generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://docs.geldata.com/changelog + https://www.geldata.com/updates
versioning:
  scheme: major-release
  current: '7'
  docs: https://docs.geldata.com/changelog
  note: Numbered major releases (EdgeDB 1-5, then Gel 6, 7). Schema migrations and
    database branching manage in-place upgrades.
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://docs.geldata.com/changelog
  note: Breaking changes and deprecations are called out per major-version changelog.
status_page:
  url: https://www.gelstatus.com/
  reachable: false
  note: Cloud status page for Gel Cloud; unreachable as of 2026-07 during the Gel Cloud wind-down.
wind_down:
  event: Gel Data Inc. acquired by Vercel; managed Gel Cloud being shut down.
  cloud_shutdown: '2026-01-31'
  source: https://www.geldata.com/blog/gel-joins-vercel
  note: The Gel database remains fully open source under github.com/geldata; only the
    hosted Gel Cloud service is discontinued.