# Mender Client 5.0.x

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-5-0-x/7743>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [April 22, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-5-0-x/7743 "2025-04-22T07:10:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![chriswiggins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/chriswiggins/32/2170_2.png) [@chriswiggins](https://hub.mender.io/u/chriswiggins)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-5-0-x/7743/1 "2025-04-22T07:10:24Z")

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Hi team,

Just wanting to check if the 5.0.x line is considered “production-ready” given its default preference is set to “-1”?

As an aside, I’ve tried to set PREFERRED\_VERSION\_mender = “5.%” but for some reason it keeps choosing 5.0.0 - if I set PREFERRED\_VERSION\_mender = “5.0.1” then it works fine.

We’re running Kirkstone

Cheers  
Chris

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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-5-0-x/7743/2 "2025-04-22T07:36:10Z")

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Hi @chriswiggins,

Yup, 5.x is definitely production ready. The numeric bump 4 → 5 is just due to semantic versioning as there was a breaking change. The following Update Modules are not included anymore:

- `deb`
- `docker`
- `rpm`
- `script`  
So if you require one of these, they are now in [GitHub - mendersoftware/mender-update-modules: Community-supported Update Modules for the Mender client](https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender-update-modules).

Other than that, the 5.x series is literally just the continuation of 4.x, and on the same level of quality.

The reason for it being downprioritized in the meta layer is just semantic versioning policy again to not introduce a breaking change without active “acknowledgement” from the user while staying on a Yocto release.

Greetz,  
Josef