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MariaDB

A community fork of MySQL by MySQL's original creator, used as the default MySQL-compatible database on many Linux distributions.

  • Active project
  • Latest 13.0.2Sep 2026
  • Latest LTS 12.3 LTS
  • Supported 5 versions
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At a glance

Type
Database
Developer
MariaDB Foundation and MariaDB plc
Based on
MySQL
First release
29 Oct 2009
Release cadence
Quarterly rolling releases; a long-term release every year
Model
Relational (SQL), MySQL-compatible
Storage engines
InnoDB, Aria, MyRocks, ColumnStore, Spider and more
Written in
C, C++
Runs on
Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD
Support
LTS releases get 5 years
License
GPLv2
Website
mariadb.org

Newest release

MariaDB 13.0

Released 15 Sep 2026 · latest update 13.0.2

Recommended for servers

MariaDB 12.3 LTS

Supported until 12 Jun 2029

Support status

13.0 Supported

Until 31 Dec 2026 · in 1 month

12.3 LTS Supported

Until 12 Jun 2029 · in 2.5 years

11.8 LTS Supported

Until 4 Jun 2028 · in 1.5 years

11.4 LTS Supported

Until 29 May 2029 · in 2.5 years

10.11 LTS Supported

Until 16 Feb 2028 · in 1 year

10.6 LTS Extended support (paid)

Paid support until 23 Aug 2029 · in 2.5 years

12.2 End of life

Ended 28 May 2026 · 5 months ago

Release history

VersionReleasedLatestEnd of lifeExtendedStatus
13.015 Sep 202613.0.231 Dec 2026—Supported
12.3 LTS28 May 202612.3.312 Jun 2029—Supported
12.213 Feb 202612.2.228 May 2026—End of life
12.118 Nov 202512.1.213 Feb 2026—End of life
12.07 Aug 202512.0.218 Nov 2025—End of life
11.8 LTS4 Jun 202511.8.94 Jun 202822 Oct 2033Supported
11.712 Feb 202511.7.212 May 2025—End of life
11.613 Nov 202411.6.213 Feb 2025—End of life
11.514 Aug 202411.5.221 Nov 2024—End of life
11.4 LTS29 May 202411.4.1329 May 202916 Jan 2033Supported
11.316 Feb 202411.3.229 May 2024—End of life
11.221 Nov 202311.2.621 Nov 2024—End of life
11.121 Aug 202311.1.621 Aug 2024—End of life
11.06 Jun 202311.0.66 Jun 2024—End of life
10.11 LTS16 Feb 202310.11.1916 Feb 202816 Feb 2028Supported
10.107 Nov 202210.10.717 Nov 2023—End of life
10.915 Aug 202210.9.822 Aug 2023—End of life
10.820 May 202210.8.820 May 2023—End of life
10.78 Feb 202210.7.89 Feb 2023—End of life
10.6 LTS6 Jul 202110.6.286 Jul 202623 Aug 2029Extended support (paid)
10.5 LTS24 Jun 202010.5.2924 Jun 202516 Jul 2025End of life
10.4 LTS18 Jun 201910.4.3418 Jun 202418 Jun 2024End of life
10.325 May 201810.3.3925 May 202325 May 2023End of life
10.223 May 201710.2.4423 May 202223 May 2022End of life
10.117 Oct 201510.1.4817 Oct 202017 Oct 2020End of life
10.031 Mar 201410.0.3831 Mar 201931 Mar 2019End of life
5.5 LTS11 Apr 20125.5.6811 Apr 202011 Apr 2020End of life
5.329 Feb 20125.3.121 Mar 20171 Mar 2017End of life
5.210 Nov 20105.2.1410 Nov 201510 Nov 2015End of life
5.11 Feb 20105.1.671 Feb 20151 Feb 2015End of life

Release data: endoflife.date and vendor announcements, checked 13 Nov 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Support timeline

The 12 most recent releases, from release day to the end of support.

  • Active support
  • Extended (paid)
  • Today
13.0
12.3 LTS
12.2
12.1
12.0
11.8 LTS
11.7
11.6
11.5
11.4 LTS
11.3
11.2

History

Michael “Monty” Widenius, MySQL’s original author, forked MySQL in 2009 amid concerns about Oracle’s pending purchase of Sun. MariaDB is named after his younger daughter, Maria. It aimed to stay a drop-in replacement for MySQL, and from 2013 several major Linux distributions, including Fedora, openSUSE and later RHEL 7, made it their default.

The two databases have drifted apart since then. MariaDB jumped to version 10 in 2014 and added features such as system-versioned tables, sequences and many storage engines. The non-profit MariaDB Foundation looks after the code, and the company MariaDB plc sells enterprise support. Rolling releases arrive every quarter, and one release a year becomes a long-term release with five years of support.

Milestones

  1. 2009Michael "Monty" Widenius forks MySQL as MariaDB after Oracle agrees to buy Sun
  2. 2012The MariaDB Foundation is set up to look after the open-source project
  3. 2013Fedora, openSUSE and others replace MySQL with MariaDB
  4. 2014MariaDB 10.0 jumps the version number to show it has diverged from MySQL
  5. 2022MariaDB plc lists on the New York Stock Exchange
  6. 2024MariaDB plc is taken private by K1 Investment Management
  7. 2025MariaDB 11.8 LTS is released

MariaDB guides

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Frequently asked questions

What is the latest version of MariaDB?

The newest MariaDB release is MariaDB 13.0, released on 15 Sep 2026. Its latest update is 13.0.2 (14 Sep 2026).

What is the latest LTS version of MariaDB?

MariaDB 12.3 LTS is the newest long-term support release (released 28 May 2026), supported until 12 Jun 2029.

Which MariaDB versions are still supported?

As of 13 Nov 2026, 5 versions are supported: MariaDB 13.0 (until 31 Dec 2026); MariaDB 12.3 LTS (until 12 Jun 2029); MariaDB 11.8 LTS (until 4 Jun 2028); MariaDB 11.4 LTS (until 29 May 2029); MariaDB 10.11 LTS (until 16 Feb 2028).

Is MariaDB 12.2 still supported?

No. MariaDB 12.2 reached end of life on 28 May 2026 and no longer gets free security updates. Upgrade to MariaDB 12.3 LTS.

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