Stable versioning #2067

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opened 2025-11-20 06:12:10 -05:00 by saavagebueno · 6 comments
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Originally created by @Lamera on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025).

Describe the problem

I would like to provide feedback regarding the update frequency of Netbird.

Currently, updates are released very frequently. I very much appreciate that.
But sometimes this leads to interruptions and additional workload. I suggest adjusting the release schedule to monthly intervals, which would allow for better planning and implementation.
Benefits:

  • Increased efficiency in deployment and troubleshooting.
  • Reduced interruptions to ongoing operations.
  • Consolidated and comprehensive feature enhancements instead of frequent small changes.
Originally created by @Lamera on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025). **Describe the problem** I would like to provide feedback regarding the update frequency of Netbird. Currently, updates are released very frequently. I very much appreciate that. But sometimes this leads to interruptions and additional workload. I suggest adjusting the release schedule to monthly intervals, which would allow for better planning and implementation. Benefits: - Increased efficiency in deployment and troubleshooting. - Reduced interruptions to ongoing operations. - Consolidated and comprehensive feature enhancements instead of frequent small changes.
saavagebueno added the feature-request label 2025-11-20 06:12:10 -05:00
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@nazarewk commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025):

This will become a lot more stable once we reach the 1.0 milestone. We are still very much in a development mode while trying to balance it with stabilization efforts: implementing the remaining essential features, fixing discovered edge cases and redesigning existing (usually older) subsystems for long-term maintainability.

@nazarewk commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025): This will become a lot more stable once we reach the `1.0` milestone. We are still very much in a development mode while trying to balance it with stabilization efforts: implementing the remaining _essential_ features, fixing discovered edge cases and redesigning existing (usually older) subsystems for long-term maintainability.
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@san983 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025):

This will become a lot more stable once we reach the 1.0 milestone. We are still in heavy development mode: redesigning a lot of existing and introducing many new features.

May I ask if there is a roadmap for that? Thanks!

@san983 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025): > This will become a lot more stable once we reach the `1.0` milestone. We are still in heavy development mode: redesigning a lot of existing and introducing many new features. May I ask if there is a roadmap for that? Thanks!
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@nazarewk commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025):

We're aiming for late 2025/early 2026 for the first stable release.

@nazarewk commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025): We're aiming for late 2025/early 2026 for the first stable release.
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@mlsmaycon commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025):

Hello @san983 to add to @nazarewk message. We are moving towards 1.0 and the way think about is more related a few core features that will come which may change our management to client protocol, e.g. IPv6 support and incremental Network maps.

We are looking at starting the development of these changes this quarter, and with tests and rollout, we should have a 1.0 version late 2025 as mentioned.

With that said, our pace of development and releases is related to improvements and smaller features, but we have tens of thousands of organizations relying on NetBird for their remote access and production environments.

On the other hand, we are also developing an auto-update feature that will allow you to pin a specific version for your clients.

@mlsmaycon commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025): Hello @san983 to add to @nazarewk message. We are moving towards 1.0 and the way think about is more related a few core features that will come which may change our management to client protocol, e.g. IPv6 support and incremental Network maps. We are looking at starting the development of these changes this quarter, and with tests and rollout, we should have a 1.0 version late 2025 as mentioned. With that said, our pace of development and releases is related to improvements and smaller features, but we have tens of thousands of organizations relying on NetBird for their remote access and production environments. On the other hand, we are also developing an auto-update feature that will allow you to pin a specific version for your clients.
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@san983 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025):

Hello @san983 to add to @nazarewk message. We are moving towards 1.0 and the way think about is more related a few core features that will come which may change our management to client protocol, e.g. IPv6 support and incremental Network maps.

We are looking at starting the development of these changes this quarter, and with tests and rollout, we should have a 1.0 version late 2025 as mentioned.

With that said, our pace of development and releases is related to improvements and smaller features, but we have tens of thousands of organizations relying on NetBird for their remote access and production environments.

On the other hand, we are also developing an auto-update feature that will allow you to pin a specific version for your clients.

Thanks for the detailed panorama and roadmap @nazarewk and @mlsmaycon.

As installing a new version of Netbird causes the service to restart, which currently destroys and rebuilds the tunnels, is there currently a way of doing a disconnect-less upgrade? Actually moved my question to a new ticket => https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/issues/4159

@san983 commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2025): > Hello [@san983](https://github.com/san983) to add to [@nazarewk](https://github.com/nazarewk) message. We are moving towards 1.0 and the way think about is more related a few core features that will come which may change our management to client protocol, e.g. IPv6 support and incremental Network maps. > > We are looking at starting the development of these changes this quarter, and with tests and rollout, we should have a 1.0 version late 2025 as mentioned. > > With that said, our pace of development and releases is related to improvements and smaller features, but we have tens of thousands of organizations relying on NetBird for their remote access and production environments. > > On the other hand, we are also developing an auto-update feature that will allow you to pin a specific version for your clients. Thanks for the detailed panorama and roadmap @nazarewk and @mlsmaycon. ~As installing a new version of Netbird causes the service to restart, which currently destroys and rebuilds the tunnels, is there currently a way of doing a disconnect-less upgrade?~ Actually moved my question to a new ticket => https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/issues/4159
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@Wouter0100 commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2025):

I'm very curious to the state of this roadmap. Is 1.0 still planned late 2025 / early 2026?

Thanks!

@Wouter0100 commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2025): I'm very curious to the state of this roadmap. Is 1.0 still planned late 2025 / early 2026? Thanks!
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Reference: SVI/netbird#2067