Releases Archive
Release 3.0.0-alpha2
2017 Jan 25
This is the second alpha in a series of planned alphas and betas leading up to a 3.0.0 GA release. The intention is to “release early, release often” to quickly iterate on feedback collected from downstream users.
Please note that alpha releases come with no guarantees of quality or API stability, and are not intended for production use.
Users are encouraged to read the overview of major changes coming in 3.0.0. The alpha2 release notes and changelog detail 857 fixes, improvements, and new features since the previous 3.0.0-alpha2 release.
Release 2.6.5 available
2016 Oct 8
A point release for the 2.6 line.
Please see the Hadoop 2.6.5 Release Notes for the list of 79 critical bug fixes and since the previous release 2.6.4.
Release 3.0.0-alpha1 available
2016 Sep 3
This is the first alpha in a series of planned alphas and betas leading up to a 3.0.0 GA release. The intention is to “release early, release often” to quickly iterate on feedback collected from downstream users.
Please note that alpha releases come with no guarantees of quality or API stability, and are not intended for production use.
Users are encouraged to read the overview of major changes coming in 3.0.0. The full set of release notes and changelog detail all the changes since the previous minor release 2.7.0.
Release 2.7.3 available
2016 Aug 26
Please see the Hadoop 2.7.3 Release Notes for the list of 221 bug fixes and patches since the previous release 2.7.2.
Release 2.6.4 available
2016 Feb 11
A point release for the 2.6 line.
Please see the Hadoop 2.6.4 Release Notes for the list of 46 bug fixes and patches since the previous release 2.6.3.
Release 2.7.2 (stable) available
2016 Jan 25
A point release for the 2.7 line.
Please see the Hadoop 2.7.2 Release Notes for the list of 155 bug fixes and patches since the previous release 2.7.1.
Release 2.6.3 available
2015 Dec 17
Apache Hadoop 2.6.3 is a point release in the 2.6.x release line, and fixes a few critical issues in 2.6.2.
Please see the Hadoop 2.6.3 Release Notes for details.
Release 2.6.2 available
2015 Oct 28
Apache Hadoop 2.6.2 is a point release in the 2.6.x release line, and fixes a few critical issues in 2.6.1.
Please see the Hadoop 2.6.2 Release Notes for details.
Release 2.6.1 available
2015 Sep 23
Apache Hadoop 2.6.1 is a point release in the 2.6.x release line, and fixes a lot of critical issues in 2.6.0.
Please see the Hadoop 2.6.1 Release Notes for details.
Release 2.7.1 (stable) available
2015 Jul 6
A point release for the 2.7 line. This release is now considered stable.
Please see the Hadoop 2.7.1 Release Notes for the list of 131 bug fixes and patches since the previous release 2.7.0. Please look at the 2.7.0 section below for the list of enhancements enabled by this first stable release of 2.7.x.