Yugabyte has adopted a new versioning system to address the needs of its users who require different levels of support and stability. The new system separates stable releases, suitable for widespread enterprise deployment, from latest releases, which introduce new features and changes for development, testing, and proofs-of-concept. The release versioning convention uses MAJOR.EVEN and MAJOR.ODD versions to denote stable and latest releases, respectively. Stable releases receive long-term commercial support, while odd-numbered releases are intended for development, testing, and proofs-of-concept. The new system aims to strike a balance between introducing new features at a rapid pace and providing stable releases that meet the needs of enterprises.