Starting in 2025, OADP will implement a streamlined version support policy. Red Hat will support only one version of OADP per OpenShift version to ensure better stability and maintainability.
| OpenShift Version | OADP Version | Velero Version | Estimated Release Timeline [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.14 | 1.3, 1.4 | v1.12, v1.14 | released |
| 4.15 | 1.3, 1.4 | v1.12, v1.14 | released |
| 4.16 | 1.4 | v1.14 | released |
| 4.17 | 1.4 | v1.14 | released |
| 4.18 | 1.4 | v1.14 | released |
| 4.19 | 1.5 | v1.16 | released |
| 4.20 | 1.5 | v1.16 | released |
| 4.21 | 1.6 | v1.18 | Q1 2026 |
| 4.22 | 1.6 | v1.18 | Q3 2026 |
| OpenShift Version | OADP Version | Velero Version | kubevirt-velero-plugin | hypershift-oadp-plugin | channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.14 | 1.3, 1.4 | v1.12, v1.14 | v0.6, v0.7 | n/a | stable-1.3, stable-1.4 |
| 4.15 | 1.3, 1.4 | v1.12, v1.14 | v0.6, v0.7 | n/a | stable-1.3, stable-1.4 |
| 4.16 | 1.4 | v1.14 | v0.7 | n/a | stable-1.4 |
| 4.17 | 1.4 | v1.14 | v0.7 | n/a | stable-1.4 |
| 4.18 | 1.4 | v1.14 | v0.7 | n/a | stable-1.4 |
| 4.19 | 1.5 | v1.16 | v0.8 | oadp-1.5 | stable |
| 4.20 | 1.5 | v1.16 | v0.8 | oadp-1.5 | stable |
| 4.21 | 1.6 | v1.18 | v0.9 | oadp-1.6 | stable |
| 4.22 | 1.6 | v1.18 | v0.9 | oadp-1.6 | stable |
- [1] Release timelines are estimates,and versions are subject to change.
- Partners must align their integration testing with the specific OADP version corresponding
to their target OpenShift version
- Unreleased OADP builds are available via the branches of this oadp-operator
repository. The next release will be available for install via the
oadp-devbranch until such time the next release branch is created, theoadp-1.<version>+1branch will be made available for install. - latest branched version is oadp-1.4
- Unreleased OADP builds are available via the branches of this oadp-operator
repository. The next release will be available for install via the
- Update your test matrices to reflect the new version pairing strategy
- Determine if installing development builds from the openshift git repository is acceptable for testing and certification efforts. If a downstream build is required, please contact your Red Hat partner manager for guidance.
- Update documentation to reflect supported version combinations
- Communicate these changes to customers using your backup solutions
- In Velero the uploader type "restic" was deprecated on July 31, 2024
- Velero v1.17 will REMOVE support for restic as a valid uploader type for backups. This change will impact OADP-1.6.0 the next major release of OADP.
- FSBackup with restic will NOT be possible in new backups.
- Restores from restic backups will be supported for at least another two Velero versions.
- The Velero community has provided a comparison of restic and kopia as utlized by Velero here
Automatic upgrades are expected to be available in OADP 1.6.0 once OADP can move from sqllite catalogs to file based catalogs.
sequenceDiagram
participant Customer
participant OCP 4.18
participant OCP 4.19
participant OADP 1.4
participant OADP 1.5
Note over OADP 1.5: Version 1.5.0 requires >= OCP 4.19
Note over Customer,OCP 4.19: Customer has OADP 1.4.x installed...
Customer->>OCP 4.18: Initiate OCP upgrade
OCP 4.18->>OCP 4.19: Upgrade cluster
OCP 4.19->>OADP 1.4: OADP 1.4 is not supported on OCP 4.19
Customer->>OCP 4.19: Customer updates channel from stable 1.4 to stable
OLM->>OADP 1.5: Manual or Automatic upgrade to OADP 1.5.x
OADP 1.5-->>Customer: Running on 4.19 with OADP-1.5
Note over Customer: Upgrade complete
- https://hackmd.io/bxrvgewUQ5ORH10BKUFpxw#Discussion-Topics
- https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/07/19/kubernetes-1-31-upcoming-changes/#removal-of-all-in-tree-integrations-with-cloud-providers
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/
Last Updated: July 2025
Note: Release timelines are subject to change.