 Accelerated Feature Release | 29 Mar 2013 | 28 Mar 2014 | N/A |
| Director 8.x Standard Release | 1 Mar 2013 | 28 Feb 2015 | 28 Feb 2017 |
| Director 7 Accelerated Feature Release | 19 Nov 2012 | 18 Nov 2013 | N/A |
| Director 6.1.x Standard Release | 14 May 2012 | 13 May 2014 | 13 May 2016 |
| Director 6.0.x | 28 Jul 2011 | 27 Jul 2013 | 27 Jul 2015 |
| Director 5.3.x | 31 Aug 2010 | 30 Aug 2012 | 30 Aug 2014 |
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General Support is provided for 2 full years from a version's original release date. General support includes defect resolution, patches, Service Packs, and ability to submit Enhancement Requests.
Best-effort Support is provided for 2 additional years after the General Support period ends. Best-effort support does not include any engineering support or bug fixes - only assistance with configuration questions & general troubleshooting by the Customer Support team.
*Extended Support may be available for certain releases at a premium price after the end of its Best-effort support period.
CURRENT RELEASE MODEL
Beginning in 2014, Venafi plans to release a new major version each year with the major version number (to the left of the decimal) corresponding to the year. If that release is in the 1st quarter, then the minor version number (to the right of the first decimal) will be '1' and if it is in the 2nd quarter, then the minor version number will be '2' etc. Subsequent releases throughout the year will be Minor and Mini/Micro releases.
| RELEASE TYPE: | Major (eg. 17.1) |
Minor (17.2, 17.3, 17.4) |
Mini/Micro/ Service Pack (eg. 17.2.4) |
Field Test Patch |
| Contents | Significant new features | New features & bug fixes | Major bug fixes only | Critical, high-priority bug fix |
| General support period | 24 months | 24 months | N/A | N/A |
| Quality Assurance (QA) testing | Full | Full | Partial | Limited |
| Security Audit | Full | Full | Depends | N/A |
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