# Planned release date for 5.2.18

**URL:** <https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/planned-release-date-for-5-2-18/1227>\
**Category:** Hibernate ORM\
**Created:** [August 14, 2018, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/planned-release-date-for-5-2-18/1227 "2018-08-14T08:05:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/planned-release-date-for-5-2-18/1227/5 "2018-08-15T07:26:59Z")

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Thanks for the hint.

Unfortunately, we have to support containers that do not provide JPA 2.2. Threrefore the 5.3 series is not an option in the next few months.

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