# Why has the 3.5 LTS release been withdrawn and what follows?

**URL:** https://hub.mender.io/t/why-has-the-3-5-lts-release-been-withdrawn-and-what-follows/5801
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [May 2, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/why-has-the-3-5-lts-release-been-withdrawn-and-what-follows/5801 "2023-05-02T06:27:00Z")
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### Author: ![orzechow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/orzechow/32/1892_2.png) [@orzechow](https://hub.mender.io/u/orzechow)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/why-has-the-3-5-lts-release-been-withdrawn-and-what-follows/5801/1 "2023-05-02T06:27:00Z")

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After first questions about the state of 3.5 (e.g. [here](https://hub.mender.io/t/current-state-of-the-mender-3-5-release/5690)) and a missing official release announcement, recently the [docs state](https://docs.mender.io/release-information/release-schedule) Mender 3.5 has been withdrawn:

> Please note, 3.5 was initially released as an LTS but has been withdrawn because of technical reasons.

These are concerning news for those of us preparing for a switch to (or fresh setup with) Mender 3.5.

- Could you explain a bit of background?
- Will 3.5.x be re-released at a later point in time or skipped altogether?
- What’s the new planned release schedule then? (3.3 is supported until 2023-06, so why should we setup our new Mender stack on 3.3 now)

Thanks in advance for some answers.  
Piotr

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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#### Post date: [May 4, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/why-has-the-3-5-lts-release-been-withdrawn-and-what-follows/5801/2 "2023-05-04T12:28:42Z")

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Hi @orzechow,

We are really sorry for any inconveniences caused by the 3.5 release. Please find the statement here: [Rollback of 3.5 backend release](https://hub.mender.io/t/rollback-of-3-5-backend-release/5809)

Greetz,  
Josef

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### Author: ![orzechow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/orzechow/32/1892_2.png) [@orzechow](https://hub.mender.io/u/orzechow)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/why-has-the-3-5-lts-release-been-withdrawn-and-what-follows/5801/3 "2023-05-17T19:39:51Z")

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Thanks for the quick response and detailed statement!  
Looking forward to 3.6 then 🙂