# Nix Release Notes

The Nix release cycle is calendar-based as follows:

Nix has a release cycle of roughly 6 weeks.
Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version.

The supported Nix versions are:
- The latest release
- The version used in the stable NixOS release, which is announced in the [NixOS release notes](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/release-notes.html#ch-release-notes).

Bugfixes and security issues are backported to every supported version.
Patch releases are published as needed.