Apache Cassandra 5.0 lifecycle
Current status
Apache Cassandra 5.0 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Apache Cassandra Downloads
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 5.0.9
- Released
- 7 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Version line
- 5.0
- Initial release
- 29 Aug 2024
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 5.0.9
- Latest release date
- 7 Aug 2026
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 10
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
29 Aug 2024
standard supportcurrent
29 Aug 2024 → —
Source: Apache Cassandra Downloads
Apache Cassandra 5.0 is currently in standard support.
Latest release
Previous releases
5.0.8
10 Apr 2026
5.0.7
17 Mar 2026
5.0.6
21 Oct 2025
Release history
10 concrete releases tracked for this line.
| Version | Release date | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0.9 | 7 Aug 2026 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.8 | 10 Apr 2026 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.7 | 17 Mar 2026 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.6 | 21 Oct 2025 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.5 | 31 Jul 2025 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.4 | 7 Apr 2025 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.3 | 27 Jan 2025 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.2 | 12 Oct 2024 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.1 | 18 Sept 2024 | stable | Source |
| 5.0.0 | 29 Aug 2024 | stable | Source |
Release activity
- Total releases
- 10
- Last 30 days
- 1
- Last 90 days
- 1
- Avg. interval
- ~79 days
- Most recent
- 7 Aug 2026
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Apache Cassandra 5.0 is currently supported (standard support).
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
Compatibility
Evidence-backed compatibility results involving Apache Cassandra 5.0. Only combinations CompatHub can evaluate from upstream sources are listed.
Sources
Where this information comes from.
Lifecycle sources
- Apache Cassandra Downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://cassandra.apache.org/_/download.html
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- Apache Cassandra Java Requirementsfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/NEWS.txt
Verification time not recorded
- OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded
- NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
Release sources
- Apache Cassandra Downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://cassandra.apache.org/_/download.html
Last verified 2 Sept 2026
- Apache Cassandra GitHub Tagsfirst party
Official source: https://github.com/apache/cassandra/tags
Verification time not recorded
Data coverage
Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.
- Releases tracked
- 10
- Lifecycle periods
- 1
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Provenance records
- 2
- Data last checked
- 2 Sept 2026
- Latest source update
- 2 Sept 2026
EOL: Not officially published