Release notes
Lists Ververica Runtime (VVR) engine versions with their Apache Flink versions, GA and EOS dates, platform upgrades, and Apache Paimon compatibility for Realtime Compute for Apache Flink.
Engine
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When specifying the VVR version in your POM file, always use the version number shown on Maven. Hotfix releases may not be announced through other channels.
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Savepoint compatibility between Flink versions: Compatibility Table.
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The EOS date of a Preview version is the release date of the corresponding official version. The release time and features are subject to the latest announcement of the official version.
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VVR version |
Apache Flink version |
GA date |
EOS date |
References |
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11.9 |
1.20.4 |
September 22, 2026 |
March 22, 2028 |
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11.8 |
1.20.4 |
July 28, 2026 |
January 28, 2028 |
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11.7 |
1.20.2 |
June 3, 2026 |
December 3, 2027 |
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11.6 |
1.20.2 |
April 9, 2026 |
October 9, 2027 |
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11.5 |
1.20.2 |
January 9, 2026 |
July 9, 2027 |
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11.4 |
1.20.2 |
November 30, 2025 |
May 30, 2027 |
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11.3 |
1.20.2 |
October 13, 2025 |
April 13, 2027 |
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11.2 |
1.20.2 |
August 8, 2025 |
February 8, 2027 |
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11.1 |
1.20.1 |
June 4, 2025 |
December 4, 2026 |
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8.0.11 |
1.17.2 |
January 15, 2025 |
TBD |
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8.0.10 |
1.17.2 |
November 21, 2024 |
May 21, 2026 |
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8.0.9 |
1.17.2 |
September 11, 2024 |
March 11, 2026 |
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8.0.8 |
1.17.2 |
July 22, 2024 |
January 22, 2026 |
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8.0.7 |
1.17.2 |
May 29, 2024 |
November 29, 2025 |
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8.0.6 |
1.17.2 |
April 1, 2024 |
October 1, 2025 |
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8.0.5 |
1.17.2 |
January 4, 2024 |
July 4, 2025 |
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8.0.4 |
1.17.1 |
November 27, 2023 |
May 27, 2025 |
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8.0.3 |
1.17.1 |
October 23, 2023 |
June 14, 2024 |
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8.0.1 |
1.17.1 |
August 21, 2023 |
June 14, 2024 |
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6.0.7 |
1.15.4 |
June 21, 2023 |
TBD |
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6.0.6 |
1.15.3 |
April 13, 2023 |
July 13, 2024 |
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6.0.5 |
1.15.3 |
February 20, 2023 |
June 30, 2024 |
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6.0.4 |
1.15.2 |
December 26, 2022 |
June 26, 2024 |
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6.0.3 |
1.15.2 |
December 12, 2022 |
June 20, 2024 |
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6.0.2 |
1.15.0 |
September 19, 2022 |
June 15, 2024 |
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4.0.18 |
1.13.3 |
June 21, 2023 |
July 15, 2024 |
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4.0.16 |
1.13.3 |
November 9, 2022 |
June 30, 2023 |
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4.0.15 |
1.13.3 |
September 19, 2022 |
June 30, 2023 |
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4.0.14 |
1.13.3 |
August 18, 2022 |
June 30, 2023 |
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4.0.13 |
1.13.3 |
May 16, 2022 |
June 30, 2023 |
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4.0.12 |
1.13.3 |
March 4, 2022 |
June 30, 2023 |
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4.0.11 |
1.13.3 |
December 16, 2021 |
June 10, 2023 |
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4.0.10 |
1.13.1 |
September 26, 2021 |
March 10, 2023 |
N/A |
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4.0.8 |
1.13.1 |
August 4, 2021 |
March 10, 2023 |
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VVR version numbering: Engine versions.
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Engine and CDC connector version compatibility: Apache Flink CDC.
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Long-term support (LTS) versions: The final minor version of each major VVR version becomes the LTS version. For example, the LTS version of VVR 6.x is VVR 6.0.7. Alibaba Cloud maintains exactly two LTS versions at a time. When a new LTS version is released, the oldest LTS version reaches EOS and can no longer be selected when creating new deployments.
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Critical issues: If a VVR version has critical security or stability issues, Alibaba Cloud shortens the Runtime lifecycle policy (RLP) to three months and notifies affected users through the console or announcements.
Platform
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Date |
Major changes |
References |
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September 17, 2026 |
AI Native Ops completes the CDC YAML workflow from draft generation to deployment, reads the official documentation as an online knowledge source, quickly locates related entities such as drafts, deployments, and jobs, and presents SQL and CDC YAML code in unified cards. AI auto-tuning supports generating tuning rules and running tuning configuration diagnostics in natural language, and switching between the smart policy view and the rule view. Built-in models are recommended by default when you create a model, Model Studio supports extended models and region selection, and data debugging and query results support image preview. Adds workspace deletion protection, default namespace resource specifications at instance creation, namespace tags, JAR resource notes, and a Kafka channel for message delivery. Opens the TriggerPatrol operation for intelligent inspection and improves the CreateInstance operation. |
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August 20, 2026 |
Launches a dedicated Flink AI Native Ops entry that presents intelligent diagnostics, intelligent inspection, skill management, and token usage together, supports natural-language driven single-step operations and automatic orchestration of cross-module tasks, and extends entity referencing to catalog metadata, drafts, deployments, and session clusters. Intelligent inspection supports on/off control, manual and scheduled triggers, and natural-language or form-based configuration of inspection frequency, execution time, and scope. Adds OpenAPI operations and Skills for activating, querying, and closing AI products (CreateAiService, DescribeAiService, and CloseAiService). Improves the first-screen rendering performance of inspection daily reports. Health scores now use sliding-window statistics, so a score recovers automatically after the window expires. |
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July 29, 2026 |
Enhances platform capabilities by adding password-free Connector access and high-availability disaster recovery drills, improving enterprise security and compliance. On the OpenAPI side, opens up interfaces for AI Assistant conversations, automatic tuning policy management, skill query, and data query, enabling users to integrate Flink AI and data capabilities into their own platforms. |
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July 10, 2026 |
Intelligent inspection adds automatic triggering that runs a scheduled daily health inspection on all running jobs, and daily inspection report delivery through the console message center, covering health score overviews, at-risk job lists, root cause analysis, and optimization suggestions. AI services officially launch a pay-as-you-go mode: inference calls that use built-in models are billed by token usage, with the first 1 million tokens free per Alibaba Cloud account per region per calendar month. AI Assistant adds chain-of-thought visualization with tool calls and intermediate parameters collapsed by default, and improves component layout, conversation fluency, and result formatting. Fixes an issue where AI Assistant lost conversation context in specific scenarios. |
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June 12, 2026 |
AI Assistant adds Skill invocation capabilities. The first batch of Agent Skills is available on Alibaba Cloud Skill Hub for AI Agent platforms such as Claude Code. New purchases support shared VPC scenarios. The workspace and billing consoles support resource group-level authorization. Automatic tuning adds support for CDC YAML data ingestion and TM CPU dynamic scaling, integrated with health scores. Resource queue CU usage calculation logic optimized. Adds GetJobDiagnosis OpenAPI. |
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April 20, 2026 |
Adds the Flink AI Assistant job diagnosis and tuning Agent. Message delivery adds job status push capability. Fine-grained permissions add an independent permission item for unlocking SQL/YAML job drafts. Namespace cloning permission lowered to Editor, with automatic snapshot creation before cloning. Automatic tuning adds support for CDC YAML data ingestion jobs, integrated with health scores. Member management supports displaying RAM role names. Data lineage entry moved to O&M Center. |
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March 29, 2026 |
Adds a management center for custom maintenance windows and event management. Integrates domain name resolution with private DNS. Supports cross-zone high availability for the hybrid billing method. Optimizes the task orchestration UI and Cron expression validation. Adds a data query OpenAPI operation for bulk operations on job instances. |
Apache Paimon and VVR version compatibility
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Apache Paimon version |
VVR |
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2.0.0 |
11.9 |
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1.3.1 |
11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8 |
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1.3 |
11.4 |
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1.2 |
11.2, 11.3 |
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1.1 |
11.1 |
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1.0 |
8.0.11 |
Related documentation
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View a job's engine version in Workspace management and operations.
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Product and engine lifecycle policies: Lifecycle policies.
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Major product changes and announcements: Realtime Compute for Apache Flink console or Service notices: Flink.
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GeminiStateBackend vs. RocksDBStateBackend comparison: Enterprise-class state backends.