End of support announcements
End of support matrix
The table below summarizes the end of support announcements for recent Bitbucket Data Center (previously known as Stash) releases:
| Platform/functionality | Announcement date | Bitbucket end of support |
|---|---|---|
| 12 March 2024 | From Bitbucket 9.0 | |
Deprecation of OpenSearch 1 | 6 February 2024 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
Deprecation of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and 2016 | 6 February 2024 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of Aurora PostgreSQL 12 | 9 January 2024 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of Java 8 and Java 11 | 9 January 2024 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of Oracle 12c R2 and Oracle 18c | 9 January 2024 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of PostgreSQL12 | 9 January 2024 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of Elasticsearch 7 | 24 October 2023 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Server licenses end of support | 12 September 2023 | 15 February 2024 for customers with a Server licence 19 March 2024 for customers with a Data Center license |
| Deprecation of Postgres 10 and 11 | 19 September 2023 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of Amazon Aurora Postgres 10 and 11 | 19 September 2023 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of MySQL 5.7.9+ | 19 September 2023 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of MariaDB 10.3.7+ | 19 September 2023 | From Bitbucket 9.0 |
| Deprecation of Microsoft Windows | 14 December 2021 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of Elasticsearch 6, 7.5.2, and 7.9.3 | 14 December 2021 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of Postgres 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 | 2 February 2021 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of MySQL 5.6 | 2 February 2021 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of Oracle 11g | 2 February 2021 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of MySQL 5.5 | 5 March 2020 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of Elasticsearch 5.5x | 5 March 2020 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of MariaDB 5.5 | 5 March 2020 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of MariaDB 10.0 | 5 March 2020 | From Bitbucket 8.0 |
| Deprecation of Internet Explorer 11 | 24 September 2019 | From Bitbucket 7.0 |
| Deprecation of Git 2.10 | 7 August 2018 | From Bitbucket 6.0 |
| Deprecation of Elasticsearch 2.3 | 11 January 2018 | From Bitbucket 6.0 |
| Deprecation of PostgreSQL 9.2.x | 11 January 2018 | From Bitbucket 5.7 |
| Deprecation of database support | 4 October 2016 | From Bitbucket 5.0 |
| Deprecation of Internet Explorer 10 | 5 May 2015 | From Bitbucket 4.0 |
| Deprecation of Internet Explorer 9 | 13 January 2015 | From Stash 3.10 |
| Deprecation of Java 7 | 25 November 2014 | From Bitbucket 4.0 |
| Deprecation of Git versions earlier than v1.8 | 25 November 2014 | From Bitbucket 4.0 |
| Deprecation of Tomcat 7 | 10 September 2014 | From Bitbucket 4.0 |
Why is Atlassian ending support for these platforms?
Atlassian is committed to delivering improvements and bug fixes as fast as possible. We are also committed to providing world-class support for all the platforms our customers run our software on. However, as new versions of databases, web browsers, etc. are released, the cost of supporting multiple platforms grows exponentially, making it harder to provide the level of support our customers have come to expect from us. Therefore, we no longer support platform versions marked as end of life by the vendor, or very old versions that are no longer widely used.
End of support announcements on this page (most recent announcements first):
Deprecation of Git 2.31.x - 2.33.x (announced 12 March 2024)
In Bitbucket Data Center 9.0, we will end support for Git 2.31.x - 2.33.x:
- Versions before Bitbucket 9.0 support Git 2.31.x - 2.33.x.
- After Bitbucket 9.0, we will require Git 2.34.x or newer.
Bitbucket 8.14.x is the last release to support Server licenses
Bitbucket Server 8.14 is the last Bitbucket feature release available to download for Server, prior to the Server end of support date on Feb 15, 2024.
All Bitbucket releases after Bitbucket Server 8.14 will only support our Data Center offering. Bitbucket 8.14 will continue to receive security and bug fixes until the end of support date on February 15, 2024, for customers with a Server license and until March 19, 2024, for customers with a Data Center license.
If you would like to downgrade to Bitbucket 8.14 or any previous version, check the downgrade guide for the instructions.
Elasticsearch deprecation for Bitbucket (announced 24 October 2023)
Support for Elasticsearch 7 will be ended with Bitbucket Data Center version 9.0, as noted on the Bitbucket 8.15 release notes. See Supported platforms for the current list of supported search servers. From Bitbucket 9.0 onwards OpenSearch will be the only supported search server distribution.
Starting from Bitbucket Data Center 9.0, support for Elasticsearch will be ended, and OpenSearch will be the only search server distribution. However, Bitbucket is gathering interest in adding support for Elasticsearch 8.
If you’d like to have Elasticsearch 8 supported in Bitbucket Data Center, make sure to add your vote to this ticket BSERV-13247 - Getting issue details... STATUS .
Deprecated environments for Bitbucket (announced 14 December 2021)
Bitbucket 8.0 and higher won't support hosting on the Windows operating system. It will only support hosting on the Linux operating system. This is due to Bitbucket only ever supporting hosting on Windows for Server licenses, not the Enterprise-focused Data Center license.
We'll follow a similar process with the way we're ending sales of new licenses of our Server products. Atlassian end of support for Server licenses announcement.
See what this process looks like in End of support for Bitbucket Server hosting on Windows and read more about what this means for you.
Elasticsearch deprecations in Bitbucket 8.0 for Data Center customers (announced 14 December 2021)
Support for Elasticsearch 7.93, 7.5.2, and 6 will be ended with Bitbucket Data Center version 8.0, with details noted on the Bitbucket 7.19 release notes. See Supported platforms for a current list of supported search servers.
Deprecated browsers for Bitbucket (announced 24 September 2019)
In 2015 Microsoft released Edge as the browser to supersede Internet Explorer, and in recent times Microsoft has discouraged the use of Internet Explorer as a default browser. To allow us to continue to take advantage of modern web standards that allow us to deliver improved functionality and the best possible user experience across all of our products, we have decided to end support for Internet Explorer 11.
End of support means we will not fix bugs specific to Internet Explorer 11 and will begin to introduce features that aren't compatible with this browser.
When is this happening?
- The last Bitbucket version to support Internet Explorer will be confirmed soon.
- Subsequent versions will not support Internet Explorer 11.
What this means for you
We recommend switching to one of our supported browsers, such as Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.
Deprecation of Git 2.10 and earlier (announced 7 August 2018)
In Bitbucket 6.0, we will end support for all versions before Git 2.11:
- Versions before Bitbucket 6.0 support Git 2.2.0 and higher, excluding Git 2.12.2 on Windows (see supported platforms for details).
- After 6.0 we will require Git 2.11.0 or newer, excluding Git 2.12.2 on Windows.
Deprecation of Elasticsearch 2.3 in Bitbucket 6.0 for Data Center customers (announced 11 January 2018)
Support for Elasticsearch 2.3 for Data Center customers will be ended with version 6.0, with full details noted on the Bitbucket 5.7 release notes. See Supported platforms for a current list of supported search servers.
Deprecation of PostgreSQL 9.2.x and earlier (announced 11 January 2018)
PostgreSQL 9.2.x has been deprecated from version 5.7 of Bitbucket. Support for this is due to end with 6.0. See Supported platforms for a current list of supported databases.
Deprecation of database support (announced 4 October 2016)
In version 5.0, Bitbucket will no longer support the following databases.
- MariaDB 5.0.x, 5.1.x
- MySQL 5.0.x, 5.1.x
- Oracle 11
- PostgreSQL 9.1.x and earlier
- SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2
Bitbucket 5.0 is expected to be released around early-2017. See Supported platforms for a current list of supported databases.
Deprecation of Internet Explorer 10 (announced 5 May 2015)
During Q4 2015, Bitbucket will no longer support Internet Explorer 10, and will only support Internet Explorer 11 and above. See Supported platforms.
Deprecation of Internet Explorer 9 (announced 13 January 2015)
In version 3.10, Stash will no longer support Internet Explorer 9, and will only support Internet Explorer 10 and above. Stash 3.10 is expected to be released around mid-2015. See Supported platforms.
Deprecation of Java 7 (announced 25 November 2014)
In version 4.0, Bitbucket will no longer support Java 7, and will only support Java 8 and above. Bitbucket 4.0 is expected to be released around mid-2015. See Supported platforms.
Deprecation of Git versions earlier than v1.8 (announced 25 November 2014)
In version 4.0, Bitbucket will only support Git 1.8, and later versions (with the exceptions noted in Supported platforms), on the server. Bitbucket 4.0 is expected to be released around mid-2015.
Deprecation of Tomcat 7 (announced 10 September 2014)
In version 4.0, Bitbucket will no longer support Tomcat 7, and will only support Tomcat 8 and above. Bitbucket 4.0 is expected to be released around mid-2015. See Supported platforms.
Deprecation of Internet Explorer 8 (announced 22 July 2013)
In version 3.0, Stash will no longer support Internet Explorer 8, and will only support Internet Explorer 9 and above. Stash 3.0 is expected to be released in mid-2014. See Supported platforms.
Deprecation of Java 6 (announced 9 May 2013)
In version 3.0, Stash will no longer support Java 6.0, and will only support Java 7.0 and above. Stash 3.0 is expected to be released in mid-2013. See Supported platforms.