Answers.Body: <p>The LTS as you know it is the last one!</p>
  
  <p>Eileen explained the details here: <a href="https://civicrm.org/blog/eileen/the-lts-going-forwards" rel="noreferrer">https://civicrm.org/blog/eileen/the-lts-going-forwards</a></p>
  
  <p>Essentially the idea is that through better release/QA/testing we can make the current 4.7 the Long Term Stable release. In combination with the fact that innovative ideas / new features are going to be housed in extensions. </p>
  
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Answers.Text: I agree with Karin's answer but would add that some folks in the community intend to ensure 4.6 continues to get security releases if not bug fix backports or API backports alongvthe lines of what Eileen (and Nicolas) did for years.
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Body: <p>We have our production site on 4.6, the current LTS.  I'd like to know what the thoughts are on the next version of LTS.  Will it eventually be 4.7?  Approximately when might that switch happen?</p>
  
  <p>If there is a page already sharing this information, apologies, I couldn't find it.</p>
  
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Title: What is the Path for LTS? 4.7?
ThreadText: # What is the Path for LTS? 4.7?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-28)
  
  We have our production site on 4.6, the current LTS. I'd like to know what the thoughts are on the next version of LTS. Will it eventually be 4.7? Approximately when might that switch happen?
  
  If there is a page already sharing this information, apologies, I couldn't find it.
  
  **Tags:** upgrade, lts
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-28. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  The LTS as you know it is the last one!
  
  Eileen explained the details here: <https://civicrm.org/blog/eileen/the-lts-going-forwards>
  
  Essentially the idea is that through better release/QA/testing we can make the current 4.7 the Long Term Stable release. In combination with the fact that innovative ideas / new features are going to be housed in extensions.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: I agree with Karin's answer but would add that some folks in the community intend to ensure 4.6 continues to get security releases if not bug fix backports or API backports alongvthe lines of what Eileen (and Nicolas) did for years.  
  
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