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# Release notes overview

> Release notes for all Itential Platform 6.x versions, including feature releases and maintenance releases.

This section contains release notes for Itential Platform 6. Each release page lists the bug fixes, improvements, and security updates included in that version.

## Release types

Itential Platform uses semantic versioning in the format `MAJOR.MINOR.MTCE`:

* **Major releases** introduce breaking changes or significant architectural updates that may require action before upgrading.
* **Minor releases** introduce new capabilities and enhancements. They increment the minor version number (for example, 6.0.0 → 6.1.0 → 6.2.0).
* **Maintenance releases** deliver bug fixes and security patches. They increment the patch version number (for example, 6.0.0 → 6.0.1 → 6.0.2).

## Tags

Each release page is tagged to help you quickly identify what kind of changes it contains.

| Tag                     | Meaning                                                     |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `feature-release`       | Introduces new features or significant enhancements         |
| `maintenance-release`   | Contains bug fixes, security patches, or minor improvements |
| `bug-fix`               | Includes one or more resolved defects                       |
| `security`              | Includes one or more security fixes                         |
| `breaking-change`       | Contains a change that may require action before upgrading  |
| `studio`                | Affects Studio                                              |
| `jst`                   | Affects the JSON Schema Transformation (JST) Designer       |
| `operations-manager`    | Affects Operations Manager                                  |
| `authentication`        | Affects authentication or SSO configuration                 |
| `admin-essentials`      | Affects the Admin Essentials application                    |
| `lifecycle-manager`     | Affects Lifecycle Manager                                   |
| `configuration-manager` | Affects Configuration Manager                               |

## Upgrading

Before upgrading, review the release notes for every version between your current version and your target version. Pay particular attention to any releases tagged `breaking-change`.

For upgrade instructions, see the [Itential Platform upgrade guide](/itential-platform/maintain/upgrade).

> Release notes for all Itential Platform 6.x versions, including feature releases and maintenance releases.