generated: '2026-08-29'
method: searched
source: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/ansible-automation-platform
description: >-
  Versioning, support-phase and deprecation posture for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform,
  read from Red Hat's published product life cycle page, plus deprecated operations counted
  directly in the harvested OpenAPI documents.
versioning:
  scheme: "major.minor (product), e.g. 2.4 / 2.5 / 2.6"
  api_versioning: >-
    Path-versioned per component: /api/controller/v2/ (Controller, v2), /api/gateway/v1/
    (Platform Gateway, v1), /api/eda/v1/ (Event-Driven Ansible, 0.2.0 document version),
    /api/galaxy/v3/ (Automation Hub, v3), /api/lightspeed/v1/ (Ansible Lightspeed).
  policy_url: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/ansible-automation-platform
support_phases:
- phase: Full Support
  security_fixes: Critical, Important and Moderate (CVSS 7.0+)
  bug_fix_errata: yes
  enhancements: select software enhancements
- phase: Maintenance Support 1
  security_fixes: Critical and Important
  bug_fix_errata: yes
  enhancements: no
- phase: Maintenance Support 2
  security_fixes: Critical only
  bug_fix_errata: no
  enhancements: no
- phase: Extended Life-cycle Support (add-on)
  security_fixes: qualified critical security fixes only
  bug_fix_errata: no
  enhancements: no
mcp_server_lifecycle:
  window: 12 months per GA release
  phases:
  - phase: Full Support
    months: 0-8
  - phase: Maintenance Support
    months: 9-12
  - phase: End of Life
    months: 12+
  release_tag: "{AAP_VERSION}.{YYYYMMDD}[.{patch}]"
  requirement: customers must stay on the latest or N-1 MCP Server GA release
  note: >-
    Red Hat gives its shipped MCP Servers a deliberately shorter, independent lifecycle than
    the platform, because the MCP protocol moves faster than the AAP component cadence. An MCP
    Server is supported only against the AAP minor named in its version prefix.
deprecation:
  policy_published: true
  policy_url: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/ansible-automation-platform
  preview_and_deprecated_features_doc: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/ansible-automation-platform
  sunset_headers: not documented
  rfc8594: false
  deprecated_operations:
  - spec: openapi/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-automation-hub-openapi.json
    count: 53
    examples:
    - upload_collection
    - api_automation_hub_content_v3_collections_list
    - api_automation_hub_v3_collections_versions_list
    note: >-
      The whole legacy /content/v3/ and /v3/ collection surface is marked deprecated in favour
      of the /content/v3/plugin/ansible/ paths.
  - spec: openapi/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-platform-gateway-openapi.json
    count: 14
    examples:
    - organizations_admins_list
    - organizations_users_associate_create
    - teams_users_disassociate_create
    - users_organizations_list
    note: >-
      The direct organization/team membership association endpoints are deprecated in favour of
      the role_user_assignments / role_team_assignments model.
  - spec: openapi/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-automation-controller-openapi.json
    count: 0
  - spec: openapi/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-event-driven-ansible-openapi.json
    count: 0
  - spec: openapi/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-ansible-lightspeed-openapi.json
    count: 0
status_page:
  url: https://status.redhat.com/
  status: 200
  scope: >-
    Red Hat-hosted services, including the Hybrid Cloud Console surfaces AAP subscribers use
    (Automation Hub, Automation Analytics). Self-managed AAP installations are not covered by a
    Red Hat status page — availability is the customer's own.
sla:
  published: partial
  detail: >-
    Support SLAs are sold as subscription tiers rather than API availability numbers: Standard
    (9x5) and Premium (24x7). Managed and marketplace deployments are described as including
    "24x7 Premium SLA technical support". No numeric API uptime commitment is published.
  source: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/management/ansible/pricing
release_notes: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.6/html/release_notes/index
evidence:
- url: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/ansible-automation-platform
  status: 200
- url: https://status.redhat.com/
  status: 200
- url: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.6/html/release_notes/index
  status: 403
  note: Akamai bot challenge on docs.redhat.com; the page is linked from the life cycle page and demonstrably exists.