generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/releases
project: Vector
versioning:
  scheme: semver
  current: v0.57.0
  pre_1_0: true
  cadence: minor releases roughly monthly
  docs: https://vector.dev/releases/
  note: >-
    Vector is pre-1.0; minor version bumps can include breaking changes, each
    documented with release notes and an upgrade guide.
release_notes: https://vector.dev/releases/
security_policy:
  url: https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/master/SECURITY.md
  note: >-
    Detailed project security policy (transparency, signed commits, protected
    branches, dependency scanning, vulnerability remediation, disclosure).
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://vector.dev/highlights/
  note: >-
    Deprecations and breaking changes are announced through release highlights
    and upgrade guides on vector.dev ahead of removal; no RFC 8594 Sunset/
    Deprecation HTTP headers are relevant (the control API is gRPC).
status_page: null
status_page_note: >-
  Vector is a self-hosted open-source binary, not a hosted SaaS, so there is no
  uptime/status page for a Vector service. (Datadog, the steward, publishes
  status.datadoghq.com for its hosted products.)
deprecated_operations: []