Blender, a free and open source 3D graphics and image software, is released three times a year. Blender 4.0will be released in November.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Coje_He for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com February 25 news, free and open source 3D graphics software Blender decided three years ago that their goal is to release once a quarter, so they release four versions of the software every year, but Blender has now decided to release only three versions a year.

Looking ahead, Blender plans to release only three versions a year, one of which will become the annual LTS version. Releasing less once a year can reduce the burden of testing / build overload and related, while still allowing new features to be released to users in a timely manner.

Blender 3.5 is still scheduled to be released at the end of March, while the Blender 3.6 LTS will debut in July and will be supported until 2025. However, Blender 3.7has been cancelled and Blender 4.0will follow the new release schedule. Blender 4.0 is scheduled to be released by the end of November.

You can learn more about the improved Blender release schedule through code.blender.org.

A new version of LTS is available every year for 2 years (just like now, but released at about the same time each year).

Major and breakthrough versions are released every 2 years (3.0, 4.0, 5.0... ).