End of support for PostgreSQL 9.3

Announced August 2018

Jira 7.12 has deprecated the use of PostgreSQL 9.3. In Jira 8.0, we'll be permanently removing the support for PostgreSQL 9.3. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to PostgreSQL 9.3 in JIRA version 8.0 and later.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our database testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

PostgreSQL 9.3 deprecation notes:

• Jira 7.12 will be the version of Jira to officially deprecate PostgreSQL 9.3.
• Jira 7.x versions will continue to work with PostgreSQL 9.3.
• Jira 8.0 will not be tested against PostgreSQL 9.3.
• PostgreSQL 9.4 and 9.5 will continue to be supported in Jira 8.0 (see Supported platforms).

End of support for com.atlassian.fugue in Jira Service Desk 4.0

Announced August 2018

Jira Service Desk 3.15 has deprecated the use of com.atlassian.fugue. In Jira Service Desk 4.0, we'll be permanently removing com.atlassian.fugue and updating our APIs to use Core Java Data types and Exceptions instead. Read the full deprecation notice for more information and post any questions in the Atlassian Developer Community.

End of support for MySQL 5.5

^{Announced July 2018}

Atlassian will end support for MySQL 5.5 in Jira 8.0. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to MySQL 5.5 past the support end date.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our database testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

MySQL 5.5 End of Support Notes:

• Jira 7.x versions will continue to work with MySQL 5.5.
• Jira 8.0 will not be tested against MySQL 5.5.
• MySQL 5.6 and 5.7 will continue to be supported in Jira 8.0.

End of support for Postgres 9.2

^{Announced May 2017}

Atlassian will end support for Postgres 9.2 in Jira 7.4. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to Postgres 9.2 past the support end date.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our database testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

Postgres 9.2 End of Support Notes:

• Jira 7.3 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support Postgres 9.2.
• Jira 7.3.x and earlier versions should continue to work with Postgres 9.2.
• Jira 7.4 will not be tested against Postgres 9.2.
• Postgres 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5 will continue to be supported in Jira 7.4.x (see Supported platforms).

End of support for Internet Explorer 10

^{Announced May 2016}

Atlassian will end support for Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) in Jira 7.2. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to IE10 past the support end date.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our browser testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) End of Support Notes:

• Jira 7.1 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support IE10.
• Jira 7.1.x and earlier versions should continue to work with IE10.
• Jira 7.2 will not be tested against IE10.
• Internet Explorer 11 will continue to be supported in Jira 7.2.x (see Supported platforms).

End of support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008

^{Announced October 2015}

Atlassian will end support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 in Jira 7.2. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 past the support end date.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our database testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 End of Support Notes:

• Jira 7.1 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
• Jira 7.1.x and earlier versions should continue to work with Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
• Jira 7.2 will not be tested against Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 will continue to be supported in Jira 7.2.x (see Supported platforms).

End of support for Postgres 9.0 and 9.1

^{Announced October 2015}

Atlassian will end support for Postgres 9.0 and Postgres 9.1 in Jira 7.2. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to Postgres 9.0 or 9.1 past the support end date.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our database testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

Postgres 9.0 and Postgres 9.1 End of Support Notes:

• Jira 7.1 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support Postgres 9.0 and 9.1.
• Jira 7.1.x and earlier versions should continue to work with Postgres 9.0 and 9.1.
• Jira 7.2 will not be tested against Postgres 9.0 or 9.1.
• Postgres 9.2 and Postgres 9.3 will continue to be supported in Jira 7.2.x (see Supported platforms).

End of support for MySQL 5.1

^{Announced October 2015}

Atlassian will end support for MySQL 5.1 in Jira 7.2. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to MySQL 5.1 past the support end date.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our database testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

MySQL 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 End of Support Notes:

• Jira 7.1 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support MySQL 5.1.
• Jira 7.1.x and earlier versions should continue to work with MySQL 5.1.
• Jira 7.2 will not be tested against MySQL 5.1.
• MySQL 5.5 and 5.6 will continue to be supported in Jira 7.2.x (see Supported platforms).

End of support for HSQLDB

^{Announced February 2015}

Atlassian will end support for HSQLDB (HyperSQL DataBase) in Jira 7.0. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs in HSQLDB past the support end date.

Jira ships with a built-in database for evaluation purposes, and currently this is HSQLDB. As of Jira 7.0, Jira will ship with H2 (H2 Database Engine) as its built-in database.

HSQLDB (HyperSQL DataBase or HSQLDB) End of Support Notes:

• Jira 6.4 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support HSQLDB (HyperSQL DataBase) for evaluation use.
• Jira 6.4.x and earlier versions will continue to work with HSQLDB (HyperSQL DataBase) for evaluation use. However, we will not fix bugs affecting HSQLDB (HyperSQL DataBase) past the support end date.
• Jira 7.0 will not be tested with HSQLDB (HyperSQL DataBase).

End of support for Oracle JDK 1.7

^{Announced February 2015}

Atlassian will end support for Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7) in Jira 7.0. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs in Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7) past the support end date.

We are ending support for Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7), as Oracle Corporation has announced the end of public updates for Java 7: Java SE 7 End of Public Updates Notice.

Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7) End of Support Notes:

• Jira 6.4 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7).
• Jira 6.4.x and earlier versions will continue to work with Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7). However, we will not fix bugs affecting Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7) past the support end date.
• Jira 7.0 will not be tested with Java 7 (JRE and JDK 1.7).
• Java 8 (JRE and JDK 1.8) is supported, but not bundled with Jira 6.4

End of support for Oracle 11G

^{Announced February 2015}

Atlassian will end support for Oracle 11G in Jira 7.0. End of support means Atlassian will not fix bugs related to Oracle 11G past the support end date, except for security-related issues.

We are making this decision as Oracle Corporation have ended support for Oracle 11G as of January 2015. Testing on Oracle 12C will conclude shortly and we'll announce support soon.

Oracle 11G End of Support Notes

• Jira 6.4 will be the last major release that supports Oracle 11G
• Jira 6.4.x and earlier versions will continue to work on Oracle 11G
• Jira 7.0 will not be tested against Oracle 11G

End of support for Internet Explorer 9

_{Announced February 2015}

Atlassian will end support for Internet Explorer 9 in Jira 7.0. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to Internet Explorer 9 past the support end date, except for security-related issues.

We are making this decision to enable us to provide the best user experience to our customers, accelerate our pace of innovation, and give us the ability to utilize modern browser technologies.

Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) End of Support Notes

• Jira 6.4 will be the last major release that supports Internet Explorer 9
• Jira 6.4.x and earlier versions should continue to work on Internet Explorer 9
• Jira 7.0 will not be tested against Internet Explorer 9
• Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 11 will continue to be supported in Jira 7.0.x.

End of support for SOAP

^{Announced November 2014}

Atlassian will end support for SOAP API in Jira 7.0. The SOAP API's have been replaced by REST API's as Atlassian's recommended and supported remote API.

SOAP End of Support Notes

• Jira 6.4 will be the last major release that supports SOAP
• Jira 6.4.x and earlier versions should continue to work with SOAP
• Jira 7.0 will not include any SOAP API's
• If you need an alternative that Atlassian supports, the REST API is fully supported by Jira.

End of support for Jelly Scripts

^{Announced November 2014}

Atlassian will end support for Jelly scripts in Jira 6.4. If you are using Jelly scripts with Jira, we suggest you move to Groovy Script Runner or utilize the Jira Command Line Interface, which will provide you with more flexible options.

Jelly Script End of Support Notes

• Jira 6.3 will be the last major release to support Jelly scripts
• Jira 6.3.x and earlier versions should continue to work fine with Jelly scripts
• Jira 6.4 will not include Jelly.
• If you need an alternative to Jelly scripts, Groovy Script Runner or the Jira Command Line Interface are the suggested alternatives that work with Jira.

End of support for WAR distribution

^{Announced August 2014}
Atlassian will stop releasing the WAR distribution of Jira in Jira 7.0.

End of support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

^{Announced June 2014}

Atlassian will end support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in Jira 7.0. End of support means that Atlassian will not fix bugs related to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 past the support end date.

We are making this decision in order to reduce our database testing and support, and help us speed up our ability to deliver market-driven features. If you have questions or concerns regarding this announcement, please email eol-announcement at atlassian dot com.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 End of Support Notes:

• Jira 6.4 will be the last major version of Jira to officially support Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
• Jira 6.4.x and earlier versions should continue to work with Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
• Jira 7.0 will not be tested against Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will continue to be supported in Jira 7.0.x (see Supported Platforms).
• We will start supporting Microsoft SQL Server 2012 in Jira 6.4.