There are several releases of Alpine Linux available at the same time. There is no fixed release cycle but rather every 6 month we make a snapshot of edge and make a release. We support each stable release for a certain time, normally for 2 years. We can do security fixes beyond that on request and when patches are available.
The latest release of Alpine Linux is: 3.5.2 Release notes, git log
| Branch | Branch Date | Latest Release | Previous minor releases | Directory name | Updates | End of Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| edge | current | rolling | - | edge | development | n/a |
| v3.5 | 2016-12-22 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.0, 3.5.1 | v3.5 | bug fixes | 2018-11-01 |
| v3.4 | 2016-05-31 | 3.4.6 | 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5 | v3.4 | security only | 2018-05-01 |
| v3.3 | 2016-01-06 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2 | v3.3 | security only | 2017-11-01 |
| v3.2 | 2015-05-26 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2 | v3.2 | security only | 2017-05-01 |
| v3.1 | 2014-12-10 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4 | v3.1 | on request only | 2016-11-01 |
| v3.0 | 2014-06-04 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5 | v3.0 | on request only | 2016-05-01 |
| v2.7 | 2013-11-08 | 2.7.9 | 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8 | v2.7 | on request only | 2015-11-01 |
| v2.6 | 2013-05-17 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5 | v2.6 | on request only | 2015-05-01 |
| v2.5 | 2012-11-07 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3 | v2.5 | on request only | 2014-11-01 |
| v2.4 | 2012-05-02 | 2.4.11 | 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.10 | v2.4 | on request only | 2014-05-01 |
| v2.3 | 2011-11-01 | 2.3.6 | 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4 & 2.3.5 | v2.3 | on request only | 2013-11-01 |
| v2.2 | 2011-05-03 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2 | v2.2 | on request only | 2013-05-01 |
| v2.1 | 2010-11-01 | 2.1.6 | 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5 | v2.1 | on request only | 2012-11-01 |
| v2.0 | 2010-08-16 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 | v2.0 | on request only | 2012-04-01 |
An archive for older releases is also available.