Material-UI Versions
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Stable versions
The most recent version is recommended in production.
Latest version
Here you can find the latest unreleased documentation and code. You can use it to see what changes are coming and provide better feedback to Material-UI contributors.
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Versioning strategy
We recognize that you need stability from the Material-UI library. Stability ensures that reusable components and libraries, tutorials, tools, and learned practices don't become obsolete unexpectedly. Stability is essential for the ecosystem around Material-UI to thrive.
This document contains the practices that we follow to provide you with a leading-edge UI library, balanced with stability. We strive to ensure that future changes are always introduced in a predictable way. We want everyone who depends on Material-UI to know when and how new features are added, and to be well-prepared when obsolete ones are removed.
Material-UI strictly follows Semantic Versioning 2.0.0.
Material-UI version numbers have three parts: major.minor.patch.
The version number is incremented based on the level of change included in the release.
- Major releases contain significant new features, some but minimal developer assistance is expected during the update. When updating to a new major release, you may need to run update scripts, refactor code, run additional tests, and learn new APIs.
- Minor releases contain important new features. Minor releases are fully backward-compatible; no developer assistance is expected during update, but you can optionally modify your apps and libraries to begin using new APIs, features, and capabilities that were added in the release.
- Patch releases are low risk, contain bug fixes and small new features. No developer assistance is expected during update.
Release frequency
We work toward a regular schedule of releases, so that you can plan and coordinate your updates with the continuing evolution of Material-UI.
In general, you can expect the following release cycle:
- A major release every 6 months.
- 1-3 minor releases for each major release.
- A patch release every week (anytime for urgent bugfix).
Release schedule
Disclaimer: The dates are offered as general guidance and may be adjusted by us when necessary to ensure delivery of a high-quality code.
| Date | Version |
|---|---|
| January 2019 | @material-ui/core v4.0.0 |
| July 2019 | @material-ui/core v5.0.0 |
You can follow our milestones for a more detailed overview.
Support policy
We only support the latest version of Material-UI. We don't yet have the resources to offer LTS releases.
Deprecation practices
Sometimes "breaking changes", such as the removal of support for select APIs and features, are necessary.
To make these transitions as easy as possible, we make two commitments to you:
- We work hard to minimize the number of breaking changes and to provide migration tools when possible.
- We follow the deprecation policy described here, so you have time to update your apps to the latest APIs and best practices.
To help ensure that you have sufficient time and a clear path to update, this is our deprecation policy:
- We announce deprecated features in the changelog, and when possible, with warnings at runtime.
- When we announce a deprecation, we also announce a recommended update path.
- We support existing use of a stable API during the deprecation period, so your code will keep working during that period.
- We only make peer dependency updates (React) that require changes to your apps in a major release.