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# Release lifecycle
This page documents how the various components of Zulip released are
managed as well as our backwards-compatibility and security support
policies.
This page details the release lifecycle for the Zulip server and
client-apps, well as our policies around backwards-compatibility and
security support policies. In short:
* We recommend always running the latest releases of the Zulip clients
and servers. Server upgrades are designed to Just Work; mobile and
desktop client apps update automatically.
* The server and client apps are backwards and forwards compatible
across a wide range of versions. So while it's important to upgrade
the server to get security updates, bug fixes, and new features, the
mobile and desktop apps will continue working for at least 18 months
if you don't do so.
* New server releases are announced via the low-traffic
[zulip-announce email
list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/zulip-announce). We
highly recommend subscribing so that you are notified about new
security releases.
* Zulip Cloud runs the branch that will become the next major
server/webapp release, so it is always "newer" than the latest
stable release.
## Server and webapp
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fixes, and improvements to Zulip's internals.
* New maintenance releases, like 4.3, are published roughly once a
month. Maintenance releases are designed to have no risky changes
and be easy to reverse, to minimize stress for administrators.
and be easy to reverse, to minimize stress for administrators. When
upgrading to a new major release series, We recommend always
upgrading to the latest maintenance release in that series, so that
you use the latest version of the upgrade code.
Starting with Zulip 4.0, the Zulip webapp displays the current server
version in the gear menu. With older releases, the server version is
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release. Self hosters can [upgrade][upgrade-from-git] to these
stable release branches to get bug fixes staged for the next stable
release (which is very useful when you reported a bug whose fix we
choose to backport).
choose to backport). We support these branches as though they were a
stable release.
* Self-hosters who want new features not yet present in a major
release can [upgrade to master][upgrading-to-master] or run [a fork
of Zulip][fork-zulip].
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connected to organizations hosted by different servers).
The desktop apps automatically update soon after each new
release. Because Zulip's desktops apps are implemented in Electron
release. Because Zulip's desktop apps are implemented in Electron
and thus contain a Chromium browser, security-conscious users should
not disable automatic updates.
leave automatic updates enabled or otherwise arrange to promptly
upgrade all users after a new security release.
New desktop app releases rarely contain new features, because the
desktop app tab inherits its features from the Zulip server/webapp.

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Learning more:
* Subscribe to the
[Zulip announcements email list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/zulip-announce)
for server administrators. This extremely low-traffic list is for
important announcements, including new releases and security issues. You can also use the
[RSS feed](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/zulip-announce).
* Subscribe to the [Zulip announcements email
list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/zulip-announce) for
server administrators. This extremely low-traffic list is for
important announcements, including [new
releases](../overview/release-lifecycle.md) and security issues. You
can also use the [RSS
feed](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/zulip-announce).
* Follow [Zulip on Twitter](https://twitter.com/zulip).
* Learn how to [configure your Zulip server settings](settings.md).
* Learn about [Backups, export and import](../production/export-and-import.md)