Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) versions
View supported Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) versions and their release cycle.
Supported versions
Solo supports n-3 versions for Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs). Within each Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) version, different open source project versions are supported, including n-4 version support for -solo distributions of Istio.
The following versions of Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) are tested and compatible with the versions of Istio and Kubernetes at the time of release. Across all Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) versions, supported versions of Istio under Solo’s N-4 support policy are based on the most recently released and supported version of Istio.
| Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) | Release date | Supported Solo distributions of Istio and related Kubernetes versions tested by Solo |
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| 2.10 | 19 Aug 2025 | Currently supported versions:
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| 2.9 | 30 May 2025 | Currently supported versions:
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| 2.8 | 05 May 2025 | Currently supported versions:
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| 2.7 | 27 Feb 2025 | Currently supported versions:
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† Due to a breaking change in Helm, you must use Helm version 3.18.4 or lower to install Istio. For more information, see this Istio issue.
Solo distributions of Istio
For information about Solo distributions of Istio, see the Solo distribution of Istio reference.
Release lifecycle
Solo supports n-3 for Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) and n-4 for Solo distributions of Istio.
Typically, Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) releases a new minor version, n, each quarter. When the new minor version is released, the previous n-4 for Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs) or n-5 for Solo distributions of Istio become unsupported. Make sure that you run a supported version for production environments, and keep that version upgraded to the latest patch version so that you have the latest security fixes. For more information, see the upgrade guide.
| Version | Supported? | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
n | Yes | Latest | The latest stable version is the default version when you view the documentation. New features are typically not developed for the latest version, but the version is actively maintained for security patches, bugs, and documentation. |
n-2n-3Istio only: n-4 | Yes | Stable | Supported versions up to n-3 (and n-4 for Solo distributions of Istio) continue to receive support for security patches, bugs, and documentation. |
n+1 | No | Beta | Active feature development happens on the main branch as part of the development of a beta version. When the n+1 beta version is prepared as a release candidate, new feature development is suspended until this version becomes the new n. New features and development work on main is subject to change, not necessarily fully tested, and not supported. |
n-4Istio only: n-5 | No | Unsupported | Versions that are n-4 (and n-5 for Solo distributions of Istio) or older are no longer supported or maintained. Upgrade your release to a stable version to continue to receive support. |
Solo feature maturity
Solo periodically provides new features in minor releases of Gloo versions.
To receive feedback and improve functionality for real use cases, these features are often released according to a feature maturity model. As the features are improved and stabilized, they are gradually moved through the stages of alpha, beta, and general availability (GA) support. Review the following table for the comparison points between each stage of feature maturity. To see the maturity of a feature, check the feature’s documentation.
| Comparison point | Alpha | Beta | GA |
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| API | Can and will likely change | Unlikely to change | No change |
| Implementation | Can and will likely change | Can change, but user experience is maintained | No changes that affect user experience |
| Upgrade paths | Not guaranteed | Not guaranteed | Provided and tested |
| Requests for enhancement (RFEs) and bug fixes | RFEs and bug fixes prioritized | RFEs and bug fixes prioritized | Fully supported |
| Documentation | Not guaranteed and supplied with warnings | Supplied with warnings | Fully supplied |
| Automated testing | Internal testing, but little testing with real use cases | Internal testing and some testing with real use cases | Fully tested and validated with real use cases |
| Suggested usage | Exploration and feedback | Testing setups, demos, and POCs | Production setups |
Feature gates
To review the required Gloo versions for specific features that you can optionally enable, see Feature gates.
Open source packages in Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs)
For specific versions of open sources packages that are bundled with Gloo Mesh (Gloo Platform APIs), see the entries in the open source attribution. For more information on where these open source packages are retrieved from, see the go.mod documentation.
Download a specific image
Refer to the Install FIPS-compliant images guide.